Ahmed Akbar: How to Develop a Successful Pitch and Create Your Dream Job (Part I of II)
This week’s guest: Ahmed Akbar, host of the podcast See Something Say Something
Who is Ahmed Akbar?
Ahmed Ali Akbar is a writer and host of the See Something Say Something podcast and video series. Previously, he was a Staff Writer for BuzzFeed and a Detroit public school teacher. He acted as a correspondent to Netflix’s “Follow This”, Pushkin’s Solvable, and other shows. He was the editor of the now-defunct Rad Brown Dads tumblr and contributed to the “Salaam, Love” essay anthology. He is a graduate of University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and holds a Masters in Islamic Studies from Harvard Divinity School. Find him on Twitter @radbrowndads.
Key Questions answered by Ahmed Akbar:
- Where did Ahmed get the idea for the Tumblr Rad Brown Dads?
- Why Ahmed wanted to pursue journalist
- How Ahmed landed a job with BuzzFeed
- How his popular podcast “See Something Say Something” came about
Ahmed Akbar Discusses:
- How Ahmed pivoted his career
- Why Ahmed did not continue pursuing teaching or his PhD
- His Master’s in Islamic Studies
- His story in the book “Salaam, Love”
- Why you should submit your art for free
- Media fellowships
- How Ahmed shaped his job and his work at BuzzFeed to correlate with his passions
- How Ahmed developed his voice
- How to pitch an idea
- The future of podcasting
Key Takeaways from Ahmed Akbar:
- You can always change your career path
- You can get paid for your work
- Craft your job around your passion and doors will open
- Do good work and people will notice
- If you have a good idea, people will listen
- Go hard for the big moments
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