About

My name is Zaki. I'm a consultant and researcher completing a B.S. in Entrepreneurship with Honors at Florida Gulf Coast University, entering an M.S. in Entrepreneurship in fall 2026.

The clearest signal of what I actually do: a researcher at Lund University in Sweden is planning to cite my undergraduate thesis framework in their own academic work. The thesis examined how temporal consciousness operates across jazz, Arabic maqam, and Javanese gamelan traditions, defended with distinction. This kind of complex thinking, framework building, and nuance searching is what I bring to the table.

The practical record matters here too, not as a credential list but because it tells you what kind of work I've actually done. Five Teaching Assistant appointments in entrepreneurship courses ranging from 45 to 100 students per semester. Eight months leading FGCU's CEO Club and running pitch competitions. A full curriculum development cycle using my improvisational framework and putting it into action: 31 exercises built from first principles, five-dimension scoring instruments, live pilot completed.

What I don't do is as important as what I do. I don't execute for you. I don't run your marketing, manage your operations, or write your copy. I might not have the exact expertise within your domain, but that doesn't stop me from diagnosing the situation, building the map, and walking the first stretch with you. Then the work is yours. If you need someone to hand a task list to, this isn't the right fit. If you need someone who can tell you what's actually happening before you spend another six months going in the wrong direction, you're in the right place.