About Kash
Mr. Shaikh is an award-winning entrepreneur, business builder, and sports marketer, with more than two decades of international leadership experience. Prior to founding Baseball United, Mr. Shaikh consistently drove business growth, community impact, and organizational culture at the corporate and startup level, as well as within his own companies.
He’s been awarded Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, CEO of the Year by the Business Courier, and Marketer of the Year by Brandweek. He’s also the only person in history to be named General Motors’ Rising Star for Entrepreneurship as well as PR Week’s Rising Star for Communications. Mr. Shaikh was recognized by Singapore based leadership institute, Break the Ceiling, as their Global Mentor of the Year for two consecutive years for his efforts in building highperforming teams. Mr. Shaikh is also an internationally recognized TEDx speaker, garnering over 100 Million views on his motivational videos.
Mr. Shaikh’s companies have been ranked in the top 1% of the prestigious Inc5000 and Entrepreneur360 lists of America’s top private companies. His firms also received the #1 ranking on the Fast55 list of startups with the largest revenue growth over a three-year span.
Today, Mr. Shaikh is building Baseball United (BU), the first professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and South Asia, with its global headquarters in Dubai. Mr. Shaikh is the Majority Owner, and also serves as the organization’s Chairman and CEO. Twenty Major League Baseball legends are also investors in the league, including baseball Hall of Famers Barry Larkin (Cincinnati Reds), Mariano Rivera (New York Yankees), Adrian Beltre (Texas Rangers), and Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals). BU's inaugural games were broadcast in 127 countries and attended by thousands of fans in Dubai. BU was recognized as one of the best new sports organizations in the world by the AVA Digital Awards, Muse Creative Awards, and the Hashtag Sports Awards, and supported by the Dubai Sports Council and the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism. The league's new season begins October of 2025.
He’s been awarded Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, CEO of the Year by the Business Courier, and Marketer of the Year by Brandweek. He’s also the only person in history to be named General Motors’ Rising Star for Entrepreneurship as well as PR Week’s Rising Star for Communications. Mr. Shaikh was recognized by Singapore based leadership institute, Break the Ceiling, as their Global Mentor of the Year for two consecutive years for his efforts in building highperforming teams. Mr. Shaikh is also an internationally recognized TEDx speaker, garnering over 100 Million views on his motivational videos.
Mr. Shaikh’s companies have been ranked in the top 1% of the prestigious Inc5000 and Entrepreneur360 lists of America’s top private companies. His firms also received the #1 ranking on the Fast55 list of startups with the largest revenue growth over a three-year span.
Today, Mr. Shaikh is building Baseball United (BU), the first professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and South Asia, with its global headquarters in Dubai. Mr. Shaikh is the Majority Owner, and also serves as the organization’s Chairman and CEO. Twenty Major League Baseball legends are also investors in the league, including baseball Hall of Famers Barry Larkin (Cincinnati Reds), Mariano Rivera (New York Yankees), Adrian Beltre (Texas Rangers), and Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals). BU's inaugural games were broadcast in 127 countries and attended by thousands of fans in Dubai. BU was recognized as one of the best new sports organizations in the world by the AVA Digital Awards, Muse Creative Awards, and the Hashtag Sports Awards, and supported by the Dubai Sports Council and the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism. The league's new season begins October of 2025.
