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Fahima Degia

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Fahima Degia is a journalist, multimedia storyteller, and creative strategist based in New York. A graduate of Columbia Journalism School, she has reported on culture, identity, social issues, and the experiences shaping communities today. Her work has appeared in outlets including The U.S. Sun, New York Focus, Feet In 2 Worlds, The Nation, The Quint, The Indypendent, Norwood News, The Independent, and Columbia News Service.

At Momé, Fahima brings her journalistic perspective to stories about motherhood and the women navigating it in all its complexity, from identity and relationships to career, wellness, family, and the everyday realities of modern motherhood. She is passionate about telling thoughtful, deeply human stories that reflect the experiences of a new generation of mothers.

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Business & Career

The $100 That Became a $20 Million Company

She was in law school with $100 and a one-page website. Eight years later Intuit bought the company for $20 million — and the CorpNet CEO went back to a garage and started again.

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