Ahmed Haider was born in Pakistan before his family moved to Sydney when he was just four years old.

As a university student, he was earning $7.30 an hour at Pizza Hut when his friend convinced him to come along to an entrepreneurship event, which completely changed his life.

He now has a business empire worth more than $300 million after he co-founded Zookal, a company that helps students to learn at more affordable prices by allowing them to rent and buy new textbooks online and Flirtey, now known as Skydrop which is a drone delivery service.

Adrian Abraham speaks to Ahmed about adapting to a new country without knowing a word of English, how his parents reacted to him dropping out of university and how he dealt with setbacks to ensure that his business thrived.

Ahmed Haider was born in Pakistan before his family moved to Sydney when he was just four years old.
As a university student, he was earning $7.30 an hour at Pizza Hut when his friend convinced him to come along to an entrepreneurship event, which completely changed his life.
He now has a business empire worth more than $300 million after he co-founded Zookal, a company that helps students to learn at more affordable prices by allowing them to rent and buy new textbooks online and Flirtey, now known as Skydrop which is a drone delivery service.
Adrian Abraham speaks to Ahmed about adapting to a new country without knowing a word of English, how his parents reacted to him dropping out of university and how he dealt with setbacks to ensure that his business thrived.

Adrian Abraham takes the helm from 12pm to 1pm with a range of conversations around Sports and Fitness to F&B and life hacks. All you need to keep you entertained and informed through lunch.

Adrian Abraham takes the helm from 12pm to 1pm with a range of conversations around Sports and Fitness to F&amp;B and life hacks. All you need to keep you entertained and informed through lunch.

(Archived) 12 to 1 with Adrian Abraham

How a university dropout launched two global multimillion-dollar businesses