Arise Firebird
Why underepresented professionals are leaving the corporate world
Some of Our Partners
I would highly recommend [this] to any organisation who want to support, develop, and protect their female employees, Justin Placide Co-Chair, The Civil Service Race Forum
We all found it incredibly moving and [Arise Firebird's] stories powerful, Michelle Minnikin, Chartered Psychologist and Coach, Work Pirate
[Jimi] put the spotlight on an important issue that we were proud to provide a platform for, Adam Henderson, Association of Business Psychologists
[Arise Firebird ] is a call to others with lived experience not to lose hope, Kelli Tonner, Executive Director, South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre
I do hope that this film helps more people both realize there is a better way and helps leaders learn what policies to set in their organization so that everyone was included and not driven out, Shelley O'Brien Chief Marketing Officer, Association for Women in Science
Seeing how others have been resilient and overcome these challenges is a great inspiration for me, Shavonne Reed, Founder and CEO, Opua Agency, Future Health Now Foundation
The Filmmaker
Director & Producer Jimi Okubanjo
Across her 20-year career working in leadership roles with Global Fortune 100 corporations, Jimi Okubanjo delivered transformations in 14 countries and four continents with over 200 leaders. Jimi produced the documentary ARISE FIREBIRD due to her deep multi-industry experience and her first-hand knowledge of what senior and experienced female leaders of color often face in the workplace.
Jimi's experience in the corporate world was one in which trauma was normalized and internalized. After a wide variety of traumatic experiences, which ranged from having my credentials minimized to being harassed and told that "they should have hired a white man to do your job" and placed in physically dangerous situations.