Brand and
Marketing Expert Leader Consultant

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Expertise

I help organizations govern and scale their brands, both internally and externally.

Highlight

A brand strategy and marketing communication plan to reposition the Community College of Qatar as the nation’s largest university college

Repositioning of the Community College of Qatar

Brands

Some of the brands I’ve enjoyed working with throughout my career

Visa logo
UNODC Logo
Commercial Bank of Qatar Logo
HBKU logo
Manchester United Logo
Qatar Foundation Logo
Northwestern School of Law logo
Sun Microsystems logo
Kuwait International Airport logo

“I have worked with many professionals throughout my 20+ years journey in comms consultancy, but Houssam was a unique one to work with. His ability to see his projects holistically, plan strategically and oversee a team through a flawless execution is admirable. His Marketing Communications expertise, team management experience, combined with his drive to get things done, have earned him a long and proven track record of communications industry successes.”

Diala Abdulmalak,
Senior Director and Country Lead,
Weber Shandwick Qatar

Harissa Lebanon

Insight

The Branding of Nations:
How Nationalism Shapes Broader Identities

We are born on this Earth, a place of land and sea, where our connection to the ground beneath us forms the foundation of our identity. From this connection, we belong to families and societies, which, over time, have given rise to larger human constructs—nations and borders. These constructs, created to define and unify, have evolved into powerful symbols, representing more than just territory. They encapsulate emotions, allegiance, and identity, extending beyond simple lines on a map to shape how we perceive the world and our place within it. This emotional attachment to national symbols and constructs is what fuels nationalism.