Dear Brown Parents with Humayun Khan

Romana Kassam is known for exploring several mediums to express her journey as a woman of colour in Toronto. Her music specifically lends a voice to the issues and ideas around identity, belonging and healing. 
A true artist, Romana is a singer/songwriter, painter, installation artist and experience designer. As an expressionist and artist, Romana feels that it is her responsibility to use her art as a platform for awareness. Her music specifically lends a voice to the issues and ideas that are important to her and the many diverse communities she belongs to. Romana's music addresses identity, belonging and healing.  You can stream her music on Spotify, Apple Music, and more.  Lastly, you can now support this podcast by heading over to patreon.com/dearbrownparents. Your support helps me continue to bring you stories that I hope help move and inspire you to make your dreams a reality. Enjoy! ----more---- Music Credits Intro/Outro Music: Track: Nimesh Tandey - Floating SpellMusic provided by Mr. Pantomath https://youtu.be/NzTMSlRVpvM‍ Transition Music:Storybook & Cheese (Produced by Lukrembo)https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo 

Fahim MD is a Sr. UX/UI Designer with more than 13 years of experience working with brands like Adobe, BMW, and Intel, along with a part-time YouTuber, where he posts tutorials along with tips/tricks for those interested in breaking into design. You can subscribe to his YouTube channel here. Lastly, you can now support this podcast by heading over to patreon.com/dearbrownparents. Whatever amount you can pledge is appreciated and helps keep the podcast going. Enjoy!----more---- Music Credits Intro/Outro Music: Track: Nimesh Tandey - Floating SpellMusic provided by Mr. Pantomath https://youtu.be/NzTMSlRVpvM‍ Transition Music:Storybook & Cheese (Produced by Lukrembo)https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo 

Sarah Ahmed is a psychotherapist and co-founder of Wellnest, a mindfully carved a safe space that caters to folks who have had a difficult time accessing or establishing truly meaningful and resonant connections in therapy. Wellnest offers a diverse range of services, approaches and modalities with a focus on being anti-oppressive and anti-racist, culturally, spiritually and linguistically appropriate, provided by racially diverse group of therapists. You can learn more at wellnest.ca. She's got an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Masters of Social Work from the University of Toronto, specializing in mental health and addictions. Lastly, you can now support this podcast by heading over to patreon.com/dearbrownparents. Whatever amount you can pledge is appreciated and helps keep the podcast going. Enjoy! ----more---- Music Credits Intro/Outro Music:Track: Nimesh Tandey - Floating SpellMusic provided by Mr. Pantomath https://youtu.be/NzTMSlRVpvM ‍Transition Music:Storybook & Cheese (Produced by Lukrembo)https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo  

Ali Hanif is the founder of Hanali, a sales management consulting firm that helps clients augment and build high performance sales performance teams. Over the past 5 years, he's worked with sales teams in over 15 countries, trained over 1,500 sales professionals and helped his clients acquire over $20 million in new sales revenue. His clients include the likes of IBM, Panasonic, and BlueDot. In this episode, we dive into how he got started in sales and his career transition from corporate to the tech world and to starting his own services company. Lastly, you can now support this podcast by heading over to patreon.com/dearbrownparents. Whatever amount you can pledge is appreciated and helps keep the podcast going. Enjoy! ----more---- Music Credits Intro/Outro Music:Track: Nimesh Tandey - Floating SpellMusic provided by Mr. Pantomath https://youtu.be/NzTMSlRVpvM ‍Transition Music:Storybook & Cheese (Produced by Lukrembo)https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo

Niti Sarran is a 15-yo owner of an Instagram Agency called NS Media which helps business owners struggling with bringing awareness to their Instagram personal brand go from 0 to 10k+ followers, and earning $10k/month consistently from Instagram monetization. She wrote and published an e-book that breaks down her strategies in August from which she's made more than $45,000 dollars. Next up, she's building a course to expand her offering. You can buy her e-book here. Lastly, you can now support this podcast on Patreon.  ----more---- Music Credits Intro/Outro Music:Track: Nimesh Tandey - Floating SpellMusic provided by Mr. Pantomath https://youtu.be/NzTMSlRVpvM ‍Transition Music:Storybook & Cheese (Produced by Lukrembo)https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo

Uzair Khan is a Pakistani politician who is a former member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from January 2014 to May 2018, representing the Pakistani Muslim League. He won his seat at the age of 28, making him one of youngest officials to ever be elected into office. During his tenure, he was the Chairman for the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Climate Change and was the Chief Coordinator of the Prime Minister's Youth Skills Program. Enjoy! ----more---- Music Credits Intro/Outro Music:Track: Nimesh Tandey - Floating SpellMusic provided by Mr. Pantomath https://youtu.be/NzTMSlRVpvM ‍Transition Music:Storybook & Cheese (Produced by Lukrembo)https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo

Alishba Imran is a 17-year old Blockchain and Machine Learning developer who is currently the co-founder of Voltx, where she's using Machine learning software to accelerate energy storage testing for R&D and production from months to days. She is also concurrently working on developing a generative grasping convolutional neural network (GG-CNN) for high-precision use cases on Sophia the robot at Hanson Robotics. Enjoy! ----more---- Music Credits Intro/Outro Music:Track: Nimesh Tandey - Floating SpellMusic provided by Mr. Pantomath https://youtu.be/NzTMSlRVpvM ‍Transition Music:Storybook & Cheese (Produced by Lukrembo)https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo  

Gavin is a passionate storyteller, award-winning filmmaker, documentarian, technologist and creative force, with 10+ years of experience in film, TV, and digital content creation, in 25+ countries. His dynamic career spans a variety of roles, platforms, genres, equipping him with a unique blend of professional expertise. This experience drives leadership in the creation of efficient and effective highly stylized, character, and story-driven content. Some of his accomplishments include:  → In 2018 & 2019 - “Interrupt this Program” receives back-to-back nominations for Best Arts Program or Series at the Canadian Screen Awards. → In 2017 - “Case Claus'd” is licensed by CBC Films and selected as a Finalist in CBC's Short Film Faceoff. → In 2017 - Hot Docs’ commissions their first feature film - an anthology of short documentaries including “The Long Way Home” Enjoy! ----more---- Music Credits Intro/Outro Music:Track: Nimesh Tandey - Floating SpellMusic provided by Mr. Pantomath https://youtu.be/NzTMSlRVpvM ‍Transition Music:Storybook & Cheese (Produced by Lukrembo)https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo  

Anam Khan is the founder of The NewsRun, a free daily email newsletter that provides the smartest breakdown of news from Pakistan. Having traveled back and forth between the US and Pakistan for most of her life and finding it impossible to keep up Pakistan’s hectic news cycle she started the newsletter to help readers digest the days' biggest stories in 5 minutes or less. Enjoy! ----more---- Music Credits Intro/Outro Music:Track: Nimesh Tandey - Floating SpellMusic provided by Mr. Pantomath https://youtu.be/NzTMSlRVpvM ‍Transition Music:Storybook & Cheese (Produced by Lukrembo)https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo

Ravi Jain is a multi-award-winning artist known for making politically bold and accessible theatrical experiences in both small indie productions and large theatres. As the founding artistic director of Why Not Theatre, Ravi has established himself as an artistic leader for his inventive productions, international producing/collaborations and innovative producing models which are aimed to better support emerging artists to make money from their art. In 13 years Why Not has become synonymous with innovative theatrical experiences which have toured the world. In recent years their RISER project, a unique producing model, has had a significant impact on the Toronto independent community. Why Not has created over 30 collaborations performing on 5 continents, including the smash hit A Brimful of Asha, which stars Ravi and his real-life mother (non-actor).  Enjoy! ----more---- Music Credits Intro/Outro Music:Track: Nimesh Tandey - Floating SpellMusic provided by Mr. Pantomath https://youtu.be/NzTMSlRVpvM ‍Transition Music:Storybook & Cheese (Produced by Lukrembo)https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo

Eman Bachani is the Founder & CEO of Meraki Design House, an artisan-focused, quickly growing lifestyle brand handcrafting everyday footwear and accessories. Meraki pays tribute to the heritage of the original South Asian staple shoe through both classic and contemporary designs. She's an enthusiastic entrepreneur with a passion for product development across multiple industries.  Enjoy! ----more---- Music Credits Intro/Outro Music:Track: Nimesh Tandey - Floating SpellMusic provided by Mr. Pantomath https://youtu.be/NzTMSlRVpvM Transition Music:Storybook & Cheese (Produced by Lukrembo)https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo

Raz is a rapper and songwriter born and raised in Brampton, Ontario with his roots in the West Indies (Trinidad & Guyana). A careful combo of Stadium Rock (Imagine Dragons, Coldplay, 30 Seconds to Mars) and conscious Hip-Hop (Knaan, Lupe Fiasco, Lauryn Hill, Talib Kweli) allows Raz to craft a unique, yet accessible, sound that is both stadium-worthy and lyrically intimate. Simply put; he’s crafting Stadium Hip-Hop from the heart. With a focus on lyrics, Raz delivers venue-filling music while drawing you into his message that leaves you with some food for thought - or at the very least, a Sunday morning hook you can't get out of your head. Stream his music on Spotify, Apple Music, and Youtube. Enjoy! ----more---- Music Credits Intro/Outro Music:Track: Nimesh Tandey - Floating SpellMusic provided by Mr. Pantomath https://youtu.be/NzTMSlRVpvM Transition Music:Storybook & Cheese (Produced by Lukrembo)https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo

Waqas Ali is the Co-founder and CEO of Atoms, his second shoe startup that makes ideal shoes for daily wear. The company has raised $12 million in venture funding. Previously, he co-founded Markhor, an e-commerce startup which promotes the work of indigenous craftsmen. Raised in a small town in Punjab in Pakistan, he has gone on to do some pretty big things, including starting the first Pakistani startup accepted into Y Combinator and is a Forbes 30 Under 30 alumnus.Enjoy!-------more----Music CreditsIntro/Outro Music:Track: Nimesh Tandey - Floating SpellMusic provided by Mr. Pantomath https://youtu.be/NzTMSlRVpvMTransition Music:Storybook & Cheese (Produced by Lukrembo)https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo 

Alina Islam has since been working in marketing & advertising for over a decade, earning her stripes at global agencies Red Urban and Leo Burnett, working on brands such as Volkswagen, Kellogg’s, Bell Canada and ConAgra. In 2017, she dove headfirst into the world of digital marketing at Outmatch Associates in Toronto, where she learned the ins and outs of digital marketing and led a team of over 15 people for multiple websites that received up to 10 million visitors per month. Fast forward to present day, and her passion is helping owners of local businesses set up systems that help generate consistent leads and achieve growth through her own agency Digitalina. Enjoy! You can also now support the show on Patreon. ----more---- Music Credits Intro/Outro Music: Track: Nimesh Tandey - Floating Spell Music provided by Mr. Pantomath https://youtu.be/NzTMSlRVpvM Transition Music: Storybook & Cheese (Produced by Lukrembo) https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo

Arshad Khan is a multiple-award-winning Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker who is also the director of the Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival. He has made a number of short films since graduating from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal. His long feature directorial debut was a documentary called "Abu" in which he tackles his relationship with his family and his own sexual orientation taking viewers through tense times particularly with his father and showcases the clash of conservative and liberal values. The film had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2017.   Support the show on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dearbrownparents ----more---- Music Credits Intro/Outro Music: Track: Nimesh Tandey - Floating Spell Music provided by Mr. Pantomath https://youtu.be/NzTMSlRVpvM Transition Music: Storybook & Cheese (Produced by Lukrembo) https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo