The Power Break Podcast: Recent Episodes
Moeed Khan
Hosted by startup advisor & serial entrepreneur, Moeed Khan. Our podcast will challenge preconceived notions about a variety of topics including new age approaches to business, organizational behavior, corporate culture, industry changes, technology, underserved communities, startups, and much more! We do not shy away from difficult conversations or topics that are not discussed openly. Our objective is to bring authentic views to the forefront and motivate you to start thinking, talking, and taking action.Subscribe today!
Power Break Podcast host Moeed Khan answers some of the listeners questions about:
- Finding a good business partner
- Professional athletes in entrepreneurship
- Discrimination in the workplace
- How starting a business has changed from 10 years ago
- Luck in entrepreneurship
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Listen to Moeed talk with the Founder and CEO of Shift_Up, Ray Batra.
Episode highlights include:
- Ray's entrepreneurial journey
- The story of Shift_Up and where it is headed
- What is a learning gym?
- Detroit, "America's Comeback City"
- The future of education
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Moeed talks about the current state of the unrest in this country surrounding George Floyd, his disgust that this is still an issue in 2020, the difference between protesters and rioters, and how to be an accomplice instead of just an ally.
There are many things we can do to keep the momentum going with this movement. Below are some links that either provide powerful information or are direct links to organizations that are helping the cause.
https://ca.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud
https://www.ted.com/talks/dr_phillip_atiba_goff_rashad_robinson_dr_bernice_king_anthony_d_romero_the_path_to_ending_systemic_racism_in_the_us?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=875585412953684&id=71760664768
https://action.aclu.org/give/fund-every-fight-ahead
https://votingwhileblack.com/
https://policingequity.org/
https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/
https://blackfutureslab.org/
https://m4bl.org
https://blacklivesmatter.com/
Listen to host Moeed Khan dissect the problem with the term work-life balance, how it is perceived in the professional world, and how he feels it should be changed!
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On this episode, Moeed talks with the newly formed Chicago-based non-profit venture, CHI-CARE.
Episode highlights:
- CHI-CARE's story & vision
- Poverty in Chicagoland
- The misconceptions of the homeless
- Impacts of COVID-19 on the poor
- Much more
CHI-CARE Information:
- Website - chi-care.org
- Farhan Ahmed - President
- Asif Iqbal - Vice President
- Kausar Khan - Treasurer
- Meraj Alam - Secretary
- Abdul Hasib Lopez - Outreach
- Sana Kamgar - Planning
Listen to serial entrepreneur, creativity & innovation leader, startup advisor, and Power Break Podcast host Moeed Khan answer some questions about startups and entrepreneurship from his listeners.
Some highlights from the show include:
- Biggest challenges he has faced starting his business(es).
- How does an entrepreneur know its time to move on from his/her own venture.
- Finding good partners for a startup.
- Pitfalls in entrepreneurship
- Much more!
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Moeed chats with the Goodrich Endowed Chair of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dr. Patrick J. Murphy - who also happens to be his former Professor from his MBA program. Dr. Murphy is a leader in the world of entrepreneurship and social enterprise, an award winning teacher, part of 2016 AmericanInno's 50 in Fire, the 2017 Future Founders Entrepreneurship Professor of the Year, and much more! Also, click here to read an article written by Dr. Murphy about the heptalogical model.
Some highlights of the episode include:
- The new Entrepreneurship program at UAB
- The impacts of COVID-19 on education
- The value of E-Learning
- Experiential learning in the class
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On this episode, Moeed talks with Making Authentic Friendships Founder & CEO Juliana Fetherman about her story and starting a business as a young female entrepreneur.
Some highlights include:
- Her inspiration to launch Making Authentic Friendships
- Launching her venture straight out of college
- The path for young entrepreneurs
- Struggles that female entrepreneurs encounter
- Some resources that are available for female entrepreneurs
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On this episode, Moeed talks with vPeer Founder & CEO Dr. Dilara Sayeed about virtual/remote collaboration and communities. Some highlights include:
- Background about vPeer
- Employer and employee benefits for collaborating virtually
- Virtual tools versus virtual communities
- Common misconceptions of working remotely or virtually
- The state of remote/virtual work prior to COVID-19
- The future of remote/virtual work post COVID-19
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