Vice President, Alliance Community

• Dec 2022 - Present

America’s Promise Alliance works to ensure a more just and equitable America that empowers every next generation to lead our country forward. We advance this vision by bringing together the diverse organizations and institutions engaging young people and uniting them in powerful collective action. America’s Promise Alliance works to ensure a more just and equitable America that empowers every next generation to lead our country forward. We advance this vision by bringing together the diverse organizations and institutions engaging young people and uniting them in powerful collective action.

Founding Executive Director

• Jan 2018 - Dec 2022

Sadiq is Founding Executive Director for MENTOR Maryland | DC, regional affiliate of MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership. Our mission is to increase the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships across the region while uplifting equity and youth voice. Since leading the relaunch of the affiliate in January 2018, Sadiq has overseen a number of enhancements to the field of mentoring in Maryland and DC as well as ensuring the future sustainability of the organization. External enhancements and accomplishments include leading the first-ever statewide mentoring listening tour across the state and publishing the subsequent Upholding the Covenant: State of Mentoring in Maryland 2018 report; recruiting, training and leading a 13 person technical assistance consultant cadre of mentoring experts; overseeing the provision of over 7000 hours of technical assistance to local mentoring programs and organizations; releasing our first ever Strategic Plan (Growing the Covenant, 2021) as well as forging partnerships with a number of school districts, state and local agencies. Summer 2021, it was honor via a partner merger to formally expand our footprint into Washington, DC, thus allowing for more tailored and directed services to programs supporting young people throughout the DMV. Show less

College Presenter/Keynote Deliverer/Confidence Coach

• Jan 2015 - Dec 2022

As a national collegiate speaker, I travel to campuses across the country spreading the gospel of confidence. How it can change your life, in every way. How to grow it. What life could look like with it. Infuse some leadership, humor and confidence, of course, and we might just change the world! You're much more powerful than you know... www.SadiqAli.com Selected Past Clients/Partners: -DC Public Schools -Prince George's County Public Schools -The YMCA of Central Maryland -Big Brothers Big Sisters of the NCA -Baltimore City Public Schools -Baltimore County Public Schools -Maryland Out of School Time Network -National Youth at Risk Conference, Savannah, GA (3x Featured Speaker, 2015-17) -Indiana Youth Institute Featured Speaker (2017) -Morgan State University -University of Baltimore -University of Maryland College Park -University of Maryland Baltimore County -Family League of Baltimore -Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Employment Development -DC Department of Behavioral Health -Maryland State Department of Juvenile Services And many more! Show less

Founder/Lead Facilitator & Consultant

• Jan 2014 - Dec 2022

Millionaire Manners Academy is a full service training and educational consultancy that focuses on teaching life skills and career readiness through the framework of excellent personal and professional relationships. The Academy was founded by Sadiq Ali, MBA. He is our Lead Trainer, keynote speaker, college professor, successful entrepreneur and author of Millionaire Manners: The Men's (and Boy's) Guide to Social Grace in the New Age, which serves as the source material for many of our trainings. Millionaire Manners Academy was founded to help organizations do even more with less while preparing participants for the real world, and most importantly, how to be successful in it. We provide programming and training for youth; especially young men of color; parents/families, as well as training and professional development for youth workers and educators. The organizations we serve: -Colleges & Universities, where core subjects are taught yet most etiquette and life training is not -Secondary Schools, including Charter and Alternative -Gov't Agencies, who serve foster kids or at-risk youth -Non-Profits, who serve primarily youth -Re-entry Programs, who serve those reentering society without a chance -Businesses, who want a different spin on traditional training, especially for millenials We teach Etiquette for Impact. Selected Professional Development Trainings: -Cultural Competency vs. Cultural Proficiency: Do you know the difference? -Mentoring, Engaging and Working with Young Men of Color -7 Habits of Highly Connected People -Parents are not the Enemy! Parent Engagement Strategies that Work -Aspirational Leadership -444: Inspired by Jay-Z - Healthy Emotional Communication for Men And more! Contact us for a custom training! VISIT US TODAY! www.Millionaire-Manners.com Instagram - @MillionaireManners Facebook - Millionaire Manners Academy Twitter - @MLLNREManners Show less

Adjunct Professor of Management

• Aug 2014 - Jul 2016

Instructing students on the wonderful world of management! Splicing traditional management theory with current events, applicable and relevant life experiences, and of course, some Millionaire Manners, Sadiq aka Professor Ali has a unique style. Because Sadiq treats each lecture as a mini-workshop, students, especially those who have full-time careers are able to apply the lessons learned in real time at their current places of employment, making this course one of the most poignant offered at Coppin. Show less

Store Team Leader

• Jan 2008 - Jun 2012

Promoted to youngest general manager in Maryland in 2008 to oversee startup and daily operations for Target’s new store in Baltimore City. Oversee a $35M, 200-employee (including 10 salaried store executives), high-risk urban, big-box location; direct all departments (Hardlines, Apparel and Grocery/Perishable lines); enforce sound merchandising and loss control strategies; execute corporate programs, promotions and policies; and drive optimal customer satisfaction, team productivity/morale and key financial results.Key Results:— Led startup and grand opening of Baltimore City’s first and only Target Store, including overseeing all aspects of training, productivity goals and standards, visual presentation of store and professional development of 20+ exempt and non-exempt department and assistant-store leaders.— Led community engagement efforts including interactions with local civic and community leaders and organizations as well interactions with the Mayor of Baltimore City and the Mayor’s Office for Employment Development; this drove 33% of initial— Serve as Baltimore Metro Market Community Engagement Captain, setting vision and leading community engagement efforts in Greater Baltimore area; successfully strategically disperse annual community budget of +$100k;served in role for 3 consecutive years— Serve as Campus Recruiting Captain for the Baltimore Metro Market, leading teams on up to 6 campuses per semester to achieve target campus recruiting mix of 70% Show less

Entertainment Business Partner

• Dec 2006 - Jan 2008

Executive Team Leader - Multiple Assignments

• May 2004 - Dec 2006

Held two different Executive Team Leader roles with increasing responsibility. Led teams of 30+ team members in $50M operation.Key Results:— As youngest member of executive leadership team in building, was responsible, after nine months in role, for driving the store to a string of 3 consecutive ‘green’ rated visits by senior leadership— Conceptualized and executed inventory control plan for removal of 8 storage containers resulting in $9,600/year in savings.— Reversed the store’s downward spiral by overhauling systems, processes, training programs and personnel. Corrected issues such as internal theft, lagging customer service and poor morale. Show less

Front End Manager

• Sep 2001 - Apr 2004

While attending university full time, I worked as an INROADs intern and as a Front End Manager in a grocery union environment and was responsible for customer satisfaction, productivity metrics and overall functionality and brand of the front end of store. While attending university full time, I worked as an INROADs intern and as a Front End Manager in a grocery union environment and was responsible for customer satisfaction, productivity metrics and overall functionality and brand of the front end of store.