A digital marketing expert and entrepreneur, Ferhan Patel is the CEO of Wizards of Social. The passion Ferhan has for social media, content marketing, integrated marketing communications, and customer experience is contagious. A renowned author and speaker, he speaks and writes internationally.

Prior to joining Wizards of Social, Ferhan founded Trolley (formerly Payment Rails), an online platform that simplified cross-border payments.

It has been Ferhan's pleasure to receive many awards and recognitions, including the Payments Canada FinTech Cup - People's Choice award, the Benzinga Fintech Awards - 'Solving Problems Through Payments' award, and the Fintech Startup Pitch Competition organized by Finance Montreal, the FinTech Breakfast Parlay Pitch Competition organized by the 7th Annual Ivey Venture Forum, and the Fintech Startup of the Year.

Ferhan holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Western University's Ivey Business School and a Bachelor of Computer Science degree from Concordia University.