The guest atlas
Everyone who has sat across the table.
461 founders, operators and thinkers, across 521 recorded conversations. Every one of them said something on the record worth keeping.
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A. Rauf Razzak Ganatra Executive Vice President, Global Operations — Sustainable Lean Manufacturing, Caltex Mexico 1 ep Aamir Ibrahim Chief Executive Officer, Jazz 1 ep Abbas Bukhari Comedian and content creator 1 ep Abdal Mufti Storyteller, artist and education-policy consultant 1 ep Abdul Hannan Singer-songwriter and front-end engineer 1 ep Abdul Rahim Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan 1 ep Abdul Razak Dawood Founder, DESCON; former Adviser on Commerce to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, DESCON / BARD Foundation 1 ep Abdul Rehman Najam CEO and Founder, ARN Financial Advisors 2 eps Abdullah Khattak Medical student, YouTuber, Aga Khan University 1 ep Adam Jabbar Technology lawyer, Adam Legal Tech 1 ep Adeel Azhar Radio show host and finance commentator, Independent 1 ep Adeel Malik Associate Professor of Development Economics; Globe Fellow in the Economies of Muslim Societies, University of Oxford 2 eps Adeel Raza Co-Founder & Board Member, Salams (formerly Minder) 1 ep Adeel Tahir Head of Sales, Tecno Pakistan 1 ep Adil Ismail Immigration consultant, Superior Immigration 1 ep Adnan Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Software Finder 1 ep Adnan Ali CEO & Director, PayFast 1 ep Adnan Shaffi CEO and co-founder, PriceOye 1 ep Afzal Khan Vice Chairman, Union Council 29, Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government 1 ep Ahmad Awais Founder & CEO, Command Code 1 ep Ahmad Manzoor Guest, TBT Podcast 2 eps Ahmed Abubakar Founder and CEO, vyro.ai 1 ep Ahmed Jamal Pirzada Senior lecturer in economics, University of Bristol 2 eps Ahmed Sarym Storyteller, journalist, and filmmaker, Independent 1 ep Ahsan Jamil Founding Managing Partner, Sy Ventures 1 ep Ahsan Malik Associate Professor, ComSets University, ComSets University 1 ep Aleena Nadeem Founder & CEO, Edufy 1 ep Ali Clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, Mental Health with Ali 1 ep Ali and Vamek Co-founders, DeafTawk 1 ep Ali Asghar Jamali Chief Executive Officer, Indus Motor Company (Toyota Pakistan) 1 ep Ali Farid Khwaja Chairman, KTrade Securities 2 eps Ali Hameed Social entrepreneur and peace builder, Peace House 1 ep Ali Ilyas Psychologist and mental health advocate, Independent practice 14 eps Ali Khan Fitness trainer and gym owner, Alpha Gym 1 ep Ali Khan Swati Founder, Red Tail Studio / Red Tail Marketing / Lysha 1 ep Ali Khizar Economic journalist and writer, Business Recorder 2 eps Ali Naqi Shaheen Co-founder, Coeus Solutions 1 ep Ali Raza Head of Marketing, Tecno Pakistan 1 ep Ali Sufian Wasif Creator, Sarcasmistan 1 ep Almas Ali Jovindah Advisor (Legal), Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), Pakistan 1 ep Amin Sukhera CEO, SkyElectric 1 ep Amir Aasan Khan CEO and President, Ericsson Pakistan 1 ep Amir Bhagat Animator, video editor, and founder, Online learning startup (courses in Urdu) 1 ep Amir Paracha Chairman and CEO, Unilever Pakistan 1 ep Amir R. Paracha Chairman & CEO, Unilever Pakistan Limited 1 ep Ammar Ali Ayub Co-founder, Nearpeer 1 ep Ammar Habib Khan Chief Risk Officer, Karandaaz Pakistan 1 ep Ammar Yaseen Vice President Investments and Trainer, Sarmaaya Financials (Sarmaaya.pk) 1 ep Amna Baig Assistant Superintendent of Police, Police Service of Pakistan 1 ep Anees Khawaja Director and Owner; Chief Executive Officer, Mahmood Group of Industries and MG Apparel 1 ep Areeb Tariq Founder & Head of Design, Ajeeb Studio 1 ep Ariba Shahid Correspondent, Reuters 1 ep Arif Iqbal Founder and CEO, LAM 2 eps Arif Lakhani Founder and CEO, Kist Bazaar 2 eps Arsalan Khan Founder and host, The Wide Side 1 ep Arzish Azam CEO, Ijad Labs / Country Manager, Startup Grind Pakistan, Ijad Labs 1 ep Asad Mehmood Designer, agency founder, Mattermost; runs his own UI/UX agency 1 ep Asad Umar Former Finance Minister of Pakistan, Government of Pakistan (formerly) 2 eps Asadullah Khan Chief Executive Officer, Trango Tech 1 ep Asfandyar Waraich 1 ep Asif Akram Chief Operating Officer, Systems Limited 1 ep Asif and Altamash Co-founders, Xstate 1 ep Asif Aziz Chief Commercial Officer, Jazz 1 ep Asim Iftikhar Ahmad and Rizwan Saeed Sheikh Foreign Office Spokesperson of Pakistan; Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the OIC, Government of Pakistan / Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1 ep Asim Ismail Founder, Al-Waseelah Trust 1 ep Asim Swati Business setup and immigration consultant, UAE-based advisory practice 1 ep Atique Ur Rehman AI Engineer and Co-founder, Maveshi Farms 1 ep Atiya Zaidi Head of BBDO Pakistan, BBDO Pakistan 1 ep Atyab Tahir Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, HugoBank 1 ep Awais Shafique Founder, ex-Product Lead, Precise (acquired by Meta) 1 ep Ayla Adnan Content creator 1 ep Azad Chaiwala Entrepreneur and educator, Self-built education initiative 2 eps Azam Jamil Country Head, Siddiqi Hospitality Pvt Ltd 1 ep Azaz Ahmad Founder and Administrator, Keero Ki Dunya 1 ep
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Babar Khan Javed Advertising and media industry reporter, Profit Magazine 2 eps Badar Khushnood Chairman, P@SHA / Co-founder, Bramerz, Bramerz 1 ep Badar Munir AI educator and software engineer, Independent creator 1 ep Bakhtiar Wain Founder and CEO, Avanceon Limited 1 ep Bilal Hameed & Asad Hashamali Co-founders, Alt Academy 1 ep Bilal Munir Founder & CEO, VideoWaliSarkar 1 ep Bilal Musharraf Founder and CEO; Education and EdTech Specialist, ERA Professionals 1 ep Bilal Naeem CEO and founder, Beyond Green Solar 1 ep Bisma Khan Entrepreneur, Content Creator, and Rapper 1 ep Brandon Temensky CEO & Founder, SadaPay 1 ep By Rooj Content creator, Independent 1 ep
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Dananeer Mobeen Actress and influencer, Independent / social media personality 1 ep Danish Hasan Filmmaker and content creator, Parallel Studios 1 ep Danish Khaliq VP, Sales and Strategy, Mega Motor Company 1 ep Daniyal Siddiqui Founder and CEO, DS Group of Companies (DSG Energy) 1 ep Danyal Shiekh Founder, Beverly Hills Residence and lamhay.com 1 ep Dayyan Atif Comedian and content creator 1 ep DJ Toshi DJ and producer, Independent 1 ep Dr Aasim Yusuf Chief Medical Officer, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre 1 ep Dr Humayon Dar Director general, Cambridge Institute of Finance; chairman, Cambridge International Finance Awards, Cambridge Institute of Finance 1 ep Dr Muhammad Iftikhar Head of Department for Media and Communications, Trifah University 1 ep Dr Naseer Ahsan District medical officer; founder of Pendu Productions, Pendu Productions 1 ep Dr. Abdul Bari Khan Founder and President, Indus Hospital and Health Network 1 ep Dr. Adnan Rafiq Member (Governance), Planning Commission of Pakistan, Planning Commission of Pakistan / Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives 1 ep Dr. Aftab Maroof Rector, FAST-NUCES (National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences) 1 ep Dr. Arshad Ahmad Vice Chancellor, LUMS (Lahore University of Management Sciences) 1 ep Dr. Arslan Khalid Ex-Focal Person on Digital Media to PM Imran Khan; Former IT Minister, Punjab, Innova Labs 1 ep Dr. Asad Khan Doctor and content creator, Daktar Saab 1 ep Dr. Asad Zaman Professor of Economics, Al-Akhwah University 2 eps Dr. Habib Bokhari Founding Vice Chancellor, Kohsar University Murree; Professor of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Kohsar University Murree 1 ep Dr. Hina Sikandar Postal Group Officer, Pakistan Civil Services, Pakistan Post 1 ep Dr. Mohammad Muneeb Khan Clinical Oncologist and Founder, NHS England / Killing Cancer Kindly 1 ep Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Zubair Former Chief Economist, Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan 1 ep Dr. Muhammad Ali Ehsan Post-doctoral researcher, Tomsk State University 1 ep Dr. Muhammad Sabieh Anwar Professor of Physics and former Dean, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) 1 ep Dr. Muhammad Saleem Khan Chief Operating Officer, Kulsum International Hospital 1 ep Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Chairman, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan 1 ep Dr. Nasir Ahsan Founder and CEO, Abyss Solutions 1 ep Dr. Naveed Iftikhar Co-founder, Atom Camp 1 ep Dr. Riina Kionka Ambassador of the European Union to Pakistan, Delegation of the European Union to Pakistan 1 ep Dr. Shahid Qureshi Rector, GIFT University, Gujranwala 1 ep Dr. Sohail Naqvi CEO, Knowledge Streams 1 ep Dr. Sonia Irum Assistant Professor of English Literature and Head of Alumni Affairs, International Islamic University, Islamabad 1 ep Dr. Taimur Rahman Associate Professor of Political Science, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) 1 ep Dr. Uzair Luqman Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Medicsi Hospital / Riphah International University 1 ep Dr. Zunaira Saqib Founder and CEO, Merafuture.pk; Faculty, NUST Business School, Merafuture.pk 1 ep
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Ehmad Zubair Chief Executive Officer, Cogent Labs 1 ep Ehsan Elahi Founder and CEO, timegram 1 ep Ehsan Imam & Asma Salman Omar Co-founders, MARHAM 1 ep Ehsan Saya Managing Director, Daraz 1 ep Ehtesham Maqbool Elahi Managing Director, MacPac Films 1 ep Elliot Garreffa Co-founder, Ghost Team 1 ep Emad Bukhari Digital Content Creator and Musical Artist 1 ep Etizaz Mohsin Cybersecurity researcher 1 ep
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Fahad Khan CEO, Canada Prime Marketing 1 ep Fahad Lone Founder and developer, Resort project in Nathiagali, Galyat 1 ep Fahad Malik Digital Media Strategist and Mental Health Advocate, Private Media Group, Islamabad 1 ep Fahad Yousaf Head of Business, Nescafe / Nestle Pakistan 1 ep Faheem Azam Founder and Creative Director, Teeli 1 ep Faisal Aftab CEO and Founder, Zayn Capital 4 eps Faisal Warraich Historian, documentary filmmaker, and content creator, Dekho Suno Jano / FSW Media 1 ep Faizan Aslam Founder and CEO, Bookme.pk 1 ep Faizan Sameer Football manager and media personality, 18 1 ep Farhan M. Haroon CEO and General Manager, Haleon Pakistan 1 ep Farhan Mehboob National Squash Champion 1 ep Farhat Hussein Retired factory accountant; 1971 survivor 1 ep Farooq Tirmizi Managing Editor, Profit magazine 4 eps Fasieh Mehta Head of business operations, Quigzell Pakistan (EPIC Games subsidiary) 1 ep Fatima Mazhar Chief Operating Officer, COLABS 1 ep Fawad Abdul Kader Founding CEO, Contrivus (formerly Country Head, Paymob Pakistan) 1 ep Feroza Gulzar Photographer and content creator, independent 1 ep Fizza Jamal Senior UX Designer, VentureDive 1 ep
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GetFitAthletic Fitness education brand and content creator, GetFit Athletic Pvt Ltd 1 ep Ghalib Hassam Content Creator and AI/Tech Commentator, Independent 2 eps Ghazanfer Jaffery Co-founder, actor, director, Bekaar Films 1 ep Gonzalo Varela Lead Economist, Prosperity Practice Group, World Bank 2 eps
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Haaris Mahmood Chaudhary President & CEO, Mobilink Bank (formerly CEO, Universal Service Fund Pakistan) 1 ep Hafiz Ahmed Founder & CEO, E-Comrades 1 ep Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman Ameer (President), Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan 1 ep Hafiz ur Rehman President, Al Khidmat Foundation 1 ep Haider Ali Khan CEO, Middle East and North Africa, Dubizzle Group 1 ep Haitham and Hussam Co-founders, Syrian Guys, Syrian Guys Shawarma 1 ep Hamayun Sajad Head of Digital Transformation, United Bank Limited (UBL) 1 ep Hamza Vice President, Macro Rates Sales, Goldman Sachs 1 ep Hamza Bhatti Founder & CEO, Hamza Bhatti Productions 1 ep Hamza Saeed Director, Planning, Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA), Government of Pakistan 1 ep Hamza Shafqaat Deputy Commissioner, Islamabad District Administration 1 ep Haroon Baig Founder & CEO, The Startups Factory 2 eps Haroon Kanth Country head, Teradata Pakistan 1 ep Haroon Yasin Co-founder & CEO, Taleemabad 1 ep Harris Irfan Managing Partner and Founder, Cordoba Capital 1 ep Hasan Ali Khureshi, Petrov Afinasé, Sidra Kiran Senior Business Development Representative (Pakistan); Business Development Manager (South Asia); PR & Communications Manager, inDrive 1 ep Haseeb Awan Founder, Efani 1 ep Haseeb S Khan Designer, Photographer, Artist, and Founder, mytype.store 1 ep Hashim Nawaz Rapper, Goky Records 1 ep Hashim Syed AI Go-to-Market Lead for Startups in North America, Google 2 eps Hassam Ahmad Awan Content creator and entrepreneur, Invicta Lifestyle 1 ep Hassan Aslam International law expert and legal director, CMS Cameron McKenna 1 ep Hassan Mossin Research student, International Institute for Astronautical Sciences, IIAS 1 ep Haziq Ahmed Co-Founder and COO, Krave Mart (YC S22) 1 ep Hemayal Attique Content creator and digital influencer, Independent 1 ep Hira Atik Fashion and lifestyle influencer, Her and Hem (co-founded with sister) 1 ep Hisham Sarwar Digital marketer and freelancing educator, DigiSkills and Workches.com 1 ep Humna Raza Content Creator and Podcast Host, Happy Chirp 4 eps Humza Amin Medical student and YouTube creator 1 ep Humza Khan Operations Specialist, Binance 1 ep Humza Yaqoob Tabani Chairman & CEO, Tabani Group of Companies 1 ep Hussain Nadim Founder, 3RD EYE 3 eps
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Ibad ur Rehman Ahmed & Syed Maz Hashmi Director Q-Commerce & New Verticals; Director Finance, foodpanda Pakistan 1 ep Ibrahim Arbab Assistant Commissioner, Model Town Lahore, District Management Group, Civil Service of Pakistan 1 ep Ibrahim Shaukat Founder and Director, Daari Mooch 1 ep Iffi Wala Founder, Edge 1 ep Ihtisham Makbool Ilahi Managing Director, MacPac Films 1 ep Ijlal Khattak Founder, Bedaar Travels 1 ep Iman Urooj Chief Operating Officer, Safepay 1 ep Imran Ali Dina Founder & CEO, GFXMentor 1 ep Imran Khan Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Chairman, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) 2 eps Imran Saleh CEO & Founder, Farmers Cheese Making 1 ep Irfan Wahab Khan Chairman, EasyPaisa (Telenor Bank) 1 ep Irzan Raditya Co-founder and CEO, Kata.ai 1 ep Ismat Gul Khattak Director General of Pakistan National Accreditation Council, PNAC 1 ep Ivana Bajamic Chief People Officer, National Foods 1 ep Izzah Zaman and Neelam Shreyas Co-founders, Shadiyana 1 ep
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Jaffer Haider Founder and CEO, PosterMyWall 1 ep Jahangir Munawar Founder and CEO, Ronin 1 ep Jahanzaib Shafique Co-Founder, JBnJaws Events, Cartel Media & PR, Shark Talent, Sizzle Solutions LLC 1 ep Jahanzeb Burana Co-founder and Vice President, National Institute of Technology (NIT) 1 ep Javed Hassan Former Chairman, Economic Advisory Group, Pakistan; recent Senior Research Fellow, Fudan University, Shanghai, Independent 4 eps Jawad Nayyar & Abdullah Khan Chief Vision Officer & Chief Product Officer, DAO PropTech 1 ep Jawwad and Salar Co-founder & CEO, AgriLift; Chief Innovation Officer, FFC, AgriLift and Fauji Fertilizer Company 1 ep Jehad Zafar Geopolitics analyst and content creator, Independent 1 ep Jenny Vo Founder and CEO, Hera Digital 1 ep Johann van der Muilen Chief Operating Officer and Management Board Member, BAT (British American Tobacco) 1 ep Jonathan Mark Co-founder, begin.watch 1 ep Jordan Olivas Co-founder and CEO, Kistpay 1 ep Junaid Akram Host & Founder, Junaid Akram Podcast / Khali Wali Productions 1 ep Junaid Haq Business Transformation Lead, Global Procurement & Sustainability, Amazon 1 ep Junaid Iqbal Founder; former Managing Director, Careem Pay, Careem 1 ep
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Kabeer Naqvi President and CEO, U Microfinance Bank Limited 1 ep Kalsoom Lakhani and Misbah Naqvi Co-Founders and General Partners, i2i Ventures 1 ep Kamil Majeed CEO and Principal, Nordic International School, Lahore 1 ep Kamran Shaukat Co-founder and CEO, EZBuy Pakistan 1 ep Kanwal Cheema Founder, ex-Cisco global account director, My Impact Meter 1 ep Kashif Hafeez Siddiqui CEO & Founder, Pulse Consultant (Pvt) Limited 1 ep Kashif Manzoor Senior Vice President & Head of Service Delivery, Systems Limited 1 ep Khalilullah Khan Freelancer and YouTube creator, Self-employed 1 ep Khan PUBG (Temour Ali Khan) Professional Esports Athlete & Captain, LOU Esports 1 ep Khaqan Sikander Chief Executive Officer, Healthx Pakistan 1 ep Khayyam Sajid Video Editor, Podcast Editor for Thought Behind Things, Thought Behind Things 1 ep Khizeee Content creator and founder, K-Cube 1 ep
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M. Arshad Qaim Khani Chief Executive Officer, Prime Minister's Sehat Sahulat Program, Government of Pakistan 1 ep M. Mudassar Aqil Chief Executive Officer, Telenor Microfinance Bank & Easypaisa 1 ep M. Tanveer Nandla Founder and CEO, iSkills 1 ep Maham Khan Poet and biotechnology researcher, NUST (National University of Sciences and Technology) 1 ep Mahe Zehra Husain CEO, Five Rivers Technologies 1 ep Mahrukh Sethi YouTuber and content creator, Independent 1 ep Mahwussh Alam Founder, One Perfect Group 1 ep Malik Amin Aslam Former Adviser to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, Government of Pakistan (PTI) 1 ep Mamunur Rashid Student, University of Dhaka 1 ep Marriyum Aurangzeb Senior Minister, Government of Punjab, Government of Punjab 1 ep Mashroor Hussain Founder, CXO Global Forum and Dynamic Folio 1 ep Masroor Ahmad Water and sanitation specialist, World Bank 1 ep Matt Volm Founder and CEO, Eventful 1 ep Mazher Arshad Cricket analyst and statistician, Cricket broadcasting and analytics 1 ep Meenah Tariq CEO and Co-founder, Metric 2 eps Mina Salman Founder, Bagallery 1 ep Miral Sharif General Manager, Yango Pakistan 1 ep Mirza Abeer Lawyer and founder of the Association of Smoking Alternatives Pakistan, ASAP (Association of Smoking Alternatives Pakistan) 1 ep Mirza Burhan Baig Senior Security Consultant, Riyad Bank 1 ep Mohammad Hadi Co-Founder & CEO, EzBike 1 ep Mohammad Raafi Hossain Co-founder and CEO, Fasset 1 ep Mohammad Shoaib Chief Executive Officer, Al Meezan Investments 1 ep Mohammad Zubair Umar Former Governor of Sindh and Chairman, Privatisation Commission of Pakistan, Government of Pakistan 1 ep Mohsin Ahsan Founder, Mafco / Nooriya / Nisma 1 ep Mohsin Muzaffar Senior Director and Country Head, Payoneer Pakistan 1 ep Momina Munir Content Creator & Entrepreneur, Self-employed 1 ep Monis Rahman Founder, Naseeb Networks, Rozee.pk, Finja, Dukan.pk 1 ep Moonis Elahi MNA and former Federal Minister for Water Resources, Government of Pakistan 1 ep Mooroo Content creator, musician, filmmaker, Independent 1 ep Muaz Photographer and creative director, Self-employed, studio in Islamabad 1 ep Muhamad Bilal Animation professional and technical director, Quixel (acquired by Epic Games) 1 ep Muhammad Ahmad Founder & CEO, InLights 1 ep Muhammad Ali Tabba Chairman, Lucky Cement (Lucky Group) 1 ep Muhammad Ammad Spiritual healer, energy reader and intuitive channeler 1 ep Muhammad Awaid Irshad Bhatti Deputy Secretary of Finance, Government of Punjab, Pakistan 1 ep Muhammad Danial Chef and content creator, Independent 1 ep Muhammad Ejaz CEO, Arif Habib Dolmen REIT Management 1 ep Muhammad Fahad Tanveer Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Edkasa 1 ep Muhammad Hassan Khan Co-founder & CEO, TRAX 1 ep Muhammad Kashan Content creator, The Idiots 1 ep Muhammad Komail Abbas Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, FindMyAdventure (now GoZayaan) 1 ep Muhammad Naeem Sikandar Amazon FBA seller and brand flipper 1 ep Muhammad Raza Saeed CEO and Founder, PakWheels.com and Confiz Limited 1 ep Muhammad Saim Rehman Storyteller and content creator, LUMS (third-year undergraduate) 1 ep Muhammad Sarmad Farooq Co-Founder, Truck It In 1 ep Muhammad Shoaib & Abdullah Adnan National Tennis Players, Pakistan Tennis Federation 1 ep Muhammad Zayn Cybersecurity and data storage consultant, Al Madina Enterprise (authorised Synology distributor in Pakistan) 1 ep Muhammed Bukhari Co-founder and CEO, Farmdar 1 ep Muneeb Zafar Founder & CEO, Fitted 1 ep Muntaqa Peracha & Waqas Asar CEO & Director Marketing, Food Panda Pakistan 1 ep Mussadiq Zulqarnain Chairman, Interloop Limited 1 ep Mustafa Babar Actor, model, and content creator 1 ep Mustafa Kamal Khan Pashto rap artist and financial analyst, Fortitude (Pukhtoon Core) 1 ep Mutaher Khan Founder and CEO, Data Darbar 1 ep Muzammil Aslam Adviser to the Chief Minister on Finance, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2 eps
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Naba Khalid Photographer and final-year architecture student at NUST SADA 1 ep Nabeel Durrani Senior Project Manager and AI Researcher, Australian Defence Force / AS 600 1 ep Nabeel Qadeer Entrepreneur, educator and founder, Independent 2 eps Nadeem Hussain Education Economist and Public Policy Specialist, Government of Sindh / UNDP 1 ep Naeem Shafique Former country head, GE Pakistan, General Electric (GE) 1 ep Naqqash Hafiz Executive Head, ACE Money Transfer 1 ep Naukhez Sarwar Co-founder, Retailo 1 ep Nayab Babar Chief Investment Officer, Pakistan Startup Fund 1 ep Niaz Murtaza Political economist and columnist, Dawn 1 ep Nisar Chaudhry Partner, Executive Director and Founding Member, Yum group 1 ep Noman Abid Executive Public Speaking Coach & Corporate Trainer, Self-employed / E-Tribe 1 ep Noman Azhar Founder & Chief Officer, Zindigi (powered by JS Bank) 1 ep Noor Unnahar and Areeba Siddiqui Writer and visual artist, Independent 1 ep
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Obaid Arshad Co-founder and CEO, Ginkgo Retail 1 ep Omair Ansari Co-founder and CEO, Abhi 1 ep Omar Moeen Malik, Omar Aftab, Huzaifa Ahmed CXO Easypaisa / CEO Pink Ribbon / Co-founder RIZQ, Easypaisa / Pink Ribbon / RIZQ 1 ep Omar Shah Founder and CEO, Colabs 1 ep Omer Khan CEO and Co-founder, PostEx 1 ep Osama Energy markets analyst, Oil and Energy Consulting 1 ep Osama Com Laude Rapper, hip-hop artist, Independent 1 ep Osama Khilji Director, BoloBhi (Digital Rights Organization) 1 ep Osmann Mumtaz Filmmaker and Editor, Independent 1 ep Owais Barlas Business setup and immigration consultant, UAE 1 ep Oztech (Zabarthus & Yavar Khan) CEO & CTO / Co-founders, Oztech 1 ep
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Parvez Abbasi Project Director, National Incubation Center (NIC) Pakistan 1 ep Paul Dubé Venture Partner, Nimbus Capital 1 ep Pierre-Louis Theron Co-founder and CEO, Alpic 1 ep Prof. Dr. Ahsan Aurangzeb Medical Director and Professor & Head of Neurosurgery, Ayub Medical Teaching Institute / Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad 1 ep Prof. Dr. Murtaza Najabat Ali Chief Executive Officer, Revive Medical Technologies Inc. 1 ep
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Qammar Nawaz Farmer and Electrical Engineer 1 ep Qanit Khalilullah Economist and banking reform advocate, Author, Breaking the Trap of Debt, Inflation, Interest and Poverty 3 eps Qasim Asad Salam Co-Founder & CEO, Remotebase 1 ep Qasim Sana Ramay Founder and CEO, Empowerers 1 ep Qasim Umer Freelancer and media buyer, Self-employed 1 ep Qazi Saleem Foreign Service Officer, Pakistan Foreign Office 1 ep Qumber Hussain Founder and CEO, Virtue Solutions 1 ep Qutaiba Mehmood CEO & Founder, Acha Parhlo 1 ep
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Rafae Dossal Co-Founder & CEO, Waggles Pet Foods (Private) Limited 1 ep Rafael Llerena Chief Executive Officer, Easy Fresh 1 ep Raheel Waqar CEO and Founder, White Rice Communications 1 ep Raja Raqil Zahur Forex trading educator and livestream host, Raja Banks brand 1 ep Rana Hamza Saif Content creator and entrepreneur, RHS / Shapek Gang 1 ep Raoof Hasan Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information, Government of Pakistan 1 ep Rayyan Sohail Founder and CEO, O Donuts 1 ep Raza Matin Founder, Brandverse / Chikoo / PayPro 1 ep Raza Samo Content creator 1 ep Rehan Allahwala Tech entrepreneur, political party founder, Insan Party 1 ep Rohan Asif Community Manager, Binance 1 ep
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Saad Farrukh CEO, EVEE 2 eps Saad Hamid Regional Lead, Developer Community Programs, Google 2 eps Saad Khalid Data Engineer, Teradata 1 ep Saad Munawar Mountaineer, writer, and expedition leader, Pakistani mountaineering community 1 ep Saad Riaz Co-founder, Kickstart 2 eps Saad Saeed Founder & CEO, Layla.ai 1 ep Saad Tamman Member, Strategic Reforms Unit, Prime Minister's Office (PTI government) 1 ep Saaid Khan Vice President, Gaming AI, Microsoft 1 ep Saboor Akram Photographer, filmmaker, and AI artist, A Vision by Saboor Akram 1 ep Saddam Hasan Founder & COO, AMZ One Step 1 ep Saeed Afridi Energy Researcher and Systems Analyst, Independent 1 ep Saif Ali Marketing and growth lead, Dastgyr 1 ep Salim Ghauri Founder, NetSol Technologies 1 ep Salman Baig Head of SEO, South Asia, Alibaba Group (Daraz) 1 ep Salman Javed Director General, Pak Afghan Youth Forum (PAYF) / South Asia Times 3 eps Salman Parekh Founder & CEO, Manto Store 1 ep Salman Syed Executive Vice President, Nuitée 1 ep Salman Wajid Mian Chief Process Outsourcing Officer, Systems Limited 1 ep Saman Hayat Sumro Travel creator and dentist, Independent 1 ep Sami Rehman Co-founder, Bekaar Films / Imagination Pictures 1 ep Sanjay Kathuria Former lead economist, World Bank; professor, Georgetown University, Center for Social and Economic Progress 1 ep Sannan Saleh Filmmaker and creator 1 ep Sarmad Ahsan Motion Designer and Production Lead, One Eight Nine Media 1 ep Sayem Ali Economic policy advisor, Pakistan Ministry of Finance 1 ep Seemab Saqib Khan Photographer and Creative Associate, Coke Studio 1 ep Shah Talha & Syed Najeebullah Co-founders (CEO & CPO), Mode Mobility 1 ep Shahbaz Khan Manager, Digital Media Wing, Ministry of Information, Government of Pakistan 1 ep Shaheer Music Producer, Independent 1 ep Shaheera Jalil Youth rights activist 1 ep Shahid Raza Geopolitical analyst, Global Village Space 3 eps Shahood Siddiqui CTO, OneTech Capital 1 ep Shahrzad Kofi & Asad Khosha Civil society coordinator & chief editor, Pakistan-Afghanistan Youth Forum / Kabul Now 1 ep Shahveer Jafry Content creator and entrepreneur, JAF Perfumes 1 ep Shahyan Shabbir Founder, Strategic Pulse 1 ep Shahzad Saleem Founder and CEO, Nishat Chunian Limited 1 ep Shajee Aijazi Founder, Design Garage, Design Garage (formerly Autodesk) 1 ep Shan Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Software Finder 1 ep Shandana Khan & Meena Iqbal CEO and Program Manager, Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN) 1 ep Shanza N. Khan Founder and CEO, Ion IV 1 ep Shayan Mahmud CEO and Managing Partner, Icon Seven, TradeMore, ProPakistani 1 ep Shayyan Qaiser Founder & Principal Lawyer, SQLaw 1 ep Sheena Sohail Principal, HITEC School and College for Girls, Taxila Cantt 1 ep Shehnoor Films Founder and Lead Wedding Photographer, Shehnoor Films And Photography 1 ep Shehryar Hydri Managing Director, Endeavor Pakistan / Deosai Ventures 1 ep Shehzad Roy Founder, Zindagi Trust 1 ep Shehzeen Siddique Freelancer and founder, Learn to Earn / Freelancing by Shehzeen 1 ep Shershah Khan Researcher and writer on Islamic thought and history 2 eps Sheryar Baloch Amazon consultant and freelancer, Independent 1 ep Siddique Jaan Journalist, Independent 1 ep Siftain Jiwani and Hunain Kabaria CEO and CTO, Smart Choice 1 ep Sikandar and Moiz Nawaz Content creators, performers, Independent 1 ep Simon Dixon CEO & Co-founder, BnkToTheFuture.com 1 ep Suhail Malik Chief Digital Officer, National Bank of Pakistan 1 ep Suleman Shehbaz Sharif Pakistani businessman, Sharif Group 1 ep Sultan Mehmood Professor of Economics, New Economic School, Moscow 1 ep Sumaira Khan War correspondent and news controller, Indus News 1 ep Suneel Sarfraz Munj Co-Founder and Chairman, PakWheels.com 1 ep Sunny Ali Founder & CEO, Extreme Commerce 1 ep Sunny Khan Durrani Rapper and music producer, Independent artist 1 ep Syed Ahmad CEO and former chairman, IT industry body, Pakistan IT industry 2 eps Syed Ali Zia Jaffery Deputy Director and Research Associate, Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research, University of Lahore 1 ep Syed Arsalan Ali Shah Founder, Connected Pakistan 1 ep Syed Hasan Sajjad Retired career banker, Askari Bank (formerly United Bank, Saudi British Bank) 1 ep Syed Muhammad Faraz Director, Syed Faraz Equities Private Limited 1 ep Syed Muneeb Hasan Zaidi Presales Solutions Engineer, Protegrity 1 ep Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi Founder and Host, Thought Behind Things 2 eps Syed Muzammil Shah Political commentator and former news anchor 1 ep Syed Owais Ali Filmmaker and YouTuber, Independent 1 ep Syed Umar Ameer Founder and CEO, Dastaan 1 ep Syed Zeeshan Haider Founder and CEO, Dipitt 1 ep
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Tabish Hashmi Standup comedian and television host, Geo News / To Be Honest 1 ep Taimoor Akbar Digital content creator and actor 1 ep Taimoor Ali Khan Sports psychologist, former professional cricketer, and cricket broadcaster 1 ep Taimur Khan Jhagra Former Finance Minister and Health Minister, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1 ep Taimur Malik Co-founder, Drawdown Farm 1 ep Taimur Nawaz Director of New Business Development & Head of Marketing, Transworld 1 ep Taimur Rashid Chief Business Development Officer, Redis 1 ep Talha Ahad Founder and CEO, The Centrum Media (TCM) 1 ep Talha Bin Afzal Co-founder & CEO, Algorite 1 ep Talha Bin Saleem Vice President, Artan Capital 1 ep Talha Khan & Hassan Anwar Executive Director & Program Director, Pakistan Environment Trust (PET) 1 ep
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Uloomi Karim Professional Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, Founder of Team Fight Fortress 1 ep Umair Majeed Rana CEO and Founder, Datics AI 1 ep Umair Qureshi Educational researcher and founder, Thinking School Pakistan 1 ep Umair Tahir Music Producer, Independent 1 ep Umama Ismail Trainee clinical psychologist 1 ep Umar Ahsan Khan CEO, Dawlance 1 ep Umar Javed Founder & CEO, tkxel 1 ep Umar Kamar Founder, Export Leftovers (ELO) 1 ep Umar Khan Country Manager, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Visa 1 ep Umara and Kashaf Founders, Umara and Kashaf, Umara and Kashaf (fashion blog) 1 ep Umer Munawar Co-founder, SmartLane 1 ep Umer Munawar and Zain Bhatti Co-founder and COO; Head of Product, Finja 1 ep Usaidul Hasan & Hamza Khalid Team lead and core members, NUST Rocket Team, NUST (National University of Sciences and Technology) 1 ep Usman Asif CEO and Founder, DevSinc 1 ep Usman Mukhtar Actor and filmmaker, Independent 1 ep Usra Murtaza Manager, Community & Partnerships, atomcamp 1 ep Uzair Jaswal Musician and actor 1 ep
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Wahaaj Nauman Qureshi Chief Executive Officer, Beau Monde Estates BME 1 ep Wahaj Siraj CEO and Co-founder, Nayatel 1 ep Waleed Vakar and Taha Ijaz Founders, DablewTee 1 ep Wali Khan Telecom / RF engineer and personal-finance creator 1 ep Wasif Photographer, cinematographer, content creator, Art by Wasif 1 ep Wasif and Salman Tareen Drone photographer and aviation photographer, Art by Wasif 1 ep
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