[Music] to be quite frank it’s very I’ve found
to be quite frank it’s very I’ve found
to be quite frank it’s very I’ve found myself very lucky to share this stage
myself very lucky to share this stage
myself very lucky to share this stage with all the other noble people here
with all the other noble people here
with all the other noble people here like most of you I grew up watching TED
like most of you I grew up watching TED
like most of you I grew up watching TED Talks being inspired by them me being
Talks being inspired by them me being
Talks being inspired by them me being motivated by them so it’s quite an honor
motivated by them so it’s quite an honor
motivated by them so it’s quite an honor for me to be here honestly I wasn’t sure
for me to be here honestly I wasn’t sure
for me to be here honestly I wasn’t sure what’s so special about me I’m probably
what’s so special about me I’m probably
what’s so special about me I’m probably just a few years older to you but
just a few years older to you but
just a few years older to you but probably someone in the management
probably someone in the management
probably someone in the management thought that this crazy lady has taken a
thought that this crazy lady has taken a
thought that this crazy lady has taken a lot of Uncharted decisions in her life
lot of Uncharted decisions in her life
lot of Uncharted decisions in her life and she would share a thing or two with
and she would share a thing or two with
and she would share a thing or two with you with you people here so that got me
you with you people here so that got me
you with you people here so that got me to think that what are the decisions
to think that what are the decisions
to think that what are the decisions that I have taken in my 20s that could
that I have taken in my 20s that could
that I have taken in my 20s that could be considered different from my friends
be considered different from my friends
be considered different from my friends or my colleagues or my fellows students
or my colleagues or my fellows students
or my colleagues or my fellows students who graduated with me and I shortlisted
who graduated with me and I shortlisted
who graduated with me and I shortlisted it to down to three decisions the first
it to down to three decisions the first
it to down to three decisions the first decision was to go get an MBA from a
decision was to go get an MBA from a
decision was to go get an MBA from a foreign country now for me it ended up
foreign country now for me it ended up
foreign country now for me it ended up being an MBA because I was doing a
being an MBA because I was doing a
being an MBA because I was doing a business degree for you it’s going to be
business degree for you it’s going to be
business degree for you it’s going to be something else and at the time when I
something else and at the time when I
something else and at the time when I applied for Fulbright scholarship and
applied for Fulbright scholarship and
applied for Fulbright scholarship and got rejected at least twice or thrice I
got rejected at least twice or thrice I
got rejected at least twice or thrice I kept on relentlessly pursuing this and I
kept on relentlessly pursuing this and I
kept on relentlessly pursuing this and I thought it was normal I thought most of
thought it was normal I thought most of
thought it was normal I thought most of you would have dreams to go outside and
you would have dreams to go outside and
you would have dreams to go outside and study why not but when I look at
study why not but when I look at
study why not but when I look at statistics I saw that from my own
statistics I saw that from my own
statistics I saw that from my own University out of a batch of two or
University out of a batch of two or
University out of a batch of two or three hundred girls only two or three
three hundred girls only two or three
three hundred girls only two or three went to pursue a foreign degree I don’t
went to pursue a foreign degree I don’t
went to pursue a foreign degree I don’t know why but I really hope for all the
know why but I really hope for all the
know why but I really hope for all the girls who are sitting here you’re not
girls who are sitting here you’re not
girls who are sitting here you’re not going to let fear to make that decision
going to let fear to make that decision
going to let fear to make that decision for you because for me to go out set in
for you because for me to go out set in
for you because for me to go out set in a different culture it was so exciting I
a different culture it was so exciting I
a different culture it was so exciting I learned so much and it’s an experience
learned so much and it’s an experience
learned so much and it’s an experience that I would want for all of you to have
that I would want for all of you to have
that I would want for all of you to have to go outside in to a different culture
to go outside in to a different culture
to go outside in to a different culture it could be Iran you Becca Stein Germany
it could be Iran you Becca Stein Germany
it could be Iran you Becca Stein Germany for me it was the United States but I
for me it was the United States but I
for me it was the United States but I believe that you will learn so much with
believe that you will learn so much with
believe that you will learn so much with a clash of different ideologies speaking
a clash of different ideologies speaking
a clash of different ideologies speaking to people from different religions
to people from different religions
to people from different religions different culture it’s experience it’s a
different culture it’s experience it’s a
different culture it’s experience it’s a must have experience the second decision
must have experience the second decision
must have experience the second decision that I took when I came back was to be
that I took when I came back was to be
that I took when I came back was to be an entrepreneur now I was 27 years old
an entrepreneur now I was 27 years old
an entrepreneur now I was 27 years old when I came back
when I came back
when I came back and much to the opinion of a lot of
and much to the opinion of a lot of
and much to the opinion of a lot of auntie’s who thought that I have passed
auntie’s who thought that I have passed
auntie’s who thought that I have passed my prime age to get married I’m sure
my prime age to get married I’m sure
my prime age to get married I’m sure most of the girls here would understand
most of the girls here would understand
most of the girls here would understand it’s I think 20 to 23 years that’s a
it’s I think 20 to 23 years that’s a
it’s I think 20 to 23 years that’s a prime age and but when I came back
prime age and but when I came back
prime age and but when I came back instead of thinking about marriage I
instead of thinking about marriage I
instead of thinking about marriage I decided to make an even crazier decision
decided to make an even crazier decision
decided to make an even crazier decision and to go into a business and that too
and to go into a business and that too
and to go into a business and that too in tech field now I don’t have a degree
in tech field now I don’t have a degree
in tech field now I don’t have a degree in technology I so happened to get a
in technology I so happened to get a
in technology I so happened to get a co-founder who was in technology
co-founder who was in technology
co-founder who was in technology business and I am now developing
business and I am now developing
business and I am now developing strategies for my tech company so that’s
strategies for my tech company so that’s
strategies for my tech company so that’s the second decision that I made that I
the second decision that I made that I
the second decision that I made that I thought that I have learnt so much what
thought that I have learnt so much what
thought that I have learnt so much what else can i contribute to my society
else can i contribute to my society
else can i contribute to my society besides in addition to being married and
besides in addition to being married and
besides in addition to being married and having a family what can I as a woman
having a family what can I as a woman
having a family what can I as a woman contribute to the betterment of my
contribute to the betterment of my
contribute to the betterment of my country the third decision as you will
country the third decision as you will
country the third decision as you will see that these circles get even bigger
see that these circles get even bigger
see that these circles get even bigger and bigger because I think they get even
and bigger because I think they get even
and bigger because I think they get even crazier is the vision that I have for my
crazier is the vision that I have for my
crazier is the vision that I have for my company called mystique can you move to
company called mystique can you move to
company called mystique can you move to the next slide the vision for this
the next slide the vision for this
the next slide the vision for this company is to put Pakistan on the global
company is to put Pakistan on the global
company is to put Pakistan on the global trade map now for you either if you’re a
trade map now for you either if you’re a
trade map now for you either if you’re a buyer or a seller what we’re doing is we
buyer or a seller what we’re doing is we
buyer or a seller what we’re doing is we are solving three problems with the help
are solving three problems with the help
are solving three problems with the help of technology we’re solving the problem
of technology we’re solving the problem
of technology we’re solving the problem of international logistics international
of international logistics international
of international logistics international payments and customs clearance and the
payments and customs clearance and the
payments and customs clearance and the reason why I wanted to do that I feel
reason why I wanted to do that I feel
reason why I wanted to do that I feel that as a country we’ve been isolated
that as a country we’ve been isolated
that as a country we’ve been isolated especially from the global trade map and
especially from the global trade map and
especially from the global trade map and I thought that there are Pakistan has a
I thought that there are Pakistan has a
I thought that there are Pakistan has a huge potential for export I I learned
huge potential for export I I learned
huge potential for export I I learned this during my business degree that if
this during my business degree that if
this during my business degree that if companies like mango and Zara can
companies like mango and Zara can
companies like mango and Zara can outsource their manufacturing units here
outsource their manufacturing units here
outsource their manufacturing units here in Pakistan then that means we have the
in Pakistan then that means we have the
in Pakistan then that means we have the capability to produce world-class
capability to produce world-class
capability to produce world-class products but somehow we’re losing out on
products but somehow we’re losing out on
products but somehow we’re losing out on developing a brand
developing a brand
developing a brand so what Pakistan what happens to
so what Pakistan what happens to
so what Pakistan what happens to Pakistan is that we lose out on two
Pakistan is that we lose out on two
Pakistan is that we lose out on two things we lose on lose out on the
things we lose on lose out on the
things we lose on lose out on the financial gains that are associated with
financial gains that are associated with
financial gains that are associated with a global brand
a global brand
a global brand second I want Pakistan to be known for
second I want Pakistan to be known for
second I want Pakistan to be known for other things besides terrorism
other things besides terrorism
other things besides terrorism I want Pakistan to be known for cricket
I want Pakistan to be known for cricket
I want Pakistan to be known for cricket for food for like the great potential
for food for like the great potential
for food for like the great potential that we have to build great businesses
that we have to build great businesses
that we have to build great businesses so I will tell you a little bit about
so I will tell you a little bit about
so I will tell you a little bit about this platform so it’s called nest egg
this platform so it’s called nest egg
this platform so it’s called nest egg it’s integrated with Amazon right now we
it’s integrated with Amazon right now we
it’s integrated with Amazon right now we have it set it up we’ve set it up for
have it set it up we’ve set it up for
have it set it up we’ve set it up for import and
import and
import and working on export so what you do is in
working on export so what you do is in
working on export so what you do is in the search bar you write what you want
the search bar you write what you want
the search bar you write what you want to buy can I move on to the next slide
to buy can I move on to the next slide
to buy can I move on to the next slide we have integrated this with Amazon
we have integrated this with Amazon
we have integrated this with Amazon Amazon is the number one ecommerce
Amazon is the number one ecommerce
Amazon is the number one ecommerce player in America you select what you
player in America you select what you
player in America you select what you want to buy and when you checkout you go
want to buy and when you checkout you go
want to buy and when you checkout you go on to the third slide where our
on to the third slide where our
on to the third slide where our algorithm calculates the final price in
algorithm calculates the final price in
algorithm calculates the final price in PKR so what you do is take care of
PKR so what you do is take care of
PKR so what you do is take care of international delivery for you we you
international delivery for you we you
international delivery for you we you can pay us in cash and we take care of
can pay us in cash and we take care of
can pay us in cash and we take care of customs clearance now if you want to
customs clearance now if you want to
customs clearance now if you want to sell on a global platform we saw the
sell on a global platform we saw the
sell on a global platform we saw the same three problems for you and I think
same three problems for you and I think
same three problems for you and I think in sharra this will really help build
in sharra this will really help build
in sharra this will really help build more prosperity in Pakistan it is really
more prosperity in Pakistan it is really
more prosperity in Pakistan it is really going to help especially the small
going to help especially the small
going to help especially the small medium businesses who want to sell on a
medium businesses who want to sell on a
medium businesses who want to sell on a global platform it will help in income
global platform it will help in income
global platform it will help in income distribution within our country and
distribution within our country and
distribution within our country and what’s happened is this is the motor
what’s happened is this is the motor
what’s happened is this is the motor from my MBA Thunderbird school of global
from my MBA Thunderbird school of global
from my MBA Thunderbird school of global management recently my vision has become
management recently my vision has become
management recently my vision has become even crazier and I think if you read
even crazier and I think if you read
even crazier and I think if you read this that says borders frequented by
this that says borders frequented by
this that says borders frequented by trade seldom need soldiers I think
trade seldom need soldiers I think
trade seldom need soldiers I think there’s a great truth to it
there’s a great truth to it
there’s a great truth to it I think each and every one of us here
I think each and every one of us here
I think each and every one of us here there’s so much that we can do not only
there’s so much that we can do not only
there’s so much that we can do not only for our country but for the whole world
for our country but for the whole world
for our country but for the whole world we can start even dreaming about it
we can start even dreaming about it
we can start even dreaming about it because dreaming is fun you can forget
because dreaming is fun you can forget
because dreaming is fun you can forget about the consequences you can forget
about the consequences you can forget
about the consequences you can forget about how will it happen but honestly
about how will it happen but honestly
about how will it happen but honestly like for all of these decisions they
like for all of these decisions they
like for all of these decisions they ended up I ended up taking them but
ended up I ended up taking them but
ended up I ended up taking them but before that what was important was that
before that what was important was that
before that what was important was that I was dreaming about them that I was at
I was dreaming about them that I was at
I was dreaming about them that I was at least thinking about them just to
least thinking about them just to
least thinking about them just to snippets that I’ve learned from my for
snippets that I’ve learned from my for
snippets that I’ve learned from my for my entrepreneurial journey first is
my entrepreneurial journey first is
my entrepreneurial journey first is easier said than done but honestly when
easier said than done but honestly when
easier said than done but honestly when I wake up every day and I have of course
I wake up every day and I have of course
I wake up every day and I have of course so many challenges to face with customs
so many challenges to face with customs
so many challenges to face with customs and everything what keeps me going
and everything what keeps me going
and everything what keeps me going is that I’m following my dream and I am
is that I’m following my dream and I am
is that I’m following my dream and I am pretty sure money is going to soon
pretty sure money is going to soon
pretty sure money is going to soon follow the second is there is the right
follow the second is there is the right
follow the second is there is the right time to start to follow your dreams
time to start to follow your dreams
time to start to follow your dreams either it is to be an entrepreneur or
either it is to be an entrepreneur or
either it is to be an entrepreneur or you want to be an athlete or whatever
you want to be an athlete or whatever
you want to be an athlete or whatever it’s I I feel it’s right now and you can
it’s I I feel it’s right now and you can
it’s I I feel it’s right now and you can see that colonal Sanders who was the
see that colonal Sanders who was the
see that colonal Sanders who was the founder of KFC
founder of KFC
founder of KFC can you guess what age was he when he
can you guess what age was he when he
can you guess what age was he when he began his business
he was 64 years old when he started KFC
he was 64 years old when he started KFC and but you have also Warren Buffet who
and but you have also Warren Buffet who
and but you have also Warren Buffet who started when he was 9 years old so I
started when he was 9 years old so I
started when he was 9 years old so I don’t think there’s a right age but I do
don’t think there’s a right age but I do
don’t think there’s a right age but I do think the right time for you to start
think the right time for you to start
think the right time for you to start dreaming about at least going to
dreaming about at least going to
dreaming about at least going to uncharted waters is right now thank you
uncharted waters is right now thank you
uncharted waters is right now thank you so much
so much
so much [Music]
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