About Us - Qiyada

What do we do?

Transforming Muslims to increase individual capacity, strengthen character, develop relationships, and build leadership qualities by means of engaging experiences! Check out our programs page for more information!

Imtiaz Jakda was born and raised in Ontario, Canada and brings a diverse wealth of knowledge and experience in leadership and organizational development.

He works with thousands of leaders coaching, mentoring, and delivering leadership development programs for individual contributors up to and including senior executives. He has experience with leaders across many different industries such as health, education, technology, manufacturing, aviation, non-profit, and all levels of government.

Imtiaz is also a Professor teaching with two institutions at a university and college in the areas of business, organizational behaviour, and human resources management. He holds a Master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, an honors degree in Psychology, and a diploma in Human Resources Management including being a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP).

He believes everyone has the potential to become an effective leaders and as Muslims we are all respective leaders in our own right without having a formal title. We are fathers, mothers, older siblings, community members, friends that others look up to, and colleagues. We have an obligation to become exemplary leaders that are role models for others and support one another.

He has the ability to be engaging, influential, garner discussion, create a safe space, and instill confidence, motivation, and passion.

“Imtiaz is knowledgeable and has passion for the subject matter. Very well spoken. Many visuals, interactive, discussion were meaningful, engaging, room for self-reflection and personally transformational! Thank you!!
“Modules were well structured. Love the use of break out room conversations. The presentation was very animated by Imtiaz!”
“I loved the opportunities to hear from participants about their experiences. Imtiaz provided a really comfortable learning environment where people were able to be vulnerable, respectfully challenged, and I think that made for a really healthy and effective learning environment. He was humble and open to all perspectives, which really allowed people to share.”
“Imtiaz is very personable and presents content in a way that is easy to understand and apply. The information is applicable in daily life and in different situations”
“Great use of time, he made us think and the pace of the sessions were great – highly recommend!!”
“Imtiaz covered a lot of insightful material, and provided great examples of different topics we discussed. I enjoyed his particular presentation style as well.”
“Imtiaz is incredibly personable and relatable. Sessions were well-organized, simple to understand, and very beneficial!”
“The sessions were very interactive – had a lot of group activities. Great to get perspective from all around the participants. I also found the learnings very enlightening!”
“I wanted to submit positive feedback on how great I thought this training was and even so the way Imtiaz led the sessions. For starters, I found Imtiaz to be very knowlegeable on the topics covered but more so I really appreciated the informal approach and how interactive the whole training was. It allowed me to feel like we were in a safe space to share our thoughts and opinions on the topics covered. I wasn’t sure what to expect out of the sessions, but I can say I came out of it having gotten a lot more clarity in my direction and also it allowed me to understand myself a lot more.”
“I really enjoyed your course and your delivery. You are very knowledgeable and I noticed that much of what you taught us is exactly how you conduct yourself. The material and discussions were very thought-provoking and I spent a lot of time running over things in my head and self-reflecting afterwards. Thank you for your knowledge, coaching, and overall facilitation of learning.”