About us
Takwa Tamken was founded in 2022 and held its first event on 12 February 2022, as a space where coaches could meet to exchange experience and knowledge.
Over time the vision widened into a knowledge and community space that activates the role of coaches in society through initiatives, meetups and learning experiences that spread a culture of awareness and development.
Takwa works to turn coaching from theory into living practice with a real effect on people and society, with a focus on measuring the impact of its activities and initiatives and creating a lasting positive influence.
Vision
To help build a more aware and growing society by activating coaches to make a real, positive impact on people's lives and on the community.
Mission
To create spaces for learning, dialogue and experience that let coaches share their knowledge, and turn coaching from theory into living practice that develops people and society.
Our goals
- 1Activate the role of coaches in society through initiatives, events and learning experiences.
- 2Spread a culture of awareness and development in practical, interactive ways.
- 3Build an environment that brings together coaches and anyone who loves to learn and exchange experience.
- 4Strengthen cooperation among coaches in service of the community.
- 5Support initiatives that make a positive difference in people's lives.
- 6Measure the impact of activities and events on the role of coaching in society.
Our values
Community activities
Takwa Coach
A private professional space where coaches gather to exchange experience and deepen impact. Dialogue drives growth, and meetups and academic activities are the fuel that sharpens skills, so that empowerment is the result.
Takwa & Qahwa
Community meetups for the public and coaches together, where coaches offer sessions and content to the audience, alongside gatherings that strengthen ties among coaches themselves.
Takwa Book
Knowledge meetups that discuss selected books in awareness, development and coaching, to deepen understanding and turn knowledge into dialogue and practice.
Takwa Ramadan
Takwa gatherings in the spirit of Ramadan.
Takwa Core
The identity of the community's working team, expressed as a core: the seed of growth for everything to come as the community develops and expands.
Founder
Shadi Alsharif
Founder of Takwa Tamken and head of Takwa Core · Jeddah
An engineer and performance coach for individuals and organisations, specialised in change management and start-ups, with over 15 years of experience in executive management, team and risk management and agile. A co-founder of several holding companies, he has delivered talks and training for government and private sectors.
- A ranked and accredited consultant on the Labbaik Business / Nafs platform for individual and organisational advisory sessions.
- A judging-panel member at the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) Private Sector Forum in 2023, supporting start-ups.
- Headed the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Knowledge Community and supervised student empowerment in choosing career paths.
- A speaker at the Biban International Entrepreneurship Conference in Riyadh in 2023 and 2024.
Qualifications & credentials
Takwa Core · Jeddah
The team that runs the community and creates its meetups.
Shadi Alsharif
Head
Vision, strategic planning, performance management, operations.
Samar Albaidani
Deputy head
Strategic support, communications, general supervision, talent attraction.
Ruaa Modawi
Speaker · department head
Leading Takwa Book, managing dialogue, supporting initiatives, community engagement.
Ammar Ahmed
Finance & administration
Running Takwa Book, organising events, financial management, follow-up of execution.
Abdul Rahman Qurashi
Media management
Event photography, directing and media production.
Samar Alnabtiti
Coordinator · designer · customer care
Customer management, registration, announcements, post design and review.
Be part of the impact
Whether you are a coach or simply love personal development, there is a place for you in the community.