After nearly two decades leading marketing, product, and operations teams at companies ranging from early-stage startups to global tech giants like Google and Twitter, I’m now transitioning into fractional leadership and advisory roles. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to wear many hats—from leading mature teams to building a company from scratch. This cross-functional experience helps me quickly identify what a business needs to scale or work through challenges.
I’m excited to partner with founders and leadership teams on everything from go-to-market strategy to organizational design and operational systems, including People and Finance. I bring a pragmatic, collaborative approach, and love rolling up my sleeves to help teams navigate ambiguity, prioritize what matters, and keep moving forward—without the need for a full-time hire.More...
Rowan Govender
Executive Manager@Other
Verified
I am an experienced executive with a strong background in project management and corporate services, specializing in the private sector. My expertise lies in coordinating stakeholders from various industries to address significant challenges and create impactful solutions. I excel in conceptualizing, initiating, and managing influential projects that enhance economic competitiveness and drive business growth.
I have successfully driven private sector participation in tackling pressing issues in South Africa, including energy, innovation, education, venture capital, and logistics. My tenure in strategic trade, investment promotion, and innovation has equipped me with the skills to oversee and manage scalable multi-million-dollar programs and projects across various contexts and sectors.
Technical Skills:
Project Management: Proficient in Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies, with a track record of delivering projects on time and within budget.
Stakeholder Engagement: Skilled in liaising with diverse stakeholders, including private sector entities, government agencies, and international investors.
Strategic Planning: Expertise in developing and implementing strategic plans that drive organizational growth and efficiency.
Data Analysis: Strong analytical skills with experience in using data to inform decision-making and optimize project outcomes.
Financial Management: Competent in budgeting, financial forecasting, and managing multi-million-dollar projects.
Innovation and Technology: Knowledgeable in leveraging technology and innovation to solve complex problems and enhance business processes.
Risk Management: Adept at identifying potential risks and implementing mitigation strategies to ensure project success.
With extensive experience in engaging international investors and stakeholders, I excel at facilitating and closing strategic opportunities. I have led diverse teams with various technical competencies, ensuring successful project outcomes.
My passion for innovative trade and investment deal-making, combMore...
Ahmad Khan, MBA MSIT CPIP
CEO Advisor | Business Innovation & Growth Strategist | Account & Customer Success Leader@Stride4Success.com | Ex-Amazon
Verified
Ahmad Khan is a seasoned professional with a robust blend of academic and professional global experience across multiple industries. With an MBA and MSIT degree under his belt, Ahmad is a Product Innovation Professional who currently serves as CEO Advisor and Business Innovation & Growth Strategist.
As CEO Advisor, Ahmad advise and support highly ambitious entrepreneurs and guide them on their path to success while holding them accountable to become a better leader and a better human being. His business acumen, leadership skills, and passion for proactive and impact focused innovation make him a unique asset for CEOs, Business Owners and Executive Leadership.
As Business Innovation & Growth Strategist, Ahmad collaborates with its clients to review their organisational performance, and facilitates co-innovation opportunities while offering solutions from people, process, product, culture, and experience perspectives. Recently, Ahmad has supported Amazon to shape the future of its strategic account and customer success program. Ahmad relentlessly drove business innovation across a $70 Billion revenue portfolio across US that led to reorganisation of the program while introduced the vision for proactive, impactful and partner experience based best practices.
As the Senior Manager - Account & Customer Success at Amazon, he leveraged his expertise and established strategic partnerships with Amazon’s key partners. He executed joint business plans and collaborated with them to map growth metrics and adviced on how to improve or multiply business input metrics to improve profitability, topline revenue and customer experience achieving results up to +65% YoY.More...