Fahd's path to leadership began with philanthropy.

Compelled by his background as an at-risk immigrant from a low-income family, he raised over $1M for local charities, founded a camp for underprivileged children, and was awarded Canada's Top 20 Under 20 — the start of a conviction that has shaped everything since: leadership isn't a title you're handed, it's a set of everyday actions anyone can take.

In the pursuit of entrepreneurship, Fahd served two terms as President of the Carleton University Students' Association — representing 25,000+ students, managing 150 staff, and overseeing a $9M budget. In 2013 he launched a student entrepreneurship centre that has since helped found 50+ startups and raise more than $450K in seed capital.

In 2015, Fahd and three co-founders set out to launch a low cost smartphone with a cheeky brand. The journey was a roller coaster of wins and losses — and it taught him firsthand how small, mighty teams move fast without falling apart, and how scrappy underdogs take on far bigger, better resourced rivals.

Today he is both an education reformist and a leadership expert, having trained university educators to embed experiential learning into their teaching and re-imagined 35 University of Ottawa courses around entrepreneurship, social innovation, and leadership.

Built on 15 years of building teams, Fahd identified the one ingredient that sets high-performing teams apart: leaders who prioritize the team's performance over individual success. He named them Unicorn Leaders — and the behaviours behind them work in any organization, at any level.

He has delivered keynotes to over 100,000 people across 400+ stages, sharing the stage with thinkers like Simon Sinek, Seth Godin, Dan Heath, Charles Duhigg, and Jocko Willink. His clients span tech (Shopify, Fullscript), corporate (Chick-fil-A, OPA), associations, governments, and nonprofits — and he most recently earned the Certified Speaking Professional® designation, the NSA's highest earned recognition.