
Dr. ShantaQuilette Develle: Redefining Success and Representation—With Humor, Grit, and Heart
I had to unlearn a lot, especially the belief that success looks a certain way, comes at a certain time, or requires permission from anybody but me.
I had to unlearn a lot, especially the belief that success looks a certain way, comes at a certain time, or requires permission from anybody but me.
I am a Disruptor because I have an attitude problem! What was meant to be an insult by men has become the thing women like most about me. So, I am 100% going to trust women’s judgement on that!
The world does not need saviours; it needs structural change, radical accountability, and leadership that reflects the realities of the people it serves.
Losing my grandmother to bowel cancer made gut health an unavoidable theme in both my personal and professional life. Whether working with hospital patients, Olympic athletes, or high-performing professionals, everything kept leading back to the gut.
I was just three weeks old when my parents fled to the UK, seeking asylum. With little money and no safety net, they took on menial jobs—far beneath their qualifications—to keep us afloat.
What makes me a Disruptor is the refusal to accept that business success must come at the expense of ethical practices or feminist values.
My legacy will be in creating watertight legislation that will mean my daughters and their daughters won’t be chopped out of the workforce the minute they dare to have a baby.
We are all unique individuals with our own "brands," so whether your preferred look is shaved bald, a TWA, or long flowing grey tresses, beauty is present in all of it.
We need to redefine leadership—not as a title, but as a responsibility to lift others. True change happens when disruption becomes the norm, not the exception.