On Saturday the November 15th, I had the privilege of being a panellist at the Muslim Wealth Summit. I was on the Professional Development & Entrepreneurship panel with three other extremely accomplished panellists.

The panel mostly addressed the question of whether entrepreneurship was the right path and how to know it is the right path for you. My reply was the “annual leave and sick leave” test. If you would miss having paid annual leaves and sick leaves, entrepreneurship is not for you.

I also pointed out that anyone entering entrepreneurship looking to make money would be better off upskilling into better jobs. I emphasised needing to fall in love with the problem. Emphasising the need to find a solution for the identified problem, the goal and mission. The other panellists supported the point I was trying to make, and it was overall a great experience.

This was the first Muslim Wealth Summit in Brisbane. It was previously successfully hosted in other states, and it is the brainchild of Tanvir Uddin, the founder of Wholesum. I mentored Tanvir while he was initially developing the concept of Wholesum through the Catalysr pre-accelerator way back in 2021. It’s great to see he’s made a success of it. I look forward to seeing Tanvir and Wholesum go on to achieve further success!