Episodes 19
Avg. Duration 43m
Activity Sporadic
Since Jan 2025
Latest Episode Nov 2025

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
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99%
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About This Podcast

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, but their stories are often untold. Join Faheem Savja as he dives into the personal stories of entrepreneurs who turned ideas into realities.

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S2E11 Coding to Carats: Aasim's Journey building Fuse Jewelry

Nov 14, 2025 37m

How a software engineer became a custom fine-jewelry founder. From writing software to setting stones, Aasim Sayani shares how he built Fuse Jewelry—a tech-first, custom fine-jewelry brand focused on…

S2E10 From Car Kid to Dealer Group Owner | Adi Desai’s Journey with DoubleClutch.ca & Advantage Auto Group

Oct 31, 2025 45m

Adi Desai turned a childhood obsession into a career—first launching DoubleClutch.ca in 2012, then pivoting into ownership with Advantage Auto Group (Hyundai &Stellantis). He shares how…

S2E9 Building Petal Pregnancy: A Flushable Test Redefining Privacy in Women’s Health

Oct 17, 2025 46m

What if a pregnancy test put privacy first? Co-founders Vicki Schenkel and Angie Ibrahim share how Petal Pregnancy is building a flushable pregnancy test to bring dignity, discretion, and better…

S1E8 From Campus Club to Climate Tech Champion | The Story of Nuha Siddiqui and erthos

Oct 03, 2025 40m

What if your student club project became a company fighting the plastic crisis?That’s the path Nuha Siddiqui took—spinning a University of Toronto Enactus idea (eco‑packers) into erthos, a…

S2E7 Leaving the Ladder to Build His Own Firm | The Story of Miguel Alexander Centeno and Tax Hack

Sep 10, 2025 40m

From Big Four to founder. From burnout to building something better. In this episode, we sit down with Miguel Alexander Centeno, a Latino entrepreneur, parent, and the founder of TaxHack Accounting…

S2E6 Homemade Formulas to National Shelves | Connie Lo - Three Ships Beauty

Sep 05, 2025 48m

🎁 Behind the Business Listener Exclusive:Enjoy 20% off all Three Ships Beauty products with code BTB20, valid from Sept 1 to Nov 30 at threeshipsbeauty.com. Excludes kits/bundles. Connie Lo left a…

S2E5 Military Service to Master Dog Trainer: The Story of In-Line K9

Aug 22, 2025 37m

Note: This episode contains occasional strong language In this powerful and heartfelt episode of Behind the Business, Faheem sits down with Josh Rowlands, Founder & Head Trainer of In-Line K9, to…

Growth, Grit, and Giving Back | The Journey of Gift Better Co.

Aug 08, 2025 49m

On Episode 4 of Behind the Business, Faheem sits down with Olivia Villalta and Vanessa Griffiths, the dynamic duo co-founders that are building Gift Better Co., a corporate gifting company built…

S2E3 Views to Ventures: Life Beyond YouTube| Sean Callaghan - Creator Mill

Jul 25, 2025 47m

On Episode 3 of Behind the Business, Faheem sits down with Sean Callaghan YouTuber-turned-entrepreneur and the founder of Creator Mill Inc. What started as a passion for making videos with friends…

S2E2 Transforming the Food Startup Space | Azrah Savin-Manji - Syzl

Jul 11, 2025 40m

On this episode of Behind the Business, Faheem sits down with Azrah Savin-Manji, the dynamic co-founder and CEO of Syzl, a platform helping food entrepreneurs find kitchen space and build their…

S2E1 From Kitchen Counter to Ottawa Staple | Susan Hamer – SuzyQ Doughnuts

Jun 27, 2025 38m

Season 2 of Behind the Business kicks off with Sue Hamer, the founder of Ottawa’s beloved SuzyQ Doughnuts.  What began as a kitchen experiment during a Canada Post strike turned into one of the…

S1E8 Service, Sports, and the Power of Words | Rahim Karmali – Serv Translation Agency

Apr 18, 2025 41m

In the Season 1 finale of Behind the Business, Faheem Savja sits down with Rahim Karmali, Founder and CEO of Serv, a fast-growing translation agency. From working on his honeymoon to navigating the…

S1E7 Taking the Leap: Batool Salim on Entrepreneurship, Parenthood & Building Mosaic Realty

Apr 04, 2025 23m

On Episode 7 of Behind the Business, Batool Salim, Founder and Agent at Team Mosaic Realty, shares her journey of launching a real estate business while raising a family—sometimes quite literally…

S1E6 Building a Firm, a Family, and a Future: The Story of Mansoor Law

Mar 21, 2025 37m

On Episode 6 of Behind the Business, Maha Mansoor & Michael Nistorescu, the husband-and-wife team behind Mansoor Law, join Faheem Savja for a conversation about building a thriving law firm while…

S1E5 Entrepreneurship, Community, and a Whole Lot of Donuts | Jiten Grover - Dipped Donuts

Mar 07, 2025 44m

On this episode of Behind the Business, Jiten Grover, Owner of Dipped Donuts, sits down with Faheem Savja for a candid conversation about turning a childhood passion into a thriving business.Jiten…

S1E3 Breaking Barriers in Real Estate: Age, Hustle, and Culture | Fatima Jaffer

Feb 21, 2025 42m

In this episode of Behind the Business, Fatima Jaffer, Real Estate Consultant at Texas Realty, joins Faheem Savja for a raw and insightful conversation on the grind of building a book of business…

S1E3 The Search Fund Journey: Taking Risks, Raising Capital & Balancing Family Life | Cory Gottfredson

Feb 07, 2025 44m

On this episode of Behind the Business, Cory Gottfredson, Founder of Snow Crane Capital, joins Faheem to share his journey into the world of Search Funds—from taking the leap into entrepreneurship to…

S1E2 Restaurant Realities, Launching Buddha Burger and Mentorship as an Entrepreneur | Raaziq Bhimani

Jan 24, 2025 45m

On our second episode of Behind the Business, Raaziq Bhimani of ⁠Buddha Burger ⁠joins Faheem to talk about the restaurant game, building food culture and his approach on mentorship and people as an…

S1E1 Quitting the Dream Job, Managing Doubts and Starting Out | Salima Kassam - Sustain + Grow Digital

Jan 10, 2025 46m

On our very first episode of Behind the Business, Salima Kassam of Sustain and Grow Digital joins Faheem to talk about quitting her dream job at Meta, managing the daily mental doubts of becoming an…

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