Basant Shenouda — Business Development Executive
⬆️ Follow me for motivational and career content! ⬆️ As featured on the BBC, Forbes, Fortune, Worth Magazine's Worthy 100 for 2023, Business Insider, and Egyptian Streets. 🌎 I am an account manager at Google, supporting businesses in the Middle-east and North Africa with their digital strategies. This is such a dream because of my passion for creating economic growth and opportunity in MENA. Previous experience as a MENA implementation consultant and on-boarding partner at LinkedIn for enterprise clients. Also co-founded and lead an employee resource group for MENA LinkedIn employees called 'Habibi'. 🔑 I help my community, through my LI and YouTube content, become less fearful and more resourceful towards their career and development, gaining 63+ million views. 🗣 I have held 50+ speaking engagements with 50k+ audience members surrounding personal branding, job hunting, networking, and employer branding. Past work with Facebook, Microsoft, LinkedIn, the Trainee Committee of the European Commission (x2), Stanford University, YearUp, Vodafone, AIESEC, Washington Ireland Programme, and WomenTech Network. 📍 Please reach out to me at basantblast[at]gmail.com for conferences, university guest lectures, events, etc. 👑 I am passionate about my heritage, being of Coptic Egyptian origins. My dream is to become a figure for young Coptic youth and to bring in more representation of our community. Both my first and last name are Coptic. Basant means "double crown" and Shenouda means "son of God". Email: basantblast[at]gmail.com - basantblast.com
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B SaaS professional with a strong focus on community engagement and digital marketing.
Location: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Experience: 5 yrs 4 mos
Skills
- Account Management
- Digital Marketing
- Community Building
- Leadership
- Project Management
- Client Relations
- Customer Success
- Sales Support
- Career Coaching
- Mentorship
- Advocacy
- Education Policy
- Program Development
- Communications Strategy
- Media Relations
Career Highlights
- Co-founded a successful employee resource group at LinkedIn.
- Achieved 63+ million views on career content across platforms.
- Recognized as one of the most powerful women on LinkedIn globally.
Work Experience
Politics4Her
Program Developer and Lead (7 mos)
New Business Account Manager (1 yr 11 mos)
UNESCO
SDG4 Youth Network Member (2 yrs 2 mos)
Implementation Consultant (1 yr 1 mo)
Middle-Eastern Employee Resource Group Co-Founder (3 yrs 8 mos)
Associate Implementation Consultant (1 yr 1 mo)
Customer Success Associate - Business Leadership Program (1 yr 2 mos)
Theirworld
Communications Advisor (8 mos)
Global Youth Ambassador (2 yrs 3 mos)
Egyptian Ministry of Emigration - وزارة الهجرة المصرية
Youth Council Officer (11 mos)
Washington Ireland Program
Forum Fellow (2 mos)
Basant Blast
Founder (6 yrs 3 mos)
Zalando Marketing Services
Account Management Intern (6 mos)
Intel Corporation
Brand Marketing, Creative, and Events Intern (5 mos)
Adobe
Student Representative and Consultant (4 yrs 8 mos)
Education
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) at Harvard University
Bachelor of Arts - BA at IU International University of Applied Sciences
American High School Diploma at ISG Dammam