#56. The Incredible Co-Founder's Story of MALA ( Muslim American Leadership Alliance )

Today I'm joined by my good friend, Flex. Ahmed Flex Omar is a network builder. From humble beginnings working at the West Side Health Authority building computer labs for under resourced communities, to his current role as co-founder, Deputy Director and Chief Experience Officer at the Muslim American Leadership Alliance (MALA), Flex is committed to leveraging technology to build networks in the nonprofit and social enterprise sectors. Flex’s approach to social enterprise combines his consulting experience at Deloitte, UBS, and RSM McGladrey with cutting edge perspectives on network building from the tech industry and strategic partnerships in the nonprofit sector. As the Chief Experience Officer at MALA, Flex has worked to build a dynamic network of hundreds of professionals, civic leaders, and cultural icons who act as collaborators and mentors to expand and diversify the organization’s brand organically through community engagement. Flex has used MALA’s platform to assert thought leadership in diversity and inclusion, focusing specifically on deconstructing structures of inequality and imbalances of diversity in corporate spaces. ---- Click To join the conversation join the EMPWR Podcasting Network: 🌍 On FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theempwrpodcastingnetwork 🌍 On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13903682 ---- Support the show by dropping us a rating and review on Apple Podcast!  Music: “Daydream” by https://www.instagram.com/ashmusic/ (Ash). Available on Spotify, Apple Music & Anghami. - Tune in daily & follow me https://www.instagram.com/allysalama/ (@allysalama) andhttps://www.instagram.com/empathyalwayswins/ ( @empathyalwaywins) for more on the show's latest updates. - Show Credits Empathy Always Wins The World's Exclusive Leadership & Mental Health Podcast. © Ally Salama 2021.