Arash Zad

As founder and CEO of ZAD Consulting Group, Arash Zad is a sought-after thought leader in the world of management consulting, leadership, and company culture. He is educated in Executive Leadership from Oxford University and currently working towards a MBA and Master of Business and Corporate Communications. His education as well as experience spans industries and continents. At the age of twenty, he created a marketing agency while studying computer science in Iran. Within the first two years, Zad was able to expand his team and open a second location. Soon after, he and his wife moved to Dubai, where Zad began working in real estate, manufacturing, and general trading, bringing in $400,000 in income by his second year. 

Only 25 years old, Arash Zad seemed unstoppable. He established a general trading company in northern Iraq, then became a major partner in another company where he was the youngest shareholder by decades. In 2013, Zad moved to the United States, where he launched a line of successful skincare products and a financial services business earning a couple million dollars in revenue in less than three years.

 

It was then that a devastating personal challenge inspired a long period of self-discovery. Realizing he had mistaken his career for his identity, Zad now had to learn who he truly was and what he valued. While the process was painful, the results were life-changing. He ultimately returned to his work with a stronger sense of self.

 

He has since become a more empathetic and effective leader. Newly inspired to share his discoveries with other entrepreneurs, he now offers training and one-on-one guidance, helping leaders inspire greater team engagement and productivity within their team by tapping into their own strengths, weaknesses, and values. His mission is to inspire others to embrace their true selves, so that together we can create and live in an authentic, empowered world.