Saima Qureshi

Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Rastegar Property Company
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(386) 825-5501
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Austin, Texas, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Professional working proficiency
  • Urdu Limited working proficiency

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Saima is an incredibly intelligent, passionate and outgoing person. Her curious spirit and determination is an asset to any team. She is a natural born leader and brings life to every project she touches.

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Credentials

  • Digital Media & Marketing Certificate
    Duke University
    Sep, 2017
    - Oct, 2024
  • Corporate Entrepreneurship Certificate
    Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship (WCE)
    Jan, 2014
    - Oct, 2024
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma
    International Baccalaureate
    Aug, 2013
    - Oct, 2024
  • Real Estate Broker/Sales Agent
    Texas Real Estate Commission
    Jan, 2019
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Rastegar Property Company
    • United States
    • Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
      • Mar 2021 - Present

      - Work directly with the CEO and the President to create short and long term acquisition, marketing, and operational strategies for Rastegar.- Responsible for all external facing touch-points, as well as for the overall company brand.- Identifying and selecting the best agencies in the industry to work with for our various initiatives.- Collaborating cross-functionally to develop and maintain consistent tone, identity, creative strategy for all products across all touch points.- Finding and articulating product / channel fit, and subsequently setting the strategy and direction for marketing activities.- Building and managing the Marketing team and working closely with the Business Development, Operations, Product, and Acquisitions teams to deliver stunning work.- Overseeing all campaign development—from iteration to creative development, production and execution.- Create white papers, presentation materials, email blasts, gift packages, messages from the CEO, and other materials for our investors.- Product Manager for our proprietary mobile application that allows for more transparent and fair communication between our firm and our investors. - Serve as the primary Investor Relations contact at Rastegar for materials and communication needs.- Identify potential clients and new targets for our private equity arm.- Partner with Design, Acquisitions, and other team to develop all external messaging relating to company strategy, new deals, and other important announcements.- Prepare investment packages that included property information, market overview, financial information, and more.- Create the ESG messaging for our current portfolio and new targets.- Organize and manage events on company IR calendar, including Investor Day, investor conferences, and one-on-one meetings.- Lead strategic new hires to bring $20k/month in cost savings for Rastegar by bringing aspects of the company in-house, including public relations and social media.

  • The Greenest Side
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Board Member
      • Jan 2021 - Present

      - The Greenest Side (TGS) is the first digital platform to create a community for people to discuss all things mental health. - I lead TGS on its mission to enable people to live with greater clarity, purpose, and passion. - I am focused on driving systemic change across all communities through creative activations. - I work to grow our business, create new strategic long-term partners, and find new interesting topics we can cover on our monthly podcasts. - The Greenest Side (TGS) is the first digital platform to create a community for people to discuss all things mental health. - I lead TGS on its mission to enable people to live with greater clarity, purpose, and passion. - I am focused on driving systemic change across all communities through creative activations. - I work to grow our business, create new strategic long-term partners, and find new interesting topics we can cover on our monthly podcasts.

  • Homeward
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Customer Experience Manager
      • Sep 2020 - Mar 2021

      - Managed all customer communication through phone, email, and text, providing a friendly, helpful experience and fast, dependable responses.- Educated customers on the value of the Homeward way and how the Homeward process worksManaged the Customer and their Agent through the Due Diligence/Option period of the Contract, ensuring all deadlines and deliverables are met.- Leveraged historical boots on the ground agent experience to support our Customer and Agent.- Coordinated closely with our Transaction Coordinators to ensure all critical steps of the Transaction process are managed perfectly for a seamless customer experience.- Provided detailed, insightful feedback to our product and marketing teams on the customer experience with Homeward ensuring we keep the customer at the center of our solutions.- Became very comfortable working in the ambiguity and shifting priorities that come with an early stage startup.

  • Newmark
    • Bulgaria
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Transaction Manager | Capital Markets
      • Mar 2019 - Dec 2020

      - Managing and multi-tasking all aspects of the transaction process, including offering memorandum production and implementation, market research, due diligence, financial analysis, valuation, marketing and client contact.- Developing relationships with major commercial real estate investors and C-level Executives in Austin and state-wide, to solve their complex real estate issues from strategy to execution (includes financing, acquisition, development, and disposition of assets).- Researching market trends and statistics in order to make recommendations for investment opportunities.- Using Costar and public records to underwrite investment opportunities and prepare reports for clients based on market research, comp rent analysis, and costs.- Completing broker price opinions (BPOs) that present quantitive and qualitive due diligence- Assisting in the calculation and administration of fee distributions.- Creating pitch decks and other investor-facing materials.- Leading the team's business development efforts in Central Texas by hitting high volume targets of cold-calling prospects, emailing leads, and attending events throughout the city.- Initiating and leading the conversations between our team, clients and stakeholders on upcoming projects and market intel.- Creating sales and marketing strategies using Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft PowerPoint, planning promotional activities for clients, and onboarding new accounts.- Representing my clients during transactions as their real estate advisor and negotiating the best terms on their behalf.- Forecasting our team's quarterly sales goals with Microsoft Excel and Salesforce and managing our team’s overall revenue.- Providing strategic input to leadership to reinforce and strengthen our external position in the market.

    • Marketing Coordinator
      • Sep 2017 - Mar 2019

      - Managed multiple projects, ensured they ran efficiently, and simultaneously maintained a high-quality product and service- Implemented marketing strategies utilizing email campaigns, paid advertisements, and cold-calling- Used Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Suite to produce professional-quality print collateral (brochures, flyers, offering memorandums, e-blasts). Led/planned three-day training session on Adobe Creative Suite for NKF Support Staff- Ensured team statistics were kept up to date and accurate to aid with quarterly sales forecasting- Constantly researched investment-worthy tools and technologies to enhance the team’s efficiency and work product Program implementations saved ~$5,000 per quarter in costs

  • Manhattan Construction Company
    • United States
    • Construction
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Assistant Marketing Coordinator
      • Jan 2016 - Sep 2017

      The Marketing team consisted of myself and the Marketing Coordinator. Our team's objectives were to:- Manage all Requests for Proposals/Qualifications (RFPs/RFQs), presentations, and marketing collateral for the Houston office (team averaged 8 RFPs and 2-3 presentations per month)- Prepared marketing materials for client presentations and proposals with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Microsoft PowerPoint - Smaller tasks included creating and coordinating brochures, placemats, banners, maps, and project photography

  • Recollect Energy
    • India
    • Climate Data and Analytics
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Cofounder
      • Oct 2014 - Jan 2016

      Recollect Energy was a technology startup aiming to manufacture and bring to-market thermoelectric technologies.- Initiated by a team of five co-founders, with the other four co-founders directly reporting to me- Performed customer discovery, market research, and financial analysis- Traveled to various business plan competitions to compete and raise capital- Raised $50,000 in capital by Jan 2015. Re-invested for further product testing- Developed working relationships with multiple industry experts (Texas Center of Superconductivity, The University of Houston, etc.)

Education

  • Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business
    Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
    2018 - 2019
  • University of Houston
    Bachelor's Degree, Entrepreneurship and Marketing
    2013 - 2016

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