Meet Ema Dantas
Speaker | Executive Coach | Fractional Executive | Adventurer
Ema is the person who climbed the 7 summits of the world – 8, really, since no one has definitively agreed on which 7 count – in her quest to raise awareness for the stigma surrounding mental health.
Her five-foot-nothing frame summited Everest to complete that challenge, after falling short on her first attempt. Nothing stops this woman.
Not heartache. Not life’s challenges. Not divorce, or the doubters.
Her faith, her daughters and grandchildren, and her sheer determination to reach her goals are how Ema built one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies from a basement apartment, and how she continues to reach new peaks, on the mountains and in the boardroom.
So who is Ema?
She’s an engaging, driven and heartwarming woman who brings two decades of building and selling a multimillion-dollar company, and a lifetime of mountaineering, to boardrooms and stages alike.
Today, Ema works as a fractional executive, consultant, coach and speaker, helping entrepreneurs lead with clarity, and helping language service providers and entrepreneurs to adopt AI as a genuine advantage without losing what makes their business theirs.
What motivates Ema is her passion to make a meaningful impact in the world.
Ema’s personal story of witnessing her mother’s mental health challenges is what drove Ema to develop Peaks for Change Foundation. This charity focuses on ending the stigma surrounding mental health and helping women of all ages get the help they need.
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Raving Reviews
“Ema Dantas was the Keynote speaker at my International Women’s Day fundraiser event in March 2020. The event was filled with powerful women from various businesses, industries and even politicians. Ema delivered what was the most inspirational Keynote that I have experienced. Her experiences, humbleness and dedication to mental health awareness resonated with nearly every woman and girl in that room. We were all inspired and moved by Ema’s journey, story and strength. Her Keynote speech was delivered in a personable and captivating manner. Ema you are talented, inspirational and a powerful public speaker. I would be honoured to have you as the Keynote over and over again. I would strongly recommend Ema as a speaker at any function.”
Sandra DaCosta, CPA
Chartered Professional Accountant
Founder / sdacosta.com