About Seni Hazzan

He started his investment banking career with Goldman Sachs on Wall Street. Today, he is a successful businessman committed to rebuilding individuals, families, businesses and our nation, especially after September 11.

Seni's philosophy in a nutshell is: "Don't seek money for money's sake, for it is a reward. Rather, seek to help other people succeed in their mission in life. Money, then becomes your reward. The more people you help, the more money you make."

Seni encourages everyone to take personal inventory of their assets ­ not just money ­ and begin building a future based on biblically sound principles and live the American Dream.

Mr. Seni Hazzan is the the CEO and the Managing Principal of JIL (Jesus Is Lord), LLC, a diversified holding corporation with interests in financial services, private equity investing, real estate, family edutainment, publishing and retail businesses. Mr. Hazzan is also a fellow of the Salzburg Seminar (a global leadership organization based in Salzburg Austria, which boasts of membership of distinguished and outstanding individuals, professionals, academicians, bureaucrats, and heads of nations). Mr Hazzan has spoken and written on many topics including: Personal Financial Management, Surviving In the Corporate America Jungle, Strategies for Growing Your Business God’s Way, Real Estate Investing, Starting Your Business, among others. Mr. Hazzan is an entrepreneur with a rare gift of teaching, guiding people to achieve their lives' goals from wherever they are.

Mr. Hazzan worked on Wall Street in the mergers and acquisitions area with global organizations including Goldman Sachs, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Arthur Andersen. He attained a high level managerial position before starting his own firm.

Mr. Seni Hazzan knows first hand about rebuilding a broken and devastated life from ground zero. His personal life story of having nothing to building himself up out of the rubble called life is a story many of us not only saw and experienced on September 11, but see and experience in our day to day lives. Seni was born and raised in Nigeria, the eldest of six brothers and sisters to abject poverty. His family sacrificed many of their own personal needs when they him to the U.S.

After reaching the pinnacle of his career that included advising CEOs and presidents of many Fortune 500 companies, Seni chose to leave the prestige and perceived security of Wall Street to rebuild at ground zero to go into business for himself.

After September 11, Seni became passionate about helping rebuild lives, families, businesses and our nation and is working on moving his businesses to Ground Zero in the heart of Wall Street.

He has appeared as special guest on radio and TV talk shows and featured in newspapers and magazines write-ups including the New York Beacon, Charisma Magazine, The Network Journal, Rolling-Out Weekly and New Vision in Business Magazine.

He was a Guest Speaker at the National Association of Asian American Professionals’ New York Chapter Speaker Series 2000. Through LifePal Business Network’s Seminars, a subsidiary of JIL (Jesus Is Lord), Mr. Hazzan has spoken to thousands of businessmen and entrepreneurs across North America and the Caribbean. He recently addressed thousands of people at Saint Catherine in Jamaica W.I. on "Life Is A Business." In conjunction with Salem Media Corporation of New York and Jamaica Business Resource Center in New York, Mr. Hazzan addressed entrepreneurs during a business seminar in May 2002. He is a Guest Speaker at the forthcoming Action Seminars Group Speaker Series in New York City, Keynote Speaker at the International Dream Team Christian Association official launching, and a Panelist at a forthcoming Entrepreneurial Forum in New York City. As a personal contribution to the rebuilding of individuals, families, businesses, and our nation, Mr. Hazzan has be been traveling across the United States motivating and challenging the citizenry on how to rebuild their own lives from ground zero as their personal contribution to rebuilding our nation. He was selected the New York State Government and Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development among other professionals and institutions to help rebuild the businesses affected by the September 11 disaster in lower Manhattan, New York City.

He won the Highest Award for Achievement given by the Dale Carnegie Course. He was awarded his permanent residency in the United States as an Alien with Extraordinary Ability. While at Yale, he was awarded Letter of Commendation for Outstanding Academic Performance.

Mr. Hazzan is an entrepreneur with a rare gift of teaching and guiding people to achieve their lives goals from wherever they are.

He was recently awarded the Golden Eagle Leadership Award as the Entrepreneur of the Year 2003 by the International Dream Team. In the month of June 2003 he was selected as one of 40 Dynamic Achievers of 2003.