Kamal Hassan, Innovation 360 Founder, President & CEO
Kamal Hassan, founder, president and CEO of Innovation 360, is a 20-year veteran of the business world with expertise in corporate strategy, innovation management, performance excellence and business development and growth. His work with organizations of all sizes and specialties has resulted in enhanced value creation through innovative products, services and business models.
Kamal leverages his real-world experience to advise Innovation 360’s enterprise-level and government clients on business and innovation transformation, innovation strategy to execution, and sustaining innovation gains. He is also an active supporter of regional SMEs and startups, helping them become more competitive using business model innovation, and contributing time and financial support to local educational programs including recent Startup Weekend events in Dubai and Gaza.
Making Innovation Real
As an innovative visionary, Kamal is perceptive, promoting a broad innovation agenda to help organizations profit from business transformation and innovation initiatives. He operates at the intersection of business strategy, execution and leadership. On the flip side, as a pragmatist, Kamal provides C-level executive and board-level counsel, strategic guidance on how to deal with the realities of the business to facilitate productivity and allow more time and budget for innovation.
Driving ROI Transformation
As a savvy value creator, Kamal finds new ways to help customers profit from how current business processes and infrastructure is used to create value for customers. He has helped many organizations in different industries change the customer value creation business model from a “push” model to a “pull” model to predict new trends in customer behavior and better prepare for the future. On the other hand, as a cost cutter, Kamal is a master of methodologies such as Lean and Six Sigma that help eliminate waste, optimize business processes and
reduce defects.
Expanding Business Impact
As a collaborative business leader, Kamal engages with all levels of the organization to drive new business initiatives and encourage cultural shifts. He is an expert at dealing with resistance, understanding the individual WIIFM, implementing accountability systems and deploying 360-degree feedback. As an inspiring change agent, Kamal is a natural change manager, who motivates and rewards collaboration, teamwork and creativity. By inspiring cooperation instead of resistance, he creates a hospitable culture for real and lasting business transformation.
Client Testimonials
“Kamal is a professional who truly develops and encourages entrepreneurs. He leads his relationships with transparency, trust and rational give and take. He is a visionary person who quickly and uniquely sees networks and opportunities that many are unaware of. I can always rely on him to support, mentor or just cheer me on. - Entrepreneur, Owner Persona Human Resources & Quality Consulting
“Kamal can be described as quite an innovative and inspiring person. With the multi-cultural background Kamal has, I highly recommend him to any company that needs Business Development and Change.”- Task Group Leader, Human Resources Awareness, Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry
“Kamal, thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas on innovation, creativity and motivation. Everyone enjoyed it and took something very valuable back with them. You have a very interesting, creative and novel way of imparting information to your audience.” - GM of HR Development, Dulsco
“Kamal is an inspiring person to work with. He knows how to gain partners, deliver quality and make a difference.” - Managing Director, Mentor FZ LLC
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