A Conversation on Up Leveling Your Business During Hard Times with Diji Shujahi

After surviving an abusive relationship, starting over from scratch with her parents, and then building a business that she’s proud of, Diji Shujahi found herself stranded due to Covid. Listen as she shares her story and why all of the twists and turns have led her right to where she’s supposed to be, up leveling her business despite the hardships.

Diji grew up in Abu Dhabi, far from her family’s Indian roots. After she finished school her parents set her up in a disastrous arranged marriage. She got to stay in Abu Dhabi for a time, but when her ex-husband began to abuse her and her kids she knew she had to leave.

So she packed up her family and went back to her parents. There she rebuilt her life and created a business that she’s extremely proud of. At the beginning of 2020 she was set to participate in an event for her company and found herself stranded in the Philippines while her parents are watching over her kids.

She has not been allowed back home since.

Listen as she shares how she’s spent her time, why she’s considering a move to the Philippines, and why, despite the hardship of being separated from her kids, she’s excited about her time there.

Diji has such an inspiring story and you won’t want to miss it.

In This Episode:

[01:09] Welcome to the show, Diji!

[01:26] Diji shares her background and how she began her entrepreneurial journey.

[11:41] Listen as Diji discusses what she loves and how she made it happen.

[16:25] Diji speaks about being locked down in the Philippines since the pandemic started.

[20:05] Diji shares how devastated she was when she couldn’t leave and go home to her children.

[23:29] Leveling Up During A Pandemic is the book Diji wrote during her time in the Philippines.

[29:36] Diji speaks about the show she will host in the Philippines soon.

[31:19] Why I went back to therapy.

[35:58] Diji discusses who her nine influencers appear in her book.

[39:55] Diji shares what she wants the listeners to take away from this conversation.