About Moustafa Hamwi
He advises boards and C-suite teams on the systematic discipline of executive presence: how senior leaders think under pressure, communicate with authority, and lead through disruption.
25+ years building and scaling organisations, advising boards and C-suite teams since 2010 — across blue-chip multinationals and global enterprises.
Executive presence is not a personality trait. It is a systematic, learnable discipline —built across how a leader thinks, communicates, and leads when the stakes are highest.
The full story
Built from the inside out
25+ years across corporate leadership as a Multi-business CEO — spanning financial services, technology, healthcare, and FMCG across the GCC, Australia, and Europe —produces a very different kind of advisor. That experience is not background colour. It is the source of every framework, every engagement, and every commercial judgement he brings to the boardroom.
The move into advisory and speaking
The gap in the market
The approach
Every engagementstarts with the same question: where is the gap between what this board or leadership team has decided and what is actually being executed? The answer determines the work.
The measure of success is always commercial.
If it cannotbe linked to ROI, it is not the right solution.
Why boards and C-suites choose Moustafa Hamwi
Ranked among the Top 100 Leaders and Coaches of the Future (from 12,000+ applicants)
3x Published Author
Slingshot, Live Passionately, and The Guided Author — all Amazon #1 Bestsellers.
25+ years building and scaling organisations
Leadership development, executive advisory, and organisational transformation
Trusted by global organisations across sectors
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Moustafa Hamwi?
Moustafa Hamwi is an executive advisor, 3x Amazon #1bestselling author, and keynote speaker based in Dubai. He advises boards andC-suite teams on executive presence: the systematic discipline of how seniorleaders think under pressure, communicate with authority, and lead throughdisruption. He is a member of the MG100 Coaches, ranked among the Top 100Leaders and Coaches of the Future by Dr Marshall Goldsmith — selected from aglobal field of more than 12,000 applicants.
What does Moustafa Hamwi do?
He advises boards and C-suiteteams across three disciplines: Executive Composure (decision quality underpressure), Executive Communications (message discipline and stakeholderconfidence), and Leading Through Disruption (keeping organisations aligned throughsustained uncertainty). He also delivers keynotes globally and has authoredthree books. For advisory enquiries, see /advisory. For keynotes, see/speaking.
What is Moustafa Hamwi known for?
He is known for his work at theintersection of board-level governance, executive communications, andleadership execution. He is recognised for the Slingshot Method, a proprietaryframework for converting pressure into performance, and for his direct, commerciallygrounded approach to board and C-suite advisory.
What is executive presence, according toMoustafa Hamwi?
Executive presence is thesystematic, learnable discipline of how a leader thinks, communicates, andleads under pressure, creating credibility under scrutiny and trust when theenterprise is watching. It is not image, charisma, or confidence. It is a boardroom-gradeperformance discipline built across three capabilities: Executive Composure,Executive Communications, and Leading Through Disruption.
Q. What books has Moustafa Hamwi written?
Three books, all Amazon #1 Bestsellers: Slingshot, Live Passionately, and The Guided Author. Slingshot introduces the Slingshot Method, a framework for converting pressure into performance. All three are available at /books.
What is the Slingshot Method?
The Slingshot Method is aproprietary framework that reframes pressure as a performance accelerant. Rather than treating adversity as something to recover from, it gives leaders a structured approach to converting pressure into momentum, clarity, and results. It powers the Executive Composure discipline and is covered in depth in the book Slingshot.
Where is Moustafa Hamwi based?
Based in Dubai, UAE. He works with clients across the GCC, Australia, and internationally.
What credentials does Moustafa Hamwi hold?
Member of the MG100 Coaches (Marshall Goldsmith), ranked among the Top 100 Leaders and Coaches of the Future from more than 12,000 applicants. 3x Amazon #1 bestselling author. 25+ years of practitioner experience as a Multi-business CEO and executive advisor acrossfinancial services, technology, healthcare, and FMCG.
