
Mo Hamzian
CEO at VEL, Sloan Fellow
Mo Hamzian is the CEO and Cofounder of VEL, a premium utopian / technologically forward / work cafe for the 21st Century to usher the world’s transition to a new flexible era of work.
After starting up during the thick of the pandemic in 2020, VEL was launched to push an end to the 9-6 work lifestyle. VEL was successfully funded in just 30 days.
Mo’s reach is over 25k, and he would be happy to let his network know to listen in!
- Entrepreneur
- 📍Fernandina Beach, FL
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LET'S TALK ABOUT:
- Business Strategy & Brand Identity
- Startups, Venture Capital, and Investing
- Science of decision making
- Retail, Coworking and Hospitality
- Workplace Wellbeing
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Mo Hamzian, Co-Founder and CEO of VEL, is a Sloan Fellow and serial entrepreneur with a dynamic background in international business. Mo is an expert in nearly all things entrepreneurship. From investment strategies and capital funding to partnerships, transformational growth and complex negotiation. Whether building or executing deals, Mo excels at delivering return for investors and stakeholders. As a natural leader, Mo believes vision combined with performance yields powerful results.
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Mo Hamzian
CEO at VEL
- Leader
- Visionary
- Entrepreneur
- 📍Fernandina Beach, FL
Mo Hamzian’s work is rooted in a singular purpose: to liberate individuals, companies, and industries from what’s holding them back. Driven by an unshakeable belief in humanity’s latent capacity to thrive, Mo envisions a world where people operate at their fullest potential, breaking free from limitations to create a future where innovation and progress are the norm–and the human spirit is the chief beneficiary.
As a visionary leader, Mo’s mission is to guide businesses through transformative change–driving them to innovate, lead, and thrive. His expertise spans real estate, technology, and finance allowing him to seamlessly integrate advanced solutions while building a powerful organizational culture that champions human potential. Mo excels at connecting the dots across sectors, combining the breadth of his experience with the scope of hie expertise to propel companies forward, especially during times of uncertainty.
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LET'S TALK ABOUT:
- Technological Integration
- Organizational Culture & Employee Optimization
- Succeeding in Crisis
- Chief Officer Vision
- Managing Complexity
- Real Estate, Space & Hospitality
- Hardware, Robotics & Technology
- Finance
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It’s not just his unique variety of leadership experiences that defines Mo’s executive offering, it’s the depth of understanding and command that he possesses across industries that inform each other, and often play together. From real-estate – understanding space, transaction financing, building development – to starting multiple tech companies from the ground floor. Understanding exactly what it means to build, brand, and launch product – what it means to build a team around that product and acquire customers. Add to that his master of finance – private equity and venture capital – dran from both sides of the line.
As a leader within the industry, and as a successful entrepreneur. When you bring it all together, Mo’s diverse experiences coalesce into a profound, deeply layered understanding of what it means to build and grow a business at every level – to build value, and ultimately exit with value.
BOOK NOW FOR your podcast
Mo Hamzian
CEO at Vel
- 📍Fernandina Beach, FL
- Leader
- Visionary
- Entrepreneur
Mo Hamzian’s work is rooted in a singular purpose: to liberate individuals, companies, and industries from what’s holding them back. Driven by an unshakeable belief in humanity’s latent capacity to thrive, Mo envisions a world where people operate at their fullest potential, breaking free from limitations to create a future where innovation and progress are the norm–and the human spirit is the chief beneficiary.
As a visionary leader, Mo’s mission is to guide businesses through transformative change–driving them to innovate, lead, and thrive. His expertise spans real estate, technology, and finance allowing him to seamlessly integrate advanced solutions while building a powerful organizational culture that champions human potential. Mo excels at connecting the dots across sectors, combining the breadth of his experience with the scope of hie expertise to propel companies forward, especially during times of uncertainty.
read more
LET'S TALK ABOUT:
- Technological Integration
- Organizational Culture & Employee Optimization
- Succeeding in Crisis
- Chief Officer Vision
- Managing Complexity
- Real Estate, Space & Hospitality
- Hardware, Robotics & Technology
- Finance
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It’s not just his unique variety of leadership experiences that defines Mo’s executive offering, it’s the depth of understanding and command that he possesses across industries that inform each other, and often play together. From real-estate – understanding space, transaction financing, building development – to starting multiple tech companies from the ground floor. Understanding exactly what it means to build, brand, and launch product – what it means to build a team around that product and acquire customers. Add to that his master of finance – private equity and venture capital – dran from both sides of the line.
As a leader within the industry, and as a successful entrepreneur. When you bring it all together, Mo’s diverse experiences coalesce into a profound, deeply layered understanding of what it means to build and grow a business at every level – to build value, and ultimately exit with value.
As seen on
Timeline
Aug 2020 - Present
VEL
CEO

Sep 2024 - Present
Forbes Business Council
Forbes Council Member & Contributor

2019 - Present
London Business School
Entrepreneurship Summer School Mentor

Oct 2024 - Present
Rolling Stone Culture Council
Member of the Culture Council

Feb 2021 - Present
The Company of Entrepreneurs in the City of London
Founder, Member

Jul 2022 - Aug 2023
On Deck
ODS4 Fellow

2016 - Dec 2021
Kid Gold Capital
Managing Partner

2015 - 2016
Sportskred
Founder & Investor, CEO

2004 - 2015
Ludstone
Managing Director
Ask me
| Why is brand identity & positioning an important prerequisite to scale? |
| What are the fundamental strategies that support startup success? |
| What is your position on workplace wellbeing? |
| How do you make decisions in the face of imperfect information? |
| If you had one superpower, what would it be and why? |