
Nausheen Farishta
Director of Talent & Organizational Development
“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.”
Suzy Kassem
Passionate about the people side of business, Nausheen focuses heavily on employee development as Walker Sands’ Director of Talent & Organizational Development. Her day-to-day responsibilities include developing and implementing training sessions, coaching employees to fulfill professional development goals and lending insights to help make agency-wide processes more comprehensive.
Nausheen first joined Walker Sands as a Sr. PR Manager supporting clients in the retail technology space before becoming the agency’s first L&D Manager. Prior to joining Walker Sands, Nausheen taught through Teach For America in Houston, completed a Fulbright assistantship in Madrid and supported nonprofit clients for a boutique consumer-facing PR firm.
Outside the office, Nausheen nurtures her love of travel through her personal blog and Instagram (@globegazers). She is also currently pursuing a Master’s in Organization Development (MSOD) at Pepperdine University.
Specialties
- Employee relations
- Performance management
- Coaching
Skills
- Self-starter
- Emotionally intelligent
- Professional development
- Training
- Organization development
Interests
- Travel
- Cooking & eating
- Writing
- Podcasts
- Spin classes
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Meet the Team
Dave Parro
Executive Vice President and Partner
Allison Ward
Senior Vice President of Talent and Partner
Mark Miller
Senior Vice President of Finance
Will Barthel
Vice President of Business Development