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Sabirul Islam
সাব্বিরউল ইসলাম
Born (1990-07-12) 12 July 1990 (age 33)
motivational speaker
Years active2004–present
Websitewww.sabirulislam.com

Sabirul Islam (

motivational speaker. He has written three self-help books
. His Teen-Trepreneur board game has sold to over 550 schools in the United Kingdom and in 14 countries worldwide. Since 2010, he has spoken at over 700 events worldwide as part of his Inspire1Million campaign.

Early life

Islam was born in

Swanlea School. In 2008, he left City and Islington College.[3][4]

His parents are from Bangladesh,[5][6][7] and they came to London to work and live a better lifestyle. He has five siblings.[6]

Career

Early career

At the age of 13,[2] Islam was hired by his 14 year-old cousin in his company, The Royal Dragons,[8] designing and printing calenders for teachers.[9] Islam was given the role of a production director,[10] however after Islam did not take it seriously and took it for granted, he was fired after two weeks.[9][5]

Proving his cousin wrong was the motivation behind setting up his first business.

Merrill Lynch, ABN AMRO and Morgan Stanley and even won an award for 'Best Inner East London Company'.[9]

At the age of 16, whilst still studying at school, he was employed by Merrill Lynch as junior stock trader,[4] which provided him with a two-week programme to learn the basics about investment and trading in New York City.[9] Three months later he became a part-time trader for a period of nine months,[11][10]

In 2006, he met MyBnk founder, Lily Lapenna, when he entered a competition to invest £10 into various items to sell on at a profit, he turned it into £200.[12]

Teen-Trepreneur Trilogy books and board game

At the age of 17, Islam spent three months during lunch hours writing his first book.[3] After being rejected by 40 publishers he edited, designed[13] and marketed the book himself.[8] In January 2008,[2] he self-published his first book The World at Your Feet. The book offers young people guidance and encouragement to turn their entrepreneurial vision into reality.[2] His book launch allowed him to become a motivational speaker. In the first nine months following the launch, he shared his experience as a young entrepreneur at 379 events[12] (including 333 schools)[10] nationally and internationally and sold over 42,500 copies of his book.[9] The book has now sold 60,000 copies.[2]

Islam invested £20,000 of his own money[9] and spent 10 months developing and launching a business board game with six 11-15 year olds.[8] Teen-Trepreneur, which teaches key aspects of business from sales, to investment, expenses to loans and the even understanding the stock exchange.[13] The game was intended to educate young people about enterprise, entrepreneurship and financial literacy.[4] In June 2009, the game was launched, due to its multi-purpose in introducing 15 of 25 units taught for BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Business,[11] the game has been integrated into the BTEC Business Qualification in over 500 schools across the United Kingdom.[9] The game has sold over 300,000 copies in 14 countries[4] world-wide.[14]

Alongside the board game, his second book The World at Your Feet: Three strikes to a Successful Entrepreneurial Life was published.[9][11]

In February 2012, his third book Young Entrepreneur World was published. The book contained interviews with 25 of the most influential and successful entrepreneurs around the world, who share their journeys, thoughts and ideologies on a personal, business and political level.[4][9] The book contains interviews, personal success stories and how others could achieve similar success within their respective fields.[13]

Business

In November 2010, Islam launched Teen-Speakers Bureau,[10] which is a speakers bureau consisting of some of the world's most influential young people on a single speaking platform, who have exceptional stories and talk on a personal, business and political level to enforce change amongst society.[4]

Islam created a new business called The World at Your Feet after his first book, which comprises many small enterprises and programs that deliver inspiration, empowerment and entrepreneurial initiatives to youth across the world to open their gateway to success.[9]

He also developed a training programme called The Cycle of Success, which features three training books and DVDs to educate youth about entrepreneurship and setting up businesses through a 15 step programme, teaching self discovery, personal branding and knowing when you are ready to set up a business.[4]

He has also created a publishing agency Teen-Publishers[15] for young people aged 5 to 25 to publish their books professionally and sold through online retail channels.[9] He also develops interactive websites for young entrepreneurs.[2]

Motivational speaking

In November 2010, he launched inspire1million, a campaign to inspire one million people around the world to achieve success in life by delivering a host of events and seminars.[6] In 2011, starting with the Maldives,[6] Islam went on a round-the-world tour aiming to go to 20 countries in 12 months to inspire, engage, empower young people to reach their potential,[12] and transform the lives of one million people globally to achieve success through enterprise and entrepreneurship.[4] He has now travelled 25 countries in Africa, Asia, South America and Europe, over 60 international visits, speaking at over 700 events, to an audience size of over 885,000 people.[3][16][17]

In November 2010,

Muscat, Oman.[18]

Islam is due to star in a new South African business reality television series for young entrepreneurs.[5] The series is a 13 week youth business show, to encourage growth in entrepreneurship in South Africa.[4]

Awards

In 2008, he was awarded the Mosaic Entrepreneur of the Year, by

Charles, Prince of Wales and the Princess of Jordon.[11] He was nominated by Merrill Lynch, and was the youngest person nominated for the award.[10]

In 2010, he was one of JCI

Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World,[6] honoured in the JA-YE Top 20 Young Entrepreneur in Osaka, Japan[9] and shortlisted for Community Business Entrepreneur Award at the Spirit of London Awards.[19] Other awards include the Growing Up CEO Award, which he was awarded at Harvard Business School.[11]

In 2012, Islam was awarded the Tower Hamlets Civic 'Young Achievers Award'.[6]

Personal life

In 2013, Islam visited Bangladesh for the first time in 20 years.[6]

Book(s)

Year Title Credit Publisher ISBN-13
2008 The World at Your Feet Author
2009 The World at Your Feet: Three strikes to a successful entrepreneurial life Marshall Cavendish 978-0462099521
2012 Young Entrepreneur World: How 25 Teen-trepreneurs Succeeded and Left World Leaders Scratching Their Heads Marshall Cavendish Business 978-9814361095

See also

References

  1. ^ Scheidies, Nick (30 January 2008). "Make a difference, do it yourself". London: BBC London. Retrieved 1 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Scheidies, Nick; Tart, Nick (9 April 2010). "Sabirul Islam Interview: Fired at 13, Founder at 14". JuniorBiz. Retrieved 1 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b c "On a journey to inspire young people!! Here is an exclusive interview with Sabirul Islam – author of "world at your feet "". Entrepreneurs Mingle. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Dalvi, Ankita (6 May 2013). "Interview with Sabirul Islam, Young Entrepreneur, Author & Global Speaker". BMS.co.in. Retrieved 1 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b c d e f Lai, Christina (22 November 2012). ""The World Doesn't Need Another Jay-Z Or Beyoncé" Meet Teen Entrepreneur Sabirul Islam". Live Magazine. Retrieved 1 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Hafiz, Tanvir (24 October 2013). "Interview with Sabirul Islam". Vibe. Retrieved 1 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. The News Today. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
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  8. ^ a b c d "Sabirul Islam". TEDxTalks. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Besliu, Raluca (9 April 2013). "Sabirul Islam motivates young people to become entrepreneurs". Taking On The Giant. Retrieved 1 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ a b c d e f "How a young entrepreneur sold over 42,000 copies of his book in 9 months – Interview with Sabirul Islam". Your Hidden Potential. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ a b c d e f "Sabirul Islam talks teenpreneurship". Smarta. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2014. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ a b c "My money journey – Sabirul Islam, from MyBnk loan to teen-trepreneur fame!". MyBnk. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ a b c "How Sabirul Islam Is Changing Lives Globally At Age 22". Under35CEO. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "Sabirul Islam". Young Enterprise. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ "Inspiring Islam". SA Teen Entrepreneur. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  16. ^ Amin Nova, Tasnuva (29 September 2013). "Sabirul Islam motivates young entrepreneurs at DIU". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 1 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ "Sabirul Islam Mesmerizes the Students of AIUB". Eduicon.com. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ "Inspire1Million Legacy: Purpose of Existence". TEDxMUSCAT. 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "Spirit of London Awards Presenting Competition". Flavour Magazine. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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