Mustafa Ansari
InvestorDirector of Marketing, Employment Programs at Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About
Mustafa Ansari is Director of Marketing at the Toronto Business Development Centre, where he develops marketing strategies connecting employers with skilled talent while supporting workforce development across Canada. He holds a Master of Management Innovation & Entrepreneurship from Queen's University's Smith School of Business and has worked in marketing and business development roles at organizations including LatAm Startups and HalalMeals. Ansari is founder and CEO of The Expats Pakistan, a nonprofit focused on education and financial support in rural Pakistan, and founded Kingston's first community-based Rotaract Club.
Experience
- Toronto Business Development CentreDirector of Marketingcurrent2025 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto Business Development CentreMarketing Manager2024 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto Business Development CentreMarketing Associate2023 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto Business Development CentreSocial Media Strategist2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- The Expats PakistanFounder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentCanada
- Taptap SendBrand Ambassador2022 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Phase V - Digital AgencyDigital Marketer - Freelance2017 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- LatAm StartupsMarketing and Event Planner2022 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- HalalMealsGrowth Marketing Manager2021 — 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Guayaki Sustainable Rainforest Products, Inc.Brand Ambassador2019 — 2021Ontario, Canada
- k.workMember and Community Manager2020 — 2021Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Red Gold of AfghanistanCo-Founder & CFO2019 — 2020Canada
- QueensEvents.caSenior Assistant Brand Manager2019
- QueensEvents.caBrand Ambassador2019Kingston, Ontario
- Queen's UniversityTeaching Assistant2019Kingston
- Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation CentreStartup Incubator Intern2019Kingston, Ontario
- Kingston Unitarian FellowshipRE Assistant2019
- Beaty Water Research CentreMarketing Assistant2019Queens University
- KRL CreativesSocial Media Business Strategist2017
- Automobile Corporation of PakistanMarketing Intern2016
Education
- Smith School of Business at Queen's UniversityMaster's degree, Innovation and Entrepreneurship2018 — 2019
- Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and TechnologyBachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business2013 — 2017
Skills & more
Teamwork2Leadership11Public Speaking2Management1Team Leadership2Microsoft Office18Microsoft Excel10Microsoft Word2Microsoft PowerPoint1Customer Service1
- Making Architecture — IE School of Architecture and Design
- Managing the Company of the Future — University of London
- Communication Strategies for a Virtual Age — University of Toronto
- Converting Challenges into Opportunities — UC San Diego
- Epidemics, Pandemics and Outbreaks — University of Pittsburgh
- The Strategy of Content Marketing — University of California, Davis
- Introduction to Philosophy — The University of Edinburgh
- Successful Career Development — Kennesaw State University
- Introduction to Personal Branding — University of Virginia
- New Models of Business in Society — University of Virginia
From Mustafa's professional profile.
Colleagues at Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC)
AJ Sivam
Director, Brand & Public Relations at Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC)
Angela Larraguibel
Board of Directors; Chief Operating Officer at Toronto Business Development Centre at Waterloo Accelerator Centre
Anisha Sara
Program Coordinator at Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC)
Cia Prior
Director of Global Partnerships at Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC)
Dan Flatt
Senior Marketing Director at Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC)
Davinder Gurm
Chief Strategy Officer at Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC)
Dharti Chatterjee
CMO at Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC)
Gurpreet Kaur
Graphic Designer at Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC)
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Mustafa Ansari work?
- Mustafa Ansari is Director of Marketing, Employment Programs at Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC).
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