Suneera Madhani is a first-generation Pakistani-American founder, three-time founder, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, investor, and podcast host who built a billion-dollar fintech company from the ground up. She’s now building her second unicorn company, and is paving the way for badass female CEOs to take centerstage not just in their own industries, but in their whole life.
I’m dismantling the idea that success is reserved for the chosen few. Leadership is meant for women — no matter where you are right now — and it’s time to own your worth both in business and in life.
I disrupted a major male-dominated industry and rewrote the script by putting women in the arena. I believe the female leaders of tomorrow aren’t supposed to fit in or tone it down — it’s time for the world to adjust to us.
This is Big Business Energy — for the woman who knows she’s worthy to have it all in business and life — and how to be damn good at it.
I didn’t set out to become an entrepreneur — I earned my degree in finance and marketing as the first college graduate in my family, and spent a few years working in corporate before I took a path that would lead me to become a three-time founder.
I grew up watching my parents build businesses from the ground up because as immigrants, entrepreneurship wasn’t just optional for us — it was a necessity. My brother and I learned early what resilience looked like, and eventually, we built together.
When I finally asked myself the question my family always asked me — “Why not you?” — I went all in. I left corporate life, founded Stax Payments, and grew it from zero to 400 employees, raised $250M in venture capital, scaled to $100M in revenue, and became a unicorn founder. All while raising my two daughters and proving to myself that I would not fail — not in business, and not for them.
After exiting Stax, I doubled down on my mission to close the gender gap in leadership by founding CEO School, hosting a top-charting podcast, and teaching women how to build big — with real business strategies, not just Insta-worthy tactics — and have it all in their life, health, and motherhood, too, like I do.
Now, I’m building my second unicorn company with my brother at Worth AI and continuing to set a new standard for what leadership looks like — and who gets to lead.
You’ve been fed a lie that you have to choose between your business, your family, or your health. And that “having it all” is a fairytale. These lies are designed to keep women playing small and out of the men’s arena. I’m putting women back in the arena by changing the rules.
You’ve built the business and the family, but as you’ve scaled, your team, your customers, and your vision keep demanding more from you, and your family does, too. I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to sacrifice one for the other and you can do both with excellence. Being CEO is an energy, not a role, and it's time to claim that you are the CEO at every level of your life.
I work really fucking hard — and my success didn’t come easy.
Contrary to what 99% of today’s shiny business coaches and experts say, I wholeheartedly believe that putting in the work is the shortcut. There is no “easy button”, but your mission is too important not to show up for every day.
I will never sugarcoat that scaling a company is easy, but when you’re met in your bigness, know the right moves to scale smart and not burn out, and are reminded that you are on the right path — your success is inevitable.
And here’s the truth: when you know you are worthy no matter your skin color, age, or stage of business, the hard work becomes your unstoppable fuel.
I regularly speak on some of the world’s most coveted stages, including: Inc, SXSW, Meta, Capital One, Google, and Forbes 30 under 30. I inspire women to own their voice, vision, and value in every room they walk into and how to masterfully become CEO of both her business and her life.
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Team over self, always. Everyone has a seat at my table, and we win together.
When you build with excellence, customer loyalty naturally follows.
Every day I show up for a job that’s harder than the one yesterday because I’m committed to growing.
Protect your time, focus your energy, and do the few things that matter most, exceptionally well.
Legacy starts at home. True wealth isn’t just financial—it’s the love, memories, and values you pass on to the next generation.
