Faizan Arafat

Faizan believes in enjoying the journey instead of the relentless pursuit of the outcome. According to Faizan, smart work, passion and commitment are the key to achieving success. Waking up each day with a purpose to contribute his part in human development is what gives him the drive to keep going. As a trainer, Faizan is well known for his exceptional storytelling skills and versatile style of engagement with the audience from all walks of life. His philosophy is simple: Dream. Believe. Achieve.

Faizan is currently working as a senior consultant and facilitator at CUBE Consulting and has been associated since the February of 2023. He is a business graduate from IBA Karachi. He has a diverse professional experience which involves working with corporate professionals, women, government officials and youth from colleges and universities. His areas of expertise include designing modular based programs with simulations and experiential learning that are conducive to human development and organizational growth.

As a trainer and catalyst, Faizan has conducted an array of trainings and workshops on leadership, communications, entrepreneurship, customer service, relationships and many others. In addition to his training experience, Faizan is a firm believer and advocate of entrepreneurship and has had the honor of being the “All Karachi Entrepreneur Champion” for 3 years. He was the Co-founder and Executive Director of genyworld.com, an editorial based website providing digital solutions to individuals and organizations. Likewise, he has been a part of an online fashion brand by the name of “Berry Outfits”

Certifications

Certified Trainer on Mental Health & Psychosocial Support By School of Leadership Foundation & UNICEF

Certified Trainer on Entrepreneurship - Train The Trainer By World Bank

Certified Trainer on Entrepreneurship - Train The Trainer By Village Capital

Certificate in Entrepreneurship By IBA

Certified Industrial Relations Professional By PIHRM

Certified Consultant, Assessor and Lead Practitioner ISO 30414:2018 Internal and External Human Capital Reporting – By SHRM

Certified Consultant, Assessor and Lead Practitioner ISO 30414:2018 Internal and External Human Capital Reporting – By HR Metrics

Six Sigma Black Belt CPD UK

Six Sigma Black Belt By Council for Six Sigma Certification

Impact Projects

Client Name	Project Name	Impact/ Audience	Assignment Objectives
Pakistan Cables	ACT	230 Factory Staff Employees	Instill a sense of ownership of job and resources within the team. Enable and equip the employees to effectively communicate on factory floor. Develop greater sync within the team operating to achieve the greater vision.
AGP	Inside- Out (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion)	160 Management Employees	Developed an in-depth understanding of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Enabled their understanding on AGP’s D,E & I Policy and Gender Sensitization Policy.
Lucky Motors Corporation	ACT	150+ Plant Engineering Employees	Instill a sense of ownership of job and resources within the team Enable and equip the employees to effectively communicate on factory floor Develop greater sync within the team operating to achieve the greater vision
Dawaai.pk	Vision, Mission and Values Rollout	180 Employees across the board	Propagate and instill the company values to ensure quality performance across all levels of the organization.
UNDP, JAZZ & SoLF	SDG Boot Camp	100+ start-ups across Pakistan	Enabled the Start-up leadership teams to understand the social enterprise model. Equipped the participants with Branding and Marketing toolkit to grow their customer base. Crafted their pitches through Pitch Master Class.
Restaurant and Hotels	The Secret Ingredient	35 Staff Members form various Restaurants and Hotels	Enabled the frontline staff to understand how Customer Service is the differentiation factor and gets to sustain customers in this century.
British Council and SoLF	IFERB	50 Government Teachers from Sindh and KPK Region	Enabled the government teachers to adapt to internet free education model allowing discontinued learning for the children from Sindh and KPK Region
Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL)	Vision, Mission and Values Rollout	240 Employees across the board	Propagate and instill the company values to ensure quality performance across all levels of the organization.
Amwaj	Change Makers (Multiplier Effect)	10,000+ Youngsters across Karachi	Conducted multiple Seminars and Master Trainings to equip youth to actively contribute to build and advance society. The training modules covered aspects of Citizenship, Leadership and Entrepreneurship.
Sindh Education Foundation and UNDP and SoLF	Sindh Youth LEAD	80 Interns	Enabled the newly inducted interns with skills required in the corporate arena. The skills included communication skills, critical thinking and problem solving, customer service and agility.
School of Leadership	PLUS – Beyond Education	Year-long character building program with 15 Children	The PLUS journey ensured wellrounded exposure, engaging children’s multiple intelligences to foster their natural inclination to discover, decide and do. ‘Discovery’ for creative, analytical and critical skills. ‘Decision making’ to further self-evaluation and mindfulness. ‘Doing’ builds confidence and self-esteem through a sense of achievement.
Amwaj	Waqt Hai	10 Trainers 65 Schools 5331 Children	Master trained 10 trainers with the content and methodology to roll-out a session targeted to take action and stop procrastination with more than 5331 children from 65 schools across Karachi.
BSS	Leadership Exploration and Development (Assessment of School Heads)	200 School Coordinators and Senior Teachers	Designed, Co-facilitated and evaluated assessment of potential school heads under the criteria mutually identified with the organization. The criteria included competencies of emotional intelligence, crisis management and other essential leadership traits.

Consultancy/Content Assignments

Client Name	Assignment Objectives
KFC Mind Meals (Restaurant Team Development)	Curated a 3 Level Soft Skills Learning Curriculum for KFC Restaurant Team. The curriculum had them engaged from the level an employee enters as a helper to the stage where he/she gets to be the Branch Manager The program supported the technical learning journey spread across 3 – 4 years.
Operational Excellence (OPEX)	Created 9 Principles of Operational Excellence for international client. Curated content on the principles to develop an in-depth understanding. Designed 2-day Program Design to Train Employees on OPEX and facilitate the experience on how to achieve it within their respective organizations.
Sales	Curated content on sales process and closing techniques for an international client with logistics and delivery services across three countries.
Diversity, Equity and Excellence	Curated content for an international client enabling him to roll-out the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practices across organizations and local bodies ensuring abidance to laws and code of conducts.
Coaching for Excellence	Curated an extensive 20 – 30 hour Certified Coaching program enabling participants to practice coaching as a skill to enable people around them be better and contributing individuals and professionals.
Training The Trainer	Revisited the content and created the handbook with two new components of business development and project management added to the program.
Digital Content Guidelines	Created Digital Content Guidelines for an international client developing an artificial intelligence system ensuring targeted content showcase.
P@SHA Techlift (Soft Skills Curriculum)	·Curated the 40 – 45 hour long soft skills curriculum for P@SHA’s signature program Techlift. The program constituted for 30% of the total learning journey enabling and equipping IT graduates to be more employable.

Testimonials

"Working with Faizan is something we always look forward to. He designs and facilitates the programs ensuring the needs are addressed and the impact is evident. He is very relatable for any kind of audience and brings in examples and stories that make the learning retentive."

“Faizan Arafat is an excellent trainer and resource person. His training sessions are highly interactive and lively. He has a good humor. His friendly, empathetic attitude and story narrative skills help to motivate and inspire youth as tomorrow’s leaders"

Faizan exudes charisma, competence, charm and humility because of the grind he has been through to become who he is; the immense breadth and depth of exposure as a trainer, the finesse he has achieved by being a mentor and leading projects. Throughout the 7-8 years of his experience, Faizan has developed the ability to plan, organize, market, document, design and deliver at a quality that is exemplary.