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I'm Emilie Bellet and you're listening to The Wallet. In this week's episode, we have an amazing panel discussion featuring the voices of journalist and writer Marisa Bate, financial coach Emma Maslin, Nafisa Bakkar who is the founder of Amaliah and Kia Commodore, founder of 'Pennies to Pounds' - all about understanding what influences our views on money, looking at the costs of raising children, and discussing when it's okay to spend on treats and luxuries. Watch the Full talk on Youtube: https://youtu.be/lwh3XZpz16E?si=G2Dd8eXUvGGExo2x PARTNERSOur festival and this recap series is made possible thanks to a handful of amazing sponsors who have supported Vestpod to bring financial education to women year in year out, JP MorganWomen on the Move, PensionBee and the Financial Times.CONNECT WITH VESTPODIf you want to read the main takeaways from the episodes, subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.vestpod.com/subscribe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vestpod/ RESOURCESMain takeaways: https://www.vestpod.com/news/money-matters-festival-2024-cultivating-wealth DISCLAIMERWe are not certified financial advisers! The articles and information made available on Vestpod are provided for information and educational purposes only and do not constitute financial advice. You are advised to consult with an independent financial advisor for advice on your specific circumstances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With no money, no network, and no previous experience, Nafisa built her business from scratch and has helped hundreds of founders to do the same. Now, she wants to share her honest, game-changing advice. Nafisa talks about the messiness behind making your first 100k in business and what you should be doing to help! Nafisa Bakkar Joins the Talk Twenties podcast to talk about: Why do some businesses succeed and some fail How to get started with an idea How do I start a business on a budget Why money mindset matters How to build your connections, the power of your network Integrity and values in business Your thoughts on imposter syndrome The first £100k - the messiness behind it How to hire a team when it's chicken and egg - need a team to make money, need money to get a team How to get good at sales How to keep going!
Within minutes of listening to Nafisa Bakkar's audiobook - How To Make Money - I knew I had to get her on as a guest on the podcast. Nafisa does a lot, and does it all well. We covered off a wide range of topics, including busting the myth of imposter syndrome, how to build a business, raising finance and so much more! ENJOY
Mehreen Baig is joined by Apprentice contestant Sohail Chowdhury and author of How to Make Money, Nafisa Bakkar, to talk about securing the bag… religiously of course! What is the importance of charity and are there any religious requirements when conducting business? They'll be sharing their priceless words of wisdom in this financial guide to Ramadan.
The BAE HQ welcomes Nafisa Bakkar, the cofounder and CEO of Amaliah.com, the CEO of Halal Gems and the published author of How To Make Money (Harper Collins).Nafisa had no experience, no network and no capital when she was first starting out.Yet this meant she asked questions differently from everyone else.This gave her even more drive to build Amaliah.com which now has millions of views every month and works with the likes of Tesco, Dove and Spotify.She even acquired Halal Gems which gives her a creative outlet and shows that Muslims have fun too!Her book is out now and cuts all the bull to give real advice on how you can build a successful six-figure business.It was an absolute joy to have her on the podcast and we're sure you'll love her relatable style.If you're listening to this and want to see the video, go to YouTube:https://youtu.be/GdFndYlUxdgVisit our website: http://thebaehq.com
Nafisa shares the highs and lows of co-founding and growing Amaliah.com, and what life is like for a Forbes 30 Under 30 thought leader.
Toni Tone delivers an 8 part tool kit to give you confidence in managing your relationship with money.
Nafisa Bakkar is co-founder and CEO of the award-winning media platform, Amaliah. After graduating with a degree in Natural Sciences, Nafisa learnt to code and built Amaliah, with her co-founder and sister, into one of the UK's leading platforms for Muslim women. Today, Amaliah has a digital footprint of 4.2 million each month. Through articles, videos, podcasts, events and brand partnerships, Amaliah creates meaningful moments for Muslim women to feel seen. Nafisa has worked with global brands and agencies like WGSN, Universal, eBay, Lush, and Marks and Spencer to help them understand how to create meaningful moments for their audience and communities.Nafisa is also the CEO of Halal Gems, a halal food discovery platform which runs one of London's biggest street food festivals, seeing over 150,000 attendees over 3 years at Old Spitalfields Market. In this episode, we chat about what led Nafisa to start her platform Amaliah and the challenges she's faced overcoming imposter syndrome. We also discuss why brands need to be better at speaking to Muslim audiences and how they can go about doing that.If you liked the episode, please subscribe and leave a review!Thanks for listening,Katie
Founder and CEO of The Female Social Network, Fi Bendall and founder of Amaliah.com, Nafisa Bakkar (a media company dedicated to amplifying the voices of Muslim Women), join June Sarpong to discuss strategies for building a support system to help women succeed in business and to test the old theory of “Its not about what you know, its about who you know”. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
How can brands generate authentic experiences for hyper-diverse audiences? Christian Ward discusses the important issues around inclusivity and connecting with Muslim women with Kate Johnson, Stylus’ senior editor of consumer attitudes & technology and Nafisa Bakkar, co-founder of Amaliah - a content platform dedicated to amplifying the voices of Muslim women.
For our latest podcast, we chat to Nafisa Bakkar, the CEO and co-founder behind Amaliah.com, a media platform amplifying the voices of muslim women. She talks to us about unexpectedly finding her way to a creative role after studying natural sciences, how she tackles imposter syndrome and her inspiring advice for anyone who hasn’t yet nailed exactly what they want to do. ... This episode of Creative Lives was brought to you by Lecture in Progress. It was presented by Indi Davies and the editor was Ivor Manly. Lecture in Progress is made possible with the support of a number of brand partners – they include ustwo, Google, Sky Creative Agency, Colophon Foundry, G.F Smith and The Paul Smith Foundation.
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The Rundown: We talk the latest Apple news: wireless charging AirPods case speculation, Apple Music coming to Amazon Echo in mid December, reports of 2018 MacBook Air poor FaceTime camera quality, Apple discounted Battery Replacement Program, ending, and Apple stock improvements amid tariff war extension.For The Culture: We talk Forbes Magazine writer Nafisa Bakkar's 16 Point Guide on How to get paid your worth as a person of color article, Google partnership with PRX for 20 week Podcaster Accelerator Program, and Nica taking on a CTO role for a start up company.The Hookup: We talk enabling Trackpad mode on iPhone (6S and higher), Wake up mode on iPhone lock screen, and 10 most popular coding websites of 2017.
In this episode, Selina and Nafisa Bakkar, founders of Amaliah.com, take us back to life before Amaliah started. We talk about starting a business from scratch, David Cameron and modest fashion. Selina reflects on becoming a single mum whilst six months pregnant and Nafisa explains how an experience in Spain brought her out of self-despair. As we hear in the show, both experiences gave them a new meaning to the term 'tawakkul' or trust in God, and brought them one step closer to starting Amaliah. - If you enjoyed this episode and want to support our production visit amaliah.com/support -
Listen in on my conversation with Nafisa Bakkar, CEO at Amaliah.com, a platform dedicated to representing Muslim women. Led by a passion to empower individuals through their identity, their work seeks to surface the many different voices and experiences within the muslim women community. It’s never been more important for Muslim women to be heard; with over 80 contributors, named by Forbes as one to watch and featured in CNN, Metro and WIRED Amaliah are rapidly becoming the place that represents Women in Generation M.
Nafisa Bakkar and her sister, Selina, launched Amaliah from their mother's kitchen table in 2015 as an Instagram page to curate Muslim-friendly clothes from top brands. Since then, that page has grown into an online community of more than 250,000 Muslim women. Amaliah has been featured in Forbes, CNN and Wired.
Today we are spotlighting Nafisa Bakkar of Amaliah. Amaliah is curated modest fashion and the voice of Muslim women. This episode is powered by Hack Reactor, http://www.hackreactor.com/scholarships the leading coding bootcamp in program quality & student outcomes. Connect with us at womenintechshow.com. Tweet @womenintechshow and @EspreeDevora https://www.amaliah.com/ http://twitter.com/womenintechshow https://twitter.com/espreedevora