The document outlines a professional development program with three levels - starting out, role progression, and entrepreneurship. It describes activities like monthly networking lunches, quarterly workshops and seminars, leadership sessions, and a 6-week career coaching program. The program will be run by a core team and include community outreach, recruitment of speakers, and an events timeline with initial marketing 3 weeks prior and reminders closer to events. The objective is to provide skills building and career acceleration opportunities through workshops, coaching and networking.

1. Professional Development
Program
Kashif Khurshid
January 2019

2. OBJECTIVE
Provide a platform for professionals to build
leadership skills and accelerate their career paths
through workshops, seminars, career coaching,
job search & networking

3. AUDIENCE
1. Entry Level: college grads & professionals with 1-3
2. Mid-Level: professionals with 3-7 years of experience
3. Entrepreneurship: become your own boss

4. 3 Program Levels
Starting out:
Getting into Job Market
Role Progression:
Moving up in your Role
to Management
Entrepreneurship:
Getting the tips &
resources to start on the
right foot

5. Types of Activities
Monthly Networking Lunches (Last
Thursday of the Month)
•Lunch and Learns
Quarterly Evening Regional Meetups /
Workshops / Seminars
•Leadership
Quarterly/Monthly afternoon Leadership
Sessions
•Panel Discussion
•Individual / Group Presentation
1 Day Conference with 3 Tracks
•Leadership
•Entrepreneurship
•Job Search Skills
•Career Fair
•Skills Development Workshop
Career Coaching Program (6 Weeks)
•6 hour commitment
•Bi-weekly meetings
•Plan: Intro Course Work Review and set Goals
Check-in & Focus Action Plan Execution Tool Kit
•Resume prep and mock interviews
Workshops & Sessions
•Time Management & Multi-Tasking
•Public speaking & presentation development
•Project Management
•Negotiations, Conflict Resolution & Bullying
•Networking and Leveraging User Groups
•Excel Advance
•Programming & App Development
•Video Editing & Social Media
•Digital Marketing

6. Leadership Structure
Core Team members
(3 max)
Provide Vision and Drive
Program Forward
Entry Level (Team) Mid-Level (Team)
Entrepreneurship
(Team)
ISGH oversight (to
ensure its running in
accordance to brand)
Team Functions
Program Development
(Core Team to Lead)
Recruiting Speakers /
Talent
Facility Coordination
Community Outreach:
Regional Support
Community Outreach:
Digital Support
Community Outreach:
Design & Media
Support
Program Success Team

7. Events Timeline
4th Week: Finalize
Programs and
Participants
3rd Week: Begin Initial
Marketing
•Word of Mouth
•Flyers / Banners
/
Announcement
s
•Digital
(Facebook)
•Facebook
groups
(Houston
Muslims)
•Email Blasts
•Partnerships
outreach
2-1 Week’s
•Continue
Marketing
efforts
Day of Event •Send reminder

8. Activate the Community to New
Heights by Developing
Professional Leaders.