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2025 — Present

Damascus

The Return

This is the return. The city I was forced to flee in 2011 is the city I came back to build in 2025. The journey closes a circle that almost no one of my generation has been able to close.

Damascus in 2025 — Youssef Sadaki's return to the city he was forced to flee in 2011, closing a fourteen-year crossing
Damascus, 2025 — the return, after fourteen years of exile.

Head of Digital Marketing & Communications — Al-Boraq Telecom (Contract)

Contract engagement, not permanent staff · Official & Authorized Samsung Agent in Syria · 2025–2026 · 90% Remote (London ⇄ Damascus)

Engaged on a fixed-term contract as Head of Digital Marketing & Communications for Al-Boraq Telecom (شركة البراق للاتصالات) — the official and authorized agent for Samsung in Syria — to lead a digital development mandate rather than serving as permanent staff. Directed a 17-person cross-functional team of software developers, designers, and marketers, operating in a hybrid model split between London, Ontario and Damascus.

Custom CRM & AI Infrastructure

Re-engineered the company's technical stack from the ground up: built a custom CRM linking service, sales, and device tracking into a single operational spine, and architected a complete AI implementation framework — introducing advanced tooling into a Syrian company at the precise moment the country begins to rebuild.

Key Initiatives

  • National Samsung Syria marketing campaigns across Meta & Google — record-breaking reach exceeding 350M visits on the official Facebook page
  • Custom CRM linking maintenance, sales, and device tracking into a single operational backbone
  • AI implementation framework — introducing advanced tooling into a post-conflict Syrian enterprise
  • Ongoing think-tank publication work and strategic communications consulting

What I Am Building Now

Concrete infrastructure for a rebuilding city. Currently available for strategic collaboration.

Alboraq CRM

A custom-built technical backbone engineered from the ground up to support end-to-end operations in a complex logistical environment.

Development

AI Implementation Framework

Architecting the integration of advanced artificial intelligence tooling into traditional Syrian corporate workflows to accelerate the rebuilding process.

Strategy

Strategic Communications

Ongoing consulting practice handling complex narratives, including Samsung partnerships in Syria and international think-tank publication work.

Consulting