Thought Behind Things

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings  In conversation with tonight’s guest, Noman Abid. What was Noman’s journey like? What was his cadet college experience like? Would he enroll his children in cadet college? How did he decide to change his career path? Why didn't he join the army? How and when did he find his true passion? How important is taking a break? What impact did reading have on his life? How did he end up going to QAU? Why QAU? What led him to a career in training and leadership? The importance of language and communication? How did he improve his English skills? Value of speaking in order to improve your fluency. What is Toastmasters and what has his experience been in it? How does the process work? How much do they charge? What kind of personal coaching does he offer? The significance of soft skills and workplace communication? How does he see the Pakistan of 2050? Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings   • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan   Noman’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/nomanabid97?utm_medium=copy_link The Pakistan Pivot podcast:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl9se3zm6IU&t=449s TBT shorts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6akyz6EpkwyzBmKh0L2rSQ Support our podcast: https://anchor.fm/syed-muzamil-hasan-zaidi3/support   You can also audio stream our podcast on the following platforms:  • Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3z1cE7F    • Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/2S84VEd     • Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3cgIkfI 

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings  In conversation with tonight’s guest, Fatima Mazhar. What has Fatima’s journey been like? How did her career begin? What was her role? After this job ended, what happened to her? How did she land her first operational job? What brought her to Careem? What was it like to work for Careem? How did her career in Careem progress? Completing her MBA. How did she end up at KeepTruckin? How was it like relocating to Islamabad? What type of people did KeepTruckin hire back then? When and why did she leave? How did she start working on Dukan.pk and what happened? How did she end up at COLABS? What do they do at COLABS? Why COLABS? How does she see the entire space? Is she certain that the expansion will continue? Why is there so much money spent on subsidies? How does she envision the Pakistan of 2050? Why aren’t we more concerned about what's going on in the country? Catch this and much more in tonight’s episode.  Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings   • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan   Fatima’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mazharfatima?originalSubdomain=pk  COLABS Website: https://colabs.pk/ The Pakistan Pivot podcast:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmB64PGzL_c&ab_channel=PakistanNow TBT shorts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6akyz6EpkwyzBmKh0L2rSQ

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with tonight’s guests, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad and Rizwan Saeed Sheikh. What is the significance of the OIC? Will there be any participation from the guests? What is the OIC's agenda? Who is expected to take part? Why has the All Parties Hurriyat Conference been invited? What has been happening in Kashmir, and what role has the OIC played to help? Is the OIC going to address the rise of Islamophobia in India? Why is it critical to work on this right now, and how will it help? What was the outcome of the December meeting on Afghanistan? What is OIC's thought process? Value for Muslim countries to talk about economic security? What has changed over the past few years? What was done when India's stray missile fell in Pakistan? Catch this and much more in tonight’s episode. Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings   • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan   Asim’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/asimiahmad?lang=en The Pakistan Pivot podcast:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmB64PGzL_c&ab_channel=PakistanNow TBT shorts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6akyz6EpkwyzBmKh0L2rSQ

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings  In conversation with tonight’s guests, Meenah Tariq and Omar Parvez Khan. What are they working on right now? What role does accounting play in a business? Why do we disregard the need of employing an accountant? What kind of change do they intend to make? Bookkeeping vs. accounting? What is the function of their app? Does it fetch data from other sources? How did she come up with the idea for this? Is this simple enough for everyone to use? How much does the app cost? Helping the business ecosystem and Data privacy. What are Metric App's vision and mission? Is it possible to simplify the system even more? Is it possible to connect it to banks in the future? Are they using any gamification tactics? How do they see the startup ecosystem of 2022? What would it take for Pakistan to succeed in 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight’s episode.  Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings   • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan   Meenah’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meenah-tariq/?originalSubdomain=pk Omar’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omar-parvez-khan/?originalSubdomain=pk The Pakistan Pivot podcast:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dydloZcgLE&ab_channel=PakistanNow TBT shorts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6akyz6EpkwyzBmKh0L2rSQ

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings  In conversation with tonight’s guest, Dr. Abdul Bari Khan. What was his journey like? What did he do after his graduation? Who made his career decision? What was his family's financial standing at the time? What did he do post house job? How did he manage to get finances on his own? How did he start cardiac surgery? When and how did they start the Hospital? What is the overall number of hospitals now? Starting the first-ever boat clinic in Pakistan. Is all of it all free of cost? What are the sources of funding? What are their plans for expansion? What work is being done on preemptive medicine? Why isn't Pakistan's healthcare system up to par with the rest of the world? What does he think about Qaumi Sehat Card? How does he envision the Pakistan of 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight’s episode.  Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings   • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indushospitalhealthnetwork/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IHHN.PK Twitter: https://twitter.com/IHHN_PK The Pakistan Pivot podcast:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dydloZcgLE&ab_channel=PakistanNow TBT shorts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6akyz6EpkwyzBmKh0L2rSQ

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings  In conversation with tonight’s guest, Arshad Qaim Khani. What was his journey like? After graduating, what did he do? Is it permissible to get insurance as per our values? How long has he been working in this sector? How did he end up joining the Sehat Sahulat Program? When was the program first launched? Why was the Sehat Sahulat Program started? What are the objectives for this year? What is the benefit of this program? Why is this card important? Has an additional budget been put in health for this? Do you have to pay anything to use the card? Is work being done on the healthcare infrastructure? Is there any protection against fraud? How do they ensure that the card is being used? Are all hospitals offering the same services? Why is everyone eligible for the card? How does he envision the Pakistan of 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight’s episode.  Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings   • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan   Arshad’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-arshad-5a8557a/ The Pakistan Pivot podcast:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dydloZcgLE&ab_channel=PakistanNow TBT shorts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6akyz6EpkwyzBmKh0L2rSQ

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with tonight’s guests, Jawad Nayyar and Abdullah Khan. What do they do? What have their journey’s been like? What construction projects was Jawad working on at the time? How did he get into Cryptocurrency? Did he put money into it at the start? When did they start DAO PropTech? What is the infrastructure like in Balochistan? Why did he decide to return to Pakistan? How was working with Careem like? Where does DAO PropTech stand legally? How did this begin? What does “Asset-backed” mean? What does “Asymmetry of information”? What makes their platform unique? How to know the value of your property? How much are we yielding in Pakistan? Do they guarantee a lower rate than in the market? What problems are they solving? How much revenue have they generated? What procedure do they follow? Customers Road map? How do they assure that there are no leaks in the ecosystem? How do they envision the Pakistan of 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight’s episode. Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Abdullah’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdullahkhan5 Jawad’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jawadnayyar DAO PropTech’s website: https://daoproptech.com/ The Pakistan Pivot podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dydloZcgLE&ab_channel=PakistanNow TBT shorts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6akyz6EpkwyzBmKh0L2rSQ

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings  In conversation with tonight’s guest, Qasim Sana Ramay. What was his journey like? Why didn’t he join the Army post-graduation? Why didn’t he think of getting a job? How and when did “Empoweres” start? When starting a business, what issues might you face? In terms of e-commerce, what was he up to? How were they managing logistics? Are they teaching both local and international players? How do they train their customers for eBay? Are they building a brand? Is it possible for Pakistanis to make an impact on the industry through e-commerce? What is the average profit margin? Can we source from Pakistan? What mindset does “Empowerers” build? How does he envision the Pakistan of 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight’s episode.  Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings   • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan   Qasim’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/qasim-sana-ramay-42219150/?originalSubdomain=pk The Pakistan Pivot podcast:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFXJstxv33o&t=951s&ab_channel=PakistanNow

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings  In conversation with tonight’s guest, Feroza Gulzar. Why and when did she move to Hunza? What was her journey like? How was her life in Quetta? What was it like to relocate to Karachi? Why did she decide to pursue a career in the arts? How was her experience in the Indus valley? Did she experience any cultural shock when in art school? Why did they move right after graduation? What was her father’s role in raising the children? The lack of art galleries in Pakistan. Did she find a job in Islamabad? Why does she not take portraits? How did she get into traveling? How was her teaching experience in Chapursan? How different was living in Hunza? How is the education in Hunza? Traveling to Nepal and What program did she go on? What made her realize she wants to do this? How did her father feel about her passion for travel? What did she do after she came back from Nepal? How difficult was it to control food cravings? How and when did she get married? How did they manage finances? How’s their life like right now? What is the Wi-fi and electricity situation in Hunza? Is Karimabad getting better? How does she envision Pakistan in 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight’s episode.  Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings   • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan   Feroza’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ferozagulzar/?hl=en The Pakistan Pivot podcast:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFXJstxv33o&t=951s&ab_channel=PakistanNow TBT shorts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6akyz6EpkwyzBmKh0L2rSQ

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 In conversation with tonight’s guest, Zarina Tariq. How was Zarina’s life growing up? Are Islamabadi’s as burger as said? What was it like for Zarina at university? After graduation, what did she do? Why didn’t she switch programs? What was it like to live in Karachi alone? When moving, why wasn’t her father in the picture? What made her so self-sufficient? Did this impact her relationship? Is it compulsory for your partner to fix you? What led to her career transition? How did she start empowerment coaching? What is Neurolinguistic Programming? When did she make this switch? What is empowerment coaching and how does Zarina do it? How did she block out the extra noise? How can people connect with her? How does she envision Pakistan 28 years from now? Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings   • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan   Zarina’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachingwithz/ The Pakistan Pivot podcast:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFXJstxv33o&t=951s&ab_channel=PakistanNow TBT shorts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6akyz6EpkwyzBmKh0L2rSQ