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Aïcha NiazyAN
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Aïcha Niazy

@achaniazy

Co-founder & CEO of bookit, turning beauty and wellness bookings into a revenue protection platform and securing its first paid pilot.

Egypt
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At bookit, I co-founded a revenue protection SaaS platform for the beauty and wellness industry after identifying a market gap through customer discovery across Egypt. I moved the product strategy from a simple booking tool to a broader revenue protection platform and secured our first paid pilot with La Coupe.

I built bookit’s founding team from zero, hiring its co-founder and CTO, engineering team, and product designers. I also serve as acting Product Manager and Scrum Master, guiding work from user stories and sprint planning through delivery.

At DEPT®, I led and scaled the Uber design team across 15 sub-brands, managing 21 designers across Toronto, London, and Manchester. I restructured the team across Consumer and B2B segments and helped secure an expanded client retainer.

Earlier, I redesigned UX flows for myeatpal Dubai and built Figma component libraries to bring consistency across its application. My work spans product strategy, design, and business development, including a bootstrapped marketing campaign that grew Fadomo Designs’ product sales.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Graphic Designer & Art Director

Freelance

Jan 2014 - Present (12 years 9 months)

Provided graphic design and art direction services to selected clients including MyEatPal, Oasis Clinics, and the Near & Middle Eastern Studies department at UofT.

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Digital Senior Graphic Designer

FP7 McCann

Mar 2021 - Jun 2021 (3 months)

Lead designer on international brands including Haribo Egypt, Activia, Palm Hills Development, Rich Bake, and SOKNA. Art directed Haribo's Ramadan campaign photoshoot and built a folder structure system for the design team.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

School of Motion logoSM

School of Motion

Certificate, Visual Effects

2020 - 2020

Completed a course in Visual Effects for Motion.

BrainStation Toronto logoBT

BrainStation Toronto

Certificate, UX Design

2019 - 2019

Completed a UX Design course.

Ontario College of Art & Design University logoOU

Ontario College of Art & Design University

Bachelor of Design, Graphic Design

2014 - 2018

Grade: Distinction

Graduated with distinction in Graphic Design, with a minor in Material Arts and Design – Textiles.

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PADI Dahab-Egypt

Open Water Diver, Diving

2016 - 2016

Earned an Open Water Diver certification.

University of Toronto Mississauga logoUM

University of Toronto Mississauga

Bachelor of Arts, Art & Art History

2013 - 2014

Studied Art and Art History, receiving an Entrance Scholarship.

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