About
Dr. Aamna Khalid, an education and training consultant, brings nearly 30 years of result-oriented experience in transforming perspectives and empowering individuals to find their niche, build their personal brands, and maintain well-adjusted relationships in both personal and professional spheres.
With a track record of helping numerous professionals transform into credible brands, her customized, interactive programs are developed through in-depth needs assessments and feature unique training techniques, materials, evaluation protocols, and innovative strategies that produce instant results.
Her career spans across multiple sectors, including education, soft-skills training, entrepreneurial mentoring, and personal development.
She combines cutting-edge methodologies derived from psychology and neuroscience to offer programs that are both immersive and actionable. These programs enhance not just skills but also confidence and credibility, empowering professionals to stand out in their fields.
She is the CEO of Avant Visionaire, an innovative training and consulting organization.
Professional Background
Dr. Aamna Khalid, has earned over 15 executive certifications from Harvard, Stanford, and LUMS. Her academic credentials include a PhD (USA), an MSc (UK), and an MA (Pakistan) in diverse areas such as Education, Leadership, Management, and English Language Teaching.
Her professional journey began as a Teacher Trainer in 1999 and since then she has worked extensively with educators at all levels, from primary schools to higher education. She has designed resources for solving teaching-learning challenges, developed curricula for specific purposes, and evaluated & implemented learning & training programs.
In early 2000’s she started teaching English Language to university students and set up the English Language Programs at the newly founded Beaconhouse National University in Pakistan. Since then, she has taught communication, academic writing, and critical thinking at numerous universities in the country designing customized courses for undergraduate as well as graduate programs.
At present she is a faculty member at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Pakistan and has been associated with the university since 2003. She has been teaching industry-oriented courses in the undergraduate, MBA, and MPhil programs, focusing on professional & leadership communication, influence & interpersonal skills, critical and analytical thinking, academic writing, and personal development.
Over the years at LUMS she has developed intensive English for Specific (ESL) communication courses for remedial programs, facilitated career enhancement skills workshops for students, conducted SAT trainers training workshops, run a one-of-its-kind English Language Immersion Program for STEM students, and trained numerous executives in professional communication and public speaking skills.
Professional Development Training
Since 2005, Dr. Khalid has collaborated with leading organizations including UNDP, World Bank, British Council, Civil Services Academy Pakistan, National Incubation Centers, Packages, EO Lahore, LUMS REDC & CES, Beaconhouse National University, Kinnaird College, and many more leading large-scale projects in capacity building, leadership development, and organizational transformation.
Dr. Khalid’s offerings include training in professional communication, public speaking, influence at the workplace, conflict resolution, interpersonal skills, advocacy, and leadership development.
Her unwavering commitment to excellence has made a positive impact on her trainees as her USP is her ability to craft personalized, immersive training experiences that offer ready-to-implement strategies for practical implementation in the real world.
She has been running a unique Train-the-Trainer program that is the first-of-its-kind borrowing from learning science, psychology, neuroscience, and other “tools” adapted from the teaching & coaching world.
Dr. Khalid supports start-up entrepreneurs through a series of workshops, focusing on design thinking, business models, pitch delivery, and investor engagement.
The Shift from Group Training to Individualised Mentoring
After years of working in large-group settings, Dr. Khalid realized that one-on-one coaching is far more effective for creating lasting transformation. Group trainings, though useful, often lack the depth required for personal growth, emotional insight, and sustainable success.
In contrast, working with individuals allows for a tailored approach, offering deep emotional insights, continuous feedback, personalized solutions, and ongoing support.
This personalized attention accelerates the transformation process and delivers sustainable, long-lasting results by achieving breakthroughs that are difficult to attain in a group setting (in other words – there exists a clear, measurable ROI).
Since transitioning to individual coaching in 2023, Dr. Khalid has successfully worked with CEOs, middle management, and early career professionals, helping them navigate the complexities of modern life while building stronger relationships, excelling in their careers, and achieving emotional resilience.
She believes that her combined approach—using training, coaching, and therapy-driven techniques—offers the most comprehensive solution to the challenges faced by today’s professionals.
Mind-Shift Architect
Life Coaching & Mentoring
As a Mindshift Architect her distinctive approach lies in the fusion of capacity-building and professional training with counseling and therapy-based practices, addressing both the practical and emotional challenges her clients face.
Her integrative approach, borrowing from NLP and CBT merges strength-based coaching to address the underlying psychological barriers that cause emotional dysregulation that hinders growth hence helping professionals develop a growth mindset & thrive in high-stress environments.
She works in the areas of emotional intelligence and self-awareness, hence her resilience building coaching is holistic as well as immersive delivering fast-paced, transformative results through personalized action-plans.
By fostering mindset shifts she helps individuals transform weaknesses into strengths, optimise their abilities and stand out from the crowd.
Dr. Khalid has successfully worked with numerous clients guiding them through cognitive shifts, helping them break free from limiting beliefs, enhancing their communication and interpersonal skills, building leadership abilities, and taking control of their personal and professional growth.
In a world that demands excellence, well-being, and balance, Dr. Aamna Khalid provides the tools, strategies, and support to help professionals thrive—emotionally, mentally, and professionally.
Key Specializations
| Strength-Based Coaching | Enhancing individual strengths and turning areas of improvement into powerful tools for success. |
| Communication and Interpersonal Skills Development | Mastering strategic communication, building credibility, ethically influencing others, and differentiating yourself through impactful, confident interactions. |
| Mindset Transformation | Reframing to overcome mental blocks, unlocking new perspectives, eliminating unproductive habits & limiting beliefs for maximizing potential & optimizing productivity. |
| Emotional Intelligence Development | Improving self-awareness, emotional regulation for enhancing social competence. |
| Resilience Building | Managing stress & triggers, adapting to challenges, and thriving empathetically in personal and professional spaces. |
| Burnout Management | Preventing, recovering from and managing burnout through personalized strategies. |
