From Exile to Excellence: Salma de Graaff on Leadership, Identity & Freedom.

In this moving conversation, Sam Wigan sits down with Salma de Graaff to explore her extraordinary journey, from her father’s stories of escape across continents after the partition of India and Pakistan, to her own experience growing up mixed-race in 1970s Birmingham.

Salma reflects on the challenges of belonging, cultural identity, and navigating expectations as a young woman in a Muslim household. She speaks candidly about resilience, love, and independence, sharing how those early experiences shaped her leadership philosophy and her later success as a global HR and organisational development leader.

What is The Self Realised Leader with Sam Wigan?

The ease podcast - helping to increase your impact as a leader, with more ease. Sam Wigan, Leadership Coach for £1bn+ businesses, talks to leaders about creating impact in their own lives and the lives of others, helping you to implement their practices into your own daily lives and realize your leadership potential.

Sam is the founder of 'Self-Realized Leadership,' a framework for leadership development designed to integrate within the bold strategic agendas of your business, tailored to each tier of leadership. Based in principles of Psychology and Neuroscience, Self-Realized Leadership is a practical methodology that enables high achievers to access their full potential, bring others with them and enjoy the journey as they do it. Learn more at samwigancoaching.com and find out how Sam can work with you, your teams and your organisation.