What is Train 4 Change
Our Story
Train 4 Change is a mobile soccer app in Dallas that provides players with the best soccer coaches, equipment, and training to reach their goals. All of our coaches are current Division One and Two athletes. Combining their current level of knowledge with the latest coaching, technology, and resources. We aim to help every youth soccer player in Dallas get the training they deserve.
The Train4Change Story
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
To Provide High-Quality Training to Any Player, Anytime and Anywhere
Our Vision
Our Mission
Our Mission
Give every player the confidence, skill set, and motivation to be the best soccer player they can and achive their goals.
Our People
Our Mission
Our People
We employ Division One & Two players and they get taught by elite level coaches in the USA and Overseas
Leadership team
CEO/President
Farouk Salim
- Obtained a BSC Industrial Engineering from U. Iberoamericana (Loyola) and an MBA from Cambridge University, England.
- Over 20 years of work in Corporate America at Ford Motor Co., Arthur D Little Consulting, GE Capital, and Borden-LALA.
- For over 10 years, he conducted M&A in the US, Me and Europe before starting his entrepreneurial career.
COO/DOC
Zachary Kennedy
- Studying Applied Physiology and Sports Management at SMU
- Served as the Director of Soccer Operations for the SMU men’s soccer program for 2 years.
- Zach is a current U-19 ECNL Coach at BVB, along with being the associate head coach for Greenhill Varsity
- He holds a USSF coaching certificate and a diploma for coaching the modern athlete.
Revenue and Marketing Manager
Lamar Bynum
- 21 years old from Albuquerque, New Mexico
- He plays D1 Soccer at SMU and I was a D2 All-American at CSU Pueblo
- He has done various projects under his own business involving Real Estate Marketing, Strategic Planning and Product development
Leadership team
General Manager
Jesus Zepeda
- Studying Sports Management with minors in Sports Performance Leadership and advertising at SMU
- Working with SMU Women’s Soccer as the Head Student Manager
- Completed an internship at North Texas SC as their Intern Equipment Manager
- Won the MLS Next Pro Cup final with North Texas Football Club
Board of Directors
Peter Davis
- Undergrad from U Miami and MBA from Wake Forest University
- GM of Partnership Development at US Youth Soccer and
- Professor in the Sports Management department at SMU.
- 10 years as the NCAA's Director of Corporate Alliances.
- Highly experienced and accomplished sports and business leader specializing in develop