Ummahpreneur Podcast

Sheikh Abdurraheem Green is a world-renowned speaker and authority in the field of Dawah. He’s spent many years at ‘Speakers Corner’ in Hyde park, where he made his name as an inspirational orator. He has been delivering talks nationwide in universities and on international platforms, and many of his lectures and talks widely watched by hundreds of thousands of people online. Sheikh Abdurraheem is...

Maylene is a luxury and lifestyle branding expert and founder of Studio Noor Anisa, where she helps Muslims elevate their brands so they can successfully attract their dream customers.   She is also an experienced designer and founder of Poppetry shop where she designs modern Islamic decor.   In this interview, we sat down together and discussed: -Maylene’s journey that inspired her to b...

The Silk Roads are amongst some of the most important routes in our collective history. It was through these roads that relations between east and west were established, exposing diverse regions to different ideas and ways of life. These exchanges also included the diffusion of many of the world’s major religions including Islam. In this episode, we explore how Islam started its expansion towards...

Uzma Ahmad is the founder of the Arty Party tribe. Arty Party offers live, virtual draw-alongs where you can bring your friends or your colleagues together to play mini-games, de-stress, have loads of fun and get your creative juices flowing. She has also created the unique and fun-filled quikdraw game-show where you race against the clock in fun doodling games! In this interview, we sit down toge...

Usman Waheed is the founder of FURSA, America’s first Ethical (Halal) crowdfunding platform that provides Ethical (Halal) investment opportunities to the greater Muslim community while offering Ethical funding to businesses. FURSA makes it easy to raise Halal funding for investment opportunities in real estate, small business, franchises, and others through Shariah compliant agreements.   In...

Anne Jenett is the founder of ELEOS leadership coaching - where she delivers Holistic Success & Leadership Coach for Everyday Leaders & (Extra)Ordinary Souls. In this episode we sat down together to discuss: -The journey that inspired Anne Jenett to become an entrepreneur -Why she chose to focus on leadership and success coaching -What is leadership and where does it start or end? -What ma...

Elena Nikolova is the Founder and editor-in-Chief of MuslimTravelGirl.com the leading Muslim travel site inspiring Muslims to travel the world in style without breaking the bank. After seeing the high cost of Umrah packages and the great need for Muslims to perform this mini-pilgrimage she authored the book “Umrah under £300”. She has inspired over a million Muslims to travel and experience the wo...

Ali Jawad is a British Paralympic powerlifter that was born without legs. He took up powerlifting at the age of 16, and went on to compete in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, finishing fourth. The following year he made a world record lift and took gold at the Asian Open Championships. At the 2014 powerlifting world championships in Dubai, he became world champion in his class, setting anoth...

MiniDeed is a new app that helps you actively make a difference by helping you instantly donate 1p to causes that matter to you when you like their posts.   My guest, Sakib Ahmed is part of the 4-person team that started working on the project over 2 years ago, and has helped grow the platform and build partnerships with charities and community organisations - raising over £26k just through p...

For this special episode, I have chosen to read some select passages from the book "The War of Art by Steven Pressfield".  I completed this book cover to cover in under a week, and it was an absolute joy to read at every turn of the page.   In this live book reading & reflection we talk about: -The massive consequences of our "unlived lives" -The enemy that stops you from doing your...

Muhammad runs an ethical investment & finance blog (@MuslimInvesting), where he aims to educate and create an awareness around ethical finances and investing for Muslims.  In this upcoming interview, we sit down together to discuss: -Why is investing is important for creating wealth -Guidelines to picking halal stocks -What is compound interest and is it haram -Investment strategies for b...

Elsawy is a multidisciplinary designer, architect, and leader of all things digital. He worked with a gamut of companies (Tangerine, KPMG, RBC, Toyota, and Manulife to name a few). His experience in crafting and leading innovation strategies has proven invaluable for organizations struggling to transform to the next level. Here's some of the topics discussed in this episode: -What are the human ca...

Mudassar Chaudhry is the Assistant Manager in Ernst & Young UK&I's Sustainable Business practice, specialising in providing culture, diversity and inclusion services to clients.   During his time at Ernst & Young, he has taken it upon himself to revive and grow the EY Muslim Community into one of the largest global networks in the organization with 700+ members. Here's some of the...

Rami Yahia is the co-founder of Custom Heats, a private label customized hot sauce company that went viral and landed on the hit CBC show "Dragon's Den". They were also featured on NowThis, Rachael Ray Everyday, TimeOut and UrbanDaddy reaching over 1 million people organically. In this interview, Rami and I discuss: How do you identify upcoming business trends and consumer behavior as a business o...

Khaoula Abtouche is the founder of Dignitii, an activewear brand based in Canada that designs and produces innovative modest sportswear. They use fabrics with the latest technology to produce beautiful activewear that optimizes performance and caters to women who choose to dress modestly. At Dignitii, they believe women have the right to feel strong, confident, and beautiful without compromising o...

Mohamad Sawwaf brings over a decade’s worth of experience in the financial services and capital markets sectors. His latest project, Manzil, is Canada’s first Islamic NeoBank offering Ethically-Conscious Products, Halal Financing & Investment Solutions. In this interview, I bring him and his CMO Osama AlShurafa to dicuss: -The story behind the creation of Manzil, Canada's first Islamic financi...

Marta Maryam Rosza has been a CEO of international organizations and startups for the last 17 years. During that time, she has filled many roles including Operations, Business strategy, Branding, Financial Management, Marketing, Hiring and so much more! Her latest project is Noor & Zafir, a modern Muslim lifestyle marketplace, which curates a number of Muslim Lifestyle brands and products on a...

Dr. Marwa Assar is Psycho-Spiritual Teacher and founder of the HOME institute, where she focuses on providing spiritual, mental, & emotional transformation rooted in Islamic teachings and approached through an Islamic Psychological Lens! She believes that Islam speaks to our psycho-spiritual system, and recognizes the emphasis that Islamic Psychology placed on the heart and its impact on our e...

Mohamed Hammoud is an Entrepreneur, Executive Leadership Coach, Keynote Speaker, and Host of the UNFLTRD podcast. He speaks regularly on the topic of Muslim identity and was featured on TEDx to speak on “Reclaiming the Islamic Identity”. With over 25 years of diverse work experience, Mohamed serves as a Leadership and Diversity Consultant. He was also nominated a Liberal Party of Canada Leadership...

Returning guests Abdul Shakur (private equity consultant & mentor) and Cordelia Gaffar (emotions mastery coach) join me as we discuss everything about Work-Life Balance for Entrepreneurs! We discuss topics such as: -Work-Life Balance, does it exist for entrepreneurs? -Should you impose limits on yourself to maintain it? -Is "The hustle mentality" constructive or destructive? -Does work-life ba...

Razia Hamidi is a professional spiritual & relationship coach who guides Muslim couples to build their marriage on love, harmony, and Islamic spirituality. Razia approaches her coaching from the heart, with a focus on strengthening her clients' relationships with God, so they may reap the benefits in their life. In this interview we talk about: -How she became a spiritual and relationship coac...

Idil Issa is an advocate, writer, and public speaker with extensive experience using media and communications to advance causes with social impact! In this interview we talk about: -The story behind how she became an entrepeneur, advocate and public speaker -How she was featured on major media outlets and present at a Canadian National Hearing to speak up against a hijab ban -How she refined her s...

Navid Akhtar is the CEO & Founder of Alchemiya, an on-demand streaming service that provides a rich directory of films, documentaries, tv shows & TV programmes catered to the Muslim world. In a time where mainstream media is portraying Muslims are often portrayed in a negative light, Alchemiya has taken the charge in providing an educational and entertaining platform aimed to help change t...

Zakiyyah Alexander is a Hair-Scalp Specialist, Kitchen Alchemist and Founder at Blumseed: a brand which specializes in personalized hair care for women of color. I'm bringing on Zakiyyah to talk about: -Her journey that inspired her to become an entrepreneur and create a beauty product line -What steps she took to create her product and turn her idea into reality -Her biggest challenge growing a p...

Hamzah is the co-founder of Minted, a revolutionary app that makes buying and investing gold easier than it's ever been before. I'm bringing on Hamzah so we can learn the HOW and WHY behind Minted including: -The journey he went through that inspired him to create Minted -Why you should invest in Gold during this uncertain economic climate -What process he went through to build the app -His journe...