{"id":98,"date":"2026-05-02T12:45:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassamkaram.com\/?page_id=98"},"modified":"2026-05-02T13:20:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T10:20:03","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bassamkaram.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"98\" class=\"elementor elementor-98\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe2e8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9fe2e8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b23a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"63b23a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- =====================================================\n     BASSAM E. KARAM \u2014 PAGE CONTENT\n     Paste everything in this file into:\n     Elementor \u2192 HTML widget on the homepage\n     ===================================================== -->\n\n<header class=\"bk-container\">\n  <nav class=\"bk-nav\">\n    <div class=\"bk-monogram\">B<em>\u00b7<\/em>K<\/div>\n    <ul class=\"bk-nav-links\">\n      <li><a href=\"#intervene\">Where I Intervene<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#work\">How I Work<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a class=\"bk-nav-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/bassamkaram\/onlinemeeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book the call<\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/nav>\n<\/header>\n\n<main class=\"bk-container\">\n  <section class=\"bk-hero\">\n    <div>\n      <div class=\"bk-eyebrow\">Business Advisory Services<\/div>\n\n      <h1>Bassam <em>E.<\/em><br\/>Karam<\/h1>\n\n      <p class=\"bk-tag\">Counsel for founders building, turning around or scaling<\/p>\n\n      <p class=\"bk-hero-body\">\n        I advise business owners and founders at early-stage, startup or advanced transformation\/growth phases, bringing in my +16 years of hands-on experience with SMEs, startups, NGOs and established businesses.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"bk-actions\">\n        <a class=\"bk-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/bassamkaram\/onlinemeeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n          <span>Book a 30-min discussion<\/span>\n          <svg width=\"14\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 10\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M1 5h12m0 0L9 1m4 4L9 9\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\" stroke-linecap=\"square\"\/><\/svg>\n        <\/a>\n        <div class=\"bk-contacts\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bassamkaram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/9613578339\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"bk-portrait\">\n      <div class=\"bk-frame\"><\/div>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bassamkaram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Bassam E. 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