Today, I interview Zahir Khoja, who is the General Manager of North America for Afterpay. Afterpay is among a few major players in the booming "buy now, pay later" financial trend -- and its $29 billion acquisition at the hands of Square (now Block) indicates that it's here to stay.

Zahir took the role in 2021, a few months before the Block announcement.

On today's podcast, we focus on authentic human leadership -- specifically, how to drive change through influence rather than force.

I find Zahir's perspective incredibly interesting because the only reason we met is because I was brought into the Mastercard (Zahir's previous tenure) family via an acquisition. I experienced what it was like to be acquired from an entry-level perspective -- and today we get to learn what it's like for a leader.

That, plus we learn a little more about Zahir's role models, what he's learned from them, and the all-too-important definition of authenticity from his POV.

Follow Zahir: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zahirkhoja/

Check out Afterpay: https://www.afterpay.com/en-US

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