How Our Place by Shiza Shahid is Changing the Way We Cook, Connect, and Care

Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff · Feb 12, 2026 · 37m

Picture this: you are 7,000 miles away from home, in a new country with no familiar faces. How do you build a sense of community? You start with food.

This week on SUPERWOMEN, I’m joined by Shiza Shahid, Co-Founder of the Malala Fund and Our Place. She shares how her activism shaped her journey as an entrepreneur, and how food became a powerful tool for connection and belonging. This belief laid the groundwork for Our Place—a brand built around the idea that cookware can be more than just functional; it can bring people together.

We discuss how Shiza challenged the cookware industry, the…