What should I do with my toxic clients?
On decision making, with Wahaj Rehman of Oblique Consult
Vuk and I talk about the 2 main types of entrepreneurs, especially at the start of the journey.
How long should your financial 'runway' be?
Murtaza Manji from Kaizen dropping some serious truth bombs! 🛫🛬🛫🛬
My First Business Podcast has launched 🔥
Hit the link in bio to listen to Season 1🎧
A little about the MFB Podcast...
Naeem Parvez is a new, and sometimes clueless business owner trying to wear multiple hats 🧢
Join him on his journey of hardships and triumphs, as he brings on more experienced and successful business owners to guide him towards the right decisions 👩🏻💼🧑🏻💼
Each episode is like a conversation with a mentor you never had 😎
Listen to Season 1 here: https://www.myfirstbusinesspodcast.com/
These first 5 episodes with successful entrepreneurs hold so many nuggets of wisdom that are bound to shift your perspective, arm you with new strategies and inspire new ways of thinking 💪🏼
Sneak Peek from Episode 5 🎧 with @jamespardoe, CEO of @grow_digital_agency
...on working so that you don't have to work 😎 🌴
Sneak Peek from Episode 3 🎧 with the modern day business buddha, @coach.mrm, CEO of @kaizenconsultinggroup
...are you building a business or a trap for yourself? 🤔
Sneak Peek of Episode 2 🎧 with the very humble and wise @wahajs, CEO of @consultoblique
...is a 9-5 really a bad thing? Or is it a way to get paid to learn before you become your own boss? 😉
Sneak Peek from Episode 4 🎧 with the girl on 🔥🔥🔥@mich_realboxingonly, CEO and Founder of @realboxingonly
...should we really be treating our employees like family? 🤔
What do you think?
Sneak Peek from Episode 4 🎧 with the girl on 🔥 @mich_realboxingonly, CEO of @realboxingonly
...should we really be treating our employees like family? 🤔
What do you think?
Sneak peek from Episode 1 dropping next week with @vukzlatarov, CEO of @creitive and @poddster
🎧 Is quitting really a bad thing?
Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or already running a business, you'll want to tune into this 🎧
👉🏽 But first, some backstory:
I'm Naeem, business owner of @digitalinamarketing with my wife @alinaislam
She started the business in 2020, and when I first joined her in 2021, I had no clue what I was doing 🙈
As a 9-5 employee, I had...
✅ Worked 7 years in FX on a trading floor
✅Earned 6-figures in my first job at 23
✅Become the youngest VP at the age of 27
✅Made the leap from FX to the Tech industry
✅Managed clients worth millions in Toronto and Dubai
...but when it came to running a business, I was clueless!
On the outside, it looked like I was embarking on a new exciting adventure 💪🏼
But on the inside, I was struggling with
❌Imposter syndrome
❌Lack of direction
❌Confusion
❌Feeling lost
Would I be able to help Alina grow her business?
Was I cut out for entrepreneurship?
Had I made a mistake?
So I bought books, a lot of them! 📚
Watched YouTube videos 🎥
Googled endlessly 👨💻
But the most value I ever received was a 1-hour lunch meeting with a successful entrepreneur. 💼
In just 1 hour I had countless ‘aha’ moments, found clarity around bottlenecks, resolved problems that felt unresolvable, and I simply couldn’t stop scribbling down notes while he was talking. 🤓
After that lunch meeting it hit me: having mentors in your life is the #1 growth tool.📈
The trouble is, finding the right mentors isn’t easy, nor is it possible to get a lot of their time. Where would I find them? If they’re running successful companies with busy schedules, how can I expect them to turn up to coffee with me each week?
So I decided to do something a bit selfish…
I launched a podcast. 🎧
I started inviting successful entrepreneurs onto my podcast and asked them all my burning questions.
Questions about…
✅Money
✅Patience
✅Failure
✅Growth
✅Mental health
✅Building a team
✅And ever
