Rizma Butt

Rizma Butt graduated with a Master’s Degree in Management Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the Smith School of Business, Queen’s University where she also acquired a Certificate in Social Impact from the Centre for Social Impact. She holds a BSc (Hons) with Double Major in Economics and Finance, from the Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan. Her passion for human capacity development has been the driving force behind her participation in various community development activities, which led her to co-found 1 Million Teachers (1MT).

Her current focus is on 1MT as COO and successful Pakistani fashion brand ‘Iznik’ with prior experience from Shopistan (an e-commerce solutions corporation) as the Chief Online Brand Manager and as Project Manager + Strategist at 1dea. She is currently teaching at St. Lawrence College & Queen's University as a part-time Professor. Rizma has also worked with a small non-governmental organization (NGO), pushing change, and improving population outcomes that provided free education to underprivileged kids in Pakistan.

Rizma also works at Smith School of Business as a Coach and loves helping individuals learn the power of their own minds to create change from within.

Companies

• Adjunct Professor Queen's University (2022)
• Adjunct Professor St. Lawrence College (2021)
• Adjunct Professor Of Business St. Lawrence College (2020)
• Adjunct Professor Of Marketing St. Lawrence College (2020)
• Student Advisor/Coach, Master of Management Innovation & Entrepreneurship (MMIE) Smith School of Business at Queen's University (2020)
• Adjunct Professor Of History St. Lawrence College (2019)
• Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer 1 Million Teachers (2016)
• VP, Head of eCommerce Iznik Fashion (2014)
• Digital Project Manager & Strategist 1dea Design + Media Inc. (2021 — 2022)