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Majid Kazmi

CEO at Stralent Brand Management

Toronto, Canada

Majid Kazmi is an award-winning entrepreneur, social impact advocate and a promoter of diversity and inclusion. He is the author of the book, "The First Dancer - How to be the first among equals and attract unlimited opportunities" critically acclaimed by the likes of Robin Sharma and Brian Tracy. Kazmi has written for notable publications like The Huffington Post on various topics from innovation and business strategy to leadership and personal growth.

Having mentored over 200 young professionals, he is recognized as a diversity and inclusion thought leader and a mentor for immigrants and youth, on a mission to promote inclusive economic growth for all Canadians. Kazmi’s works and accomplishments have been widely featured in the media including CBC television and radio. Kazmi is also a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council.

Kazmi started his career at J.P. Morgan and before venturing into business, had been a career banker for nearly two decades focusing on business strategy and product innovation. He served on various boards and committees across the Greater Toronto Area, including as President of Rotary Club of Mississauga South, board member and treasurer at Toronto Workforce Innovation Group and member of the Speakers Bureau at United Way of Greater Toronto Region for three years, among others.

Over the past many years, he has delivered hundreds of talks to audiences big and small, from top universities to billion-dollar blue-chip corporations on a wide range of topics from business and innovation to personal growth and career success. Kazmi holds an MBA from IBA Karachi.

Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: Toronto, Canada
Speaking Topics: Leadership, Immigrant Entrepreneurship, Personal Growth, Innovation, Career Success, Education

Majid Kazmi Points
Academic 0
Author 123
Influencer 10
Speaker 0
Entrepreneur 0
Total 133

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Company Information

Company Type: Service Provider
Minimum Project Size: Undisclosed
Average Hourly Rate: Undisclosed
Number of Employees: Undisclosed
Company Founded Date: Undisclosed
Media Experience: 12

Areas of Expertise

Business Strategy 30.04
Change Management
Culture 30.04
Customer Experience
Digital Transformation
Diversity and Inclusion 37.17
Emerging Technology
Entrepreneurship 39.16
FinTech
Future of Work
Innovation
Leadership 31.87
Management
Marketing 30.03
Social 30.12
Startups 34.63
Sustainability
Mental Health 30.12

Industry Experience

Financial Services & Banking
Higher Education & Research
Professional Services

Publications

3 Article/Blogs
Your Purpose Is Not Part of Your Marketing Strategy
LinkedIn
September 10, 2020
A progressive, customer-oriented organization cannot survive without a purpose. Yet there are very few organizations today that have or know their purpose of existence. I have heard company executives lamenting the slowdown in sales right after they launched their company's statement of purpose. They rush to have top level emergency meetings to bring the focus back to sales and revenue growth. This is unfortunate but extremely common.

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Tags: Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy

The Many Forms of “Privilege” Hidden in Our Success Stories
LinkedIn
November 17, 2018
For a long time I have been fascinated by how some people are able to accomplish phenomenal feats in life while others with better talents are not. I wrote a book to explore the many aspects of this phenomenon, but one aspect warrants taking a closer look at the success stories of our time. That aspect is “privilege.”

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Tags: Culture, Entrepreneurship

You Might Be Closer to a Burnout than You Thought — Here’s How to Know
LinkedIn
September 07, 2018
I had been noticing some changes in Paul’s behaviour since a few months. It was one of those things you just couldn’t see unless you had known Paul for many years like I did. At first, the small changes plodded into his everyday routine. Soon enough, you could see a sea change in virtually everything from his temperament to his appearance. He couldn’t concentrate in meetings without his brain turning to mush. He looked lethargic, cynical and aloof.

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Tags: Social, Culture, Mental Health

2 Books
The First Dancer - How to be the first among equals and attract unlimited opportunities
Valu Ventures Inc.
March 30, 2017
How is it that some people wait an entire life to have the right opportunities, while others create opportunities for success out of thin air? What can we do today to create opportunities for success?

These are the questions everyone ponders over but is not able to get satisfying answers to.

The First Dancer is directed to the common person--too busy to notice the abundance that engulfs him or her. Paradoxically, the first dancer is not an angelic enlightened soul, basking in the sun of timeless ancient wisdom. He is you, and he is me. He is each one of us. He is the common person negligent of the music that encapsulates his senses, too embarrassed to dance to the tune of abundance, lest he be called out.

The First Dancer will help you:

1. Develop the success mindset - a mental framework necessary to achieve success in life
2. Reinvent yourself to attract unlimited opportunities
3. Create a bias for action to become financially successful
4. Go above and beyond success to achieve excellence; to rise above the pursuit of happiness and attain contentment

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Tags: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Startups

The First Dancer - How to be the first among equals and attract unlimited opportunities
Valu Ventures Inc.
March 17, 2016
How is it that some people wait an entire life to have the right opportunities, while others create opportunities for success out of thin air? What can we do today to create opportunities for success?

These are the questions everyone ponders over but is not able to get satisfying answers to.

The First Dancer is directed to the common person--too busy to notice the abundance that engulfs him or her. Paradoxically, the first dancer is not an angelic enlightened soul, basking in the sun of timeless ancient wisdom. He is you, and he is me. He is each one of us. He is the common person negligent of the music that encapsulates his senses, too embarrassed to dance to the tune of abundance, lest he be called out.

The First Dancer will help you:

1. Develop the success mindset--a mental framework necessary to achieve success in life
2. Reinvent yourself to attract unlimited opportunities
3. Create a bias for action to become financially successful
4. Go above and beyond success to achieve excellence; to rise above the pursuit of happiness and attain contentment

See publication

Tags: Diversity and Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Leadership

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