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| birth_place  = Bozeman, Montana

| birth_place  = Bozeman, Montana

| nationality  = United States

| nationality  = United States

| occupation    = Author, Career Mastermind Leader, Professor, Career Strategist, Career and Life Vision Thought Leader, Career and Life Mastery Consultant, Philanthropist, and TEDx Speaker (2020) — Former Professional Tennis Player and International Athlete Ambassador

| occupation    = Author, Career Mastermind Leader, Professor, Career Strategist, [http://careerandlifemastery.com/ Career and Life] Vision Thought Leader, [http://careerandlifemastery.com/ Career and Life Mastery] Consultant, Philanthropist, and TEDx Speaker (2020) — Former Professional Tennis Player and International Athlete Ambassador

| years_active  = 2018-present

| years_active  = 2018-present

| contact = [https://www.hassanakmal.com/ hassanakmal.com]

| contact = [https://www.hassanakmal.com/ hassanakmal.com]

As the UCLA Career Center's executive director during the COVID-19 pandemic, Akmal has reimagined the UCLA Career Center’s operations including adding new technology and offering services over Zoom, a video conferencing app.<ref>Browne, Kaitlin; and Bobby Hekel. [https://dailybruin.com/2020/05/22/covid-19-has-created-a-time-of-uncertainty-for-students-with-summer-internships/ COVID-19 has created a time of uncertainty for students with summer internships]. Daily Bruin. May 22, 2020.</ref>

As the UCLA Career Center's executive director during the COVID-19 pandemic, Akmal has reimagined the UCLA Career Center’s operations including adding new technology and offering services over Zoom, a video conferencing app.<ref>Browne, Kaitlin; and Bobby Hekel. [https://dailybruin.com/2020/05/22/covid-19-has-created-a-time-of-uncertainty-for-students-with-summer-internships/ COVID-19 has created a time of uncertainty for students with summer internships]. Daily Bruin. May 22, 2020.</ref>

In 2020, Akmal has also stressed that during the COVID-19 pandemic, employers would still like to see that potential jobseekers have been actively developing their skills and keeping busy during the pandemic, but that having a gap in formal full-time employment would not generally be looked down upon.<ref>Nguyen, Thuc Nhi. [https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-05-27/job-hunting-during-coronavirus Job hunting during the pandemic: Tips for recent graduates]. The Los Angeles Times. May 27, 2020.</ref><ref>Wolpert, Stuart. [https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/job-prospects-during-covid-19 Job hunting during COVID-19? For Bruins, a little help can go a long way]. UCLA. June 9, 2020.</ref>

In 2020, Akmal has also stressed that during the COVID-19 pandemic, employers would still like to see that potential jobseekers have been actively developing their skills and keeping busy during the pandemic, but that having a gap in formal full-time employment would not generally be looked down upon.<ref>Nguyen, Thuc Nhi. [https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-05-27/job-hunting-during-coronavirus Job hunting during the pandemic: Tips for recent graduates]. The Los Angeles Times. May 27, 2020.</ref><ref>Wolpert, Stuart. [https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/job-prospects-during-covid-19 Job hunting during COVID-19? For Bruins, a little help can go a long way]. UCLA. June 9, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://newsroom.ucla.edu/magazine/career-center-alumni-association-jobs-covid Job Hunting in the COVID Economy]. UCLA. March 24, 2021.</ref>

==Influences==

==Influences==

==Lectures==

==Lectures==

[[File:Hassan Akmal photo TEDx.jpeg|right|thumb|350px|Hassan Akmal giving a TEDx lecture at Columbia University on March 27, 2021]]

[[File:Hassan Akmal photo TEDx.jpeg|right|thumb|350px|Hassan Akmal giving a TEDx lecture at Columbia University on March 27, 2021]]

*''The Power to Design a Life You Love, and Why Success Is Not Everything: Five Secrets to Career and Life Mastery''; with bonus tribute to Kobe Bryant (March 27, 2021)<ref>[http://tedxcolumbiauniversity.com/ TEDx Columbia University].</ref>

*''The Power to Design a Life You Love, and Why Success Is Not Everything: Five Secrets to [http://careerandlifemastery.com/ Career and Life Mastery]''; with bonus tribute to Kobe Bryant (March 27, 2021)<ref>[http://tedxcolumbiauniversity.com/ TEDx Columbia University].</ref>

==Awards and Nominations==

==Awards and Nominations==

==External links==

==External links==

*[https://www.hassanakmal.com/ Hassan Akmal's official website]

*[https://www.hassanakmal.com/ Hassan Akmal's official website]

*[http://www.invitationrelief.org/ Invitation Relief Inc]

*[http://www.invitationrelief.org/ Invitation Relief Inc]

*[https://youtu.be/tb0r2zF9rKQ YouTube video resume]

*[https://youtu.be/tb0r2zF9rKQ YouTube video resume]