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Hacks and Hobbies with Junaid Ahmed | Passion to Profit Stories

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Welcome to “Hacks and Hobbies with Junaid Ahmed – Passion to Profit Stories,” where we explore the journeys of creators turning hobbies into thriving ventures. Hosted by Junaid Ahmed, our in-depth conversations uncover strategies, insights, and success roadmaps from entrepreneurs, artisans, entertainers, and visionaries worldwide. 🎙 Want to be a guest? Send a message to Junaid on PodMatch: https://www.podmatch.com/member/hacksandhobbies 📖 Check out my book on Home Studio: https://homestudiobook.com 🔗 Find me on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/superjunaid
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E258 - Falguni Katira - How to get back to work after spending time away to raise your children

Today, our guest is Falguni Katira. She is a brand, or a purpose based marketer. I met her through many social media. And we've got a really awesome human connection. We've got really cool stories between us and wanted to bring her on to the party caste and hurt, you know, listen to her story she's been doing. She's doing some awesome things in the community. And I was like, this is something that we love, enabling normal humans, everybody into helping each other. And she's got an awesome story....

Jun 20, 201937 minSeason 2Ep. 58

E257 - Quentin Allams - How to dedicate your life and story to build your brand and awareness

In this episode, I have the honor of speaking with Quentin alums. I met Quentin are connected with him through LinkedIn, and have been following his journey. He is an amazing, amazing influencer, a content creator, a just an overall awesome human being. He is also the CEO and co founder of urban misfit adventures, he spent a lot of time building the company and interviewing some amazing minds on the planet. And he also has a amazing new podcast, well, rebranded podcast strange on purpose. ——Spon...

Jun 19, 201927 minSeason 2Ep. 57

E256 - Shelley Allen - How to organize your thoughts before you start writing your book

Starting off Tuesday with Shelley Allen, I met her through Erol’s LinkedIn MasterEEE Facebook group and she’s helped me edit a few chapters for some of the books that I was part of. She’s been kind and generous in making my chapters sound natural and grammatically correct. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect o...

Jun 18, 201925 minSeason 2Ep. 56

E255 - Monday breakdown week 24

Welcome back to another Monday breakdown, its week #24 that means we have 28 more weeks to go in 2019, Hacks and Hobbies is a podcast about life hacks and hobbies that I’ve tried out st one point in my life as well as some that I’m passionate about and growing them to make life enjoyable. Besides being a father of three kids and the age spread between them. There always comes a point when you want to almost automate some of the tasks so kids follow directions and we have a simpler life. But ther...

Jun 17, 201914 minSeason 2Ep. 55

E254 - Mike Graham - PopPsych101 Podcast host

In this episode, we get to chat with Mike Graham, a podcast host to Pop Psych 101 a podcast on mental health in pop culture. On the podcast, he’s joined with a Licensed therapist Ryan Engelstad. His podcast takes a really unique look at movies from a mental health perspective. Mike talks about his journey as a podcaster and a movie enthusiast on this episode. I met Mike through the Anchor community on Facebook, and we got to chat about podcasting, movies, and many things in between. It was only ...

Jun 14, 201947 minSeason 2Ep. 54

E253 - Alan Wade - How to awaken out of darkness and overcome trauma

In this episode we get to listen to the journey of an Award-winning Author to the book “Awakening out of darkness” Alan Wade. I met him through the fantastic Magnetic Entrepreneur book series and group. He’s had the opportunity to tell his story in the book and share it with the world as he overcame darkness and trauma as a young child. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on....

Jun 13, 201935 minSeason 2Ep. 53

E252 - David Burkus - How to get good at communicating your purpose at networking events

In this episode, I get to talk with David Burkus, he talks about how to build communities, get good at communicating your purpose at networking events and being a podcaster himself, I get to learn about his journey and his approach towards podcasting. How it helped him become a better speaker and an author for several books over the years. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen ...

Jun 12, 201940 minSeason 2Ep. 52

E251 - Julian Smit - How to be an effective marketer using human psychology

In this episode I get to chat with Julian Smit, he started his career as a Multi-Faceted Marketer with a degree in psychology. He’s able to sympathize and empathize with his clients and companies in a way that most marketers don’t think about. We get to hear his incredible journey and how he came about founding multiple companies to forward the marketing cause. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms avail...

Jun 11, 201941 minSeason 2Ep. 51

E250 - Monday Breakdown Week 23

Last week was my birthday week, feels good to be alive and grateful to all the lovely folks that sent me birthday wishes. You got to listen to some fantastic interviews last week from Ian Tolson, Judi Fox, Adam French and Kerry Heaps. This week I have some fantastic guests with Julian Smit on Tuesday, David Burkus on Wednesday, Alan Wade on Thursday and Mike Graham on Friday. Thanks for celebrating Eid last week on my birthday hope you had an excellent time. Come back tomorrow for an awesome int...

Jun 10, 20198 minSeason 2Ep. 50

E249 - Kerry Heaps - How to find paid speaking engagements and build your audience.

In this episode, I get to talk with Kerry Heaps. She’s been helping speakers find quality paid engagements as well as help them define their niche and get better at their own craft. She also a published for the Pageant Platform Magazine and many amazing business ventures. Being an entrepreneur and a speaker gives you the flexibility to spend more time with your family. Enjoy this episode as Kerry tells us her story. She can be reached over at bookspeakrepeat.com on on her LinkedIn: https://www.l...

Jun 07, 201948 minSeason 2Ep. 49

E248 - Adam French - How to give back to the world through podcasting and sharing your knowledge.

In this episode, we get to speak with Adam French. He's the host and creator of the applying awareness podcast. He is pretty awesome dude. Through the 30 days of challenge videos challenge group that Rob has created for us. And I got to talk with him earlier this week and last week, and I was like, dude, we should totally Connect. Bring you on the podcast, you are your podcaster I'm a podcaster. Let's talk about podcasting. Adam can be reached on his podcast: anchor.fm/applying-awareness ——Spons...

Jun 06, 201930 minSeason 2Ep. 48

E247 - Judi Fox - How to use LinkedIn to reinvent yourself and succeed

In this episode, I get to speak with the amazing Judy Fox, hashtag Fox rocks. She has been an amazing speaker and an inspiration to me and amazing creator, a LinkedIn video creator. And she's done some amazing, amazing stuff on LinkedIn, she is the premier go to person if you want to learn anything about making it huge on LinkedIn and social media, and lots of amazing stuff. So I was fortunate enough to be in some groups chatting with her and exchanging voice messages. And I was like, Hey, I wou...

Jun 05, 201951 minSeason 2Ep. 47

E246 - Ian Tolson - How to shine like the sun and bring joy to those around you.

He lives in my favorite state Colorado, I met Ian through podcast fb group where he’s aspiring to be a podcaster and we’ve been chatting it up about entrepreneurship as well as life journeys. He talks about growing up and loving skateboarding and almost went professional. He’s a coach and helps driven network marketers to be better leaders. You can meet Ian on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-tolson-205803105/ ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It...

Jun 04, 201943 minSeason 2Ep. 46

E245 - Monday Breakdown Week 22 - Birthday Week!

Hello everyone, thanks so much for tuning back in! This is Week 22 and it is my birthday week, we only get these once a year of course! In this episode I get to give you an update on last weeks interviews as well as this weeks amazing interviews that's sure to help you get a better understanding to their journeys as well as how they like to spend their time with their hobbies, movies and tv shows. Stick around!

Jun 03, 201912 minSeason 2Ep. 45

E244 - Ahmed Qureshi - How KETO can help you get faster on a bicycle and live a healthier life.

In this episode I get to speak with my good friend Ahmed Qureshi, he’s a longtime athlete and one of the top cyclists on our team velocipede cycling team. He has won multiple trophies for triathlons and bike races over the years, and he helps manage and setup cycling routes for our team as well as for our spring camps. He's ridden over 700 bike rides since he's been on Strava with over 22 thousands miles ridden. He talks to us about cycling and healthy keto eating. You can find his riding advent...

May 31, 201947 minSeason 2Ep. 44

E243 - Omar Moinuddin - How to make time for the things that you love, be it sports, family, work.

In this episode I got to speak with my brother-in-law for a second time on this podcast, Omar Moinuddin, he's a good friend that helps me bounce ideas off of during the days. In fact he got me and my relatives into snow boarding many many years ago. I haven’t been snow boarding in quite sometime... He’s a software engineer which makes him an amazing artist as well, he can draw batman just through his simple pencil movements. He’s a father of 2 and recently completed the trifecta of the spartan r...

May 30, 201952 minSeason 2Ep. 43

E242 - Melissa Marie - How to lose weight by and keeping it off be defining your "WHY'

In this episode I get to speak with my good friend Melissa Marie, she has turned around her life by losing weight, she tells us the biggest reason behind why she decided to make this change. A lot of the times the “WHY” is what will keep you going, and if that WHY isn’t strong enough, every action we take will become a fad. Check out this episode to learn Melissas stories and the actions she took to keep going in living a healthy lifestyle. Her article on Women's Health Magazine can be read here...

May 29, 201932 minSeason 2Ep. 42

E241 - Michelle Peña - How to bring your passions and combine them into something that fulfills you

In this episode I got to speak with Michelle Peña, she’s a social media consultant, videographer, writer and a storyteller. I met her through LinkedIn Local events and she’s been doing some amazing things on Linkedin building up connections and telling some really amazing stories. We have over 400 mutual connections on linkedin which goes to show that we’re in really good company. She tells us the story of how she got started and shares with us here on her very first podcast interview. She can b...

May 28, 201943 minSeason 2Ep. 41

E240 - Last Week of May - Beekeeping Update, Interviews this week.

This is the last week of may with way too many awesome things coming down the pike. Last week you got to listen to some really amazing folks. We learned about their journeys as well as learned some basics around video production and tools available to make your life super easy. Besides getting some knowledge and building some connections I also got to talk to some really cool people that have had experience in books published as well as in the process of getting there. Also some guests that have...

May 27, 201919 minSeason 2Ep. 40

E239 - Sonny Tannan - How to write a book and get it out to the world

In this episode I get to speak with Sonny Tannan an international speaker, author, branding strategist and just an amazing gentleman to be friends with. He’s not only a content marketing creator, but also one of the first linkedin video creator, creating simple and focused videos on valuable and actionable steps to take with you! Sonny Tannan can be found recording some awesome videos on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnytannan/ You can also check out the amazing book: Through the eyes ...

May 24, 201922 minSeason 2Ep. 39

E238 - Doug Cohen - How to solve the problems of the world one podcast episode at a time.

In this episode I get to speak with Doug Cohen, he’s a product manager with passion for music and video. He’s been playing music as long as he’s been managing and planning products. I had the pleasure of working with him over the past few years and learned quite a lot, with some really great stories to share on the episode. Doug can be reached via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougco1/ ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distri...

May 23, 201935 minSeason 2Ep. 38

E237 - Robert J Moore - How to tell your story so you can attract your tribe.

In this episode I get to talk with Robert J Moore, founder and creator of the Magnetic Entrepreneur. He started out like most of us, but at one point in his life he had to face hard ships that created an unsurmountable desire to help others. He learned from the best and was able to pick himself up and create a life that only hard-work enables. Robert shares some deep knowledge and stories that helped him achieve greatness. He can be reached via LinkedIn, Facebook and on Amazon for through his Ma...

May 22, 201930 minSeason 2Ep. 37

E236 - Antoine Airoldi - How to write a book in 90 days, be inspired and start one today!

In this episode I get to speak with Antoine Airoldi. He’s a ghost writer, author and a consultant who has helped entrepreneurs in the service industries start their own books. Antoine has been crucial in helping me get my chapters in some of the books that I myself am a co-author. He talks about his passion for writing and who inspired him to be in this business. We share our passion for Cycling and other cool hobbies. He can be reached on Facebook: facebook.com/antoine.airoldi , Youtube: youtub...

May 21, 201925 minSeason 2Ep. 36

E235 - Got to be in an upcoming commercial, updates to beekeeping, upcoming episodes and guests

In this short episode, I want to share updates on the podcast, personal projects that I'm involved in regarding tv-commercials. Updates on beekeeping mentoring and my own bees. A plug to talk about Team Velocipede, Hacks & Hobbies being one of the sponsors to the cycling team as well as upcoming podcast interviews for your listing pleasure! ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to li...

May 20, 201915 minSeason 2Ep. 35

E234 - Springtime Updates into the state of the podcast, personal realignment as well as upcoming speakers

A long over due update on what is going on with the podcast as well as the frequency of it, along with life changing events and realignment of what I aim to do the rest of the year and the direction I'm planning to head to. Thank you so much for tuning in and listening. ——Sponsorship—— This podcast brought to you by our generous sponsors. It is hosted by Anchor and distributed to the many platforms available to you to listen on. If you’re interested in sponsoring this podcast please connect on t...

May 14, 201931 minSeason 2Ep. 24

E233 - Marc Ford - How to grow your business by utilizing the best kept business secret.

In this episode, I had the amazing opportunity to speak with best kept business secret. Marc Ford is the best kept business secret, he helps businesses utilize the secret in growing their market and reach new heights. We also get to learn what makes Marc tick and chat about some of his favorite things to do as in hobbies, movies and tv shows. Marc can be reached through his website http://www.marcford.uk where you can also get an ebook on 101 Questions for Business Owners. ——Sponsorship—— This p...

May 10, 201946 minSeason 2Ep. 33

E232 - Farnoosh Brock - How to use the serving mindset to grow your business

In this episode, I was uplifted by the brilliant Farnoosh Brock. Coming from an engineering passion myself we connected through the mutual love of technology. We get to learn the journey surmounted by Farnoosh to build a brand around the serving mindset. Because not everyone loves to sell but to grow organically and build your business you absolutely need to get those sales. With Farnoosh's book and mindset we get to learn that there is another way! Come join in and listen to our talk on the ser...

May 09, 201942 minSeason 2Ep. 32

E231 - Michael J. Lyons - How to believe in yourself and bring daydreams into reality

In this episode, I had the opportunity to speak with an Actor, Author, Speaker and a professional individual that helped me realized the quality of life is simply there for the taking. We not only have the power to make our day dreams a reality but he also has a book out that walks you step by step on how others have done it and how you can do it yourself. Michael J. Lyons was gracious enough to offer his time and take us through some of his life journey and share the wisdom. Being a child actor...

May 08, 201944 minSeason 2Ep. 31

E230 - Omozua Isiramen - How to create magic on your own terms.

In this episode, I had the pleasure to speak with Omozua Isiramen she is a NeuroCoach and we talked about magic that lives inside our heads. Our thoughts, our feelings they're all constructs of our minds and how we use our mind largely depends on the powers that control our destiny. She takes us through her journey from being a teacher to becoming a coach and a very specific coach at that. We also get to learn about the many hobbies she's tried and how becoming the motivator for others guided he...

May 07, 201938 minSeason 2Ep. 30

E229 - Ariel Margolis - How online education systems are getting better at teach you valuable skills

In this episode, I get to speak with my good friend Ariel Margolis. An educator with over 20 years of experience and founder of E-Learning Solved. We connected through mutual connections and participated in the 30 days of videos challenge on LinkedIn. I learned a lot from Ariel over the past few months and decided to bring him on the podcast to learn even more. Our mutual love for education and teaching brought us closer together. Technology has come so far that it eclipses the education system ...

Apr 25, 201936 minSeason 2Ep. 29
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