Ali Ghafour | Serial Entrepreneur
"We believe Ali is a Champion Man because of his revolutionary leadership in Olympic sports and his passion to transform youth through athletics."
Serial entrepreneur and executive (Founder/CEO of 2020 Armor and Founder/CTO of Viafoura), programmer (University of Toronto HBSc Computer Science), designer (self proclaimed) and former athlete (Canadian National Taekwondo team & Pan Am Games Team, 2008 Olympics hopeful) based out of Toronto
What Does It Mean To Be A Champion Man?
"A champion man is one who is not afraid to push against their comfort zone. It is only once we are pushed past a set limit (physical or mental) do we realize the latent potential in us. A champion man is always finding their potential. A champion man would rather fail than be a cold or timid soul that knows neither victory nor defeat."
What Key Values Do You Live By?
"Only care about the opinion of people you respect. There are very few things that are really risky. Growth is at the other side of comfort."
What Daily Habits Developed Your Inner Champion Most?
"My white board with my affirmations. I need to advertise to myself daily who I want to be. Choosing who I call my friends, so I get influenced by the right mindsets. Drink water, sleep well, exercise 3 times a week and eat anything in moderation."
What Did You Learn From Your Biggest Challenges In Life?
"One of the key values I live by is that growth is at the other side of comfort. I see challenges or failures as education. Sometimes it's a free lesson and other times the cost is money, but you are always smarter as a result."
Any Books, Apps or Websites You'd Recommend To Men?
"The book '“People Skills”' does a great job of breaking down communication in a logical way. Second, the movie “The Secret” is one that resonated a lot with me. I came across this movie at the age of 26, and it re-framed the way I allowed my thoughts to form, which is very powerful."
Bio
Ali is a true champion man. He possesses many different talents in all kinds of fields and subject areas - Ali is truly multifaceted. His passion for taekwondo helped him develop qualities such as self-discipline and perseverance. These have been concrete character traits Ali holds in order to shape his lifestyle.
In 2005 Ali launched his first online car auction business, eDealerAuction.com. Two years later Ali was a Pan Am Games (Rio, Brazil) athlete. By pushing out of his comfort zone Ali is able to obtain remarkable performance and was ranked in the top 4 pool for the 2008 Canadian Olympic Team. Shortly after Ali launched his second eCommerce website tkdregister.com. Which is an online tournament registration system. Ali's need to keep progressing and climb the ladder of self-fulfillment led him to be the founder & CTO of Viafoura. Viafoura an online tool that facilitates conversations around content.
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