Shadé Zahrai

Shadé Zahrai

Author and Behavioral Researcher

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Shadé Zahrai is a behavioral researcher, award-winning peak performance educator, and leading authority on confidence and self-doubt. A former corporate lawyer with an MBA and background in psychology, she has designed and delivered transformative programs for Fortune 500 companies, including Google, Microsoft, JP Morgan, and McKinsey. Named one of LinkedIn’s top voices for career development, Shadé has taught more than 7 million learners on LinkedIn Learning. Her TEDx talks and viral videos have amassed more than 300 million views, and her work has been featured in The New York Times, CNBC, and Yahoo Finance

The cover of "Big Trust" by Dr. Shadé Zahrai with Faycal Sekkouah features a blue background with light rays, highlighting the power of big trust in rewiring self-doubt and fueling success.
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