The Caliph Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Caliph Podcast is a Muslim-Friendly set up that aims to gather a massive pool of Top Successful Muslim Leaders around the world where they share their experiences, secrets & lifestyles which serves as a pedestal for the ummah to get inspired and take massive action. - caliphfeed.com
If you take lightly about property, you might want to rethink again. The decision you make today could cost your future, especially retiring successfully. In our first episode, we got the chance to connect with 2 experience realtors in the scene. Khalid Alsree & Kamal Karim. Carefully, they have debunked the common perceptions people have towards property. Just getting information from google or word of mouth isn't enough. You need to get real consultation of your situation from these experts which are usually non obligatory. Everyone circumstances is unique and understanding your situation better will position you to succeed further. In this episode, we talk about accrued interest, importance of financials, asset progression & more. Please enjoy! (Connect with Khalid - https://www.instagram.com/khalidalsreeproperty/) (Connect with Kamal - https://www.instagram.com/kamalkarimproperty/) (Whatsapp - +65 94228000)
Throwback a decade ago, Aqilah lost more than 20kg in a year and she thought that she has made it. Not long after that, she gained back quickly after series of binge eating to satisfy her cravings. Realising that her method wasn't sustainable, she had to find ways and means to get answers. Couple of frustrating years of love and hate relationship with her weight, Aqilah enrolled herself in nutrition to understand more about how food and the human body works. Upon graduating, Aqilah knew that her love for fitness and nutrition was real, so became a strength & nutrition coach. Her commitment was clear when she started her own fitness company: 1-Habit. In her spare time, she would whipped up healthy meals and documented them in video form and unconsciously created another exciting brand called: Asian Meal Prep. In this episode, we talk about how to have a sustainable healthy lifestyle, nutrition myth, constantly self-upgrading & more. Please enjoy! (Connect with Aqilah - https://www.instagram.com/aqilah1habit/) (Check out 1-Habit - https://1habit.co/) (Check out Asian Meal Prep - http://mealprep.asia/ )
Upon graduating her degree in commerce, Jannah randomly applied for a job as an air stewardess and started her first career there. Right after meeting the love of her life, she decided to revert to islam despite being chased away from her mother. She shares her struggles during her early days trying to practice the religion. Her true calling came when she was blessed with her first child where she has mentally prepared herself to become a full time mother. It started from just wanting to have the best nutrition for her newborn and sharing it on social media, it then gained traction and people started to trust her to cook for their child. Anya Meals slowly progressed from cooking in their own small kitchen to now, having a proper centralised kitchen fulfilling the demands of raving customers. In this episode we talk more about her journey building Anya Meals, on the importance of nutrition, revert story & more. Please enjoy! (Connect with Jannah - https://www.instagram.com/jayina.c/) (Check out Anya Meals - https://anyameals.com/
Having to experience the lifestyle and money that changes him from the shipping industry, Nizar took 3months off from work to help charity organisations. Little did he know, most of these organisation weren't transparent which made him started one on his own. Seeing his efforts being needed and feeling the fulfilment, he left his business and focus on his charity full time. Nizar is a simple man who has walk the ground and wants to continue to walk the ground. And the only interest he has currently is for the betterment of the society, ummah and country. In this episode we talk more about the hard truth of shipping industry, stories from the ground, government policies & more. Please enjoy! (Connect with Nizar - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nizar-shariff-28060315b/) (Check out FreeFoodForAll - https://www.instagram.com/freefoodforall/)
You will rarely hear anyone that would describe their first 15years of marriage as 'Hell'. That was the exact words Reza used to express his journey being an entrepreneur. His struggles were beyond imaginable and it will definitely put us budding entrepreneurs in shame. Having failed more than 20 businesses, using condense milk for his newborn, being eligible for zakat, each and every painful failure was actually building him up for the bigger success that was coming. Behind it all, Reza was actually an avid researcher. It was one of the most critical skill he had that pivoted him to built Maxxima, a multi mullion dollar company that it is today. Despite all the success and status he currently has, never once Reza forgets his roots of being poor and having nothing. In this episode, we talked about how he built his empire, importance of education, art of investing and more. Please enjoy! (Connect with Reza - https://www.instagram.com/rezaibrahim.official/) (Check out Maxxima - https://www.maxx.my/)
Blessed with having a mother that loves to cook, Chef Bob started getting his hands busy in the kitchen at a very young age of 5. He went on to built his name in the culinary industry and fame somehow got the better of him. He lost it all at one stage of his life which made him turning to his faith. That's when things began to be positive and he believes in whatever that he do, there must be an element of dakwah. He emphasised the importance of seeking knowledge in the deen. But overall, his no.1 enemy has always been the love-hate relationship with his weight. For the first time, he opened up about the surgery that he went to further aid him in his weight transformation. A lifestyle change is important and maintaining it is the toughest part. In this episode, we talk more about his hijrah, his amazing weight transformation, support for HBB, accountability being an influencer, and lost more. Please enjoy! Connect with Chef Bob - https://www.instagram.com/walkingfridge/)
Nura parents expectation has led her to start her career in education as a teacher. Due to motherhood, becoming a realtor was the only sensible option for a work-life balance. Along the way, she discovered an opportunity in the beauty industry with hair where she herself found it difficult to find a Muslimah salon online. Together with her husband support, the couple went all in with their ideas which found them becoming the pioneer in the halal beauty industry today. What's impressive is how she juggles all 3 (As a realtor, Pearlista & Motherhood). In this episode, we talk more about her early days, entrepreneurship journey, motherhood and more. (Connect with Nura J - https://www.instagram.com/nura_j/) (Check out Pearlista - https://www.instagram.com/pearlistasg/)
Coming from a huge family of 8 siblings, Dr. Sheik was always shy and an introverted kid. He gradually built strength and confidence with Silat where he accidentally discovered it with his group of friends at a mosque. His passion for Silat grew and it shapes his mindset to be discipline juggling 4 jobs while not compromising his daily trainings. As an athlete back then, having a good support system was difficult, what more not getting paid to train even if he's representing the country. Despite all odds stacking against him, it has never dampened his spirit to push to be the first Silat world champion for Singapore. In this episode, we talked more about his journey to becoming a world champion, how he develop a strong mindset, the importance of education, and more. Please enjoy! (Connect with Dr. Sheik - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheik-alau-ddin-yacoob-marican-pbm-521982111/) (Check out Singapore Silat Federation - https://www.instagram.com/sgsilat/)
Not many would be brave to take the decision to pause their studies and try to search for their passion. That's exactly what Haziq did. He booked a ticket to India and never look back. The stories that he shared were thrilling from working as a camel guide, climbing the Himalayas, near death experience to living with families from rural background. This nature kid found a connection with the rural communities and asked himself how can he repay all the kindness he received. He then came back with a plan to set structures and systems so that these communities can stand on their own feet financially. Now finally setting up another community in Yogyakarta, Haziq plans to focus on these 2 community first before launching more. In this episode, we talked more about his journey building The Project Nomad, being a social enterprise, experience in backpacking, and more. Please enjoy! (Connect with Haziq - https://www.linkedin.com/in/haziqrashid/) (Check out The Project Nomad - http://www.theprojectnomad.com/)
Naza didn't had the privilege to finish school like his classmates due to the financial difficulty his family were facing. After years trying out odd jobs, he became a security guard during his early 20s. He slowly rise up the ranks through upgrading himself with courses and specialised diploma. With all the years of experience in the industry, he was head hunted to run a security company which then exposes him to the real business world. That first venture didn't go well so Naza decided to leave and start his own security company using his existing shares and life savings. He then applied the same concept and strategies, going into other industries which now made him owning multiple companies. Today, he owns a security company, commodities trading, facilities management, travels, investment advisory, foreign investments, bullion trading companies and more. He had his fair share of ups and downs in the business world but thankfully, he's at a very comfortable position today to give back to the community with his foundation. In this episode, we talked more about how to do your first business right, escaping the system, practicing your faith and lots more. Please enjoy! (Connect with Naza - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nazarisham/) (Check out Naza Holdings - https://www.nazaholdings.com/)
Jumaiyah used her experience working for a halal certification company to built a community of halal conscious individuals and food lovers. Aside from all of the mouth watering pictures and the in trend news of food, her willpower to advocate halal is the key purpose behind her brand which not many people know about. Jumaiyah vision for the halal food industry and creating awareness to the Muslim community on halal has seen her speaking at international forums in the back end of all the hype. In this episode, we talked more about her journey building Halalfoodhunt, halal food industry, the Muslim community and lots more. Please enjoy! (Connect with her - https://www.instagram.com/jumaiyahm/) (Halalfoodhunt - https://www.instagram.com/halalfoodhunt/)
Nana childhood experience was unique. Her mom only exposed her to fruits and vegetables since young. Coming from a not well to do family, they didn't had the luxury to buy junk food so Nana developed healthy eating early. Feeling insure about her body as she was skinny, she quickly gained interest in learning about Hypertrophy - increase and growth of muscle cells. Using her experience and knowledge, she decided to document her journey online only to realise that it's starting to inspire others and gather a following. That's where her journey to becoming a fitness influencer happened. Please enjoy!
Started his football career playing for his school team and then for the Young Lions, Hariss quickly rise up the ranks and made his senior debut at the age of 16. It comes with no surprise that for most of the teams that he played, the captain armband always stick close with him due to his admirable discipline, values and leadership. Malaysia Super League side Johor Darul Ta'zim moved quickly to confirm his signing after an impressive historic season with LionsXII. From there, he transformed to what he is today. The perfect role model to all. We talked more about having an open mindset, triggers that changed his direction in life, giving back to football and more. Please enjoy!
Started from a test blog in 2007, Faris tried out the first concept of ProductiveMuslim while he was a student. Few years later, he landed his dream job as a banker with a whole lots of perks but at the side, ProductiveMuslim was growing as well.
After weighing his options, he and his wife came to a point of choosing the latter just because of one quality - Meaningful. With that calling, he left his good paying job, moved to the US and started going all in on ProductiveMuslim where nothing was certain. He holds on to his beliefs and vision.
Bit by bit, things started to open up and got better. Faris found the momentum and started delivering productivity workshops in cities across the world as well as online. He was supported by a dedicated team of sincere and hardworking volunteers who helped transform the personal blog into a full-fledged training company that it is today.
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Umar entrepreneurship journey started as early as 18 years old, starting an E-commerce for car modification parts. He then enrolled in business school where he was there for about a year until he became impatient and took a leave of absent because the school isn't teaching him the real lessons he needed in business. Went on to open a cafe restaurant, building more networks as he goes along which bridged him to relocate to Indonesia to start another business, selling premium nanotech therapy products. Everything collapsed due to a sabotage from trusted supplier which made him lost it all.
The business had to be closed due to the debt incurred, Umar came back to Singapore to pick up what's left of him. Material possessions had to be repossessed, and even with a huge debts, Umar managed to start 2 businesses which then led him to start Ethis. His incredible journey had made him to where he is today. We also talked about Islamic fintech, the sharing economy, digital currency and more.
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For 15 years, Noretta was involved in prestigious preschool organisations, climbing her way up the ranks from a junior, to the leading head. But somehow, for someone who hates changes in her life, she managed to pull the strength to start her own company with the mission to bridge the gap of the Malay/Muslim educators that were lacking behind. Her journey wasn’t easy coming from an employee mindset but she braved herself for the challenges ahead. We talked more on growth mindset for kids, unhealthy activities parents are feeding their kids with, how educators are lacking real support and lots more. Please enjoy!
Diana shares behind the scenes of the Agri-food & Halal food supply chain. With the impact of Covid19, her company have been receiving distress calls from farmers around the world. She and her team are set to tackle massive underlying issues in the food industry with the aid of transparency, technology & traceability. We also discuss about food fraud, the future of halal food, entrepreneurship and more. Please enjoy!
This 'Future of' series or FOS for short is brought to you by Yayasan MENDAKI for students to gain first-hand industry insights, changes to the work and economic landscape, and the necessary technical and 21st-century skills to thrive in the future economy from industry Professionals. In this episode, we talked to Muhammad Adil, a Pilot, regarding the future of Aviation. Please enjoy!
Ferdaus was laid off from his previous job where he spent 6years as a Creative lead. This then fueled him to start the company he’s managing today. With all of his experience, together with his partner & support of his mentors, he has created a branding beast company which serves reputable clients. In this episode, we talked about importance of branding, differences of personal branding, effects of Covid19 and more. Please enjoy!
Asmadi Ahmad and his wife were both teachers and are passionate about children education so they homeschooled their kids in the early days. With the experience of teaching and handling all aspects of education, it is only right to share their philosophy and vision of integrating Islamic and secular education to the masses which then Mount Safa International was built 7 years ago. We also talked about sunnah sports, why he left Singapore, his other 2 big projects and lots more.
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Yanto music career didn’t go as plan so he switched to becoming a full pledge barber and together with his wife and friend, they opened a barber shop and built a prolific brand. From starting out just small shop with 4 chairs, to now making headlines in the hair industry globally.
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Started out by listening to the advice of his mother, Ameer enrolled in a Jenazah course during his Nursing days 10 years ago. That 1 month course just wasn't enough for him so he went on to do internships with various companies to learn more. That's where he developed the passion for this industry and went on to start his own.
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What do you do when you got debts of $75,000 maxed over 6 credit cards? Well, this man right here uses his network of friends across various industries and find solutions to fix his problems. Little did he know, he figured out himself a system to counter debts. With that, he started out Edudebt where they have had over 8000 successful clients.
We also talked about how he turned clients into his agents, why public shouldn’t hesitate to seek help in their debts, Edudebt goals and much more! Please enjoy!
From selling car parts during his teenage years, Abdul Rahman picked up the interest in Law and pathed his way to now, having his own law firm. Choosing to work for a small firm upon graduation instead of just being a number for a big firm turns out to be the best decision that sets him up for success. His strong values of not missing salah at work, very client centric and never ending thirst of improving himself makes him one of the Top Muslims lawyers here.
We also talked about Islamic finance, winners mindset, volunteering and more. Enjoy!
When Zai Miztiq broke and fractured her spine in 2005, she's glad that it happened and sees it as an awakening from God that made her turned to Him. Now with 8 screws and 2 metal rods in her body, nothing is stopping her from achieving her goals and ambition. Having such a positive mindset has helped her defy all odds to be paralysed and pushed her further to be an Author, Motivational Speaker and a Transformational Trainer today.
We also talked about spirituality, what the Muslim community is lacking, learning arabic for 2 years and much more, please enjoy!
3 time school dropout, Imran Ali, who's been nurtured in a book field environment by his parents spends most of his early days in libraries voraciously reading self development books which pathed his way to success with Internet Marketing. Imran coaches people how to make more money, finding about what people like and don’t like, what their strengths are, and find out how people can improve their income. We also talked about his best teachers, how to scale a business, the importance of relationships and much more.
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Leza bounced back from bankruptcy to now the CEO of a global technology firm SC Beauty Network. Along the journey, she authored several books and was a sought after speaker internationally. Here, she shares what made her decides to be an entrepreneur, her downfall and the lessons learned, homeschooling her 3 kids, how to she balance her schedule and more.
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This humble poet started writing poems during his lonely Army days just for himself and maybe showing them to his future offsprings but little did he know that his writings went on and inspire more than 10,000 people. From the first 50 books he printed, giving them away to love ones and friends, word spread fast through social media til it became the local best seller in 2016.
Irfan also talks about his new business plan named Bilal Books where he and his wife guides new potential writers to start publishing their books. Enjoy!
Do you know that Hijama Therapy prevents 76 types of illnesses in our body? This Hijama Practitioner explains the benefits of Hijama Therapy and why you should consider trying it. The removal of dirty blood in our body and even any unwanted supernatural.
How ex-fitness instructor trade everything to built a company he believed in from being suicidal, dropping out of school, got into jail to a becoming a Leader every employee would dream to work for. He share's the power of being connected to God early in the morning, advices on the 5 P's and more! Enjoy!