May 11, 2018
Mahmoud Khedr (@MoodyKhedr) discusses growing up in four different countries, bullying, rejection, and how his “what’s next” attitude has allowed him to do so much in such a short time.
Mahmoud Khedr is not your average twenty-one-year-old. He’s an immigrant, a college student, an entrepreneur, a public speaker, and one of the most honest people I know. He’s lived in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and – as of 2008 – the United States. Since then, he’s interned at Google, Facebook, and Echoing Green; he created the Entrepreneurship Club at the City College of New York and co-founded two companies - a food delivery solution named Runr and Flora Mind, a startup focused on educating the youth in mental health and well-being.
Mahmoud’s resume is obviously insanely impressive, but what really made me want to talk to him was his maturity and honesty. I initially saw Mahmoud speak at a conference. I was so impressed that I read one of his LinkedIn articles, entitled "21 year…