Ummahpreneur Live Podcast Episode 39

How To Elevate Your Muslim Brand w/ Maylene Seah

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About the ummahpreneur live podcast

Join Ummahpreneur’s Founder Abby El-Asmar as he interviews Muslim Entrepreneurs at the top of their game to break down business, lifestyle, mindset and entrepreneurship from an Islamic perspective!

Guests come from all backgrounds to shed light on a specific topic or business model that will help give value, inspiration and insight to the audience.

About the episode

Maylene is a luxury and lifestyle branding expert and founder of Studio Noor Anisa, where she helps Muslims elevate their brands so they can successfully attract their dream customers.

She is also an experienced designer and founder of Poppetry shop where she designs modern Islamic decor.

In this interview, we sat down together and discussed:

0:00 Introduction
1:08 Maylene’s journey that inspired her to become an entrepreneur
2:22 How the transition was like from selling products online to coaching
7:23 Is managing a service-based business better than e-commerce?
9:06 How Maylene’s journey led her to have her own business
11:05 The definition of branding
12:35 At what stage in starting a business should an entrepreneur focus on their branding
16:52 Branding tips for entrepreneurs
21:12 An example of a brand that does “relevance” properly
25:05 What is the biggest branding mistake that you see?
28:57 Is it important to focus on the branding from the beginning?
32:43 What is the process that you go through with your clients to help elevate their brand?
36:30 The one thing Maylene would tell her younger self
38:57 Q&A with live audience