🧠 Lia Grimanis

Lia Grimanis is the Founder and CEO of Up With Women / Exponenti'elles, an organization focused on aiding homeless and low-income women and gender diverse individuals in achieving sustainable pathways out of poverty. Since 2009, Lia has held this leadership role while also serving as a Plane Puller for efforts raising awareness about Violence Against Women and involving fundraising for Up With Women. Lia is recognized as a Guinness World Record Holder for pulling the heaviest vehicle in high heels and the heaviest vehicle pulled 100ft by a woman. With a diverse background, Lia has served as a mentor for the Fondation Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and a judge at the #GearedforGood2020 Hackathon by Capgemini. Lia’s extensive career in business includes positions at TIBCO Software Inc. and SAS Canada, and 🌈🧠 Lia holds various educational credentials from Harvard Business School, including certificates in leadership and management. An avid adventurer, Lia has undertaken numerous extraordinary experiences, including firewalking, feeding sharks, and learning to pilot a helicopter.