Matt Atkinson
Managing Director of FE Associates (FEA)
“Many thanks Malek for your contribution to the Education and Training Foundation’s Strategic Innovation for Skills programme. The delegates appreciated the focus on exploiting and exploring opportunities and have already begun to apply the frameworks to their work.”
Daniela Defazio
Lecturer in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, School of Management, University of Bath
“I have asked Malek to contribute to both my units: workshops on Qualitative Methods for my MSc students attending a Research Methods unit (MN50579) as well as contributed to my MSc unit (MN50730) Management of Innovation, for the academic years 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and 2021/2022. It has been a real pleasure to work with Malek. He is very enthusiastic about teaching and puts a lot of effort not only into preparing and delivering the content but also in connecting with students and engaging them in the topic. Students have highly appreciated his sessions. He is always very attentive to students’ needs, and the lectures were well prepared. I have been very impressed with Malek’s professionalism, enthusiasm and ability to adapt to a changing situation.”
Eleanor Knight
Junior Associate at McKinsey & Company. Previously, Managing Partner at York Community Consulting
“Malek was a Project Manager in 2018 for York Community Consulting (YCC), a social-impact non-profit management consultancy. He demonstrated excellent consulting and leadership skills throughout his time with YCC, from drawing the best out of his team of five consultants to liaising with the client and community stakeholders. Malek consistently displayed a strong work ethic, professionalism and endless enthusiasm for the project, leading to earning the University of York Student Volunteering Award for Social Impact Project. Overall, Malek was a pleasure to work with, and we wish him all the best in the future”
Hashim Syed
Regional Product Lead, EMEA at Google. Previously, CEO at York Community Consulting
“Malek personifies humble leadership. The moment he sat down to interview for the Project Manager position at York Community Consulting, I knew he’d be an excellent leader. In response to our interview questions, all his examples were consistent and had the perfect blend of vision, humility and execution. This followed into the practical case study where he was able to bring together a fragmented team and distribute work accordingly based on strengths… On the project, he was an exceptional communicator both to the leadership committee, and his team of 5 consultants. He built up an excellent rapport with the team through 1-1s and always being ready to jump in and support. The project ultimately won the York Student Volunteering Award for Social Impact, which is a testament to Malek’s commitment and professionalism.”
Samantha North
Digital Marketing Strategist and Entrepreneur. The founder of Digital Émigré
“Malek plays an essential strategic advisory role at Digital Émigré. He provides invaluable and comprehensive guidance to grow the business, especially when it comes to spotting future opportunities and evolving the business model. I highly value working with Malek, as he’s not only an imaginative leader with a strong work ethic but also one who is always ready to listen.“