IMPACT ODYSSEY
SEASON 1 - STORIES OF CHANGE
Featuring the remarkable tales of Pakistan’s pioneering entrepreneurs who dared to redefine business through the lens of community impact.
This isn’t just another business documentary series. It’s an intimate look at visionaries who chose to serve before profit, who saw communities not as markets, but as partners in progress. These aren’t just businesses – they’re blueprints for sustainable transformation.
Each episode captures the raw energy, challenges, and triumphs of entrepreneurs who became ‘firsts’ in their fields. They didn’t just build businesses; they reshaped entire industries, challenged societal norms, and strengthened local economies.
Episode 1:
Explore how Kamal Energies is reshaping perceptions, making solar energy both a viable and mainstream choice for countless households.
Episode 2:
Operating on the banks of the Indus River, Lokou Trading, led by CEO Zahir Abbas, has sold over 4.5 tons of eco-friendly products in Gilgit Baltistan. His efforts illustrate that regional commitment paired with innovative solutions can bring about real change.
Episode 3:
Digital Inclusive Library—a tribute to inclusive learning. Maria, despite losing her sight, created this library offering audiobooks specifically for visually impaired individuals.
Episode 4:
Salman Garments, is a cornerstone enterprise expertly sewing uniforms for an impressive 30 years. See how Mr. Salman transformed from being a corner shop owner to a uniform giant.
Episode 5:
HEALTHYABI is developing an ecosystem for healthcare that tends to the growing elderly population. Rahim Anwar Ali is adamant about developing a network of medical care, that connects patients, families, doctors, staff, equipment all under one platform.
Episode 6:
Shazday has built a network over the years that is benefiting farmers directly. Making the best use of local fruits Shazday inspires to become Pakistan’s leading nuts and fruits supplier. Shazday has become a collective for the locals where economic opportunities are plenty with benefits going to the locals directly.
Episode 7:
Zatoon Nigar housewife turned Entrepreneur. Booni Bees is proud to produce organic, free range mountain honey, benefiting from the landscape that is teeming with abundance of flora and fauna to produce the tastiest honey. Zatoon is delighted about the income and her supporting her family financially.
Episode 8:
Locals get this new luxury of getting their bridal and ceremonial dresses tailormade. Being daughter of a carpenter, Shamsa believes she has come a long way into the fashion world, but she also understands that it is just beginning and not the destination.
Episode 9:
Indus Silage took the challenge of providing the farmers with a local fodder choice. This not only cuts the price that went into transport, it also gives locals an option of using machines and services of Indus Silage for their own crop. Indus Silage operates on community driven solutions and is a perfect example of making best use of technology to enhance local production.
Episode 10:
Ahmed Sajjad is a person with relentless passion. It took him more than 2 years of searching for best of the bulls from all over Pakistan to bring them in under one roof. His company, Prime Genetic, now tests, extracts, improves, preserves and distributes quality bull sperms to local farmers for artificial insemination.
Episode 11:
As long as it provides for their staff’s livelihood, trash is shinier than gold for AA Waste. Killing two birds with one stone, thanks to AA Waste, GB now has a waste management system along with a sustainable livelihood opportunity.
Episode 12:
M. Hussain had a prosperous career abroad, but he was unsettled by the conditions of his community back home. He decided to gave up his job and came back to serve his people and his community. Today his company, Pak Feroza, is a leading baking enterprise of the country. Yet, M.Hussain believes he has not even achieved 1% of his real potential.
Episode 13:
Everest Traders stands at the forefront of sustainable construction, pioneering the use of aluminum to combat deforestation in the Gilgit-Baltistan. Their innovative approach is more than just an environmental gesture; it’s a regional movement.
Episode 14:
The farmers are utilizing their fruits, women workers are getting economic independence, and a local brand is rising through the ranks. Hunza Food Processing is a story of a whole community coming together to make their local fruits a global success.
Episode 15:
Despite the criticism of its detractors, the farm today is not only leading fish supplier but also a breeder and provider of local fish farms. It was not easily initially, he had very little money and very little understanding. It was like burning your own bridges.