[Music] hi everyone
hi everyone
hi everyone i’m sanna I’m the founder of Pomona I’m
i’m sanna I’m the founder of Pomona I’m
i’m sanna I’m the founder of Pomona I’m a theatre actor and a stand-up comedian
a theatre actor and a stand-up comedian
a theatre actor and a stand-up comedian and I’m not here to make you laugh you
and I’m not here to make you laugh you
and I’m not here to make you laugh you have to pay for that all good things
have to pay for that all good things
have to pay for that all good things come at a cost right so imagine how your
come at a cost right so imagine how your
come at a cost right so imagine how your normal day starts you wake up you go to
normal day starts you wake up you go to
normal day starts you wake up you go to the bathroom to freshen up you find that
the bathroom to freshen up you find that
the bathroom to freshen up you find that there’s no water in the tap you have
there’s no water in the tap you have
there’s no water in the tap you have hardly slept anyway because there was no
hardly slept anyway because there was no
hardly slept anyway because there was no electricity at the house you have a
electricity at the house you have a
electricity at the house you have a submission at 12:00 at your University
submission at 12:00 at your University
submission at 12:00 at your University and you haven’t done anything you’re
and you haven’t done anything you’re
and you haven’t done anything you’re grumpy your underslept
grumpy your underslept
grumpy your underslept not showered you get to the university
not showered you get to the university
not showered you get to the university quickly finish your assignment with your
quickly finish your assignment with your
quickly finish your assignment with your friends 12:15
friends 12:15
friends 12:15 you’re begging your professor to accept
you’re begging your professor to accept
you’re begging your professor to accept your submission you’re late
your submission you’re late
your submission you’re late because even the college internet wasn’t
because even the college internet wasn’t
because even the college internet wasn’t working so you know you you you attend
working so you know you you you attend
working so you know you you you attend your classes the rest of the day and
your classes the rest of the day and
your classes the rest of the day and somehow you get by you’re unable to pay
somehow you get by you’re unable to pay
somehow you get by you’re unable to pay attention because you’re tired at the
attention because you’re tired at the
attention because you’re tired at the end of the day you go back home dreaming
end of the day you go back home dreaming
end of the day you go back home dreaming about your bed or your playstation or
about your bed or your playstation or
about your bed or your playstation or something to relax and you find that
something to relax and you find that
something to relax and you find that there’s no electricity again so you know
there’s no electricity again so you know
there’s no electricity again so you know in in the middle of all of these you
in in the middle of all of these you
in in the middle of all of these you know you’re at this point you are ready
know you’re at this point you are ready
know you’re at this point you are ready to break somebody’s head right you’re
to break somebody’s head right you’re
to break somebody’s head right you’re frustrated and you have you’re tired
frustrated and you have you’re tired
frustrated and you have you’re tired you’ve had a long day
you’ve had a long day
you’ve had a long day you get cranky with your mothers you
you get cranky with your mothers you
you get cranky with your mothers you dare not do that with your father’s
dare not do that with your father’s
dare not do that with your father’s dough right and but my question is that
dough right and but my question is that
dough right and but my question is that if most of your week goes by trying to
if most of your week goes by trying to
if most of your week goes by trying to deal with these little operational
deal with these little operational
deal with these little operational hurdles how do you ever move forward
hurdles how do you ever move forward
hurdles how do you ever move forward sadly we live in a society in a place
sadly we live in a society in a place
sadly we live in a society in a place which provides very little resources but
which provides very little resources but
which provides very little resources but expects miracles in return unfortunately
expects miracles in return unfortunately
expects miracles in return unfortunately I cannot fix your internet problem but I
I cannot fix your internet problem but I
I cannot fix your internet problem but I can tell you
can tell you
can tell you how to build your own growth ecosystem I
how to build your own growth ecosystem I
how to build your own growth ecosystem I love this excerpt from Shakespeare’s
love this excerpt from Shakespeare’s
love this excerpt from Shakespeare’s Hamlet which says to be or not to be
Hamlet which says to be or not to be
Hamlet which says to be or not to be that is the question whether it is
that is the question whether it is
that is the question whether it is nobler in the mind to suffer the slings
nobler in the mind to suffer the slings
nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to
and arrows of outrageous fortune or to
and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take arms against to take arms against a
take arms against to take arms against a
take arms against to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing end them
sea of troubles and by opposing end them
sea of troubles and by opposing end them in simpler words it means that whether
in simpler words it means that whether
in simpler words it means that whether to suffer every single day or find a
to suffer every single day or find a
to suffer every single day or find a solution one time and get over your
solution one time and get over your
solution one time and get over your problems write to me it also means
problems write to me it also means
problems write to me it also means whether to be or not to be alive to be
whether to be or not to be alive to be
whether to be or not to be alive to be or not to be a powerful being a force to
or not to be a powerful being a force to
or not to be a powerful being a force to reckon with we’re told that as a nation
reckon with we’re told that as a nation
reckon with we’re told that as a nation we are far behind the rest of the world
we are far behind the rest of the world
we are far behind the rest of the world we you know in technology growth fashion
we you know in technology growth fashion
we you know in technology growth fashion humanity and you all have the same
humanity and you all have the same
humanity and you all have the same reaction to that it’s not our fault
reaction to that it’s not our fault
reaction to that it’s not our fault right it’s everybody else’s fault it’s
right it’s everybody else’s fault it’s
right it’s everybody else’s fault it’s the government’s fault it’s the rich
the government’s fault it’s the rich
the government’s fault it’s the rich people’s fault
people’s fault
people’s fault wait it’s America’s fault right there’s
wait it’s America’s fault right there’s
wait it’s America’s fault right there’s we don’t understand that there’s nobody
we don’t understand that there’s nobody
we don’t understand that there’s nobody sitting out there planning how to ruin
sitting out there planning how to ruin
sitting out there planning how to ruin our day but you know there there are
our day but you know there there are
our day but you know there there are harsh realities of our world that we
harsh realities of our world that we
harsh realities of our world that we have to face every day so in the middle
have to face every day so in the middle
have to face every day so in the middle of all of that how do you move past all
of all of that how do you move past all
of all of that how do you move past all of that and consider how what can I do
of that and consider how what can I do
of that and consider how what can I do to actually get past this I used to I
to actually get past this I used to I
to actually get past this I used to I used to do theater with on vermouth and
used to do theater with on vermouth and
used to do theater with on vermouth and one thing that it taught me was to
one thing that it taught me was to
one thing that it taught me was to empathize as an actor it’s really
empathize as an actor it’s really
empathize as an actor it’s really important to be compassionate it’s
important to be compassionate it’s
important to be compassionate it’s important to empathize to you know to be
important to empathize to you know to be
important to empathize to you know to be able to put yourself in the characters
able to put yourself in the characters
able to put yourself in the characters shoes or you know other people’s shoes
shoes or you know other people’s shoes
shoes or you know other people’s shoes to understand them better it’s really
to understand them better it’s really
to understand them better it’s really important to be compassionate as a human
important to be compassionate as a human
important to be compassionate as a human being as well but who has the time for
being as well but who has the time for
being as well but who has the time for that right so you know for one of the
that right so you know for one of the
that right so you know for one of the shows we were going we went Dubai and so
shows we were going we went Dubai and so
shows we were going we went Dubai and so in the free time I had gone out to shop
in the free time I had gone out to shop
in the free time I had gone out to shop for for my home at this big fancy store
for for my home at this big fancy store
for for my home at this big fancy store seeing that all the things that were
seeing that all the things that were
seeing that all the things that were there in that store were either made in
there in that store were either made in
there in that store were either made in India China Bangladesh Nepal Indonesia
India China Bangladesh Nepal Indonesia
India China Bangladesh Nepal Indonesia every other country in Asia other than
every other country in Asia other than
every other country in Asia other than in Pakistan you know sort of made me a
in Pakistan you know sort of made me a
in Pakistan you know sort of made me a little curious which is why I did
little curious which is why I did
little curious which is why I did whatever I did after
whatever I did after
whatever I did after and also as Pakistanis we have this
and also as Pakistanis we have this
and also as Pakistanis we have this distorted sense of competition right if
distorted sense of competition right if
distorted sense of competition right if India’s there why aren’t we so but you
India’s there why aren’t we so but you
India’s there why aren’t we so but you know I mean that’s that’s really not the
know I mean that’s that’s really not the
know I mean that’s that’s really not the point the point is that you know we have
point the point is that you know we have
point the point is that you know we have such a beautiful design heritage and I
such a beautiful design heritage and I
such a beautiful design heritage and I was white I was like you know we have
was white I was like you know we have
was white I was like you know we have such great stuff back home why aren’t we
such great stuff back home why aren’t we
such great stuff back home why aren’t we here so that led me to a search of you
here so that led me to a search of you
here so that led me to a search of you know in Pakistan I went to all these
know in Pakistan I went to all these
know in Pakistan I went to all these places Halle which are you know shadowed
places Halle which are you know shadowed
places Halle which are you know shadowed pool good drama a la Moulton and a lot
pool good drama a la Moulton and a lot
pool good drama a la Moulton and a lot of other places to find the craftsmen
of other places to find the craftsmen
of other places to find the craftsmen who were actually responsible for our
who were actually responsible for our
who were actually responsible for our craft and to find out why aren’t they
craft and to find out why aren’t they
craft and to find out why aren’t they participating in the global economy and
participating in the global economy and
participating in the global economy and wealth reaping its benefits at the time
wealth reaping its benefits at the time
wealth reaping its benefits at the time I was going through a particularly
I was going through a particularly
I was going through a particularly difficult time in my life too so when I
difficult time in my life too so when I
difficult time in my life too so when I met er the craftsmen and the artisans I
met er the craftsmen and the artisans I
met er the craftsmen and the artisans I realized that they had far bigger
realized that they had far bigger
realized that they had far bigger problems than me you know it was it was
problems than me you know it was it was
problems than me you know it was it was really sad to see that they had a
really sad to see that they had a
really sad to see that they had a complete absence of resources and
complete absence of resources and
complete absence of resources and support from any of any sort they had a
support from any of any sort they had a
support from any of any sort they had a lack of education they had a recurring
lack of education they had a recurring
lack of education they had a recurring recurring poverty from one generation to
recurring poverty from one generation to
recurring poverty from one generation to another and there was a constant
another and there was a constant
another and there was a constant struggle to survive every single day and
struggle to survive every single day and
struggle to survive every single day and I thought you know what if I could do
I thought you know what if I could do
I thought you know what if I could do something for these guys and say you
something for these guys and say you
something for these guys and say you know I have the resources I have
know I have the resources I have
know I have the resources I have education you know I have everything
education you know I have everything
education you know I have everything that don’t why don’t I do something that
that don’t why don’t I do something that
that don’t why don’t I do something that will help them and then you know right
will help them and then you know right
will help them and then you know right away I was like wait I have a lot to
away I was like wait I have a lot to
away I was like wait I have a lot to deal with right now myself I don’t have
deal with right now myself I don’t have
deal with right now myself I don’t have the time for this and that’s how we all
the time for this and that’s how we all
the time for this and that’s how we all react normally don’t we we have we have
react normally don’t we we have we have
react normally don’t we we have we have our hands full with our own troubles why
our hands full with our own troubles why
our hands full with our own troubles why go out and find other people’s problems
go out and find other people’s problems
go out and find other people’s problems right but then the thought kept nagging
right but then the thought kept nagging
right but then the thought kept nagging at me constantly until I got my sister
at me constantly until I got my sister
at me constantly until I got my sister to sit down with me and devise a plan of
to sit down with me and devise a plan of
to sit down with me and devise a plan of how to you know how do how to help them
how to you know how do how to help them
how to you know how do how to help them so we had no idea what to do but we made
so we had no idea what to do but we made
so we had no idea what to do but we made this sustainability model which are used
this sustainability model which are used
this sustainability model which are used their craft and turned it into modern
their craft and turned it into modern
their craft and turned it into modern design so that we could give them one
design so that we could give them one
design so that we could give them one more work to better pay
more work to better pay
more work to better pay and a decent life at least you know of
and a decent life at least you know of
and a decent life at least you know of habit with basic necessities I soon
habit with basic necessities I soon
habit with basic necessities I soon realized that it will be a very
realized that it will be a very
realized that it will be a very difficult task to carry this out what I
difficult task to carry this out what I
difficult task to carry this out what I did not realize at the time was that
did not realize at the time was that
did not realize at the time was that this is it this is the answer to all the
this is it this is the answer to all the
this is it this is the answer to all the things I’ve been complaining about that
things I’ve been complaining about that
things I’ve been complaining about that they’re not enough opportunities out
they’re not enough opportunities out
they’re not enough opportunities out there they’re not you know there’s just
there they’re not you know there’s just
there they’re not you know there’s just not enough jobs out there there’s not
not enough jobs out there there’s not
not enough jobs out there there’s not enough stuff to experiment with there no
enough stuff to experiment with there no
enough stuff to experiment with there no enough mentors and I had no idea what to
enough mentors and I had no idea what to
enough mentors and I had no idea what to do with my life and I was constantly
do with my life and I was constantly
do with my life and I was constantly just complaining about it and sitting
just complaining about it and sitting
just complaining about it and sitting and you know not doing anything about it
and you know not doing anything about it
and you know not doing anything about it so I thought you know let me let me try
so I thought you know let me let me try
so I thought you know let me let me try this so this this one act of going
this so this this one act of going
this so this this one act of going beyond myself and trying to see somebody
beyond myself and trying to see somebody
beyond myself and trying to see somebody else’s problem and to find a solution to
else’s problem and to find a solution to
else’s problem and to find a solution to that problem pave the way for me it
that problem pave the way for me it
that problem pave the way for me it showed me one step at a time but it
showed me one step at a time but it
showed me one step at a time but it showed me where I had to go and then to
showed me where I had to go and then to
showed me where I had to go and then to to overcome that next step I had to
to overcome that next step I had to
to overcome that next step I had to learn what I didn’t know so I started to
learn what I didn’t know so I started to
learn what I didn’t know so I started to make an effort I learnt about a lot of
make an effort I learnt about a lot of
make an effort I learnt about a lot of different things that I didn’t know like
different things that I didn’t know like
different things that I didn’t know like I didn’t know about interiors or design
I didn’t know about interiors or design
I didn’t know about interiors or design so I learned that I I picked up books I
so I learned that I I picked up books I
so I learned that I I picked up books I talked to people I started reaching out
talked to people I started reaching out
talked to people I started reaching out to my network and seeing who is there
to my network and seeing who is there
to my network and seeing who is there that that can help me I I learned about
that that can help me I I learned about
that that can help me I I learned about all sorts of material that the craftsmen
all sorts of material that the craftsmen
all sorts of material that the craftsmen work with wood metal mother-of-pearl
work with wood metal mother-of-pearl
work with wood metal mother-of-pearl whatnot I started applying to
whatnot I started applying to
whatnot I started applying to entrepreneurial programs that could help
entrepreneurial programs that could help
entrepreneurial programs that could help me tackle the challenges better I
me tackle the challenges better I
me tackle the challenges better I started attending conferences of people
started attending conferences of people
started attending conferences of people who are more experienced than I was and
who are more experienced than I was and
who are more experienced than I was and most importantly I learned from the
most importantly I learned from the
most importantly I learned from the craftsmen what their problems were or
craftsmen what their problems were or
craftsmen what their problems were or how their skill work or how did they
how their skill work or how did they
how their skill work or how did they learn their skill and what all was what
learn their skill and what all was what
learn their skill and what all was what was the package that they were actually
was the package that they were actually
was the package that they were actually dealing with every single day and that
dealing with every single day and that
dealing with every single day and that really gave me the direction of where to
really gave me the direction of where to
really gave me the direction of where to go and suddenly all these elements had
go and suddenly all these elements had
go and suddenly all these elements had come alive because there was energy
come alive because there was energy
come alive because there was energy passing from one individual to another
passing from one individual to another
passing from one individual to another and as it went it was paving the way for
and as it went it was paving the way for
and as it went it was paving the way for me to do the things that I’ve always
me to do the things that I’ve always
me to do the things that I’ve always wanted to do at square one I had never
wanted to do at square one I had never
wanted to do at square one I had never thought I’d be standing here today this
thought I’d be standing here today this
thought I’d be standing here today this was not planned but it was a byproduct
was not planned but it was a byproduct
was not planned but it was a byproduct of the help that I wanted to give some
of the help that I wanted to give some
of the help that I wanted to give some and so you know that’s all that it takes
and so you know that’s all that it takes
and so you know that’s all that it takes have you heard that saying you are the
have you heard that saying you are the
have you heard that saying you are the center of your universe right it doesn’t
center of your universe right it doesn’t
center of your universe right it doesn’t mean that you’re a selfish being and you
mean that you’re a selfish being and you
mean that you’re a selfish being and you walk around like I’m the king of the
walk around like I’m the king of the
walk around like I’m the king of the world because I’m at the center right it
world because I’m at the center right it
world because I’m at the center right it actually means that since you’re at the
actually means that since you’re at the
actually means that since you’re at the center and everything revolves around
center and everything revolves around
center and everything revolves around you you have the power to attract the
you you have the power to attract the
you you have the power to attract the right things towards you and you are all
right things towards you and you are all
right things towards you and you are all it takes to build your empire with those
it takes to build your empire with those
it takes to build your empire with those resources that you can attract with all
resources that you can attract with all
resources that you can attract with all the positive things that you can attract
the positive things that you can attract
the positive things that you can attract towards you can pick and choose what you
towards you can pick and choose what you
towards you can pick and choose what you want to come to you and let go of all
want to come to you and let go of all
want to come to you and let go of all the negative that you don’t want and so
the negative that you don’t want and so
the negative that you don’t want and so you know that’s that’s exactly the whole
you know that’s that’s exactly the whole
you know that’s that’s exactly the whole cycle there’s a reason that you want to
cycle there’s a reason that you want to
cycle there’s a reason that you want to send the good out into the world what
send the good out into the world what
send the good out into the world what happens is that we all you know so we we
happens is that we all you know so we we
happens is that we all you know so we we do complain a lot about you know they’re
do complain a lot about you know they’re
do complain a lot about you know they’re not enough resources their mentors are
not enough resources their mentors are
not enough resources their mentors are not there we don’t know who to talk to
not there we don’t know who to talk to
not there we don’t know who to talk to you they’re not enough incubators
you they’re not enough incubators
you they’re not enough incubators startups I think we we all do you know
startups I think we we all do you know
startups I think we we all do you know complain about they’re not enough
complain about they’re not enough
complain about they’re not enough incubators and accelerators you know we
incubators and accelerators you know we
incubators and accelerators you know we have security problems in the city how
have security problems in the city how
have security problems in the city how do we go out we have family problems
do we go out we have family problems
do we go out we have family problems these are all excuses we make to show
these are all excuses we make to show
these are all excuses we make to show why we’re not moving forward but for
why we’re not moving forward but for
why we’re not moving forward but for once let’s flick this point right let’s
once let’s flick this point right let’s
once let’s flick this point right let’s flip it and say that who is that one
flip it and say that who is that one
flip it and say that who is that one person around me in my circle who needs
person around me in my circle who needs
person around me in my circle who needs who has a problem that I have the
who has a problem that I have the
who has a problem that I have the ability to solve and it won’t cost me
ability to solve and it won’t cost me
ability to solve and it won’t cost me anything it will just take my time and a
anything it will just take my time and a
anything it will just take my time and a little bit of extra effort and let’s see
little bit of extra effort and let’s see
little bit of extra effort and let’s see how it goes
how it goes
how it goes it could be something as small as
it could be something as small as
it could be something as small as connecting that person who has an idea
connecting that person who has an idea
connecting that person who has an idea for an app to the developer friend of
for an app to the developer friend of
for an app to the developer friend of yours who might also need work so in
yours who might also need work so in
yours who might also need work so in that instance you have created you have
that instance you have created you have
that instance you have created you have become from a wick term of a million
become from a wick term of a million
become from a wick term of a million problems to the solution of a problem
problems to the solution of a problem
problems to the solution of a problem and then you have created this try
and then you have created this try
and then you have created this try angular source which with which there
angular source which with which there
angular source which with which there through which there are there is an
through which there are there is an
through which there are there is an energy passing and not only that but
energy passing and not only that but
energy passing and not only that but there’s information resources and
there’s information resources and
there’s information resources and everything right how do you how many of
everything right how do you how many of
everything right how do you how many of you know this guy right boo we’re all
you know this guy right boo we’re all
you know this guy right boo we’re all this guy before he realized his true
this guy before he realized his true
this guy before he realized his true potential and I love this movie not only
potential and I love this movie not only
potential and I love this movie not only because you know they’re pandas they’re
because you know they’re pandas they’re
because you know they’re pandas they’re so cute
so cute
so cute I love it because it explains a very
I love it because it explains a very
I love it because it explains a very complex idea very simply that how to
complex idea very simply that how to
complex idea very simply that how to find inner peace in the middle of chaos
find inner peace in the middle of chaos
find inner peace in the middle of chaos and how a community can help each other
and how a community can help each other
and how a community can help each other and work together and not only survive
and work together and not only survive
and work together and not only survive in the face of atrocities but actually
in the face of atrocities but actually
in the face of atrocities but actually grow and prosper together so so you know
grow and prosper together so so you know
grow and prosper together so so you know what I want you to do is to go out from
what I want you to do is to go out from
what I want you to do is to go out from here and look around you and take notice
here and look around you and take notice
here and look around you and take notice of the things and the people and for
of the things and the people and for
of the things and the people and for once be helpful instead of being
once be helpful instead of being
once be helpful instead of being judgmental and in the process please
judgmental and in the process please
judgmental and in the process please don’t forget the animals because they
don’t forget the animals because they
don’t forget the animals because they need your help the most right feed the
need your help the most right feed the
need your help the most right feed the stray cats and dogs and see how it comes
stray cats and dogs and see how it comes
stray cats and dogs and see how it comes back to you send the good out into the
back to you send the good out into the
back to you send the good out into the universe so that it can take a full
universe so that it can take a full
universe so that it can take a full circle and come back to you there’s a
circle and come back to you there’s a
circle and come back to you there’s a reason the earth is round so you know
reason the earth is round so you know
reason the earth is round so you know this will be the beginning of your
this will be the beginning of your
this will be the beginning of your channel and the more people you bring
channel and the more people you bring
channel and the more people you bring into this channel you would ill the
into this channel you would ill the
into this channel you would ill the stronger the system will become and not
stronger the system will become and not
stronger the system will become and not only that you would have so not only
only that you would have so not only
only that you would have so not only with the energy that will be passing the
with the energy that will be passing the
with the energy that will be passing the resources information but also because
resources information but also because
resources information but also because you would have changed their mindset
you would have changed their mindset
you would have changed their mindset from wit terms to the solution as well
from wit terms to the solution as well
from wit terms to the solution as well and in this process you will find that
and in this process you will find that
and in this process you will find that one thing that you’ve been looking for
one thing that you’ve been looking for
one thing that you’ve been looking for all this time your very own growth
all this time your very own growth
all this time your very own growth ecosystem thank you
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