Authors

Annu Kapoor

As an alumni of RBC’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrants, Wali Shah is a poet and motivational speaker. He’s delivered TED talks, created poetic messages for corporate groups, narrated voice overs for commercials, and spoken at hundreds of schools and colleges across North America. Wali’s message of social change, and his work with empowering a generation of youth, led him to serving his hometown as Poet Laureate for the City of Mississauga. Wali closed out President Barack Obama’s 2020 visit to Toronto, with a poem written particularly for the event. He’s impressed notable figures with his freestyle poetry and performances, including: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kendrick Lamar. Wali’s work inspires thousands to follow his voice, his journey, and his advocacy — Wali Shah is the people’s messenger.