Hacks and Hobbies with Junaid Ahmed

In this episode I get to speak with my good friend Ahmed Qureshi, he’s a longtime athlete and one of the top cyclists on our team velocipede cycling team. He has won multiple trophies for triathlons and bike races over the years, and he helps manage and setup cycling routes for our team as well as for our spring camps. He's ridden over 700 bike rides since he's been on Strava with over 22 thousand...

In this episode I got to speak with my brother-in-law for a second time on this podcast, Omar Moinuddin, he's a good friend that helps me bounce ideas off of during the days. In fact he got me and my relatives into snow boarding many many years ago. I haven’t been snow boarding in quite sometime... He’s a software engineer which makes him an amazing artist as well, he can draw batman just through...

In this episode I get to speak with my good friend Melissa Marie, she has turned around her life by losing weight, she tells us the biggest reason behind why she decided to make this change. A lot of the times the “WHY” is what will keep you going, and if that WHY isn’t strong enough, every action we take will become a fad. Check out this episode to learn Melissas stories and the actions she took...

In this episode I got to speak with Michelle Peña, she’s a social media consultant, videographer, writer and a storyteller. I met her through LinkedIn Local events and she’s been doing some amazing things on Linkedin building up connections and telling some really amazing stories. We have over 400 mutual connections on linkedin which goes to show that we’re in really good company. She tells us the...

This is the last week of may with way too many awesome things coming down the pike. Last week you got to listen to some really amazing folks. We learned about their journeys as well as learned some basics around video production and tools available to make your life super easy. Besides getting some knowledge and building some connections I also got to talk to some really cool people that have had...

In this episode I get to speak with Sonny Tannan an international speaker, author, branding strategist and just an amazing gentleman to be friends with. He’s not only a content marketing creator, but also one of the first linkedin video creator, creating simple and focused videos on valuable and actionable steps to take with you!  Sonny Tannan can be found recording some awesome videos on LinkedIn...

In this episode I get to speak with Doug Cohen, he’s a product manager with passion for music and video. He’s been playing music as long as he’s been managing and planning products. I had the pleasure of working with him over the past few years and learned quite a lot, with some really great stories to share on the episode. Doug can be reached via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougco1/ ——S...

In this episode I get to talk with Robert J Moore, founder and creator of the Magnetic Entrepreneur. He started out like most of us, but at one point in his life he had to face hard ships that created an unsurmountable desire to help others. He learned from the best and was able to pick himself up and create a life that only hard-work enables. Robert shares some deep knowledge and stories that hel...

In this episode I get to speak with Antoine Airoldi. He’s a ghost writer, author and a consultant who has helped entrepreneurs in the service industries start their own books. Antoine has been crucial in helping me get my chapters in some of the books that I myself am a co-author. He talks about his passion for writing and who inspired him to be in this business. We share our passion for Cycling a...

In this short episode, I want to share updates on the podcast, personal projects that I'm involved in regarding tv-commercials. Updates on beekeeping mentoring and my own bees. A plug to talk about Team Velocipede, Hacks & Hobbies being one of the sponsors to the cycling team as well as upcoming podcast interviews for your listing pleasure! ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our genero...

A long over due update on what is going on with the podcast as well as the frequency of it, along with life changing events and realignment of what I aim to do the rest of the year and the direction I'm planning to head to. Thank you so much for tuning in and listening. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platform...

In this episode, I had the amazing opportunity to speak with best kept business secret. Marc Ford is the best kept business secret, he helps businesses utilize the secret in growing their market and reach new heights. We also get to learn what makes Marc tick and chat about some of his favorite things to do as in hobbies, movies and tv shows. Marc can be reached through his website http://www.marc...

In this episode, I was uplifted by the brilliant Farnoosh Brock. Coming from an engineering passion myself we connected through the mutual love of technology. We get to learn the journey surmounted by Farnoosh to build a brand around the serving mindset. Because not everyone loves to sell but  to grow organically and build your business you absolutely need to get those sales. With Farnoosh's book...

In this episode, I had the opportunity to speak with an Actor, Author, Speaker and a professional individual that helped me realized the quality of life is simply there for the taking. We not only have the power to make our day dreams a reality but he also has a book out that walks you step by step on how others have done it and how you can do it yourself. Michael J. Lyons was gracious enough to o...

In this episode, I had the pleasure to speak with Omozua Isiramen she is a NeuroCoach and we talked about magic that lives inside our heads. Our thoughts, our feelings they're all constructs of our minds and how we use our mind largely depends on the powers that control our destiny. She takes us through her journey from being a teacher to becoming a coach and a very specific coach at that. We also...

In this episode, I get to speak with my good friend Ariel Margolis. An educator with over 20 years of experience and founder of E-Learning Solved. We connected through mutual connections and participated in the 30 days of videos challenge on LinkedIn. I learned a lot from Ariel over the past few months and decided to bring him on the podcast to learn even more. Our mutual love for education and te...

In this special episode geared towards cycling, I get to chat with my good friend Fuad Kamal. He's been cycling for a very long time starting with various bike over the years, and then finally picking up the love of his life the Bianchi Steel bike a few years ago. I met Fuad in 2016 as we shared similar interests in photography. We kept in touch during our bike rides and technology exploration. I...

In this episode I got to speak with Russ Avery the Sustainability Marketing Guy, Eco Entrepreneur and just an amazing all around gentleman. We got to learn about his journey and what got him involved in this field of work. With a degree in languages he really didn’t want to deal with the jobs those languages take you towards. So he decided to forge his own path. We get to chat about some awesome t...

In this episode I get to chat with my good friend Trey Tatro. I met him at a LinkedIn Local event almost a year ago and we’ve exchanged lots of awesome stories and lessons since then. We finally get to chat on my podcast and I get to learn the origin story and his latest project that’s gotten off the ground with Homeplete. Trey can be reached via his linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/trey-tatro...

In this episode I get to chat with Win Charles, a podcast, author of some of the best-selling books, and it was a great opportunity to go into the background of Win and hear her story and her journey towards success with becoming a writer and a podcaster among other awesome hobbies. Listen in as she share her secrets to life. Once you're done listening or while you're listening you can find Win Ch...

In this episode I'm just gonna drop in some lines dropping some words you know, the usual talking to myself so I think you've probably noticed is that we are lapsing and haven't posted any new episodes recently, and that's mainly because there's been some big changes that have come and it's kept me from keeping a proper schedule, but all that's going to change all that is changing and I'm planning...

In this episode I got to chat with Keli Salem, She's passionate about learning, photography, woodworking and a content creator like myself podcasting, blogging and sharing her love for food, goals, big cats and many things. We had fun talking about our love for blogging, podcasting and the way it makes us feel. You can reach Keli through her blog: lifestylewithkeli.com and check out her creative w...

What is a funnel? Besides a funnel cake which is quite delicious, a funnel is a way to guide people through the buyer’s journey, from discovering more information to taking an informed action that genuinely benefits them. U2 definitely hasn’t found what they’ve been looking for, just kidding they found a lot of fans that absolutely love that song. In this episode, Joseph Villarrubia and I chat abo...

Last weekend, I got to chat with many awesome folks that'll be coming on the podcast in coming weeks. One of my good friends and brother-in-law Omar comes on the podcast and suggests that I can totally do a "how-to" on Cycling. So in this episode I talk about the different types of bikes and bringing on a few cycling enthusiasts to talk about the subject. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to yo...

Back to beekeeping and an update on what is going on with my two hives. A new class with brand new students learning about beekeeping. And whats to come this spring of 2019. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect o...