Wessam Mahmoud, Certified Trainer and L&D Consultant - (Soft Skills, Management & Entrepreneurship)

Wessam Mahmoud

Certified Trainer and L&D Consultant - (Soft Skills, Management & Entrepreneurship)

Forefront Coaching & Training

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration and Economics
Experience
22 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :22 years, 4 Months

Certified Trainer and L&D Consultant - (Soft Skills, Management & Entrepreneurship) at Forefront Coaching & Training
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since June 2010

- Trained and advised some of the largest and most reputable companies across the Middle East such as RTA, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Dubai Customs, Emirates Foundation, among others.
- Trained and advised some of the largest and most reputable companies in UAE, Egypt, Syria, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Sudan.
- Experience in conducting all stages of the training cycle including need analysis, design, delivery and evaluation both in Arabic and English
- Exposure to several industries including, but not limited to, government sector, real estate, financial services, building materials, retail, consulting, banks, hospitality and leisure. Special knowledge in the real estate sector.
- Exposure to several levels of leaders: novice, mid-levels and seasoned
- Recognized by several clients for superior services. Over 60% of her clients generated through repeat business
- Developed, marketed and sold her own online training program on Small Business Marketing to dozens of Arab women entrepreneurs.
- Experience delivering e-learning webinars and training events. Working knowledge of Adobe Captivate as an authoring tool.
- Received multiple “Best Speaker” awards from Toastmasters International
- Excellent writing skills. Certified Expert Author with Training Magazine Middle East.
http://www.trainingmagazine.ae/author/wessam/


Key Training Areas :

 Entrepreneurial Skills
 Small Business Marketing
 Guerrilla Marketing
 Starting & Growing An Online Business
 Internet Marketing
 Customer Service
 Advanced Presentation skills
 Coaching and Managerial Skills
 Supervisory Development Program
 Communication/ Assertiveness Skills
 Leadership Development

Associate - Strategic Consulting at Jones Lang LaSalle Dubai
  • Other
  • January 2007 to January 2010

Leading market studies and feasibility studies on mega real estate projects in the Middle East

Supervisor at Ernst & Young
  • Other
  • July 2006 to December 2007

Supervised a team of consultants on major consulting projects for clients across the MENA region.

Vice President - Equity Research at EFG-Hermes
  • Other
  • October 2001 to June 2006

- Conducted investment research that gives recommendation to investors in the stock exchange

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration and Economics
  • at American University In Cairo
  • June 2006

Specialties & Skills

Soft Skills
Entrepreneurship
Leadership Development
Customer Service
Management
Professional Speaking
Consulting
Professional Training
Insturctional Design
Curriculum Development
Adult Education

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certified Trainer - City & Guild , UK (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2014
Certified Coach -(ICF) Results Coaching, Australia (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2010
Certified Guerrilla Marketing Coach , USA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2012

Hobbies

  • Reading and community work