Misbah Haque

In 2016, Misbah Haque started podcasting from his childhood bedroom with no audience or credibility. Within a year, he landed his dream job in the Bay Area, coaching Fortune 1000 executives and pro athletes while producing and co-hosting a podcast that went on to surpass 1M downloads. There are many factors to how he did it, but it comes down to one of his core beliefs: why wait to be invited to someone else’s table? Build your own, and people will pull up a chair. In 2020, Misbah founded Pod Mahal to help others do the same—building a body of work through podcasting. Pod Mahal offers consulting to empower creators and brands to own their means of production. He also hosts Habit Chess, where he collects and shares the best ideas on high-agency thinking and skill acquisition.