HAMMAD SIDDIQUI

I redefine business strategy and branding for startup founders and corporate professionals. Over the years, LinkedIn, branding and business strategy has become my forte. At the age of 55, I quit my job after 36 years of corporate career, working in 12 countries. In 2020 I started my transformational journey as a coach and digital creator.

Currently working on three exciting projects: Canada Startup Association where I am helping Canadian Startups grow globally, my Solopreneurship Coaching and Consulting where I am helping my clients in brand building and starting their Solopreneurship careers and my LinkedIn Management Agency. 

Startups, business strategy and eLearning are three topics close to my heart. For over 36 years, I have helped countless clients in achieving excellence in growth and personal branding. 

Canada Startup Association: A membership not for profit organization that helps Canadian Startups in growth and going international. 

My eLearning projects are targeted towards creating online learning programs, personalized coaching and corporate mentoring. 

I am a strong believer in building powerful personal brands. For corporate professionals as well as for Startups, personal branding is an essential element that can ensure professional growth. 

The truth is that in today’s world LinkedIn is the most powerful personal branding tool. 

I grew my business on LinkedIn. 

Making things complicated for clients is the way to make more money, but I believe in simplicity. 

Keeping things simple works for me. 

I do the same with my clients, I have SIMPLIFIED the use of LinkedIn for Job Search, personal branding and building online business. 

Over the years, I have helped hundreds of Senior Executives in LinkedIn optimization and technical support, most of them work for global corporations. 

LinkedIn is growing leaps and bounds and rolling out new features backed by the power of Generative AI. The opportunity is in your hands to make the best use of SIMPLE Techniques. 

I want you to become in-charge of your professional branding.  

Let’s talk, I will keep it simple! 

In 1990, I started my career at British Foreign Office. Served as Head of Trade with British FCO in Pakistan and next as Regional Director at the Center for International Private Enterprise (an affiliate of US Chamber of Commerce). 

I love Canada, now my home!

I have authored three books which will help you immensely in understanding the tips and trick of using LinkedIn easily and effectively.

Visit canadastartups.co - Join us today or visit linkedinimpact.com

Founder and Executive Director 

As the Founder Executive Director, I am on a mission to help new startups coming to Canada so that they start progressing quickly in the ecosystem.

I see so much rubbish posts created by ChatGPT. 

But its not ChatGPT's fault, its your prompt that generates rubbish. 

Prompts with no brain behind them = Generate crap.

Simple: Bad input = bad output.

5 worst prompting styles I see every day:

1.  “Make it viral.”  
Virality is not a button.

2.  “Write like [famous creator].”  
Lack of training results in bad content. 

3.  One-line prompts.  
“Write a LinkedIn post on leadership.”
Too confusing!

4.  No opinion, no tension.  
If there’s nothing to challenge, there’s nothing to read.

5.  Zero editing.  
You copy-paste and hit post.
You skipped the thinking part.

AI only is best in amplifying thinking.

Sharp brain → sharp output.
Lazy input → loud nonsense.

If you want better content, start with better thinking.

Agree or disagree?

HAMMAD  SIDDIQUI

Executive Director & Startup Advisor | My Redefine Future Program Focuses at Business Strategy and Social Branding on LinkedIn | Author | Content is my Love

Two LinkedIn opportunities never ignore in 2026.

1. Low competition
(9 billion weekly impressions, only 1% of users post content weekly )

2. Amazing Algorithm
(High-quality content travels further and lasts longer)

When 1% understand LinkedIn, 99% would only struggle. 
That's what I always tell my students. 

Be the 1% - I teach that in 4 weeks LinkedIn Launchpad Program. 

I am giving a 25-Game Plan: 

A. Identify 25 people in your niche who write regularly (follow / connect).

B. 25 comments every day on whoever posts from that group. 

C. Write 25 posts in a month, only your target content. 

- One idea.
- Short lines.
- Build curiosity. 

Respond to every comment (trigger conversation).
Engagement compounds reach.
LinkedIn is still underpriced.

Treat it as your growth engine. 

You can join the waitlist for my next program:

https://lnkd.in/gCXG7D5f

You may be only one post away from your next opportunity!

Its not funny! (People get scared of writing on LinkedIn)

Self doubts
What to write about
Why someone would read

Read my latest newsletter where I have described how you can improve your content writing to attract people to your profile. 

After all, LinkedIn is a content distribution platform.
And its content hungry too! 

REPOST

First Reaction: People don’t act on LinkedIn because they understand your post. They act because they feel something while scrolling on to their feed.

Open article: The Donkey Principle! by HAMMAD SIDDIQUI • 2 min read

My aim for 2026 is - Win on LinkedIn strategically. 

In this post, I am sharing what will work well on LinkedIn this year. 

What will matter for 1.5 Billion LinkedIn users?

1. Relevance 
2. Video content
3. Captive audience 
4. Opportunity targeting 

If you like it, REPOST. 
Ask questions in comments - 

Join the waitlist for my next LinkedIn launchpad training:

https://lnkd.in/gCXG7D5f

Three line Posts are the best.

Easy to read, easy to understand.

Clean it - solve a problem. 

Join LinkedIn Launchpad waiting list 

https://lnkd.in/gCXG7D5f

I was invited at York University to teach LinkedIn. 

Thanks to Rahim Katchi, MBA for inviting me. 

I have been training on LinkedIn for over 10 years now. 

Still hear same question:

a. We do not know what to post. 
b. Why someone would read my post.
c. What my current employer will think about me.

This group asked the same (and few more questions). 

Twinkle Patel wrote: Today we had a guest lecture by Hammad, a LinkedIn coach, and it was really insightful.

He explained that everyone talks about experience, but hardly anyone talks about skills and knowledge, even though these two are the base of real growth.

He also shared how to find hidden jobs on LinkedIn jobs that are not posted but can be accessed through the right profile, engagement, and conversations.

Another important point he mentioned was that we need to post daily on LinkedIn, not just for likes, but to stay visible and build engagement over time.

Overall, it was a very practical session and gave a clear idea of how LinkedIn can be used properly for career growth. 

Tanzil Merchant , CAMS's profile was the most visible one in the whole group. He won a 30 minutes exclusive session with me. 

Want to learn LinkedIn and Personal Branding? 

Join the wait list for the next LinkedIn Launchpad Training:
https://lnkd.in/gCXG7D5f

JAZADCO | جازادكو

Chief Financial Officer

DZ Business Management Consultants

Major Projects:
▪ Working with a group of companies to restructure the businesses in Saudi Arabia
▪ Worked with  start-ups to scale up their businesses
▪ Advising several foreign clients to establish businesses in Saudi Arabia in Special Economic Zones

Management Consultant

National Aquaculture Group | NAQUA

Major Achievements:
▪ 	Led the Vision-2030 Strategic planning process for the company. 
▪ 	Led the due diligence process for a major M&A deal in the sector, where SALIC acquired 42.4% of NAQUA in a Cash-in deal. 
▪ 	Supported Leadership team in developing corporate and business strategies. 
▪ 	Designing beliefs and boundary systems, diagnostic control systems, and interactive controls to drive strategy execution. 
▪ 	Designing a performance measurement and control system for: 
o	Balancing profits, growth, and control
o	Balancing short-term results with long-term capabilities and growth opportunities

General Manager - Finance & Strategy

Major Achievements: 
▪ 	Negotiated debt repayments amounting to SAR 2.5 billion with involving 9 banks and financial institution to match cash outflow with cash inflow. Approved further financing from financial institutions to support business. 
▪ 	Successfully managed the company in cash crisis and brought it to safe zone. 
▪ 	Worked with the Ministry of Environment Water & Agriculture (MEWA) on different growth initiatives to increase sales volume by 500% to match Vision 2030 targets for food security.

Group Chief Financial Officer

Major Achievements:
▪ 	Led the due diligence process (financial, legal, technical and tax), SPA/SHA to sell 25% shares to an institutional investor (PIF) including the negotiation of key terms during Y2020-2021 
▪ 	Conducted Due Diligences to acquire businesses overseas.
▪ 	As a key company representative prepared and presented information memorandums to governmental funds, private equity, and foreign investors.

Investor Relations and IPO Lead

Major Achievements:
▪ Key player in business transformation, increased the top line by 4x and the enterprise valuation by 5x through proper planning and execution.
▪ Obtained loans to finance projects worth of SAR 1.5 billion
▪ Restructured debt SAR 800 million involving three banks.
▪ Obtained support worth of SAR 1.2 billion from National Companies Promotion Program (NCPP) under Vision 2030 for expansion projects.
▪ Adopted IFRS. 
▪ Implemented VAT with in-house expertise.
▪ Automated the payment process and introduced online banking.

Major Achievements:
▪ Financial statements automation to ensure timely closing.
▪ Streamlined the budgeting process for 5 business units and its consolidation.
▪ Prepared financial models to analyze business and project future growth.
▪ Stress testing, insolvency tests to predict the health of the business and recommended
 solutions.

Head of Finance

Takween Advanced Industries

Major Achievements:
▪	Conducted due diligence to raise funds from Banks for expansion.
▪	Improved the cost accounting information system to support decision making. 
▪	Cost volume profit analysis to transform the company into profits.
▪	Product pricing analysis and controlling the give-away weights.
▪	Reduced the DSO by 40 days.

Manager Finance

ReshmatexLTD

Major Achievements:
▪	Implemented Oracle based ERP. 
▪	Implemented Standard Costing System. 
▪	Prepared feasibilities for multi-billion projects including 270- Megawatt thermal power plant.
▪	Arranged both working capital and CAPEX facilities to support expansion and diversification of business.
▪	Resolved long outstanding sales tax and Income Tax cases.

Major Achievements:
▪	Established Cost accounting department
▪	Introduced budget preparation, cost register, system process flows and reorder points. 
▪	Preparation of zero-based budgeting to increase productivity and reduce wastage. 
▪	Preparation of activity-based costing with focus to reduce cost per meter 
▪	Calculations and cost of sales reports.

Cost Controller

Accountant General Pakistan Revenues (AGPR)

Major Responsibilities:
▪	Responsible for the pre and post disbursement audits for the Ministry of Health
▪	Data entry to SAP, account reconciliation, aging reports for payables and receivables, 
▪	Budgets and cash forecast reporting.

Senior Auditor

NM Ayaz Food Products

Major Responsibilities:
▪	Responsible for financial accounting including voucher preparations, postings, and filings, 
▪	Daily worksheets, monthly account reconciliations, 
▪	Supplier payments, collections, and printing of accounts receivable statements.

Accountant

As a seasoned CFO and Strategist, I specialize in driving value creation, with expertise spanning over 20 years in strategic planning, strategy execution, risk management, and financial leadership across multiple industries, including Aquaculture (shrimp, fish), Farming, Feed, FMCG-food processing, Real Estate, and Textiles. My work has impacted markets in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the GCC region. 

I hold FCMA (Chartered Management Accountancy) qualification and an MBA, along with advanced executive education from Harvard Business School (Certificate of Specialization in Strategy) and Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford LEAD Program), which further sharpening my strategic and leadership capabilities.

Currently, as the CFO of Jazan Development and Investment Company (JAZADCO), I am working to restructure the business, optimizing its performance and preparing for upcoming M&A opportunities. Previously, I played a critical role in NAQUA’s strategic initiatives, scaling the company 4x, led the Vision 2030 planning process, and overseeing a sell-side M&A in which a 42% stake was sold to SALIC in a cash-in deal. I also engaged with start-ups and foreign investors, helping them scale and penetrate Saudi Arabian market. 

I enjoy working with companies that have ambitious goals and am passionate about creating impact through innovative and sustainable solutions. Let's connect, Together we can grow fast.

Top Skills:

Strategic planning and Execution
Strategic Financial Management
Business Restructuring and Turnaround
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Risk Management and Compliance
Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management
Leadership and Team Development
Operational Efficiency and Process Optimization
Innovative Problem-Solving
Data-Driven Decision Making

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