Hey, I'm Hagop Makdis

” Man of opportunities “

About me

Man Of Opportunities or Hagop Makdis is the founder and

director of “Big Mind” educational and business center, a

top-ranking communication training specialist, speaker,

lecturer, personal development coach, and certified NLP

practitioner trainer with over 10 years of experience, at

regional and international levels.

Testimonials

Nicolas Seferian

Multilingual Cross-Cultural Multidisciplinary Business Performance Improvement Consultant & Crisis Manager / Businessman / Translator / Lecturer / Youth Mentor & Empowerer / Hyperpolyglot / Humanitarian / A.G.A.

Recommendations mainly confirm excellent collaboration with individuals, highlighting their skills & expertise of the past.
Mine puts into the spotlight the impression of “One shall never get a second chance to make a 1st impression”, good and exceptional persons are hard to find.

Identifying & recognizing qualities in persons at first contact is like religion, believing without looking for proof.

Hagop is a very devoted person to the well-being & empowering of Armenians & Armenia (so am I), he always takes the bull by the horns, avoids no potential opportunities of improvement and is very unexceptionally; versus many others I knew, open to new and revolutionary ideas, to be implemented and managed with the available & provided means.

A very recommendable style for all actual and upcoming Managers.

A good Manager can manage challenging changes

A rare and unique person (which is difficult to find). He shall always be a main asset to anybody’s circle, since she can adapt himself like a chameleon to any situation.

It is an honor knowing him.

Raffi Ohannesian, PMP®

Experienced Project Manager | Trainer | PMP Certified | MSME Development | Financial Inclusion | Financial Education | Research | International Cooperation.

Mr. Makdis is such a delightful person to have around. He is a leading manager and an outstanding mentor and trainer with ample experience of 10 years. He is innovative, organized as well as helpful and is always open to ideas and suggestions.

Raffy Semerdjian

ICC NC Armenia SG, Founder E-MBA @YSMU, Start-up Ecosystem.

Mr. Makdis has been specialized in different aspects of communication skills, including but not limited to non-verbal communication, paralinguistic, neuro-linguistic programming;

I highly appreciate in him his positive thinking and his eagerness in continuous improvement.

He participated with us in several trainings in projects that we initiated in Youth Empowerment.

I recommend him as an expert/trainer in Communication Skills.

Nassima Benyouci

Sales Manager.

I know Hagop from our experience together in Nasser Fellowship Program. Honestly, he is so professional, friendly with all the leaders, and has a team spirit. I discovered his project and i was really impressed by his entrepreneurship skills. Keep up the good work

Marianna Chobanyan

Programs Manager at Repat Armenia Foundation.

Hagop is an amazing personality and professional in his domain. I highly recommend working and collaborating with him. Result-driven, sociable, and a great negotiator, Hagop will do his best to reach fruitful cooperation with you!

Karmen Grigoryan

Ph.D. in Economics, Assistant Professor, Chair of International Economic Relations, ASUE.

I know Mr. Makdis as a professional communication trainer and one of the best body language experts that I know. I had the pleasure to teach together with him on a project powered by IAB International Academy of Business. His premium-level skills caught everyone’s attention.

Ararat Kostanian

Researcher on Middle Eastern studies, peaceful coexistence and Multipolarity in International Relations Theory.

Mr.Makdis has shown a high level of proficiency in working with youth in revealing “Body language” tactics and understanding, that haven’t been done in Armenia by any expert before. Moreover, he has done a brilliant job in presenting Armenia on top world tv Channels during the war in Nakorno Karabakh. At that time, he launched a media center called “Armarabia” in Arabic, to link Armenia and the Arab world further. I personally appreciate his work and his passion should be appreciated at best.

Skills

Soft Skills
Leadership
Communication
Public Speaking
Negotiation
Problem solving
Decision-making
TOT
Collaboration
Creative thinking
Supervising

Contacts

Always keen for a good prop so feel free to say hey!