Episode 10 – Azeem Alam on Songwriting in LA, Building BiteLabs and Balancing Startups with Radiology
Description
What do you do when the surgical dream no longer fits - and the music industry calls?
In this episode, we speak with Dr Azeem Alam, clinical radiology registrar and co-founder of BiteWorld - the company behind the highly acclaimed BiteLabs Fellowship, which helps clinicians transition into health tech careers.
From writing heartbreak ballads in his teens to working with Top 40 artists in LA, Azeem shares how his creative roots shaped an unconventional career path that now spans clinical training, entrepreneurship, and impact at scale.
We dive into:
🎸 The early music hustle - from cold emailing labels to LA studios
💻 Founding ByteWorld and training 1,000+ clinicians for roles in health tech
⚖️ Balancing radiology training with building a fast-growing startup
🏥 Why he walked away from academic surgical training (weeks before starting)
🧠 Navigating career guilt, community, and identity as a multi-hyphenate clinician
Azeem’s story is an honest and inspiring look at what happens when you step off the medical treadmill and start building something of your own.
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