Octavia Goredema is an award-winning author, advisor and founder who guides professionals to unleash their full potential at work.

Octavia is the founder of Fire Memos, a Techstars portfolio company that helps you unlock your next promotion and raise.

An acclaimed career expert, Octavia is the author of PREP, PUSH, PIVOT: Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women and the host of two Audible Original series, Brand Yourself for Success and How to Change Careers with Octavia Goredema.

Octavia’s insights have been featured in Fast Company, CNN, Fortune, CNBC, Forbes, Business Insider, Inc, Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, Yahoo, The Guardian, Grazia magazine, and Black Enterprise, among others. Octavia is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review. During the pandemic, Octavia co-hosted and produced HBR Now, Harvard Business Review’s weekly show about leadership.

Originally from England, Octavia was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by the Queen in recognition of her work. Octavia is an Ambassador of the Pankhurst Centre, the iconic site of women’s activism, past and present.

Octavia is based in Los Angeles where she has lived for over a decade.