Junaid is Founder, CEO, and Chairman of the SupplySide Group, a privately held group of companies that represent a diverse array of industries linked through a common priority in recycling, sustainability, and/or green technology.The SupplySide Group of companies largely service the moving, parcel, and storage industries across a broad range of products and services from packaging supplies to real estate development and debt funding. The breadth and success of the SupplySide Group is illustrative of Junaid’s combined expertise in global manufacturing, supply chain, real estate, and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) deal flow. Junaid is a sought-after expert transforming fragmented markets into sustainable growth engines through innovative techniques and technology infusion. Much of his work has been focused within redefining traditional supply chains to enable new relationships between major retailers and both domestic and international suppliers (Asia, Dubai & Africa) that transform traditional organizations into new companies designed as attractive M&A targets.His expertise has enabled the expansion of SupplySide Group into a global business which serves hundreds of customers and companies including decades long relationships with Fortune 500 notables such as Walmart, Walgreens, Amazon, Target, UPS, Lowe’s, Home Depot, and Best Buy. SupplySide Group was recently named one of Crain’s 52, a ranking of the fastest growing companies in Northeast Ohio. Additionally, Junaid is actively engaged in politics and serves on numerous corporate and civic boards with a passion to build organizations that support sustainable growth of local and international communities, including Cleveland as an international business hub and development of opportunity zones both locally and across the country. From a philanthropic standpoint, he is heavily focused on the empowerment of youth and women by supporting their expanded access to education and health opportunities around the world.