Waleed Khairzada is a coach, sober companion, and New York State–licensed peer support specialist whose work is informed by three decades of creative leadership, executive management, and entrepreneurship.
Before moving into coaching, Waleed built an extensive career spanning fashion, design, and executive leadership. He founded the luxury label NAUM, held senior creative and executive positions with several major American brands, and later established his own multidisciplinary design consultancy. His career has spanned fashion, interiors, publishing, film, art, hospitality, fitness, and nightlife, shaping brands, businesses, and cultural projects.
Waleed is also a published author, journalist, film producer, and curator whose projects have taken him throughout the United States and Europe. Among his best-known cultural projects is Fashion Underground: The World of Susanne Bartsch, the celebrated exhibition he co-curated for The Museum at FIT.
Today, Waleed works with individuals and families navigating addiction, mental health challenges, and periods of transition. He collaborates closely with families, clinicians, and multidisciplinary care teams, supporting clients across a wide range of settings and stages of recovery. His practice includes transformational coaching, sober companionship, relapse prevention, family support, travel and transport, and long-term recovery support.
Whether building brands, leading creative teams, or guiding individuals and families through profound change, Waleed's work is guided by a belief in the transformative power of creativity, connection, and human potential.