Secrets of Greatness: Recent Episodes
Omer Qadri
Our institutes are not designed to teach us HOW TO LEARN, they are designed to teach us WHAT TO LEARN. In today’s world, knowledge is not power. How you use that knowledge is what makes you powerful and successful. Join me, Omer Qadri, a Mindset & Success Coach, as I explore the stories of successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, sports athletes and more in this podcast. Whether you are a student, a working professional, an entrepreneur or a parent and are struggling to achieve your goals & dreams, this podcast, Secrets of Greatness, is just for you! In this podcast we will learn:
- How the brain works
- How to improve your focus & concentration
- How to become more productive
- How to set personal & professional goals and achieve them
- How to cultivate a growth mindset
- And much more!
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Simon Taufel shares his journey from being an aspiring cricketer to the world's best umpire where he won the prestigious ICC Umpire of the Year Award 5 times in a row from 2004 - 2008.
Simon is now a trainer, coach and consultant to organizations helping leaders and employees attain high-performance.
In this episode, Simon talks about the importance of discipline, leadership and having a coach. He talks about his leadership learnings from Virat Kohli and Steve Waugh.
Richard Pybus speaks about his experience working with ATGs in Cricket - Saqlain Mushtaq, ShoaibAkhtar, Mark Boucher, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Faf Du Plessis & Mkhaya Ntini.
Pybus talks about
· His Coaching Journey
· Development of players such as Boucher, Ntini, Steyn, Du Plessis
· Pybus’ Strategic Thinking Framework
· His experience coaching a team full of superstars (Pakistan World Cup team in 1999)
· What happened during the 99 World Cup final Vs Australia
· A story of innovation: Saqlain Mushtaq's 'doosra'
· Leadership
· Coaching stories with Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn & Windies Cricket
· A fun Rapid Fire round with Pybus
Whether you are a sports or cricket fan or not, brace yourself to learn the secrets of Goal setting, Strategic Thinking, Leadership and Improving Focus to achieve high-performance in any facet of life.
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The England Test Cricketer, Keaton Jennings, shares his lessons learnt from the highs of scoring a century on debut against India in Mumbai to the lows of being dropped.
Keaton talks about the importance of finding strategies to cope mentally with success, fame & failure especially in the 21st-century digital world where everyone is always connected & online.
He also shares why pursing an MBA in parallel with his cricketing career helps him be happier, more content and more relaxed on the cricket field.
If you are currently knocked down by the pandemic or the economy or your loved ones, listen to this episode to feel inspired by the resilience and mindset of this young English cricketer.
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Mohamad Fakih, CEO of Paramount Fine Foods shares the secrets of not just surviving but thriving during a pandemic. He also talks about how servitude and employee-centricity have led to the phenomenal success of Paramount restaurant chains.
Listen to the full episode to learn about
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The 4P's of success
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The process of #innovation at Paramount and
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How to bounce back from failures.
Mohamad Fakih is a Lebanese-Canadian businessperson, community leader and philanthropist. A founder of the Middle Eastern Halal restaurant chain, Paramount Fine Foods, Mr. Fakih has become equally well known for his charitable work, philanthropy, and community service through the Fakih Foundation.
The company, Paramount Fine Foods, is renowned for its family-style restaurants, serving high quality, family-style Middle Eastern food. The company operates on a franchise model and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. Paramount has grown 100% organically through cash flow and is privately held. As of 2020, they have almost 80 locations worldwide.
To help other entrepreneurs break the $1 Million mark, after the sale of his marketing agency in 2018, Sathish launched a boutique CEO coaching incubator called the Bala Group. He works with tech founders on their journey from idea to their first million.
In this episode Sathish talks about:
· His Story
· Breaking out of the Fixed Mindset
· Knocked Down vs Knocked Out: Change Your Environment!
· Becoming friends with your vulnerabilities
· Blueprint for Success: A Millionaire Mindset
· How to answer the question: "Who am I?"
· The DesiFEST Story
· DesiFEST overcoming the COVID Pandemic
· Connect with Sathish Bala
Whether you are a job seeker or an entrepreneur, listen to what Sathish has to say about building the Millionaire-Mindset and Discovering Yourself.
Roni Cerga is the Co-founder and CEO of the fastest-growing VR Technology Company in the world: VRVision. In this episode, Roni talks about:
· The VRVision Story
· Why VR
· How to build a high-performance team
· NO MORE RESUMES NO MORE COVER LETTERS!
· Building portfolios for Operational jobs: sales, HR, marketing, admin, etc.
· How to keep the employees motivated
· Actionable tips for young professionals & entrepreneurs
Whether you are a job seeker or an entrepreneur, listen to what Roni has to say about the new approach to hiring in the 21st-century digital world!
Debashree Dasgupta is the Digital Innovation Lead at Amazon Web Service (AWS) and in this episode, she shares with us her Secrets of Success: How volunteering and reading allowed her to avoid digital distraction and focus on "Finding herself".
She also talks about the leadership culture at Amazon.
If you are looking for #career guidance and want to learn how to climb the corporate ladder, listen to this episode for all the tips & tricks shared by Debashree:
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Volunteering
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Reading
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Finding your hobby
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In this episode, the charismatic millennial coach, Samia Hassan, talks about her definition of success, what is an abundance mindset, why practicing gratitude is the secret sauce for well-being and the unique challenges that the millennials face in their careers.
Samia is the founder of Unwind the Grind, a career and leadership development platform for millennials looking to excel in their careers. She skillfully blends her business management, marketing and coaching expertise of 14+ years (10 of those with Procter & Gamble) to work with organizations internationally enabling them to engage their workforce and build their leadership capabilities. She is an ICF certified, Gallup Strengths coach and NLP Practitioner with more than 500 hours of coaching and consulting experience in the region. As a budding thought leader, Samia writes about leadership topics pertaining millennials as a regular contributor at Huffington Post, Thomson Reuters and Entrepreneur ME.
The story of a young teenager who built a successful not-for-profit from her basement that serves underprivileged children and families across the world. Aiza Abid talks about her journey and about the power of building empathy, purpose and servitude as a human being and leader to feel fulfilled and happy in your life.
Learn about “reinventing yourself” with Mahfuz Chowdhury, who is a Brand Manager at Candybox Marketing, ranked by Maclean's as one of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies. He fell in love with Marketing during the first year of college when he got a taste of it during a classroom project. Mahfuz has delivered talks at over 20 events each year across Canada and he is the host of an award-winning podcast called 'Ride With Me'. Lastly, he is the author of 'Project Reinvention', a book that shares his personal development journey as a millennial.
Listen to the inspiring story of Adeel Sahibzada on how he transformed himself and his life from being a troublemaker in the streets with 27 suspensions in grade 9, to a successful NCAA Coach and founder of the number 1 Basketball academy in Canada: Toronto Basketball Academy #TBAToronto
In this episode, the charismatic & compassionate CEO of Engineers of Tomorrow, Rebecca White, shares her take on Success. She talks about what is a growth mindset and why it is important. She also provides insights on how resilience and growth mindset can be coupled to create a powerful formula for long-term success. Check out the full interview for some great actionable tips on cultivating a growth mindset and to learn more about her organization: Engineers of Tomorrow
In this episode, the dynamic speaker & author of the Amazon Best Seller book "The Burnout Gamble", Hamza Khan, shares his personal & professional story and gives an exclusive sneak-peak into his upcoming book on Leadership. He also dives deep into productivity hacks & strategies to avoid burnout.
Hamza is a multi-award-winning marketer, an accomplished entrepreneur, and a dynamic and global keynote speaker. He has spoken at TEDx twice! He is the author of Amazon’s best-seller book called "The Burnout Gamble". He is also a partner at SkillsCamp which is a school for building soft skills, a lecturer at the Ryerson University in Toronto and the Managing Director at Student Life Network.
In this episode, the founder of FOCUS Inspired, Luki Danjukarjano, shares his personal & professional story from reaching the top at Deloitte to starting his own business and how can you make better decisions!
Luki is Toronto’s youth career coach with goals to make Toronto the Mentorship capital of the world, elevate education through Soft-skills and positively impact a billion people.
Luki is a former management consultant and campus recruiting lead with a background in computer science. He’s an author, educator and startup advisor.
In this episode, we will be taking a journey inside the mind of an International Sportsperson: A Pakistani Test Cricketer - Shan Masood - who will share with us the non-technical, the non-cognitive, the mental aspects and challenges of the game and how he has applied his learnings from the books, podcasts, etc. into his personal and professional lives. Shan is definitely someone who strives to become a better version of himself on a daily basis.