Founder & CEO
A registered Egyptian company for consulting, training and business coaching, and the contracting entity for consulting engagements and corporate programs.
Consulting, coaching and training
Shohd Abdullah Taher
Founder & CEO, Altiora
Business development consultant, coach and certified trainer, based in Cairo
Complex business challenges, broken into simple, practical steps for entrepreneurs, small businesses, startups and organizations across MENA.
- 15+ yearsof cross-sector experience across MENA
- MBAGerman Jordanian University, 2015
- Certified Business ConsultantBusiness Consultants Board, UK
- Certified trainer (TOT)since 2010
Get in touch
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Ways to work together
Four kinds of support, depending on where the business is and what it needs next.
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Business consulting
For startups and SMEs
Contracted engagements that find what is slowing the business down and build the fix, from business model and operations to structure and priorities.
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Business development
For companies ready to grow
Hands-on growth work as a business developer: positioning, customer acquisition, partnerships and expansion plans, each with clear owners and timelines.
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Coaching and mentoring
For entrepreneurs and small projects
Coaching and mentoring packages for entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and home-based and micro businesses, with support at every stage from first idea to steady income, in focused 75-minute sessions.
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Training and master classes
For teams and organizations
Practical master classes, workshops and corporate programs in soft skills, sales and marketing, including Smart Marketing for Small Businesses and The Art of Sales and Persuasion. Delivered online or on-site across MENA.
Ask about training
Where the work happens
Founder
The training and coaching platform for entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and home-based and small projects, with practical Arabic content and coaching sessions. Part of Altiora.
About Shohd
Shohd Abdullah Taher is a business development consultant, coach and certified trainer with 15+ years of cross-sector experience across the MENA region, spanning private-sector leadership, business support institutions and development work.
As Founder & CEO of Altiora, Shohd works with startups, SMEs, entrepreneurs and home-based businesses on the problems in front of them and the growth ahead of them. Previous roles include leading the Yemeni Business Club and its entities, the Yemeni Institute for Managers and the Business Support Center. Shohd is also the founder of Yemen Act Development Foundation and has chaired it since 2017.
Also certified in AI for Business (2024), and currently completing a Business Development Professional certification.
Core strengths
- Business development
- Business consulting
- Business coaching
- Mentoring
- Corporate training
- Training program design
- Soft skills
- Sales and persuasion
- Small-business marketing
- Business model design
- Startup and SME growth
- Home-based and micro businesses
Guiding principle
We build with you what you couldn’t build alone.
نبني معكم ما لم تبنوه وحدكم
Have a business challenge, a training need, or a growth goal?
Start with a short conversation, and we’ll work out the next practical step together.
Prefer email? info@shohdtaher.com