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Faizun Kamal

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CEO at The Franchise Pros
📍 Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States

Faizun Kamal is the CEO of The Franchise Pros, a strategic advisory firm she founded after a career as a Fortune 15 executive. An award-winning franchise growth advisor, bestselling author, and Forbes contributor, she holds an MBA from Johns Hopkins. People who work with her describe her as having integrity, clear communication, and a profound depth of knowledge.

Faizun is a passionate advocate for social entrepreneurship, having founded sourceFK, a social enterprise dedicated to empowering Bangladeshi women by addressing systemic poverty. This venture led to her being nominated as a Tory Burch Foundation Fellow. Her personal experiences, including growing up in Africa, have shaped her drive to help others find purpose and live life on their own terms.

She built her seven-figure business on the foundation of public speaking, often for free at first, to build credibility and share her story.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
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Topics Faizun cares about

Franchise Consulting
As CEO of The Franchise Pros and a bestselling author on the topic, she coaches clients nationwide on finding their “perfect fit” franchise to transition from employee to entrepreneur.
Career Transitions
A core theme of her work is guiding people beyond career burnout to build sustainable careers they love, a journey she personally experienced as a "corporate refugee. "
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Career

Work history

4-2016
CEO
The Franchise Pros
12-2021
Official Elected Member
Washington Business Journal Leadership Trust
5-2020
Official Elected Member
Forbes Coaches Council
4-2016 - 12-2017
Founder
The Networking Forum
12-2017
Board Member & Founder
sourceFK
In the press

Media appearances

Faizun Kamal | CEO, The Franchise Pros & Best‑Selling Author. Featured in Excellence Exchange Podcast
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Scotty Milas' All Things Considered Franchising Podcast w/ Faizun Kamal of The Franchise Pros. Featured in All Things Considered Franchising Podcast
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Education
Social Entrepreneurship
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
MBA
The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School
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