How to be a Career Mastermind: Discover 7 "YOU Matter" Lenses for a Life of Purpose, Impact, and Meaningful Work: Foreword by Farouk Dey

By Hassan Akmal and Farouk Dey

"Finally, an academic who focuses on learning rather than education."
—Richard Saul Wurman, Creator of TED

THE GRADUATION GIFT: A Career—Discovery Classic! If you don't design your life, someone else will design it for you.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Hassan Akmal
• Release date: Mar 30, 2019
• ISBN: 9781733559348

Hassan Akmal

Hassan Akmal is an American career and life mastery consultant, author, professor, thought leader, philanthropist, and former professional tennis player and athlete ambassador to the United States. He is best known for his Amazon best-selling book-How to be a Career Mastermind™: Discover 7 "YOU Matter" Lenses for a Life of Purpose, Impact, and Meaningful Work and humanitarian work dedicated to Forced Migration and Health.After over a decade as a senior leader in career services, he became the inaugural executive director of industry relations and career strategies at Columbia University in 2017 and founded the award-winning Career Design Lab. In 2018, he served on the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) "Future of We" - Advisory Committee and served as a senior advisor to Graduway (now Gravyty), a prominent and top 10 global EdTech startup. In April 2019, he delivered the keynote address on the "Future of Career Services" at the Global Leaders Summit hosted at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He also serves on several other prominent boards internationally.In December 2019, he was selected as a speaker for Columbia University's TEDx event that took place on March 27, 2021. His TEDx Talk, "The Power to Design a Life You Love" - has received millions of views.Prior to his current role, Akmal served as the executive director of the UCLA Career Center. There he led an ambitious re-imagination of career services. In September 2021, he became the Executive Director of Career and Professional Development at UC San Diego. He currently hosts the UC San Diego Career Podcast (CP), "Designing of Your Career and Life" - featuring diverse professionals, discussing provocative career-related topics - that inspire, transform, inspire, and empower individuals on a path to meaningful work. Learn more: www.CareerandLifeMastery.com, YouTube: @CareerandLifeMastery, Instagram: @HassanAkmal, Twitter: @LifeMastermind, Facebook: @CareerMastermind

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