Fahad Khan

Early life and background

Khan was born in Pakistan, in the city of Lahore. He lived in Rahim Yar Khan, a smaller city, where his father worked as an engineer. [1]

Khan is the youngest of his siblings, and his two older siblings became engineers. His mother worked in sales. [1]

Education

Khan describes himself as an average student. He spent time at LGS and Beaconhouse schools in Pakistan. His family moved to Canada before he sat the final O-level exams, and he moved to Canada in 2000 at a very young age. He holds a two-year marketing diploma. [1]

Career

Khan worked for several companies in sales and sold credit cards for four to five years. He says the minimum wage at the time was about $5.90, and that he worked on commission. He says several companies did not pay him what he was owed. He says he received a pay cheque of about $980 and was not paid around $10,000. [1]

Khan started his own company in 2009. He says he faced considerable discouragement when he took up his own project, and his family supported him. He says the first project was door-to-door. For the first three and a half years, he says, he sold himself while also training the team. He says the most challenging day of his life in weather terms was at minus 48 degrees Celsius. [1]

Khan says growth was lower in the first three to four years. He says some of the clients' projects brought exponential growth. He says the aim was to build to the point of being self-sustainable. [1]

Canada Prime Marketing

Khan is the CEO of Canada Prime Marketing, which is listed in Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies for 2017, 2018 and 2019. He says the company received fastest-growing company awards from Maclean's magazine. He says the main business has always been marketing, and that because of COVID it has diversified into different businesses. He says he is working on disruptive projects in the education sector and in real estate. [1]

Khan says the back-end office hosts the web development, graphic, SEO and digital marketing teams. He says the Islamabad office handles immigration and real estate as well as digital marketing. He describes the head office as a 5,000 square foot top-floor office. He says his aunt owned a 40,000 square foot furniture store and offered him space there for an office. [1]

Khan says he invests in real estate in Pakistan because the return on investment is good. He says he might invest in other people's businesses and coach around 20 to 30 small businesses. He also says that one of his clients has $14 billion in revenue. [1]

Coaching and events

Khan names Tony Robbins as one of his mentors. He says he is a certified coach and names Brian Tracy in connection with that certification. He says he does his own events as well as working through conferences. [1]

Khan says his main passion is youth empowerment and business coaching. He describes himself as a high-energy person and says he is not a software or tech person. [1]

Khan says he has put more than $200,000 into helping other people. He says a marketing campaign with his face and name ran for eight months and was worth over half a million dollars. He also says a caller from the college where he studied said they wanted to consider him as a brand ambassador. [1]

Views

Khan says that life is a gift and that giving is a lifestyle. He says giving includes sharing knowledge, not only money. He says his biggest vision is to inspire millions of youth in Pakistan. [1]

Khan says success without fulfillment is an ultimate failure. He says money alone is not his definition of success. He says social media is changing the definition of success, and that people now live in a world of instant gratification. In his view, a sense of entitlement is the problem. [1]

Khan says it is okay to fail as long as you learn from it. He calls himself an ultimate janitor and says one has to sweep the floor oneself. He advises building a network of people one can serve, giving to them first before wanting to take anything back, and says people should give without expectation to receive. [1]

Khan says he is not after motivation and is instead after transformation, meaning how a person becomes different over a journey. He says he thinks he can be a disruptor in his industry. He describes three types of people: artists, managers and entrepreneurs. [1]

Khan says that if 100,000 people leave and even 1% return after 15 years, they will bring back exposure. He says that we cannot rely on the government. He says a lot of global power will shift toward Asian countries. [1]

Khan says Pakistan will be very solid, citing its workforce. He says the incubation centre concept has many flaws. He says he has a love for the country and a passion to inspire people. [1]

Timeline

2000

Moved to Canada at a very young age.[1]

2009

Started his own company.[1]

2017 to 2019

Canada Prime Marketing listed in Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies.[1]

Appearances

Frequently asked questions

References

1. Success without fulfilment is the ultimate failure . Thought Behind Things , 2021-12-29.