Mohamed Elmak

Start-Up Director Who Wants a Cool World

Hosted by

Hilmarie Hutchison

About Mohamed Elmak

Mohamed Elmak “Madriz” is the PMO and R&D Director at FortyGuard; a startup on a mission to cool cities. We believe what gets measured gets improved, and the best solutions come from understanding data. FortyGuard provides data gathering in light-sensing methods to put a dollar figure to the problem of outdoor temperatures for corporations. We engage with the community to enrich our platform in predictive analytics & modeling services that can help clients make informed cooling or optimization scenarios for the outdoors.”

Mohamed is an engineering professional with a bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and a master’s in Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Madriz has over 10 years of experience in the energy and industrial sectors with a passion for improving the world we live in through innovation and collaboration.

About this Episode

In this episode, Mohamed discusses his company, FortyGuard, and the purpose behind it. He also shares insightful advice for fellow entrepreneurs who aspire to have a start-up company as well.

Tune in for an interesting conversation about building a start-up company!

“It’s a global problem to solve it and that’s what our goal is, Think big!”
Mohamed Elmak

“Never regret anything, always look back at what you’ve accomplished and what you’ve learned and the high’s and the low’s and the key thing is, take that into consideration, and make sure you never repeat a mistake and make sure you have that better experience going forward to take on the next challenges in life.”

– Mohamed Elmak

Show highlights

“Learn something new and that doesn’t have to be an earth breaking discovery, something simple.”
Mohamed Elmak

“To be able to operate in 40 plus cities around the world, with no cost. We can accomplish that by staying focused, staying disciplined, being dedicated, leading by perseverance and by working with the ecosystem.”
Mohamed Elmak