Zeeshan Hayat is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience founding and leading ventures across diverse industries, including e-commerce, direct marketing, healthcare lead generation, wellness app development, and multifamily construction. As the CEO of Kudos Technologies, he drives innovation and transformation, guiding a team focused on creating systems and processes that simplify business operations for SMEs. By delivering tailored software solutions, Zeeshan helps businesses streamline and automate sales, marketing, and operations with a holistic approach.
A passionate advocate for community support, Zeeshan is committed to making a meaningful difference through both philanthropy and personal engagement. He co-founded 100 Meals a Week in 2007, a program that has delivered over 250,000 meals and essentials to the homeless in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES). In July 2019, he partnered with NGOs to co-establish the Muslim Care Centre (MCC), which provided over 600,000 meals in under 10 months. In 2021, he launched the Pixel Moments campaign, a micro-philanthropy initiative aimed at raising mental health awareness.
Zeeshan’s contributions extend to mentoring and leadership roles. He has served on St. Paul’s Future Leaders Committee, supporting mental health and addiction programs, and as a mentor for SFU Beedie’s MiB program and Junior Achievement’s Be Entrepreneurial program.
His achievements have earned him widespread recognition, including accolades such as the BIV BC CEO Award, BC Export Award, BIV Forty Under 40, Douglas College Distinguished Alumni Award, and EY Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist. His company, Prizm Media, has been featured multiple times on Growth 500 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019), Deloitte Technology Fast 500 (2015), and The Globe and Mail’s Canada’s Top Growing Companies (2019). In 2020, Zeeshan was honored with the Medal of Good Citizenship by the Government of British Columbia for his community impact.