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The Akademos Podcast with Umer Ghumman #3

Today, joining us in conversation is Umer Ghumman, Country Head at Samsung for Pakistan and Afghanistan. With a wealth of experience managing a $500 million USD mobile business and leading a team of 150, Umer is widely recognized for his expertise, having earned him multiple prestigious awards for high achievement.

In this episode, we speak to Jarrar Shah from 24 Seven, an e-commerce grocery store in Pakistan looking to bring reliability and comfort to the modern grocer. Jarrar takes us through his unconventional journey to becoming the founder of an online grocery service and shares some rich insights about his experience in the retail industry of Pakistan.

In this episode, our associate Arham Sarfraz is in conversation with Yahya Humayun, GM Growth & Customer Experience at Dastgyr, a B2B marketplace app. Yahya shares his journey from working at the likes of Airlift to joining a new Dastgyr team. He takes us through the opportunities and challenges Dastgyr faced and also the kind of team culture it takes to scale almost 50% month on month. (and much more!)