Hi, I’m Omar Alaref.Nice to meet you. Book a session

Life is a climb,one room at a time.

Engineer, educator, founder. I’ve walked into a lot of rooms on my way up. Now I get you ready for yours.

AIden · Omar’s AI host
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Founder by conviction · Educator by design · Engineer by training

Every opportunity happens in a room.Let’s get you ready for yours.

The pitch, the negotiation, the interview, the hard conversation. I help you walk in ready, with the people skills and the business sense to make it count.

Find your room

I welcome conversations and always love meeting new people.

Studied and worked with Texas A&M University Heriot-Watt University Imperial College London Politecnico di Milano Baker Hughes Bard College

The Rooms

Prefer to look around? Walk the corridor.

Walk the corridor with the arrows, or pick from the list below.
AIden: Welcome in. Rooms 01 and 02 are beside you. Turn ← or → to face one, or walk on.
On your left
On your right
At the end of the corridor
My story

Still climbing.

I didn’t let the tide shape my career. I made the big calls myself, and this is the trail so far: every degree, job and turn, and what I picked up along the way. I haven’t reached the top yet.

An illustrated mountain with pines and a winding trail from the valley up toward a summit hidden in the clouds
  • Spoken on this trail
  • أهلاً وسهلاً
  • Welcome
  • Willkommen
  • Bienvenue
Stop 01 of 12 Education
2010

B.Sc. Engineering

Texas A&M University · Doha, Qatar and Texas, USA

The trailhead. An engineering degree earned between two campuses, in Doha and in Texas.

Picked up here
Engineering mindset
On The Rhetagon

The Life Skills Atlas

Every culture found its own way to negotiate, decide and say no. Each episode turns one tradition into a skill you can try this week.

Indaba EP 01 · South Africa Negotiating to agreement Nemawashi EP 02 · Japan Building consensus before the meeting Rome EP 03 · Italy Making better decisions The Pumpkin EP 04 · Ukraine Saying no
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Work with me

Three ways to work together.

For you

Book a session

Pick the room you’re walking into. We prepare for it together, one to one.

For someone else

Gift a session

For someone at a crossroads. They choose their room.

For your team

Workshops for your team

90-minute workshops for incubators, universities, NGOs and companies, including Atlas workshops built on world traditions.

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Say hello

I love meeting people.

Have a question, an idea, or just want to talk? Reach out whichever way suits you.

Or just drop me a message
The Move

Before you leave this room

One Move to try this week.

“State your red line, and propose a solution alongside it.”
From Indaba, South Africa