Speaking

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He has spoken alongside Bill Gates and Simon Sinek on TED.com. He has received a standing ovation at a national award ceremony for speaking about Palestine when nobody expected him to. He has moved rooms of students, executives, faith communities, and government officials — not because he is polished but because he is real.

If you are looking for a speaker who will make your audience feel something and then do something, read on.

What makes Imran different

Most speakers arrive with a deck, deliver a talk, and leave. Imran arrives with a story that belongs to no one else, delivers a talk that the room will still be discussing three days later, and leaves having said something that actually needed to be said.

He does not do motivational filler. He does not do rehearsed inspiration. He has built a company from nothing, turned down two major corporate acquisition offers, told his clients not to pay him during a pandemic, and stood on a national award stage wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh to use his moment for something bigger than himself.

That is not a biography. That is the talk.

Topics

Values-led leadership

Why integrity is a competitive advantage, not a constraint. How to build something commercially successful without losing the thing that made it worth building. For leadership teams, corporate conferences, and anyone tired of being told that purpose and profit pull in opposite directions.

Entrepreneurship without privilege

Building a business with no money, no investors, no network and no safety net — and what that journey actually looks like beyond the highlight reel. For universities, accelerators, community organisations, and anyone who has ever been made to feel like the system was not designed for people like them.

Fearless leadership — using your platform for good

What it means to lead when it costs you something. How to use reach, status and influence as a genuine force for change and why the most powerful thing a leader can do is speak truth, even when it is uncomfortable and even when the room is watching.

Diversity and inclusion — done right

What genuine equity looks like inside a business, and why most diversity initiatives fail to deliver it. Spoken from the inside, not from a report or a consultancy deck. For HR leaders, boards, and organisations that are serious about moving beyond optics.

Faith, identity and belonging in modern Britain

What it means to be a British Muslim entrepreneur navigating identity, community and public life with authenticity in the modern day. For faith organisations, universities, community events, and any audience ready for the real conversation about who gets to belong and on whose terms.

Growing up without a roadmap

A personal talk on childhood adversity, early responsibility, and how the circumstances you cannot choose become the strength that defines you. For schools, youth organisations, and events focused on aspiration and social mobility. One of Imran's most requested talks.

Resilience — the honest version

Not the motivational poster version. The honest account of what sustained entrepreneurship costs, what it takes to keep going when the business and the world are testing you at the same time, and why resilience is a practice — not a personality trait.

Formats

Keynote · Panel · Workshop · Q&A · Commencement address · Corporate away day · Facilitated leadership session · Community and faith event · University lecture

Selected engagements

BBC 

ITV

BBC Radio
Co-op Live Manchester
London Islamic Cultural Society
British Muslim Heritage Centre
Manchester Metropolitan University
Queen Mary University of London
The Ivy London
Hotel Rafayel, Battersea
MBCC Awards
Department for Work and Pensions
TED / TEDx

Practical information

Available across the UK and internationally.
Preferred lead time is two to four weeks — shorter notice is considered.
Speaker fee available on request. Reduced and pro bono rates available for community, charity and faith events.
Speaker profile and high-resolution photography available on request.