Keisha Blair
| Keisha Blair | |
|---|---|
| Head and shoulders photo of Keisha Blair Keisha Blair doing an interview with the Daily Flash Show | |
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Canadian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Carleton University, Harvard University |
| 💼 Occupation | Author, Economist |
| Known for | Holistic Wealth |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Lindsay Blair |
| 👶 Children | 3 |
Biography[edit]
Keisha Blair is a Canadian author and trained Economist. Her bestselling book Holistic Wealth: 32 Life Lessons To Help You Find purpose, Prosperity and Happiness was released in November 2019. The book is based on a viral article she wrote on Thrive Global entitled "My Husband Died At Age 34. Here Are 40 Life Lessons I Learned From It". Holistic Wealth brings together perspectives from some of the most successful people on earth and includes interviews with over 100 trailblazers, influencers and celebrities including Osric_Chau Canadian actor and martial artist, best known for his role as Kevin Tran in the CW series Supernatural and Vogel in the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Tia Clair Toomey, Olympian and three-time Crossfit Champion, widely regarded as the fittest woman on earth, Dr. Gail Saltz clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the Weill Cornell Medical College, and Dr. Dinorah Nieves, coaching consultant on the Oprah Winfrey Network's Iyanla Fix My Life. Arianna Huffington, Founder of the Huffington Post and CEO of Thrive Global, highlighted the book excerpt on all her social media pages: "Such a moving excerpt from Keisha Blair's book "Holistic Wealth": "Our education system teaches about linearity, not about what to do when this linear pattern breaks, not where to look for resilience, not the art of recovery from disruption." The book also contains pre-approved quotes with permission, from two of her main influences, bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell and American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer, and philanthropistOprah Winfrey. Dave Kerpen, New York Times Bestselling Author and CEO of Likeable Media noted that the book should be "required reading". In an interview with Yahoo Finance she noted that Millennials are the "Holistic Wealth Generation". She coined the term Holistic Wealth Mindset and developed the Holistic Wealth Development Index.
Early Career and Education[edit]
She started her career working on economic development projects sponsored by the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank. She was a senior economist working in economic development and corporate finance, working on several federal budgets. Keisha has an Msc in public policy from Carleton University in Ottawa. She also has executive training from Harvard University's John F Kennedy School of Government. She has been profiled in the New York Times, and has been featured in the New York Observer, Thrive Global, the Harvard Business Review among many other publications.
She is the Founder of a non-profit mentorship initiative for women, youth and under-represented groups called Aspire-Canada, which features notable mentors such as Dave Kerpen, CEO of Likeable Media, Kathryn Minshew, CEO of the Muse, Annie Wang, Vice-President at HerCampus Media, Michele Romanow, Founder of Clearbanc and a Dragon on CBC Dragons Den Canada, Katie Dupuis, Editor in Chief of Parents Magazine, Loren Ridinger, Rachel Paige Goldstein and many more notable figures.
Writing[edit]
Books[edit]
- Holistic Wealth: 32 Life Lessons To Help You Find Purpose, Prosperity and Happiness. Seattle: Catalyst Books, 2019. ISBN 978-1999178703 Search this book on
. - Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook: 32 Life Lessons To Help You Find Purpose, Prosperity and Happiness. Seattle: Catalyst Books, 2020. ISBN 978-1999178734 Search this book on .
Articles[edit]
- Financial Empowerment is the New Feminism - New York Observer - January 2020
- Millennials Are the Holistic Wealth Generation: Here's Why - New York Observer - January 2020
- My Husband Died at 34—Here Are 40 Life Lessons I Learned From It - - New York Observer - January 4, 2018
Short Film[edit]
Keisha Blair wrote the short-film THE MOMENTS I MISS, produced by award-winning French film producer, Thibaut Buccelato and starring Australian actress and model Bambi-Northwood Blyth and Yannis Lespert. The short-film was filmed in Paris and is based on a true story of Keisha Blair's life.
External links[edit]
References[edit]
[1] [2] <ref>https://observer.com/2019/11/millennials-holistic-wealth-generation/ref> <ref>https://observer.com/2020/01/financial-empowerment-new-feminism/ref> <ref>https://medium.com/thrive-global/my-husband-died-at-age-34-here-are-40-life-lessons-ive-learn-t-17b102935efe/ref> <ref>https://www.nytimes.com/paidpost/pacific-life/5-ways-to-plan-for-a-longer-lifespan.html/ref> <ref>https://hbr.org/2017/11/what-to-do-when-a-personal-crisis-is-hurting-your-professional-life/ref>
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