Dear Brown Parents

Celebrating and creating a community of brown artists, entrepreneurs & mavericks // Hosted by @_humayunk

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

From communications pro to founding @maharalifestyle,
a lifestyle brand, @sheebs5 and her co-founder pivoted from events to creating #TheHumanBeingJournal featured by @oprahmagazine, listen to her journey here: https://t.co/ucblR9wIhI

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

@iamfahimmd Check out @dlallany's DND Academy. At-home group workouts 3x a week. 💪🏽

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

Executive, family man, and fitness trainer, @dlallany started offering virtual classes over zoom to help people stuck at home during lockdown. To date, he's logged over 100+ workouts and counting. Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/bEbff4RoTz

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

From pursuing advocacy with purpose to being an award-winning poet, @PurviPoets bridges the gap between using words to express the intangible while taking note of the resilience of the communities she serves. Listen here: https://t.co/xFv814IdN1

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

Thanks for the shoutout @sabrinagrover! 🙏🏽

[Sabrina Grover @sabrinagrover]

Ok this podcast needs more attention! Love seeing this exploration of successful individuals and careers that don't fall into the stereotypical narrative of brown kids (well grownups now). 👏👏👏

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

Politics is the seat of power and @zainvelji has a thing (or two) to say about it, especially when it comes to making it more inclusive and diverse. In this episode, we get into galvanizing civic engagement from the ground up and a whole lot more: https://t.co/UgQB3TlzRc #cdnpoli

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

From a mehndi business to painting murals and making music, @RomanaKassam's art continues to evolve and lends a voice to the issues and ideas around identity, belonging and healing. Listen to her episode here: https://t.co/yJxZhYhMLt

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

From being a college dropout growing in a social housing project to founding his own startup, starting a YouTube channel, and designing kick-ass products, @iamfahimmd shares what it took to come this far: https://t.co/JFWc0tjvtp

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

Sarah Ahmed co-founded @wellnesttherapy with the hopes of expanding access to therapy to underrepresented communities, she had no idea there'd be such an influx in demand. Listen here: https://t.co/Q5LblPU08t

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

After climbing the corporate sales ladder, @alihanif101 decided to call it quits. Now with his own sales consultancy, he's helping companies like IBM, Panasonic, and Bluedot close deals on his own terms. Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/IDSv2gZE8K

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

Imagine having gotten a taste of entrepreneurship by selling candy in gr 8 and then writing an ebook in gr. 9 that makes you $45K+ in sales. The best part, @NitiSarran is just getting started. Listen here: https://t.co/HC2yM8nwqp

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

Uzair Khan was flung headfirst onto the campaign trail at the age of 28 and won a seat in 2014 at the National Assembly of Pakistan. In this episode, he shares what it was like both before and after winning a seat: https://t.co/LgSiUX4Ncf

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

🙏🏽 @SeyoneC! Glad you enjoyed it.

[Seyone Chithrananda @SeyoneC]

@_humayunk @alishbaimran_ @theksociety Awesome podcast!

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

This week's guest is @alishbaimran_, a 17yo Blockchain and ML developer who's building a company to accelerate energy storage testing for companies and helping @hansonrobotics with @RealSophiaRobot. Listen here: https://t.co/hM3WfOgAbd

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

At the age of 15, @GavinSealCBC travelled to L.A. to generate interest in his acting talents only to discover only 2/200 agencies at the time were looking at BIPOC casting tapes. He pivoted to business only to jump back into filmmaking. Listen here: https://t.co/6yvMexUSNH

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

Frustrated with being unable to keep up with Pakistan's news cycle while living abroad in the U.S., Anam Khan founded @_thenewsrun, an email newsletter that helps readers digest the biggest stories from Pakistan in ~5 mins or less. https://t.co/4VGIiJqE2L

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

Tired of performing boring theatre, @instantravi decided to found @WhyNotTheatreTO where he's created over 30 collaborations that've performed on 5 continents, including the smash hit A Brimful of Asha. Listen here: https://t.co/w7No2iJdV6

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

What happened when Eman Bachani attempted to make the South Asian staple shoe or "jutti" more comfortable and with contemporary designs? https://t.co/4lEhe1sfTS, that's what. Listen to how she did it and use "dearbrownparents" to get 15% off your own pair. https://t.co/fMilgbEbZJ

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

Tired of her corporate job, @AlinaIslam quit her job, aspired to be a health & wellness influencer before realizing that her real strength lay in digital marketing. Today she runs her own digital agency. Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/Y7r0dHNvPL

[Dear Brown Parents @dearbrownparent]

@arshadfilms @AyendyBonifacio @ChosenFamilyCBC Thanks for the reccomendation @arshadfilms 🙏🏽