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Zahir Ladhani

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Vice Chair Board of Directors at Platinum Federal Credit Union
📍 Atlanta Metropolitan Area, United States

Zahir Ladhani is a certified Scaling Up coach and the founder of Velocity Strategic Consulting, with over 30 years of experience helping companies scale and prepare for successful exits. He also serves as a Lecturer of Strategy at Kennesaw State University. Colleagues and clients describe him as intelligent, savvy, insightful, and a dynamic leader.

Zahir dedicates significant time to community and mentorship, volunteering for events like the FIFA tryouts in Atlanta and serving on the board of a credit union. He intentionally allocates his time to provide pro bono coaching for entrepreneurs and mentor students, reflecting a deep commitment to service-oriented leadership and giving back to the community.

Unique fact: He once took a pay cut and a demotion to transition from finance to sales within the same company, a strategic move that ultimately led to a presidential role.

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Current Role
Vice Chair Board of Directors
Job Level
Senior
Location
Atlanta Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Zahir shows up

Goal-Oriented
Objective Evaluator
Risk Tolerant

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Priorities

Topics Zahir cares about

Business Scaling
As a certified Scaling Up coach, his entire professional focus is on helping CEOs of $10M–$300M companies implement frameworks for sustainable growth and operational discipline.
Exit Strategies
He specifically targets companies looking to exit within three years, helping them build value and prepare for acquisition, drawing from his own experience on an executive team that sold to a Fortune 100 company.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Vice Chair Board of Directors
Platinum Federal Credit Union
4-2024 - 3-2025
Treasurer Board of Directors
Platinum Federal Credit Union
4-2023 - 3-2024
Board Member
Platinum Federal Credit Union
9-2022
Project Lead
Global Encounters
4-2021 - 3-2023
Treasurer Board of Directors
Platinum Federal Credit Union
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Education
Master of Arts in International Relations
The Fletcher School at Tufts University
Bachelors of Mathematics
University of Waterloo
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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