How much of where you get in life comes down to who you know?

In this episode of Game On: Life, Leadership & Laughs, Abhishek Shah, Moustafa El Chiati, and Fahmi Al Shawwa discuss networking, why it can feel uncomfortable, and what it takes to build relationships that last beyond a job or title.

They also explore mentorship, learning from other people’s experience, and why the right mentor may ask better questions rather than simply give you the answers.

What you will learn in this episode

• Why networking feels uncomfortable for so many people
• Whether networking can actually be taught
• How to build relationships beyond collecting contacts
• Why your network should extend beyond your job or title
• The value of helping people without expecting anything back
• Why mentorship often becomes more valuable later in your career
• What a good mentor can actually do for you
• What to look for when choosing a mentor

Key Moments

00:00 Why this conversation matters
06:00 Why networking feels so uncomfortable
09:00 Can networking actually be taught?
15:10 What makes a network actually valuable?
22:00 Does your network survive your job title?
25:20 Networking advice for the next generation
26:30 Why the right mentor can change your path
32:00 How do you choose the right mentor?

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What does it take to stay healthy, relevant, and adaptable as the world around us keeps changing?

In this episode, Abhishek Shah, Moustafa El Chiati, and Fahmi Al Shawwa discuss how they use health data, AI, wearables, and routines to make better decisions about their health, and where tracking can become too much, especially for children.

The conversation then moves into leadership and careers, exploring what happens when the people who helped build a company are no longer growing with it, why experience alone is not enough, and why curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to keep learning are becoming increasingly important.

What you will learn in this episode

• How AI and health data can reveal patterns you might otherwise miss
• Why wearables can improve discipline and accountability
• The habits that matter beyond health tracking
• Whether children should be using wearables at all
• Why leaders need to learn, unlearn, and adapt
• The difference between ten years of growth and one year repeated ten times
• How AI is changing what companies need from their people
• Why curiosity and hunger are difficult qualities to teach

Key Moments

08:00 Using wearables as a behavioural mirror
10:00 Preventative health and building better routines
12:20 Setting long-term health goals
15:10 Should children use health wearables?
20:00 When people stop growing with the business
25:00 Ten years of experience or one year repeated ten times?
26:20 Why adaptability matters more than ever
30:40 Why curiosity and hunger are hard to teach
35:20 Books, movies, and recommendations

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What should kids and leaders actually be learning today?

In this episode of Game On, Abhishek Shah, Moustafa El Chiati, and Fahmi Al Shawwa discuss Norway’s youth sports model, why early pressure can burn kids out, and whether range matters more than specialization.

The conversation moves into business and careers, asking what makes stronger leaders today: deep specialization, broad exposure, or the ability to keep learning across different stages.

What you will learn in this episode

• Why Norway keeps producing elite athletes
• How early competition affects children
• Why parents may be adding too much pressure
• The case for range over early specialization
• What generalists and specialists bring to business
• How CEOs change from 0 to 1 and 1 to 100
• Why some leaders thrive in crisis
• Books and frameworks mentioned in the episode

Key Moments

00:00 Getting older and changing perspectives
06:30 Norway’s dominance in the Winter Olympics
09:00 No competition before age 13
14:00 Parenting, sports pressure, and burnout
20:00 Why range may matter more than specialization
27:00 Generalists vs specialists in business
39:00 Building companies from 0 to 1 vs 1 to 100
44:00 Book recommendations and closing thoughts

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