Abdur-Rahim Shaheed

Abdur-Rahim Shaheed, a longtime Atlanta resident and experienced sales and marketing professional, co-founded True Products, a laundry product company featured in various media. A U.S. Military veteran, he has launched successful ventures, including clothing wholesale, restaurants, and a trading company that secured government contracts for poultry and egg distribution. While achieving global business success, Abdur-Rahim remains deeply committed to his community and family, considering his greatest accomplishments to be coaching Little League baseball and basketball. He attributes his success to hard work, preparation, discipline, and purpose.

Abdus S. Ra'oof

Abdus S. Ra’oof began his career in sales and credit management with Firestone Tires before transitioning to housing, where he served as Project Manager and Housing Coordinator for the Birmingham Urban League. In this role, he directed training programs, facilitated Section 8 housing, provided homeownership counseling, and connected low-income individuals and seniors with jobs. Now President of Shaheed’s Construction Company, Inc., he works as a General and Utility Contractor, building, rehabilitating, and renovating homes in partnership with local and state governments across the South. Abdus remains dedicated to contracting, management, and community building, operating with integrity and a commitment to excellence.

Rashid Rashad

Rashid Rashad, an Atlanta native and “Grady Baby,” grew up in Techwood Homes and graduated from Henry Grady High School with a four-year scholarship to Savannah State University. After a 13-year career at United Parcel Service, he launched Navigator Express Inc., a courier service co-founded with his brother. With 25 years in the service industry, Rashid now owns three businesses, has authored three books, and serves as president of one nonprofit and program director of another. A 30-year volunteer for various nonprofits, he remains devoted to his wife Anisa, their ten children, ten grandchildren, and the community he deeply loves.

Tamir Hassan

Tamir Hasan is the son of an educated man who would deliberately seek out the most troubled child in the elementary school across the street from their house; and that man would teach that child to read–for free. Inspired by his father’s dedication to teaching underserved children to read for free, has been committed to community building for over four decades. Recognizing the importance of financial resources in strengthening communities, Tamir retired from State Farm and launched an international e-commerce business. Driven by the motto “From Dust to Industry,” he aims to establish an industrial warehousing incubator that serves as both a manufacturing and distribution center. This initiative is designed to create a strategic financial base to support purpose-driven community development.