Hafiz spent much of his adolescent years in southern Illinois and central Kentucky. Graduating near the top of his high school class, Hafiz decided to attend the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY, on a full academic scholarship majoring in Pre-Medicine and minoring in Communications.
After graduation and working in the telecommunications industry, Hafiz decided to pursue a Master in Business Administration (MBA) with double major concentrations in Marketing and Business Intelligence. In the fall of 2017, Hafiz graduated with his MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH.
He is an experienced business consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the telecommunications industry, specifically in operations management, analytical, sales, customer satisfaction, and environmental scanning. He previously worked as a small and medium business sales manager for Verizon Business, where he helped manage business relationships in the mid-market space. In 2020, Hafiz received the Coin of Excellence distinguished award from Verizon Corporate Leadership. He climbed the corporate ladder and was promoted from senior manager of business sales to managing partner-business sales for the Northern Indiana territory in October 2021. He worked for Formstack, a software company based out of Fishers, IN, consulting enterprise accounts in helping them achieve their productivity and efficiency goals through the use of the Formstack suite of solutions. He is a Founding Account Executive at Louisville’s SIG Digital, a digital marketing agency that provides top-notch digital marketing services to small businesses.
Hafiz resides in Chicago, IL, with his loving wife, Katherine, and his adorable daughter, Journie.