Hi, I’m Zahir,
Raised by Indian-Kenyan parents between Canada and Kenya, I grew up moving between contexts, which is probably why I've never been able to stay in one lane. My degree in Philosophy and Political Science from UBC sharpened a habit I already had: taking something tangled and working at it until it's clear. That combination, a multicultural upbringing and a stubborn need to make sense of things, has carried me across a wider range of roles, industries and countries than most careers cover.
What I keep coming back to is the work between strategy and execution: taking a plan, an idea, or a pile of raw information and turning it into something people can actually act on. I've co-founded three companies and led marketing and communications for an international health insurance brokerage across East Africa and the Gulf. Today I work as a Strategic Communications and Operations Consultant, and my current venture is Dental Pathways, a health travel service that coordinates treatment between Canadians and dentists in Turkey.
From a CEO's office at a health regulator in Vancouver, to board-level reporting for an industrial group in Saudi Arabia, to a front desk in Nairobi. Different rooms, same lesson: effective communication is at the heart of everything we do, and complexity is what stops it landing. Helping people cut through that is the part of the work I care about most. If that's useful to you, let's connect.
Integrity is my compass. It means being honest, being clear, taking ownership and following through.
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Whether you're considering working together or just want to talk something through, I'm easy to reach.