In Episode 2 of Jam Sessions we talk about the difference between making quick money and building a real business, and why we’ve always chosen the slower path. We get into the early days too, the dessert shop, the £30k goodwill fee on a shop we nearly took, and all the stuff nobody tells you […]
I’ve started a new podcast (kinda). As you know, I already run Minted Minds, which is doing really well and have no intention to stop. Jam Sessions is more chill, laid back and conversational between me and friends. We’ll talk about anything from business, life and kinda discussing whats happening behind the scenes. I’m aiming […]
It’s something that I’ve wanted to started for a while. So finally managed to find time, and the motivation to actually start. Building a personal brand is VERY important for anyone that owns and runs their own business. People like doing business with people they know, and trust. So one of the ways I’ve decided […]
So, some of you have probably heard, I’ve launched a brand! Zamani. As cliché as this may sound, it’s always been one of my goals/dreams to have my own fragrance brand. It wasnt something I vocalised much, but I remember sitting in my dessert shop, sketching bottle designs and brainstorming names. crazy to think, 5-6 […]
We’re back! I know it’s been a while but we’re back with weekly episodes starting off with the co-owner of Heavenly Desserts – out Wednesday 11th December. Heavenly Desserts was one the inspirations when starting out in business myself back in 2014. Really enjoyed this conversation with Yousif about his journey and the lessons learnt […]
So a little update… As some of you are aware, the office was broken into and some podcast equipment was stolen. Luckily it wasn’t too bad, nothing we couldn’t recover from Alhamdullilah. I thought I’d take this time to kinda take a break from the podcast and use this opportunity to relaunch my web design […]
Been a little while since I posted a blog post. To be quite honest, I’ve never been a fan of writing lol But in 2023, there are a few things that I’m going to take more seriously, one of them being this blog. Plans for Minted Minds in 2023 Something I’ve been slacking with is […]
Welcome to the new site. This will be the home of my podcast Minted Minds. I designed the site about a year ago but developed it and turned it into a working site only in the past couple of weeks. As I was coding it all together, there were loads of improvements that needed to […]