A leader built on
empathy, trust,
& accountability.
Bisharah Shabazz is the Founder & CEO of AlignHer Inc. and Founder & President of AlignHer Foundation — a leader, mentor, and advocate dedicated to empowering Black women and women of color to navigate professional spaces with confidence, clarity, and purpose.
Throughout her career, Bisharah has had the privilege of being guided by strong leaders who invested in her growth and exposed her to the unspoken rules of professional environments. Those early experiences shaped her ability to build strategic relationships, communicate with intention, and advance confidently in corporate spaces.
"They deserve a chance."
As she progressed into leadership roles, Bisharah recognized a gap. She encountered many talented and capable women who had the potential to grow and lead but lacked access to the guidance, exposure, and professional development needed to navigate those environments successfully.
In those moments, she made a conscious decision: "They deserve a chance."
That belief became the foundation of her work. Bisharah began intentionally mentoring and coaching the women around her — offering career guidance, mock interviews, real-time feedback, and strategic insight into navigating workplace dynamics.
Her leadership approach is rooted in empathy, trust, and accountability. She believes that leading with empathy not only sets great leaders apart, but also creates environments where individuals feel seen, supported, and empowered to grow.
Her impact is reflected in the success of those she has mentored — many of whom have advanced in their careers and stepped into new opportunities with confidence.
Through AlignHer, Bisharah is expanding that work — creating structured programs, workshops, and experiences that equip women with the tools, confidence, and professional presence needed to show up aligned, empowered, and prepared in every space they enter.
She is committed to building pathways, creating access, and ensuring that more women of color are not only present in professional spaces, but are equipped to thrive in them.
Leadership isn't a title. It's how you choose to show up — with intention, accountability, empathy, and purpose — every day.
The Seventeen-Year-Old Entrepreneur
To truly understand AlignHer — and the woman behind it — you have to go back to where it all began. Long before the corporate titles, the teams, and the programs, there was a seventeen-year-old girl in Union Springs, Alabama who already understood something most people spend decades trying to learn: that opportunity doesn't always knock. Sometimes you have to build the door yourself.
At seventeen, Bisharah spotted a closed SnoBiz shaved ice shop near her home and saw what others walked past: an opportunity. She convinced her mother to take out a $10,000 loan, negotiated the purchase price down, bought the franchise, built a 32-flavor menu, managed employees, and in her first four months grossed between $5,000 and $6,000.
That same drive — the refusal to wait for permission, the willingness to build from nothing, the instinct to spot opportunity where others see dead ends — is what fuels AlignHer today. Bisharah didn't learn leadership from a textbook. She learned it by doing, by building, by failing forward, and by showing up for the women around her when no one else did.
From a shaved ice franchise in rural Alabama to a federally registered workforce development firm serving government agencies across Georgia — the thread is the same: see the gap, build the bridge, bring others across with you.
Union Springs, AL · 2001
Built on Proof
May/June 2001 · Vol. 3, Issue 4
National Finalist — 1 of 16 selected
Alabama A&M University
S-Corp · State of Georgia
501(c)(3) Pending
UEI: EWS6Y1411JQ4 · CAGE: 17WM8
Pending
Women-Owned Business Focus
"I strive to be the leader I always needed."
That's why AlignHer exists. And it's why every woman who walks through our programs deserves the same — the guidance, the mentorship, and the opportunities that help them navigate professional spaces with confidence and purpose. For those who never had someone in their corner to show them how, AlignHer is that space.
From workforce readiness workshops and youth cohort programs to custom curriculum design and agency compliance support — AlignHer is built to serve government partners, nonprofits, and the women and youth they support.
View Our ServicesAt AlignHer, we believe every woman and young woman deserves access to the guidance, mentorship, and opportunities that help them navigate professional spaces with confidence and purpose. For those who never had someone in their corner to show them how, AlignHer is that space.
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