Information
Name: Hafsah Fatimah bint Farooq
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Denmark
Current position: Mom
Working at: Home
Former position: GDPR-coordinator
Biography
I am a former female entrepreneur, from Denmark. I established X2Nails in april 2013 and X2Writer in 2016. In 2019 I was hired to primarily establish GEOit.dk and the replacement for the old website: BuyBackIT.dk – Since then, I’ve directed my attention towards law, with a particular passion for GDPR. I’m deeply intrigued by the intersection of AI with GDPR and its consequential impact and implications.
My educational path
I started out as a student-entrepreneur and completed a professional bachelor in international sales and marketing at ZIBAT, while also taking a bigger Negotiation course with the University of Michigan. After a few years of working as an entrepreneur I took a break from studying.
I have also taken a Game Theory course, at the Tokyo University, to understand what goes on in the background of politics and larger companies.
Entrepreneurship has given me great knowledge and experiences. I have even tried to be the boss once before and second time for two interns.
In 2020 I earned my Masters degree in Social Sience Law (mercantile). I am now specialized in European Data Protection Law, Intellectual Property Law (Danish), Communication and rhetoric, Company Law (Danish) and Business Law. I have been working with the latter since 2013. I do also have some practical experience with Intellectual Property Law.
Since especially 2013 until now, I have also made most of the graphics that I put out there. I am self-taught, but I can do a pretty good job.
I recently took a course in IT-security too.
With experience and dedication you can something special!
Mistakes
I have made many mistakes, which has been a great learning process for me. Nevertheless years later, I have a great understanding and experience about all the different processes that goes on in a company. – Be it from getting the idea, packing the customers orders to signing important contracts. What I won customers on with X2Nails was with a main focus on quality nail products and a great customer service.
Volunteer
I have been a volunteer venture pilot at Mind Your Own Business, where I, with five other venture pilots helped 10 teenage boys startup a business, called S.I.D.O.
Speaker
Inspiration is important for everyone and therefore I used to do speeches about my journey as an entrepreneur and how I got where I am today. I have been out telling about my journey.
Blogging
I used to blog as a nail polish lover for X2Nails. I microblog on my Instagram and at X2Writer. I share my journey and what is important or me on this blog.
To follow my almost daily journey follow my Instagram: @HafsahbintFarooq
Languages
Fluent in Danish and English
Can talk almost fluently Urdu and Punjabi
To some extent Japanese, German and Spanish
Learning Arabic grammar
Interests
Writing, working out boxing, putting stuff on my Instagram, Islamic meditation (dhikr) and wellness.
More
If you would like to see more of my projects, you can check out my LinkedIn Profile: Hafsah Farooq
Last updated: 30/01-2021
