Ahmed Kermalli - Registered Nurse And Entrepreneur (November 20, 2021)

Born and raised in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania, Ahmed completed secondary and advanced level education at Aga Khan Mzizima Secondary School. He moved to Edmonton, Canada to pursue further education. He graduated with Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BscN) and has been working for Covenant Health for more than 15 years, areas of specialty have been general internal medicine and emergency nursing. With his spouse, he co-founded LIFESAVER YEG LTD in 2016, and has been providing CPR and First Aid Training services in Edmonton. Ahmed was involved with serving the community in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania. He has also been involved in serving the Edmonton Jamaat at different leadership levels from being a program organiser to the president of the jamaat. 0:00 Introduction 02:28 Tell us about yourself 05:10 Why nursing? 08:10 Training process for nursing 10:28 What specialty do you practice in? 13:00 Starting your business 16:28 Advice on starting a business 18:25 Your service to the Shi'a community 24:40 Juggling your roles 28:30 Avoiding burnout, especially during COVID 32:10 Final piece of advice