Ghulam Sumdany Don

Ghulam Sumdany Don (a.k.a. Don Sumdany) is a Bangladeshi corporate trainer, author, educator and entrepreneur.https://fintechbd.com/good-strategy-is-important-in-business-not-funds/ He is a Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) trainer and the pioneer of soft skills training programs in Bangladesh. He is founder of Don Sumdany Facilitation & Consultancy and also known as the host of a radio program Look Who's Talking. Additionally, he worked as a consultant, researcher, emcee, & actorhttps://www.justdial.com/de/streaming/watch-movies-online/Ant-Story/1534025944660 and also received a few awards & recognitions for his works.
==Early Life and Education==
G. Sumdany Don was born in Azimpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh in . He graduated in Media Studies and Communications from the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) in 2008. He completed a Facilitation and Training Skills program from the Master Trainer Institute (MTI) in France and was also trained by Trini Amador from BHS Consulting in the United States. He holds certifications in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) training, NLP One-to-One coaching, and Timeline therapy from the American Board of NLP (ABNLP).
==Career==
===Corporate Employee===
Don Sumdany began his career as a student at The Daily Star (Bangladesh). After graduating in 2008, he joined Adcomm (Lowe Worldwide) and then Philip Morris International as a regional trainer in 2010. 
===Trainer and Entrepreneur===
In March 2013 an anonymous biker gang shot him and robbed his car from Baridhara. The incident caused him to leave his job in 2014 and became passionate in the field of corporate training. He formed a training company Don Sumdany Facilitation & Consultancy in this year. He started working for unemployment probem in Bangladesh and became a prominent corporate trainer. His monthly training program involves more than 300 people. He worked for more than 250 organizations, trained a huge number of students and employees of worlds renowned organizations, such as H&M, Marks & Spencer, Grameenphone, Chevron, Perfetti, Holcim, Berger, ACI Limited, BMW, Coca-Cola, Eastern Bank Ltd., Prime Bank Limited, Dhaka Bank, BRAC, WaterAid, Plan International Bangladesh, CARE Bangladesh, Practical Action, JAAGO Foundation, Democracy International etc.
He co-founded an HR outsourcing organization, Ikigai HR services limited in 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, he started a few online training programs and worked for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh).https://app.bangladeshhealthwatch.org/docs/reports_pdf/media-monitoring-report/media-monitoring-report-june-2020-1642956397.pdf
===Educator and Researcher===
Don Samdany teaches career-building classes to students at East West University (EWU) and the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) as an adjunct professor. He did research on Communication strategy for Rainwater Harvesting in 2020 and it was published in an international non-governmental organization, WaterAid.https://www.wateraid.org/bd/sites/g/files/jkxoof236/files/2022-09/Rainwater-Harvesting-_Communications-Strategy---Don-Sumdany--WaterAid.pdf
===Author===
He is one of the author of Bangladeshi magazine Ice Today and english newspapers of Bangladesh, such as The Daily Star & The Indepedent.https://www.myjobs.com.bd/pages.php?cat=1&sub=29 He also published several books on personal development and business success.https://bipdedu.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Brochure-of-Leadership-Skill-Development-.pdf His written series of pocketbooks were launched as the first overseas book of Bangladesh by a Bangladeshi publisher, BanglaPrakash in August 2016.https://www.thedailystar.net/next-step/allnews/first-ever-overseas-book-launch-any-bangladeshi-author-publisher-1277401
===Actor and Model===
He starred in the film Ant Story (পিঁপড়াবিদ্যা) by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and also worked as a model for television advertisements.
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