Empowering lives with her businesses, Sarah Malik rewrites the rules of success as a multifaceted talent.
It is always inspiring to learn about all the founders, entrepreneurs, and professionals across various sectors around the world who believe in going against the tide and creating a legacy of their own. It is also essential to shine light on these founders, driven by their genuine intent to make a greater positive impact in the lives of others through their work. Some also venture into varied realms and still create a legacy of their own, much like Sarah Malik, a multifaceted talent.
It is correct to say that Sarah Malik has been rewriting the rules of success as a visionary in the world of entrepreneurship. Doing this all while being a devoted mother of two and still making it look effortless, she has inspired the next generation, who vie to achieve success like hers. She has been defying the narrative by thriving on passion, resilience and unconventional ideas that have the power to transform industries.
Sarah Malik has risen to the top as a one-of-a-kind trailblazer, a renowned lawyer, a founder of multiple businesses, a fashion entrepreneur, a lifestyle business CEO, a podcast host, an educator, a global speaker, and a mother. She chooses to live by her own rules, a bold statement that one doesn’t need to fit into one box to be extraordinary but can create their own space and excel. Over the last 25 years, she has travelled across 42 countries, ensuring that she imbues her enriched perspectives in all that she does.
Her story began in London, and today, it spans from Dubai courtrooms to Milan fashion institutes and international stages, where she speaks as a thought leader across a multitude of disciplines. SOL International Ltd is at the heart of her professional career, an internationally-recognised legal consultancy she founded in 2018. Under her leadership, the firm has grown into a distinguished entity, ranked in the EMEA Legal 500 for Dispute Resolution and trusted for handling high-stakes international litigation and arbitration.
She is listed as a ‘Powerhouse in Arbitration’ in EMEA Legal 500 and was awarded the First GCC Women in Law Awards 2022 – ‘Litigator of the Year,’ as well as an Honourable Mention for ‘Law Firm Leader of the Year’. Her expertise in the legal realm, blended with her intuitive leadership style, has made her one of the most respected voices in global legal circles. However, her firm has gone beyond being just a law firm, rising as an embodiment of Sarah’s values of excellence, empowerment and integrity. She doesn’t just resolve cases, she creates trust, and as a litigator fights her clients corner with firm conviction and genuine passion.
Going beyond courtrooms and arbitral tribunals, she has also created a niche in the fashion space with her lifestyle and couture brands, Sarah Malik Lifestyle and Sarah M Couture. Her Lifestyle Brand is trusted by high net worths and celebrities for strategic and operational advice and her fashion business reflects her grace, strength, and conviction as an entrepreneurial talent. Sarah empowers elegance through sophisticated fashion. She proves that vision, when combined with purpose goes a long way in inspiring confidence, changing the narrative and fuelling positive change. She empowers through her different businesses and challenges normal conventions.
Additionally, her unique ‘Sarah Straight Up Podcast,’ which she hosts, cuts through perfection with raw honesty and powerful conversations. She uses her platform to delve deeper into issues that matter, such as leadership, entrepreneurship, business, reinvention, physical wellness, giving back, life, and everything in between. Listeners tune into her podcast to hear her bold takes, thoughtful interviews and no-filter insights. Sarah Malik has also impacted lives as an academic, lecturing law at universities in Dubai and Saudi Arabia and appointed to teach fashion law and management in Milan.
She is an author of two published texts and also serves on international advisory boards and organising committees, contributing to legal practice, policy, knowledge sharing and education globally. Authenticity, straight talk and empowerment are at the core of everything she does.
Sarah Malik wants to continue to inspire, to serve with passion and purpose, to build legacy that lasts and to pave ways for others. An inspiration to so many.
