Shiza Shahid is the Co-founder & Co-CEO of Our Place, a mission-driven startup reimagining kitchenware for the modern, multiethnic, global kitchen. Deeply rooted in our culture, the brand celebrates gathering and food traditions around the world.Our Place was founded in 2019 on the belief that home cooking has the power to bring people together. Since then it has gone from strength to strength launching in Canada and the UK as well. Our Place’s innovative, beautiful and sustainable designs have resulted in more than 140 patents, >30,000 person waitlists and more than 1000 press headlines. The iconic Always Pan has sold out more than 30 times and is loved by celebrities around the world from Lizzo to David Beckham. Prior to Our Place, Shiza also co-founded the Malala Fund with Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, and led the organization as founding CEO, advocating for and investing in for the rights of all girls to school. Shiza also launched NOW Ventures, an angel fund to invest in mission-driven startups including Pachama, Cleo & Parsley Health with a focus on female founders. Shiza has received many awards for work. She was named one of TIME’s “30 Under 30 People Changing the World,” Forbes “30 Under 30 – Social Entrepreneurs” a Tribeca Institute Disruptive Innovator, to the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Education, Elle Magazine’s Top Women in Tech, and INC Magazine’s Top Female Founders. She is regularly featured in multiple publications, including, NYTimes, Forbes, Today Show, Fast Company, Elle, Glamour, Town and Country, Inc, The Edit,
