Malak Yacout
Founder and Executive Director at The Volunteer Circle- Claim this Profile
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Rania Alayan
لربما من المميز جداً.. في هذه الأوقات واندفاع المدربين والميسرين للجلسات .. أن نجد مُدرب نشعر معه بالراحة التامّة والأُلفة التي تشبه لقاء صديق منذ وقتٍ طويل، تشاركه مخاوفك ومشاكلك فيحولها إلى حلول وصعوبات ويحفزنا لتخطيها بطرق فعّالة.. هذه هي ملك، التي مزجت بشكل كبير ورائع ومُبهر بين المعلومات القيمة والأسلوب الحذاب البسيط وغمرتنا في جلسة تدريبة "لبناء الفريق" بمشاعر لا تشبه سواها .. وجعلتنا نفتح قلوبنا بكل صدقٍ، وافتتحت الورشة بعبارة راسخة بعقلي وبإبتسامةٍ لطيفة "أنا متلي متلكن ورح نتشارك سوا معلومات ونتعلم من بعض" .. قدّي حلو ومميز وجود أشخاص متلك يا ملك وكتير محظوظين نحنا ك فريق عزم الشباب برجا انو حظينا بلقائك، ونتمى أن تُعاد اللقاءات .. مرّات كثيرة. شكراً لكل شيء .
Thais Glod
Malak has a strength that surrounds everything she is into. She's a change-maker with a global vision to leave a positive impact on the world. As an entrepreneur, she is passionate about contributing to making things better. She is a great mentee, a good listener, and very grateful for the support mentorship can provide. Her determination and clear convictions will lead her farther than she can imagine. Mentoring her has been an absolute pleasure.
Walid Maalouf
You recognize an exceptional person when you meet one. At a young age , Malak has the rare combination of a purpose driven vision , uncensored creativity , talent and the energy it takes to move mountains. All this in a context that sadly is not really conducive to enabling startups, quite the opposite. At the Lebanese Food Bank, we have been collaborating with Malak and The Volunteer Circle (TVC) and this has been a game changer for our impact & reach as an organization. Intuitively, I would say that TVC has the potential to become a global , scalable venture . I would also say that Malak is the one who can make that potential bloom , and what she did in Lebanon is already , in just 2 years , way beyond a proof of concept when one looks at the successes achieved in such a short time . Way to go Malak ! I am so proud of our youth (and especially the young women like you amongst them) showing leadership and vision at levels that we haven’t seen in Lebanon for a very long time . Make sure you always reach out for any support I could provide , on your journey to changing your world .
Rania Alayan
لربما من المميز جداً.. في هذه الأوقات واندفاع المدربين والميسرين للجلسات .. أن نجد مُدرب نشعر معه بالراحة التامّة والأُلفة التي تشبه لقاء صديق منذ وقتٍ طويل، تشاركه مخاوفك ومشاكلك فيحولها إلى حلول وصعوبات ويحفزنا لتخطيها بطرق فعّالة.. هذه هي ملك، التي مزجت بشكل كبير ورائع ومُبهر بين المعلومات القيمة والأسلوب الحذاب البسيط وغمرتنا في جلسة تدريبة "لبناء الفريق" بمشاعر لا تشبه سواها .. وجعلتنا نفتح قلوبنا بكل صدقٍ، وافتتحت الورشة بعبارة راسخة بعقلي وبإبتسامةٍ لطيفة "أنا متلي متلكن ورح نتشارك سوا معلومات ونتعلم من بعض" .. قدّي حلو ومميز وجود أشخاص متلك يا ملك وكتير محظوظين نحنا ك فريق عزم الشباب برجا انو حظينا بلقائك، ونتمى أن تُعاد اللقاءات .. مرّات كثيرة. شكراً لكل شيء .
Thais Glod
Malak has a strength that surrounds everything she is into. She's a change-maker with a global vision to leave a positive impact on the world. As an entrepreneur, she is passionate about contributing to making things better. She is a great mentee, a good listener, and very grateful for the support mentorship can provide. Her determination and clear convictions will lead her farther than she can imagine. Mentoring her has been an absolute pleasure.
Walid Maalouf
You recognize an exceptional person when you meet one. At a young age , Malak has the rare combination of a purpose driven vision , uncensored creativity , talent and the energy it takes to move mountains. All this in a context that sadly is not really conducive to enabling startups, quite the opposite. At the Lebanese Food Bank, we have been collaborating with Malak and The Volunteer Circle (TVC) and this has been a game changer for our impact & reach as an organization. Intuitively, I would say that TVC has the potential to become a global , scalable venture . I would also say that Malak is the one who can make that potential bloom , and what she did in Lebanon is already , in just 2 years , way beyond a proof of concept when one looks at the successes achieved in such a short time . Way to go Malak ! I am so proud of our youth (and especially the young women like you amongst them) showing leadership and vision at levels that we haven’t seen in Lebanon for a very long time . Make sure you always reach out for any support I could provide , on your journey to changing your world .
Rania Alayan
لربما من المميز جداً.. في هذه الأوقات واندفاع المدربين والميسرين للجلسات .. أن نجد مُدرب نشعر معه بالراحة التامّة والأُلفة التي تشبه لقاء صديق منذ وقتٍ طويل، تشاركه مخاوفك ومشاكلك فيحولها إلى حلول وصعوبات ويحفزنا لتخطيها بطرق فعّالة.. هذه هي ملك، التي مزجت بشكل كبير ورائع ومُبهر بين المعلومات القيمة والأسلوب الحذاب البسيط وغمرتنا في جلسة تدريبة "لبناء الفريق" بمشاعر لا تشبه سواها .. وجعلتنا نفتح قلوبنا بكل صدقٍ، وافتتحت الورشة بعبارة راسخة بعقلي وبإبتسامةٍ لطيفة "أنا متلي متلكن ورح نتشارك سوا معلومات ونتعلم من بعض" .. قدّي حلو ومميز وجود أشخاص متلك يا ملك وكتير محظوظين نحنا ك فريق عزم الشباب برجا انو حظينا بلقائك، ونتمى أن تُعاد اللقاءات .. مرّات كثيرة. شكراً لكل شيء .
Thais Glod
Malak has a strength that surrounds everything she is into. She's a change-maker with a global vision to leave a positive impact on the world. As an entrepreneur, she is passionate about contributing to making things better. She is a great mentee, a good listener, and very grateful for the support mentorship can provide. Her determination and clear convictions will lead her farther than she can imagine. Mentoring her has been an absolute pleasure.
Walid Maalouf
You recognize an exceptional person when you meet one. At a young age , Malak has the rare combination of a purpose driven vision , uncensored creativity , talent and the energy it takes to move mountains. All this in a context that sadly is not really conducive to enabling startups, quite the opposite. At the Lebanese Food Bank, we have been collaborating with Malak and The Volunteer Circle (TVC) and this has been a game changer for our impact & reach as an organization. Intuitively, I would say that TVC has the potential to become a global , scalable venture . I would also say that Malak is the one who can make that potential bloom , and what she did in Lebanon is already , in just 2 years , way beyond a proof of concept when one looks at the successes achieved in such a short time . Way to go Malak ! I am so proud of our youth (and especially the young women like you amongst them) showing leadership and vision at levels that we haven’t seen in Lebanon for a very long time . Make sure you always reach out for any support I could provide , on your journey to changing your world .
Rania Alayan
لربما من المميز جداً.. في هذه الأوقات واندفاع المدربين والميسرين للجلسات .. أن نجد مُدرب نشعر معه بالراحة التامّة والأُلفة التي تشبه لقاء صديق منذ وقتٍ طويل، تشاركه مخاوفك ومشاكلك فيحولها إلى حلول وصعوبات ويحفزنا لتخطيها بطرق فعّالة.. هذه هي ملك، التي مزجت بشكل كبير ورائع ومُبهر بين المعلومات القيمة والأسلوب الحذاب البسيط وغمرتنا في جلسة تدريبة "لبناء الفريق" بمشاعر لا تشبه سواها .. وجعلتنا نفتح قلوبنا بكل صدقٍ، وافتتحت الورشة بعبارة راسخة بعقلي وبإبتسامةٍ لطيفة "أنا متلي متلكن ورح نتشارك سوا معلومات ونتعلم من بعض" .. قدّي حلو ومميز وجود أشخاص متلك يا ملك وكتير محظوظين نحنا ك فريق عزم الشباب برجا انو حظينا بلقائك، ونتمى أن تُعاد اللقاءات .. مرّات كثيرة. شكراً لكل شيء .
Thais Glod
Malak has a strength that surrounds everything she is into. She's a change-maker with a global vision to leave a positive impact on the world. As an entrepreneur, she is passionate about contributing to making things better. She is a great mentee, a good listener, and very grateful for the support mentorship can provide. Her determination and clear convictions will lead her farther than she can imagine. Mentoring her has been an absolute pleasure.
Walid Maalouf
You recognize an exceptional person when you meet one. At a young age , Malak has the rare combination of a purpose driven vision , uncensored creativity , talent and the energy it takes to move mountains. All this in a context that sadly is not really conducive to enabling startups, quite the opposite. At the Lebanese Food Bank, we have been collaborating with Malak and The Volunteer Circle (TVC) and this has been a game changer for our impact & reach as an organization. Intuitively, I would say that TVC has the potential to become a global , scalable venture . I would also say that Malak is the one who can make that potential bloom , and what she did in Lebanon is already , in just 2 years , way beyond a proof of concept when one looks at the successes achieved in such a short time . Way to go Malak ! I am so proud of our youth (and especially the young women like you amongst them) showing leadership and vision at levels that we haven’t seen in Lebanon for a very long time . Make sure you always reach out for any support I could provide , on your journey to changing your world .
Credentials
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UI Design Patterns For Successful Software
The Interaction Design FoundationMay, 2019- Sep, 2024 -
Baccalauréat Général - Série Économique et Sociale (ES)
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Participant in Swedish Institute Leadership Programme
The Swedish InstituteApr, 2023- Sep, 2024 -
Google Analytics for Power Users
GoogleOct, 2018- Sep, 2024
Experience
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The Volunteer Circle
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Lebanon
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder and Executive Director
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Jan 2017 - Present
• Along with a fantastic team, I helped grow The Volunteer Circle (TVC) from a smart skill-sharing platform that connects individual talents to the opportunity that needs them the most, to a scalable solution for organizing and mobilizing the full potential of skilled volunteering in real-time. Today, TVC survived the crisis and provides holistic volunteer management for organizations as well as a skills development experience to anyone who wants to make a positive impact but doesn't know how or where to start. • Through the early days of TVC, I developed agility to build and manage different functions: tech, marketing, operations, strategy, monitoring & evaluation, etc. I learned to take charge and be resilient through unforeseen challenges such as COVID-19 and the Beirut Blast Explosion Relief Efforts. In one year, we grew the community from 3K+ to 10K+ volunteers and from 27 to 230+ organizations across 800 towns, touching 1M+ lives, saving above 3 Million USD on local authorities, in addition to creating a framework to measure the economic value of volunteering. • The crisis continues to test us every day, yet it is very rewarding to innovate a pioneering organization. I went from being an individual contributor to advocating and giving workshops about my experience building high-performing teams. From managing my own tasks to managing a portfolio of multiple stakeholders, from getting the job done to maximizing social and economic impact. • This transformational entrepreneurial experience taught me the value of persistence and pursuing long-term goals despite distractions and detours. Show less
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#IamRemarkable Facilitator
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Nov 2019 - Oct 2022
#IamRemarkable is an initiative empowering women and underrepresented groups to speak openly about their accomplishments in the workplace and beyond, thereby breaking modesty norms and glass ceilings. As a facilitator my role involves hosting workshops and being an ambassador for #IamRemarkable within my personal and professional networks. #IamRemarkable is an initiative empowering women and underrepresented groups to speak openly about their accomplishments in the workplace and beyond, thereby breaking modesty norms and glass ceilings. As a facilitator my role involves hosting workshops and being an ambassador for #IamRemarkable within my personal and professional networks.
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FP7
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Brazil
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Advertising Services
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Strategic Planning Department
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Aug 2018 - Aug 2018
• Developed inspiring and concise briefs that translate insight into provocative creative ideas & solutions. • Conducted workshops and exercises that helped unveil untold truths and drive strategy for internal teams & clients. • Collaborated with the agency creative team to tell data & insights-driven stories aligned with the clients' business goals. • Developed inspiring and concise briefs that translate insight into provocative creative ideas & solutions. • Conducted workshops and exercises that helped unveil untold truths and drive strategy for internal teams & clients. • Collaborated with the agency creative team to tell data & insights-driven stories aligned with the clients' business goals.
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Cannes Lions School
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France
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Roger Hatchuel Academy
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Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
• Spent a week immersed in the world of creativity with 35 students, each carrying a different & fresh perspective on diversity, marketing, and advertising. • Mentored by the founders and directors of the Pop Up Agency, who taught us how to crack briefs in 48 hours. • Selected to be part of the first cohort of the Creative Campus by Google at their HQ in Mountain View (November 2018). • Full access to the talks and workshops at the Cannes Lions, the International Festival of Creativity. • Unique opportunity to connect with people who are interested in creativity, to spot trends, and attend workshops. Show less
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TEDxAUB
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Lebanon
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Speakers' Team
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Oct 2017 - Dec 2017
• Proofread and edited speakers' drafts as per TEDx guidelines • Oversaw rehearsals and gave constructive criticism for more empowering and purposeful delivery • Proofread and edited speakers' drafts as per TEDx guidelines • Oversaw rehearsals and gave constructive criticism for more empowering and purposeful delivery
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MLPR
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Public Relations and Communications Services
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Intern
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Jun 2017 - Jul 2017
• Crafted look sheets, press send outs & press books for London-based luxury fashion brands • Reported and evaluated PR efforts & presented the material to the founders of 4 global fashion brands • Recommended influencers & content to the senior management of the clothing brands • Crafted look sheets, press send outs & press books for London-based luxury fashion brands • Reported and evaluated PR efforts & presented the material to the founders of 4 global fashion brands • Recommended influencers & content to the senior management of the clothing brands
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Live Love
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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Brand Ambassador
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Feb 2016 - May 2017
• Administrator of the Instagram community that led to the role of strategic decision maker for the vision of Live Love Egypt as a brand, in order to achieve a social impact. • By uploading high quality content and organizing events, the page has grown from 1,300 to 30,000 subscribers. • Part of Live Love Lebanon's family to promote principles of peace, recycling, and responsible tourism. • Administrator of the Instagram community that led to the role of strategic decision maker for the vision of Live Love Egypt as a brand, in order to achieve a social impact. • By uploading high quality content and organizing events, the page has grown from 1,300 to 30,000 subscribers. • Part of Live Love Lebanon's family to promote principles of peace, recycling, and responsible tourism.
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Education
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2021 - 2021
INSEAD
INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Programme -
2015 - 2018
American University of Beirut
Business Marketing, With Distinction -
2016 - 2016
Semester At Sea / ISE
Fall 2016 -
2000 - 2015
International College
French Baccalaureat, Economics & Social Sciences, 17.06/20 (Mention Tres Bien)
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