Faysal Islam Email & Phone Number

Dhaka

In 2018, I co-founded Safewheel, a Singapore-Bangladesh low-cost three-wheeler rural ambulance social enterprise, that later turned into technology healthcare e-commerce for authentic medicine and diagnostic tests.➼ Leadership, Project Management, and Administration:• Founded and scaled Safewheel, building and managing a team of 30, positively impacting thousands in Bangladesh.• Directed strategic planning and project execution, aligning with the social enterprise’s objectives.• Acted as Product Manager for Safewheel’s mobile app, using Agile Scrum.➼ Financial Management, Grant Management, and Fundraising:• Secured $300K through grants, crowdfunding, and investments, increasing successful grant applications by 30% through financial modeling and forecasting.• Maintained Safewheel’s financial health with precise budgeting, reporting, and donor compliance.➼ Partnership Development and Stakeholder Management:• Built and maintained strategic partnerships with local and international key donors and corporate stakeholders such as ICT Ministry Bangladesh, UNDP, Commonwealth, EarthTech, Acumen, and more.➼ Marketing and Communication:• Led Safewheel’s digital marketing transformation, increasing engagement by 40% and revenues by 30% through data-driven strategies.• Developed and executed a crisis communication plan, managing stakeholder communication.• Enhanced Safewheel’s international exposure through PR strategies, securing recognition in BBC, Forbes, and the social enterprise community.➼ Data Analysis and Reporting:• Developed and implemented Safewheel's “Theory of Change” aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).• Analyzed data to guide strategic decisions, improving project outcomes and identifying areas for improvement.• Compiled regular progress, financial, and impact reports for stakeholders.➼ Achievements:• Represented Safewheel at global forums such as the United Nations HQ, One Young World Summit, and Commonwealth Day Service.

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Berkhamsted, England, United Kingdom

Spent 5 weeks at the Impact Accelerator in Ashridge Castle, England with 36 teams and more than 100 mentors and experts around the world. At the end of the accelerator, Safewheel became the champion startup of the demo day. I also graduated the MBA Crash Course of Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School as a part of the accelerator.Safewheel also became one of the global top 6 startups to pitch at the United Nations HQ, New York.

Dhaka

সরব -- তারুণ্যের প্ল্যাটফর্ম। Making a difference with Youth Entrepreneurship. In 2014, I was hired as Project Coordinator for Shorob Shor, a two-year-long project of Shorob.com. Shorob.com is a leading intellectual blog site in Bangladesh. The purpose of Shorob Shor was to organize the youth-led dialogues to spread positive ideas.

Dhaka

In Bangladesh, the traditional education system lacks resources for environmental sustainability. It's very difficult to change the behavior of an adult compared to a kid's. I built "Kids for Nature" a 4-month long initiative with 7 more people in 2015, aiming to teach and to change the behavior of school-going kids about the environment to make them aware and responsible for sustaining and improving the environment. We envisioned a green and threat-free environment by building a Green Generation as the future of Bangladesh.

In 2012, I initiated a personal project called “Making Smile”, aiming to raise awareness among society about the disabilities community by joining PDF Summer Challenge 2012. I led a crowdfunding campaign to help 6-specially-challenged student families. We provided a year-long tuition fee and we provided swelling machines to their mothers, making the process sustainable. More than 25 volunteers committed around 100 hours of community service during the project.

Plot-3 Road No. 20, Block J Baridhara, Dhaka 1212

Building Bridges through Leadership Training (BBLT) is BYLC's 10-week long signature leadership training program. The program uses a competitive selection process to enroll 42 students from the three different educational tracks, namely English Medium, Bengali Medium, and Madrassa, in equal numbers. In the first phase of the program, students conduct experiments, take risks, and question deeply held assumptions in the classroom. In the second phase, students have the opportunity to translate their learning into action by implementing community service projects in unprivileged communities.At BYLC I learned teamwork, organizing, community service, and public speaking. Since 2011 till today BYLC has been giving us the motivation to practice leadership in our surroundings. My journey with BYLC started with attending the BBLT J2 program when I was in high school. I also worked with the organizing team in Its Leadership Summit 2012.

Bachelor’S Degree, Bachelor Of Business Administration, Marketing

Activities and Societies: • Represented BUP and won several prestigious national and international business and entrepreneurship.

Higher Secondary Certificate, Science

Activities and Societies: DebaterGovt. Science College has a strong tradition of debating. I represented my college as a debater in a few.