2019 Annual Conference & Career Expo

Bofta Yimam
Emmy® & Murrow Award-Winning Journalist, National News Correspondent, International Speaker and Executive Coach



Bofta Yimam is an Emmy® & Murrow Award-Winning Journalist, D.C.-based National News Correspondent, International Speaker and Executive Coach. She was recently honored with the Asian-African Chamber of Commerce & Industry International Leadership Award and the Black Business Review’s Top 40 Under 40 Professionals Award. From London to Washington D.C., Bofta has captured global crowds with her dynamic style and presence.

Bofta is the first Ethiopian-American newscaster to receive an Emmy for her work. For more than a decade, she’s reported live on the morning and evening news for TV affiliates across the nation, including CBS and ABC.

As a speaker, she mixes high energy storytelling and unique content to empower audiences. From teenage depression and poverty to an award-winning broadcasting career to building a successful business from scratch, Bofta works to inspire others that anything is possible. She firmly believes that adversity has its advantages and there’s incredible power in owning your story —that’s what her clients learn to embrace, too.

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