{"id":37,"date":"2026-07-18T16:58:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theinnermindhaven.com\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2026-08-20T00:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T00:37:54","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hodalali.com\/?page_id=37","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"37\" class=\"elementor elementor-37\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9da65 e-con-full imh-sec imh-sec-l imh-pagehero e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f9da65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c641694 e-con-full imh-wrap imh-cap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c641694\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da5110 e-con-full imh-sechead imh-sechead-c e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2da5110\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b58eb9 imh-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b58eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Hoda<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e475e75 imh-h1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e475e75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From People &amp; Culture to The Understanding Advantage<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaf34c3 imh-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaf34c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Understanding People. Challenging Assumptions. Creating Better Outcomes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5730588 e-con-full imh-sec imh-sec-l e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5730588\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c02c0 e-con-full imh-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30c02c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187ec00 e-grid e-con-full imh-split e-con e-child\" data-id=\"187ec00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e16874a e-con-full imh-split-text e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e16874a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdf0e51 imh-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdf0e51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hello<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ab61c imh-h2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12ab61c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I\u2019m Hoda<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a8947 imh-rich elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1a8947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With more than a decade in People &amp; Culture and a life shaped by migration, cultural diversity and vastly different social and political environments, Hoda has learned that the greatest barriers between people are often not intention, but interpretation. Her experiences\u2014from living through conflict and peace to helping leaders navigate complex workplace challenges\u2014led her to develop The Understanding Advantage.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d658e99 e-con-full imh-split-img imh-split-tall e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d658e99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48fe539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48fe539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hodalali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-28011003631867012-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-323\" alt=\"\" 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elementor-element-faa5ee1 imh-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"faa5ee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through speaking, workshops, coaching and advisory work, Hoda brings The Understanding Advantage to life \u2014 helping leaders challenge assumptions, navigate complexity and make better decisions through deeper understanding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf1f41 e-grid e-con-full imh-panels e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bcf1f41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b297aed e-con-full imh-panel-c e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b297aed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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This can be marked <strong data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"705\">Coming Soon<\/strong> if it isn&#8217;t available yet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4caa8 e-con-full imh-panel-c e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c4caa8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70030c1 imh-h3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70030c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Organisational Consulting<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72aaddc imh-rich elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72aaddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bespoke support for organisations looking at culture, fairness, workplace relationships, people practices and decision-making through a deeper understanding of human behaviour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Hoda From People &amp; Culture to The Understanding Advantage Understanding People. 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