MAHDI.
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MAHDI
/SHAFIEI

Founder · Mentor · Operator

I built Trifid Media — 200+ specialists across 6 countries — from a laptop and an obsession with execution. Now I teach the 10% who finish what they start.

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BASED IN DUBAI
OPERATING IN 12+ COUNTRIES
10M+ FOLLOWERS
ACROSS THE NETWORK
EST. 2018
STILL BUILDING
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§ 01 — Intro

90% PLAN.
10% execute.
BE THAT 10%.

Mahdi Shafiei speaking on stage

I don't sell motivation. I don't sell hype. I don't sell the "become-a-millionaire-in-30-days" fantasy.

What I teach is boring, brutal, and it works: show up every day, ship relentlessly, treat your brand like a nation you're building — not a post you're publishing.

I've done it with my own agency. I've done it for Samsung, Porsche, Chanel, KFC, Dior, Red Bull, and 1,000+ brands in between. Now I'm doing it with founders who are ready to stop playing.

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§ 02 — What you get

FOUR DOORS.
pick yours.

① PRIVATE

MENTOR with me

A small, application-only program for founders who've done the easy part and are now staring at the hard part. 1-on-1 calls, private ops review, my full playbook.

By application
② COHORT

LEARN the playbook

The courses and cohorts. Brand. Content. Sales. Ops. The exact frameworks I use to build agencies and brands that actually move markets.

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③ BOOKS

READ the book

F*$? The Resume. A no-BS field manual for anyone who wants to build a career, a brand, or a business without asking permission. Coming 2026.

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④ BRAND

PARTNER with me

Brand deals, keynotes, integrated campaigns through Trifid Media. When a brand needs more than a post — it needs a cultural moment.

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⑤ FREE

COMMUNITY join in

The newsletter, the WhatsApp broadcast, the TikTok drops. Most of what I teach is free. This is where it starts. No gatekeeping.

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⑥ NEXT

NEW drop soon

A program I'm building for a specific kind of operator. Announcements go to the newsletter first. That's all I'm saying.

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"I don't care what your plan looks like.
I care what you shipped this week."
— Mahdi Shafiei
§ 03 — Receipts

WHAT PEOPLE
say after.

Three months in, I cut my agency's team by 40% and tripled our output. Mahdi doesn't coach — he operates on your business.

Agency Founder Riyadh · Private Mentee

I stopped posting for "engagement" and started building a brand. My content makes money now. That's the shift he forces.

Creator · 120K Dubai · Cohort Grad

Every mentor I'd hired before was theatre. Mahdi was the first one who read my P&L with me — and actually had answers.

E-commerce Operator Lebanon · Private Mentee
§ 04 — On the road

STAGES, ROOMS,
people.

Mahdi Shafiei portrait
Mahdi Shafiei on stage
Mahdi Shafiei keynote
§ 05 — Worked with

BRANDS
I've built with.

SAMSUNG
CHANEL
DIOR
PORSCHE
AMAZON
ADIDAS
RED BULL
L'ORÉAL
KFC
EMAAR
STARBUCKS
BURBERRY
NIVEA
SPOTII
HONOR
DAMAC
DUBAI MALL
NOON
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