Ramadan Blues are hitting hard — but the last 10 nights are almost here. In this episode, we check in on our Ramadan fatigue, talk about the power of community (and how it doesn't build itself), and get real about phone addiction, social media scrolling, and how AI is making everything faster — but maybe not better. Plus: Masjid Hopping Thursdays, the string test for attention, and our challenge to delete the apps before the last 10.Time Stamps:00:00 Ramadan Blues Check-In00:45 Daylight Savings and Isha01:30 Last Ten Nights Routine02:15 Masjid vs Home Focus03:00 Taking Time Off Work04:30 Iftar Culture and Priorities06:00 Making Space for Ibadah07:30 Small Acts of Giving08:00 Masjid Hopping Thursdays09:30 Daily Charity Habits11:30 Raleigh Community Story16:00 Remembering Names Better19:00 Mentors and Lasting Impressions22:00 AI Speed vs Slowing Down24:30 Disconnect to Beat Burnout26:00 Phone-Free Prayer Habits28:00 Bathroom Scroll Reality Check29:00 The String Test for Attention32:00 News as Entertainment Trap35:00 Ramadan Lock-In Challenge36:30 Delete Apps and Produce More40:30 Time Tradeoffs and Accountability41:30 Wrap-Up and Subscribe Push

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We hit our goal of getting to 20 podcast episodes! Tune in to listen to our updates about the podcast, as well as our Ramadan check-in and more about OpenAI mass surveillance.Time Stamps:00:00 Day 11 Check In00:29 Where Have We Been01:21 Podcast Milestone Reflections03:23 Ramadan Midpoint Fatigue05:37 Coffee Hacks And Dean Fuels07:03 Caffeine Pills And Ecom Tricks10:11 Coffee History And AI Parallels10:48 Quit ChatGPT Move To Claude12:51 Claude At Work And Sales Use16:41 ChatGPT Voice Changed17:42 Values And Tool Choices18:22 Back To Ramadan Fatigue18:34 Ramadan Midmonth Lull20:10 Discipline and Daily Quran21:41 Accountability Systems24:48 Building Listener Community27:16 Defining the Ideal Listener36:03 Feedback and Future Plans37:55 Wrap Up and Call to ActionFollow Deen & Deals:• Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TmLGVfHqu3uG8TZyNtPcT• Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deen-deals/id1847344968Where to find Mohammed:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammedkiswani/Where to find Futhallah:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/futhallah-hamed/#TechSales #B2BSales #SalesMindset #SalesLeadership #Ramadan #MuslimProfessionals #Burnout #SelfWorth #CorporateAthlete #HighPerformance #DeenAndDeals

In this episode we talk about Tanveer’s journey from shoveling snow door-to-door at 11 years old to becoming CRO at Untap Your Sales Potential. He shares what it really felt like to hit 415% of quota at Salesforce… and why that success still left him empty. We unpack burnout, panic attacks, pressure, and the hidden vices many sellers never talk about.

Tanveer opens up about rediscovering his faith, rebuilding his self-worth, and learning that elite sales performance starts with mastering your energy, not just your pipeline. We dive into “corporate athletics,” executive presence, why most sellers burn out chasing outcomes, and how Ramadan transformed his mindset and results.

This is a raw conversation about faith, ambition, identity, and becoming the kind of person who can sustainably win in sales.

Chapters:

00:00 Embracing Self-Worth & Being ‘Enough’

00:29 Welcome to Dean & Deals (Ramadan Edition) + Guest Intro

02:00 Tenvir’s Origin Story: Door-to-Door Hustle to Salesforce

03:45 Meeting Ian Cognac & Building a Network Through Podcasting

05:52 Leaving the ‘Safe’ Path: Why He Took the Startup Risk

10:29 What Untap Your Sales Potential Actually Teaches (Top 1% Framework)11:43 Sales as Corporate Athletics: Mindset, Habits, and Performance

15:04 From Hardcore Closer to Trusted Advisor: Burnout, Panic & Wake-Up Calls

21:59 How He Hit 415%: Pipeline Discipline + Personalized Prospecting

28:49 The Hidden Cost of ‘Top Performer’ Life: Vices, Integrity Gap & Energy

35:25 Negative energy on calls: “commission breath” and bad vibes

36:49 Show up light & empty: create a safe space and sell through service

37:39 Spiritual reset + daily mindset training (like working out)

40:48 The “Acceleration Decade”: AI, human being vs human doing

41:37 Faith & surrender: prayer as releasing anxiety + letting go of control

44:45 Winning from within: ditch vices, dopamine traps, build habits

45:52 Goals without attachment: who you become to hit quota

49:33 Nervous system & confidence with execs: self-worth and disqualifying

51:22 Breathwork + mindfulness alongside Islam (without “speed-running” Salah)

55:52 Ramadan reflections: presence over metrics, learning, and miracles

01:03:26 Carry Ramadan forward + mortality as a wake-up call

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Where to find Tanveer:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanveermostafa/

• Untap Your Sales Potential: https://www.untapyoursalespotential.com/

Where to find Mohammed:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammedkiswani/

Where to find Futhallah:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/futhallah-hamed/

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At 39 years old, Mike Sullivan was unemployed, $80K in debt, and hiding personal loans from his wife.

That desperation forced his transformation.

In this episode, we unpack how Mike went from used car sales and call reluctance… to becoming a top enterprise seller at TriNetX.

We talk about:

• Why you don’t need rock bottom — but adversity can be fuel
• How to control the controllables in sales
• Identity-based habits and long-game thinking
• The difference between average reps and elite operators
• How a single cold DM changed his career
• The Comeback Code framework

If you’re in sales and feel stuck, plateaued, or doubting yourself - this conversation is for you.

Assalamu Alaykum!

In this episode of the Deen & Deals Podcast, we sit down with Wai Yan Htun, founder of XO Halal.

Wai Yan shares his unconventional journey — growing up in Myanmar, dropping out of university twice, building startups across Asia, and eventually moving to the U.S. for marriage and starting over from scratch.

We talk about how a simple problem — finding trustworthy halal snacks — turned into a fast-growing business, why listening to customers forced him to pivot away from subscription boxes, and how he’s building a halal snack marketplace with both online and on-ground access through vending machines.

This episode is a masterclass in:

-early-stage entrepreneurship

-market validation without hype

-customer-led product decisions

-and building with intention and alignment

Topics Covered:

-Building startups across Asia with no corporate background

-Why he shut down multiple companies to start fresh in the U.S.

-How XO Halal began as a $3,000 experiment

-Subscription vs marketplace models

-Halal access in America vs abroad

-Finding customers without ad spend

-Why every founder needs an “idea shelf”

-Where to Find Wai Yan & XO Halal

XO Halal: https://xohalal.com

Instagram / TikTok: @xohalal

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Hosts

Mohammed Kiswani

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammedkiswani/

Futhallah Hamed

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/futhallah-hamed/

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Assalamu Alaykum! In this episode of the Deen & Deals Podcast, we sit down with Tyler Crosson, enterprise sales leader and former Army cavalry scout. Tyler breaks down what it means to perform under pressure, how role-playing and preparation translate into winning big enterprise deals, and why the hardest part of enterprise sales is staying consistent during the “quiet” stretches. He also shares his 80+ pound transformation and the mindset shift that made it possible: stop obsessing over outcomes and commit to the process. We close with practical lessons on routine, boundaries, and community as tools to stay grounded as a husband, father, and top performer.

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Where to find Tyler:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylercrosson/

• Strategic Sellers Community (formerly Enterprise Sellers): https://www.strategicsellerscommunity.com/

• Jamal Reimer (Mega Deal Secrets): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamalreimer/

Where to find Mohammed:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammedkiswani/

• Newsletter: https://www.mohammedkiswani.com

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UC_gXQily4ZrmAvwb269n9Yw

Where to find Futhallah:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/futhallah-hamed/

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Assalamu Alaykum – in this episode we talk about what would really change if a $350K commission check hit on a Friday, and why the money isn’t the main point. We break down what separates the reps who get lucky once from the reps who stay consistent year after year: identity, discipline, and doing the daily inputs you don’t want to do. We reflect on the Ian Koniak + Mike Sullivan episode, talk fitness as a sales weapon, gratitude as an energy reset, and how “betting on yourself” starts with small votes of confidence that stack into a whole new version of you.

Chapters:

00:00 Unexpected Question: $350K Commission Check

00:24 Unexpected Question: $350K Commission Check

00:46 Financial Planning and Investments

01:19 Insights from Ian Koniak's Episode

02:47 Consistency and Success in Sales

04:46 Mindset and Personal Growth

08:27 Taking Bold Steps and Betting on Yourself

14:08 Fitness and Personal Discipline

20:04 Daily Habits and Long-Term Goals

22:17 Protecting and Growing Your Energy

23:16 The Power of Gratitude

25:56 Using Atomic Habits and ChatGPT for Sales

26:45 Identity and Self-Belief

28:54 Mindset and Success in Sales

29:35 Discipline and Financial Wisdom

30:24 The Honda Accord Debate

35:59 Final Reflections and Call to Action

In this episode we talk about Salman’s journey from growing up in Canada with a single mom grinding multiple minimum-wage jobs, to starting sales at 13 doing door-to-door, to breaking into IBM as an SDR in 2006 and navigating two recessions. He shares what it was like being visibly Muslim in a white-dominated sales world, why staying true to your values is not just possible but a real advantage, and how “good character” becomes dawah in the workplace. On the sales side, Salman breaks down what separates top AEs today: turning nice-to-haves into need-to-haves through real discovery, creating “flow” instead of checklist interrogations, enabling your champion to sell internally, and proving ROI when CFO scrutiny is brutal. He also explains why he chose the individual contributor and coaching path over leadership, and how he built Salman Sales Academy.

Chapters:

00:00 Meet Salman: success outside the “doctor or failure” box

01:23 Growing up tough and learning grit early

03:50 Door-to-door rejection builds a sales spine

05:36 IBM break-in: SDR to AE under pressure

11:02 Owning faith and identity in corporate sales

14:26 Why values beat shortcuts every time

26:13 The LinkedIn leap that changed everything

30:01 Modern selling: AI, competition, and tight CFOs

35:30 Can your champion sell without you?

36:22 Turning nice-to-haves into must-haves

37:14 Discovery that actually closes deals

39:11 Flow > scripts in sales conversations

43:20 Coaching loops that level you up fast

46:16 Choosing roles wisely: conviction over OTE

01:06:08 Protecting family time in high-pressure sales

01:07:50 From AE to entrepreneur

01:10:04 Final takeaway: character wins long-term

Where to find Salman:

• Salman Sales Academy: https://www.salmansales.com/

• Linkedin: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/salmanmohiuddin/

Where to find Mohammed:

• LinkedIn: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammedkiswani/

Where to find Futhallah:

• LinkedIn: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/futhallah-hamed/

Sales tactics are everywhere. Authentic connection is rare.

In this episode of Deen & Deals, Mohammed Kiswani and Futhallah Hamed sit down with Alex Kremer to talk about the inner game of sales, leadership, faith, and why being human is your biggest advantage in modern selling.

If you’ve ever felt burned out, disconnected, or tired of fake sales energy — this one’s for you.

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Assalamu Alaykum!

In this first recording of 2026, Mohammed and Futhallah kick off the year with a real catch-up episode on intentions, consistency, and what it takes to build momentum without burning out. They reflect on 2025 lessons, the importance of family time, how movement impacts productivity, and why the key to a strong 2026 is focusing on fewer lanes with more depth. They also talk about weekly planning, time management, and using simple daily actions (like steps, sunnah habits, and writing things down) to create real change over time.