Founder and President Her Story Matters
Rhoda Harriet Khataba is a visionary leader who has dedicated over 14 years to transforming how women step into their power globally. As Founder and President of Her Story Matters, she has created a movement that has impacted over 15 million women worldwide, establishing the organization as an international platform for women’s leadership development and advocacy.
From Corporate Leadership to Global Impact
Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Rhoda was raised by a mother who was a leader and influencer in her own right, shaping her early understanding of women’s potential for extraordinary impact. After moving to London to advance her education and career, she built extensive experience across corporate finance, media, international relations, and organizational strategy.
Her corporate journey included significant roles as CEO of the Pan African Chamber of Commerce (PACC) and VP of Innovations at the African Digital Chamber of Commerce, where she developed deep insights into both business strategy and the psychological patterns that determine professional success. However, Rhoda recognized that her greatest calling lay in unlocking the leadership potential she saw in women everywhere.
The Birth of Her Story Matters
While working in television as a show host, writer, and producer at BEN-TV, Rhoda found her voice reporting on women’s equality and social justice—causes that resonated deeply with her personal mission. Through her media work, including interviewing high-profile personalities and featuring celebrities, she recognized that women’s stories deserved a dedicated platform where they could find purpose, unity, and fellowship.
This recognition led to the establishment of Her Story Matters in 2011, born from Rhoda’s vision that women across Africa, Great Britain, and around the world needed a foundation dedicated to amplifying their voices and supporting their leadership journeys.
International Recognition & Platform
Rhoda’s extensive international perspective and cross-cultural business expertise have positioned her as a sought-after speaker at prestigious global events, where she has shared platforms with industry powerhouses and thought leaders across entrepreneurship, investment, and scaling ventures. Her speaking portfolio encompasses international trade, business strategy, and breakthrough leadership development.
Her dedication to women’s advancement has earned multiple accolades, including the Transformation Award from Wisdom for Women International, the Wise Woman Award for her mentorship commitments, and the Emerging Leader Award from the ERPA Leadership and Entrepreneurial Foundation.
The Evolution Continues
Today, as Founder and President of Her Story Matters, Rhoda continues expanding the organization’s global reach while developing her Executive Transformation Practice. Her unique integration of business mastery, media expertise, and advanced psychological methodologies creates unprecedented results for accomplished professionals ready to activate their complete leadership potential.
Her academic foundation in Business Administration, combined with advanced certifications in transformation methodologies, enables her to bridge strategic business thinking with profound personal development—a combination that has made her work invaluable to executives and entrepreneurs worldwide.
Beyond the Work
When not transforming lives and building movements, Rhoda can be found exploring London’s vibrant cultural scene, expressing her creativity through theatre and dance, or enjoying quiet moments in her garden. She finds inspiration in life’s simple pleasures—from baking fresh cookies to meaningful conversations over coffee in Soho.
Her personal journey of integrating spiritual gifts with business expertise continues to inform and deepen the transformational work she offers to leaders ready for their own integration and expansion.
A Message from Harriet
As a young girl I saw my mother host monthly gatherings in our home, she cooked different meals and ensured all kinds of hot and cold drinks available were served. I saw how the women came together and helped one another in times of need and offered each other comfort during tough times. It was an amazing sisterhood and at the time didn’t realise how important it was.
When I founded Her Story Matters I didn’t realise I was unconsciously recreating the sisterhood that I saw during my mother’s gatherings replicating the love, acceptance and support. I didn’t realise that the love I had for the countryside and its beauty would be interwoven in the projects that we have.
I am constantly inspired by women’s courage, fierceness, strength and resilience everyday around me and that which I witnessed growing up, this is channelled in all I commit to.
When women are involved in projects they bring love, empathy and compassion qualities they connect too easily within them and it’s what I envision with Her Story Matters.
I also deeply believe we are guardians of this planet that is our home and as such our responsibility to look after it, if we don’t act now we will be destroying our home. We have the power to bring change by the choices of our consumption, acts of kindness and loving others but this begins with us.
Please join me and together we can help women and make this world a better place.
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