"Just because somebody is a
CEO doesn't mean they aren't
going through something."
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A TWO-TIME cancer survivor
who was paralyzed for two
years, Mariat Jibril uses her
experience with overcoming
adversity to inspire others. "It
was in the wheelchair that I
decided to push and give every-
thing I can give to my life,"
she says. Jibril chronicled her
journey in her 2024 memoir,
Imade: Whispers of Hope, and
she encouraged others to be
vulnerable at her Better Not
Bitter Summit when it debuted
last year.
The summit (which sold out
a Downtown Vancouver confer-
ence centre last year) featured
keynote addresses, panels and
fireside chats with leaders,
entrepreneurs and advocates
to educate others and influence
mindset transformation. "Just
because somebody is a CEO
doesn't mean they aren't going
through something," she says.
The summit is just one of
Jibril's initiatives through her
business Mij Consulting, where
she's the chief happiness offi-
cer. Jibril's organization also
offers personal development
training and equity and inclu-
sion consulting.
For Jibril, mental health
is inextricably connected to
her work advancing diversity,
equity, inclusion, belonging
MARIAT
JIBRIL
R E G I O N A L M A N A G E R ,
2 S L G B T Q + B U S I N E S S
D E V E L O P M E N T, B .C . & T H E
Y U KO N , T D B A N K ; F O U N D E R ,
M I J C O N S U LT I N G
DIVER SIT Y AND
INCLUSION CHA MPION
