After 5ish: Shiza Shahid on Balancing Purpose and Profit

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Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

As a kid growing up in Islamabad, Shiza Shahid volunteered in grassroots initiatives to help Pakistani women get an education. And that early interest in service pushed her to always advocate for important issues through her career. From the founding Malala Fund to her current biz, Our Place, Shiza says: a lot of good can be achieved through a combo of non-profit advocacy work and for-profit businesses. In this episode, Shiza shares: Why she took on a variety of jobs and how that choice shaped her life How you can always find ways to create positive change – no matter how old you are Why ditching the idea of “perfection” is key to creating quality products The importance of understanding a brand’s history as a way to make better choices as a consumer PS: use THESKIMM15 to score 15% off Our Place kitchenware.

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0:00.0	You make your plans but your life is not linear and you are called in to serve at different
0:08.8	moments and you have to decide if you're going to show up or if you're going to stick
0:12.6	to these plans that you made.
0:17.8	Welcome to After Five-ish, a bonus series where we take a break from our regularly scheduled
0:22.4	show for quick chats with pros who can help you live a smarter work life.
0:28.0	You ever meet somebody in passing or hear of someone and think,
0:31.4	I wish I could ask them about their job?
0:34.0	Us too.
0:35.4	With After Five-ish, we're calling those people up to get the best bits of career advice
0:39.8	they can share.
0:41.8	Okay, onto the show.
0:48.8	Today, our guest is Shiza Shahed.
0:52.0	Shiza is a social entrepreneur, activist, investor, and the co-founder and co-CEO of Mission
0:58.6	Driven Kitchen and Kitchenware Company, our place.
1:02.6	And you may have heard her on the show before, we last caught up with Shiza in 2020,
1:07.8	which feels like a lifetime ago, right after our place launched.
1:12.2	Before founding our place and now ventures, a seed fund for other Mission Driven companies,
1:17.6	Shiza co-founded the Malala Fund, a global nonprofit formed to advance the education of girls
1:23.4	around the world. We've spoken with Shiza about growing up in Pakistan and her early career
1:28.4	experiences on the show before. So today, we're going to talk to her about working toward an
1:32.8	altruistic mission while making money and what it takes to weave your passions into your
1:38.4	professional life. Shiza, I am so glad to have you back on the show. Welcome to After Five-ish.
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