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Asia Ventilation ForumHumanitarian, healthcare, and critical care crisis in Afghanistan: Mr Jaffer Shah and Ms Sara NabilIn this AVF Podcast: Behind-The-Scenes ICU Stories episode, Mr Jaffer Shah and Ms Sara Nabil discuss the humanitarian crisis that has engulfed Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021. Mr Shah graduated from Hofstra University in New York where he studied neuroscience. He has authored over 50 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals and works with the Department of Health in New York to monitor the current COVID-19 pandemic and public health measures. He is a clinical researcher, statistics instructor, and medical journalist with an interest in global health, and together with his colleagues published an article on the respiratory health...
2022-01-1041 min
uMentor Talk ShowNabil Jaffer - Entrepreneur(August 14, 2021)After spending the first 13 years of his life in Mombasa, Kenya, Nabil and his family migrated to Canada in search of a better life and a better education for my siblings and him. Shortly after, he completed his High School Diploma and soon after that, a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing at York University.
In the midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020, Nabil launched The Print Company, a full service print brokerage with his two business partners. A few months later, still during the pandemic, he launched The Unmasked Podcast, a podcast aimed at uncovering the stories of successful people an...
2021-08-1532 min
The Unmasked PodcastPurpose, People, Product, Profit ft Saif AbidMy guest today is a Technical Leader and Founder by the name of Saif Abid.
Saif has a very deep interest and experience working with Golang, Distributed Systems, Data Engineering and ML. When he's not working with teams to figure out what to build next or how to build it, he's heads down getting services built and shipped to customers using best in class tech for the problems at hand.
Outside of tech a few of his interests include Healthcare, Investing and IoT. Over the years he's had the fortunate pleasure of launching successful products and/or businesses in quite a...
2021-06-291h 16
The Unmasked PodcastThe Hustle Never Dies ft. Brione WishartBrione Wishart is a Toronto based film director, producer and the founder of ARTLEE Creative Agency. His work stems from a love of Cinema, Music, and Storytelling.
Known for his ability to create visually engaging content and beautifully crafted work that captures something real and authentic in every subject, Brione's talent for cinematic storytelling is evident in all of his work.
His work includes a wide variety of clients such as Nike, Porsche, Samsung, Le Germain Hotels, Bacardi, Huawei, Hard Rock Casino + Hotel, Merry Jane, Capital One, BMW, Hasbro, and The Alzheimers Society.
2021-06-0656 min
The Unmasked PodcastBro Dough ft. Erica RankinErica Rankin is a young Canadian entrepreneur who took a passion and turned it into a business.
After being involved in the fitness industry for many years, Erica developed a great amount of love and appreciation for better-for-you foods.
She took a look around, and realized Canada is lacking products that are not only plant-based, but have added protein as well, while still containing quality ingredients. Cookie dough is such a nostalgic, fun treat, but the tummy ache and sugar crash that follows it aren't fun. After spending countless hours experimenting in my kitchen, I...
2021-05-1034 min
The Unmasked PodcastMaximizing Social Impact ft. Daniel FrancavillaThis week, I sat down with Daniel Francavilla to discuss his journey through building a business, founding a nonprofit organization and using his experiences to empower others to do the same. I was intrigued by Daniel's commitment to maximizing social impact in all the ventures that he built.
Daniel's creative agency, Now Creative Group collaborates with creatives and strategists to provide marketing services to startups, businesses and non-profits. Now’s clients range from startups to TELUS and CIBC. Now has received a Social Good Design Award and a Business Excellence Award. Daniel is also a Partner at Kin...
2021-04-1853 min
The Unmasked PodcastEvery Mind Matters ft Therapy BetterMy guests today are the founders of Therapy Better, an online therapy platform that provides users the confidential support of a licensed therapist via zoom.
Rehmat Inayatali is pursuing postgraduate education in medicine and surgery and believes that nothing she could ever do, will be as satisfying or significant as learning how to heal others. She thought the best way to bridge the gap between the medical field and psychology is to study them both.
Mariam Khakoo will be pursuing post graduate education in the Gaming Industry. She has been suffering from a chronic health condition since the age of 19...
2021-04-1358 min
The Unmasked PodcastAgainst All Odds ft Astawa AlamAfter getting kicked out of school twice, Astawa took his education to the proverbial streets by building DxM Creative– an innovative web design agency.
Astawa's story exemplifies success against the odds. By traditional standards, he shouldn't have succeeded. Today, Astawa has led DxM Creative to boast a roster of clients including award-winning entrepreneurs, international non-profits, and (ironically) large universities.
Astawa's unconventional path against the grain taught him many lessons. The most impactful of these lessons being that you don't need permission to start building a business. Astawa shares these lessons regularly with business students and aspi...
2021-04-051h 13
The Unmasked PodcastDisruption Is Opportunity ft Shawn KanungoShawn Kanungo is a globally recognized innovation strategist. He previously spent 12 years at Deloitte working closely with leaders to better plan for the opportunities associated with disruptive innovation. Shawn is a Partner with Queen & Rook, where he advises leading organizations and executives on disruptive trends, and actively invests in early-stage ventures.
His work and interviews have been featured in The Globe & Mail, The Guardian, CBC and CTV. He has been recognized as Avenue Magazine's Top 40 Under 40. In 2021, he was named in Forbes as the “Best Virtual Keynote Speaker I’ve Ever Seen”. Shawn’s content on innovation has garn...
2021-03-2845 min
The Unmasked PodcastAchieving Early Success ft. Swish GoswamiSwish Goswami is a Canadian entrepreneur, author, speaker, and investor. He is the CEO of audience engagement platform Trufan that helps brands generate, segment, and activate first party data. Trufan has raised over $4.1M to date (from several NBA players and venture firms) and has clients like Samsung, Netflix, NBA, NFL, PUMA and thousands of small to medium sized businesses. Trufan has acquired two world class companies: PLAYR.gg and SocialRank.
Swish previously worked as a UN Youth Ambassador, a consultant for Fortune 500 companies like Western Union, Google and American Express and a venture capitalist at JB...
2021-03-2146 min
The Unmasked PodcastThe Equation for Success ft. Aleem NasserAleem Nasser is a High Performance Strategist, Author, International Speaker and University Lecturer. He has helped over 1500 adults multiply their performance levels with less stress, time and frustration. Aleem has implemented his concepts at The Royal Bank of Canada, The Government of Canada, Deloitte, Accenture, The University of Calgary and Mount Royal University.
Over 90% of his clients have reported an improvement in time management, motivation, self confidence as well as a reduction in stress, anxiety, overwhelm and procrastination after applying his "Equation for Success"
Aleem wrote "Simple Strategies to Study Smarter" which has been endorsed...
2021-03-1544 min
The Unmasked PodcastProject Reinvention ft. Mahfuz ChowdhuryMahfuz Chowdhury is a passionate public speaker and bestselling author. Over the last 10 years, he has spoken to 1000's of individuals to help them accelerate their personal development and adapt with the changing world. His book "Project Reinvention" shares his story of how he bounced back from multiple challenges including dropping out of school, racking up 30 thousand in debt and going through painful heartbreak. Mahfuz is also an award-winning marketer at Candybox Marketing, one of the fastest growing digital marketing agencies across Canada. Mahfuz is also a fellow podcaster, with over 100 episodes of the Ride with me podcast recorded...
2021-03-0754 min
The Unmasked PodcastLeadership, Reinvented ft. Hamza KhanHamza is a multi-award winning marketer & entrepreneur. He’s the Managing Director of Student Life Network, Canada’s most comprehensive resource hub dedicated to helping and empowering millions of students across the country. He co-founded both Splash Effect, a boutique marketing & creative agency, as well as SkillsCamp, a soft skills training company. He is an instructor at Seneca College and Ryerson University, teaching courses on digital marketing and social media. He is a two time TedX speaker and two time author. His second book titled, Leadership Reinvented, discusses how we can foster empathy, servitude, diversity and innovation in the work...
2021-02-281h 00
The Unmasked PodcastThe Transcendent Educator ft. Minhas TejaniMinhas Tejani is a certified education coach at Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centred Coaching in Karachi, Pakistan. After completing his Masters at the Notre Dame Institute of Education in 1998, he climbed the ladder from being a teacher to a principal and further to being an senior education consultant and coach. His book, the transcendent educator, provides a manifesto of enlightenment for those who wish to make a difference. He provides a unique framework that makes use of the elements of Spirituality, Humility, Innovation and Action. My conversation with him was prompted by his dedication to making an impact within the...
2021-02-2052 min