Ahmad Al Asady
Founder, Junior Millwright, and Head Janitor of The Future Leader Factory, Ahmad Al Asady is a passionate international entrepreneur and enthusiast. Born in Kuwait City, Kuwait to an Iraqi father and Egyptian mother, Ahmad's life took an unexpected turn when he and his family emigrated to Toronto, Canada after the first Gulf War.
Growing up in Toronto, Ahmad's nomadic lifestyle meant he never spent more than two years in one school or area, but this constant movement had its benefits. Experiencing diverse cultures and viewpoints in different environments helped Ahmad develop an objective and empathetic outlook on life.
In 2010, Ahmad's journey took him to Dubai, UAE, a melting pot of over 200 nationalities. There, he and his two partners founded an international student testing center, embracing the spirit of global entrepreneurship.
Seeking further growth, Ahmad moved to Kent, Ohio in 2014 to pursue higher education. Today, he resides in Fargo, ND with his loving wife Nataliya and their son Yousef, continuing his quest for personal and professional development.
"If you know the way broadly you will see it in everything." Miyamoto Musashi
Professor Ahmad
Professor Ahmad, a dedicated and accomplished academic, earned his PhD in Business Administration, focusing on International Entrepreneurship, from the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, USA, in July 2020. Driven by a desire to better understand his own experiences as an international entrepreneur in Dubai, UAE, Ahmad pursued his PhD in business.
Today, Professor Ahmad holds the position of Assistant Professor of Management, Challey Institute Faculty Scholar, and Research Fellow for the Center of Entrepreneurship and Family Business at North Dakota State University. He also serves as the Faculty Advisor to Pathway Ventures, NDSU's student-managed venture capital fund.
An up and coming voice in his field, Professor Ahmad's research on international entrepreneurship has been published in leading academic business journals like Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and International Small Business Journal, as well as mainstream media outlets such as the Washington Examiner. He has also presented his research at numerous prestigious conferences, including the Academy of Management Conference, Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, and the Markets & Society Conference hosted by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
Professor Ahmad's research highlights the crucial role that formal and informal institutions play in determining the success of international entrepreneurship
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"The essential quality of a market system, contrary to popular thinking, is not that it promotes greed; but rather, that it renders greed harmless." Israel Kirzner
Instructor Ahmad
Our instructional division is headed by Instructor Ahmad who has been actively teaching since 2013. Instructor Ahmad taught Introduction to Entrepreneurship at the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University. Currently, Instructor Ahmad teaches Strategic Management, and International Entrepreneurship at the NDSU College of Business. Instructor Ahmad prides himself on the fact that he does not teach anything fake and is committed to delivering a high-quality education that is rooted in experiential learning. He believes in the importance of teaching real-world skills that are relevant and applicable to today's business landscape. As a three-dimensional instructor, he employs various teaching methods that cater to diverse learning styles, including the use of physical objects in his lesson plans. His objective is to maximize the usefulness of his students' limited time at NDSU.
"The teacher must be an actor, an artist, passionately in love with his work." Anton Chekhov
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