Samah El HakimBeirut · Lebanon

Clarity,
by design.

Identity Advisor · Visual Artist

Most consultants will give you a framework. I'll advise and give you a mirror.

The Advisor

The work, plainly.

If you're a founder, entrepreneur, or just in transition, I will help you see yourself clearly — and make something out of it without sounding like everyone else.

I've spent nearly twenty years building Kook — a creative studio that has designed work for hundreds of clients across the globe while helping them optimize and see more clearly.

011:1 advisory · 2h split in 2 sessions · USD 800

The Clarity Session

Walk in foggy. Walk out with a clearer line of sight on who you are, what you're building, or how to say it. One session, divided into two 1-hour meetings. No follow-up sales pitch. Book at will whenever you need me.

Secure payment via Wise. After paying, book both your 1-hour sessions on Calendly.

02Done-with-you · 8h bundle · USD 3,000

Build With Me

We work together to build your project's foundation from scratch — or from ruins. Foundation, plan, concept, positioning, voice, or visual direction. The whole stack of decisions that determine whether what you want to achieve actually lands. Booked in a monthly bundle of 8 hours.

Secure payment via Wise. 8 hours, expire within 30 days. After paying, book your first session on Calendly.

What you leave with

Four things, plainly.

A clear way forward

See the shape of what you're actually building.

An action plan

Know the next real move, not a 40-page deck.

A new perspective

The question you've been avoiding, asked plainly.

A mental boost

Leave lighter than you came in. That matters.

Success Stories

In their words.

I've been working with Samah for over 10 years, starting with my first startup, Bildits. He has a unique talent for pushing my raw ideas and transforming them into clear, confident strategies that are aligned with my market, my customers, and my identity. His guidance combines creativity, business insight, and a deep understanding of what it takes to build and grow an idea into a real concept.
Rayan Barhouche · Entrepreneur, edutainment concepts
I've spent decades leading organizations, serving in the military, building businesses, and developing a substantial real estate portfolio. By the time I met Samah, I wasn't looking for another strategy or another venture. I was exploring a deeper question: how do I live from identity rather than achievement? Samah didn't change my direction. He sharpened my understanding of it. That kind of clarity is rare, and it's a gift I've also watched him offer to others in the Try Life On community.
Maurice Philogene · Entrepreneur & Investor
Samah played a key role in helping us shape our vision for our organic honey brand from the ground up. He didn’t just offer advice; he genuinely partnered with us to understand who we are, pushing us beyond our usual limits to think bigger and sharper about what our brand could be. Together, we were able to translate our vision into something real, moving from a vague sense of direction to a defined identity we could build our new business and life around. What stood out most was how much he cared about getting it right. He brought honesty, creativity, and real strategic thinking to every conversation, challenging us to dig deeper and think together rather than just handing us answers.
Khalil Srour · Medical Director
I was a successful advisor who quietly stopped showing up for my clients, for myself. Samah didn't hand me a framework. He sat with me, listened, asked the right questions that started igniting dormant sparks within me. Until he asked me the ultimate question that shook me: "Where's the man I used to know? Where's he gone?". That one question did more than any strategy session could have. Months later, I was back, sharper than before. And what came afterwards only confirmed what our three sessions had started.
Tony Kanaan · Wealth & Insurance Advisor
About — Samah El Hakim

You already know what you do. What you're missing is the clarity to start doing it — with the right identity behind it. That's what I do.

I work with founders, entrepreneurs, and individuals in transition who are building something real but haven't yet figured out how to make it legible to the world or how to make it work for them. We work together to find your new path, a plan for it, a new positioning, and build the identity that reflects who you actually are — not what you think you're supposed to be like.

This is not a framework. It is not a template. It is not a three-month retainer where you pay me to send you decks. It's a conversation. A sharp one. And by the end of it, you'll know exactly where you stand and what to do next.

Two ways to work together:

The Clarity Session — Two 1-hour focused sessions. We dig into who you are, what you're building, or what you're trying to achieve, and why it's not coming across yet. You leave with a clearer direction. Booked by session at will.

Build With Me — We work together over time to build your foundation, plan, concept, positioning, voice, visual direction, or anything else that would help you get started the right way. From scratch, or from whatever you already have. Booked in a monthly bundle of 8 hours.

I've built and rebuilt across two decades, in one of the world's most demanding environments. That's not a detail — it's the lens I bring to every conversation. It means I don't panic easily, I don't deal in theory, and I will give you everything you need to succeed, even if it might be uncomfortable for you to hear.

If this sounds like what you need, let's talk.

Drink water.

Visual Artist

I also make visual work — a quieter, more personal practice that runs alongside the advisory.

View the work
Contact

Leave with the clarity you came for.

One conversation. We figure out whether what you're building has the words it needs — and if not, what to do about it. No pitch, no follow-up funnel. Either it's useful or it isn't.

Or email directly: hello@samah.xyz