My guest today is Ilyas Mao. He is a singer, songwriter, composer and producer. We spoke about his early years being born in Somalia and escaping the civil war by pure luck as the family was vacationing in Pakistan. He then moved to Canada where he developed a love for music and how he then left the bad kind and joined the good kind (nasheeds). This episode definitely is one to tune into (imo) as you’ll get to learn so much about him and how he implements islamic teachings in his day to day life. Intro: 00:46 Challenges he's faced: 24:30 Success: 29:25 What would you tell younger Ilyas not to do: 35:56 How do you spend time outside of work: 41:05 Self improvement:  43:27 Deep discussions quick fire round: 46:43 Advise: 47:29 Follow the show on instagram @corporatemajlispodcast and sing up to the email newsletter on www.corporatemajlis.com Get your Deep discussions cards at 10% discount here. Don’t forget to subscribe to the show on your podcast app of choice and share with family and friends and don't forget to leave a review.