The Unfair Advantage Podcast

What’s the difference between a lifestyle start-up and a hyper-growth startup?

In this episode, Ash and Hasan break down the fundamental differences between these two types of businesses, and talk us through the different challenges and milestones each will inevitably produce.

With Ash’s firsthand experience working in the early stages with Just Eat, and reflecting on their experience together angel investing, our hosts are perfectly placed to give you the inside track.

What gives certain businesses an Unfair Advantage? What are the benefits of entrepreneurial investors?

Tune in to find out.

Your energy is finite. How do you use yours?

On this episode of the Unfair Advantage Hasan sits down with coaching expert and author Simon Alexander-Ong. Taking us through each stage in his life, Simon discusses how a short-lived career in finance led him to rethink and take ownership on his journey by becoming a coach.

From taking on his first client to making it full-time, he covers the all-important difference between coach and consultant, and the Unfair Advantages that helped build his success. 

With his book ‘Energise: Find Your Spark, Achieve More and Live Better’ to be published in April 2022, Simon breaks down how nurturing your environment can pave the way to success!

Perspective is everything.

In our 7th episode, Hasan welcomes Ash back to the show after a recent period of illness.

Revealing the value of family support, and a realisation that his businesses and projects can continue to function without him, Ash reflects on what matters to him most.

Ultimately, family and health come first - so time to use your Unfair Advantages to build a healthy, happy and sustainable working life that supports yourself and everyone around you!

Why is self-awareness one of the very biggest predictors of business success? 

In this episode, Producer Jamie Slevin comes onto the podcast to pick Hasan's brains on that central theme of his award-winning book. Together, they break down what self-awareness practically means, how to implement it and the pitfalls of not developing it. 

How should you price your products?

On the 5th episode of the Unfair Advantage Podcast, Ash and Hasan welcome their first guest - Robin Waite. Robin is a best-selling author of 'Take your Shot' and 'Online Business Startup', as well as the founder of Fearless coaching. 

Here, Robin shares his Unfair Advantages and provides amazing practical advice on how new businesses should price, market and build their way to success.

The deep-dive into Ash and Hasan's minds that you've been waiting for.

In the 4th episode of the Unfair Advantage Podcast, producer Jamie Slevin joins Ash and Hasan to extract practical wisdom for entrepreneurs. Ash, Hasan and Jamie talk courageousness, the massive importance of getting out onto the market quickly, and how to avoid the common mistakes first time entrepreneurs inevitably make.

By turning the spotlight on a new start-up, this episode sees our hosts in their element!

The 3rd episode of the Unfair Advantage is all about getting to know Hasan and his trajectory. From dropping out of medical school and being a "professional over-thinker" to becoming an award-winning business coach and author, Hasan has overcome an immense amount - and learned some vital lessons along the way. Ash and Hasan cover the biggest misconceptions to be aware of when you're starting a business, the absolute importance of going to market quickly and the distinction between ‘playing’ business and doing business. Everything you've wanted to know about Hasan in an episode!

In the second episode of the Unfair Advantage Podcast, Hasan delves into Ash’s personal and professional origins - from humble beginnings in Birmingham selling CD and trainers, to landing a career-changing job in London at just nineteen - before becoming Just Eat’s first ever marketing-director. Hasan and Ash use the MILES framework (as seen in the award-winning book, the Unfair Advantage) to identify Ash's very own Unfair Advantages. Everything you've wanted to know about Ash in an episode!

Welcome to the Unfair Advantage Podcast. Today’s episode serves as our introduction to co-hosts and authors of Business Book of the Year: Hassan Kubba and Ash Ali.

On this episode, Hasan and Ash explain the premise of the podcast, what it is to have an ‘Unfair Advantage’ and tell the story of how they met.

Welcome to the Unfair Academy.