Oslo · Behind the microphone since 1994
Live radio since 1994, and now three podcasts in Urdu, English and Norwegian. Short, honest conversations about family, faith, relationships and the things people carry without saying out loud. Off air, I raise money for emergencies — and build the platforms that pay for it all.
Three shows, three languages, the same conversation. Pick a language, press play.
Is episode mein hum mashhoor scholar Maulana Saleem Alvi ke saath ek aham aur har daur ke insaan se mutaliq mauzu par guftagu karenge: "Deen aur Dunya ko saath le kar kaise chala ja sakta hai?" Aaj ke masroof aur challenge bhare daur mein b...
Some people become so good at carrying others that everyone forgets they are carrying something too. They answer the late-night calls, solve the problems, calm the arguments, lend the money, give the advice and somehow always find the words...
Intro:For mange var Kong Harald Norges konge. Men for mange av oss med innvandrerbakgrunn var han også noe mer. Som norsk-pakistaner har jeg tenkt mye på akkurat det etter hans bortgang. For noen mennesker setter spor etter seg gjennom makt...
On air
Live radio since 1994 on CrazeFM, ApniAwaz, 99.3FM and 107.7FM — more than 10,000 hours in Urdu, English and Norwegian, most of it unscripted with the phone lines open. Three podcasts carry that on now, in the same three languages.
Off air
Millions raised for emergencies, medical operations and clean water. And a day job: large portals and platforms built for well-known brands, plus a string of my own ventures launched quietly alongside them.
Fundraising
Alongside the broadcasting I have raised millions for verified organisations and causes — the campaigns are here. My focus is the urgent end: emergencies, medical operations, natural disasters and people who need help this week rather than next quarter.
I am one of the larger individual fundraisers in this space, and organisations tend to call when a campaign needs a boost. Thirty years of talking to an audience turns out to be the same skill as getting people to trust a page enough to give on it.
Fast campaigns when something has just happened and the money is needed this week, not next quarter.
Individual cases where a single operation changes the whole course of a life.
Floods, earthquakes and the long tail afterwards, once the news has moved on.
Installing pumps with partner organisations where clean water is hard to reach. Running for years, and the one that never stops.
The day job · Open for work
Building for the web since 1997, with more than 20 platforms live today. Ecommerce, payments and digital products — architected, built and shipped by the same person, so nothing gets lost between the plan and the build.
Catalogue, collections, product data and a checkout that does not lose people on the last step.
Shopify to WooCommerce or the other way. Products, customers, orders, URLs and SEO carried across intact.
Vipps, Klarna, Stripe and PayPal wired up properly, with Bring and Posten rates shown before checkout.
Funnel analysis from first visit to paid order, then fixing the step that actually leaks.
Repeat billing, sponsorships and recurring giving, including the messy edge cases.
Where I learned it — my own ventures
My own supplement and natural food brand, run end to end. I handle the imports and purchasing, design the packaging, build the formulas, place the vending machine outlets, sell wholesale to other shops, and run the brick-and-mortar store in Oslo. Every recommendation on this page has been tested on my own margins first.
Most projects fail in the gap between the plan and the build. I cover both sides of that gap myself.
We start with the problem, the people using it and the money. You get a written scope, an architecture you can read without being technical, and an honest view of what to cut.
Data model, integrations, payments, hosting, security. Decisions made early and written down, so the thing can grow later without a rebuild.
Timelines, suppliers, developers, launch plan. One person accountable, weekly progress you can see, no status theatre.
Monitoring, fixes, iteration on real numbers. Launch day is the start of the useful part, not the end of the invoice.
With Wakas there are no problems that can't be solved. He has or finds a solution to everything. If it doesn't exist he creates it himself. If he doesn't know how it works he studies until he knows.
Very positive and helpful in dealing with our Norwegian and international clients within web monitoring. I especially appreciated his engagement and caring for both our clients and CyberWatcher.
The ideas that Wakas came up with were both innovative and coherent, making my work much easier. He took what was essentially a creative role and applied a good structured approach to the design and development stages, interacting well with business and technical staff at all levels.
I would happily recommend Wakas to anyone looking for a pragmatic interaction designer who combines technical competence with customer focus and understanding. He took the initiative to identify where in the organisation his skills were needed, and was a key player in the rebranding.
A committed colleague and a quick thinker. His knowledge and skills have been a huge attribute not only to the projects he worked on but to the company itself. I would gladly recommend him to any employer looking for someone solution-oriented who gets things done quickly and accurately.
Very service-minded, always on hand to help, full of knowledge and good ideas. I have never heard him say no. He thinks things through before executing them, works diligently and delivers on time. He is an asset to every team.
Wakas has been a great project manager for a long time. Very good knowledge of web technologies, which makes for perfect guiding through a project.
He is always absolutely clear on his requirements and knows what needs to be done. I have been doing business with him for quite a long time, and the experience is most pleasurable at all times.
A real pleasure to work with such a client. Easy-going and understanding, and every task from him is descriptive, clear and interesting, which is really important. I am absolutely sure we will continue our collaboration.
Contact
Come on the show, ask for help with a campaign, or tell me what you are trying to build. A paragraph is plenty. If it is a fit I will say so, and if it is not I will tell you that too — and usually point you somewhere better.