Pod#193 - Hadi Ahmad - Parodies, Coke Studio, Hasan Raheem Tours & Never Stopping the Hustle

Hadi Ahmad has done a lot of things. Co-run a travel company, worked in documentary film-making, dabbled in podcasting, went viral with celebrity parodies on IG, working Coke Studio, and now started a company that just did their first international tour with a Pakistani artist. I had to ask how all this happened and Hadi had some THOUGHTS. Wide ranging chat, you'll definitely need the chapters to keep track. Things discussed in this episode: 00:00 Why is Hadi on the show 03:49 Hadi goes OFF about obsessively following through on his ideas and how that got him into documentaries, Coke Studio & more 15:13 What he studied, writing an article that caught Netflix’s attention, being obsessed with “content” 21:37 Joining a travel startup, wanting to do his own thing, joining a creative agency and interacting with media industry heavyweights 27:54 Pakistani love romanticising “struggle” in the arts 31:48 How and why he started doing podcasts - how did so many major celebs agree to guest?? 38:19 Starting parody videos with a Shamoon gag, how he met Hasan Raheem 47:01 How his Instagram notoriety opened so many doors for him, all the way to Coke Studio 56:52 How huge the international artist tour business is, and how he got involved in it 1:04:45 His views on the international demand for Pakistani artists and its economic potential 1:13:09 His new creative agency Humble Haddock and his vision of never stopping the hustle 1:18:44 Pakistani fascination with celebrity and the idea of art, rather than doing the work 1:24:20 Entitlement amongst “artists”, and excuses around not making any effort 1:30:55 His belief system around consistency and never stopping the work 1:36:07 Outro LINKS: Hadi's Instagram: Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon ( or send a one-off token on Ko-fi ( Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and

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This episode is 01:37:41 long.

This episode was published on Jun 19, 2023.

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