About our guests

Sharon and Afiya Amesu are a powerful mother daughter team who founded She Leads: for Legacy. 

Sharon is co-founder of She Leads: For Legacy and one part of the mother and daughter team.In a former life sharon was a Criminal Barrister for 16 years. She now runs a consultancy delivering leadership development, executive coaching and diversity and inclusion training. Sharon is a passionate advocate for race and gender equality in the workplace.

Afiya is co-founder of She Leads: For Legacy and one part of this mother and daughter team Afiya completed the Postgraduate Course for Barristers and started her pupillage in October 2022. 

In her work with community groups she has seen how many of her black female peers face barriers that limit their access to so many opportunities.

Rachael and Vikas’s reflections on the conversation 

Rachael - I was blown away with the love and depth of regard that Sharon and Afiya have for each other. This should come as no surprise, but you could really tell how they had been working on creating an equal partnership. Seeing the way they have navigated their respective professional careers alongside managing the family dynamic was really inspiring.

We also loved the role that Sharon’s Husband and Afiya’s Dad plays in the background as a sounding board to them both as well as providing a balanced perspective when there are challenges as he can see both perspectives.