Omar Zenhom | The $100 MBA Show

When I was 22, I wanted to leave my stable job and build something of my own.

They told me I was crazy.
"You've got a good thing going. Don't throw it away."
"What if it doesn't work out? Then what?"

Here's the thing though.

Nobody actually said that to me.
that was all me.

'They' were the voices in my own head.
The loudest critic in the room is almost always the one living rent-free in your head.

So I started fighting back. Every time that voice piped up, I'd literally say out loud:

"SHUT UP!"

And then I started asking it better questions:
- "Okay but what if it actually works?"
- "What's the worst that really happens if I fail?"
- "Five years from now, which version of this story do I want to be telling?"

The questions changed everything.

Because doubt doesn't disappear when you ignore it. It disappears when you outargue it.

The conversation happening inside your head right now is either building your future or blocking it.

1 week ago | [YT] | 0

Omar Zenhom | The $100 MBA Show

You will die.

Yes, you read that right.

You will die.

Maybe in 20, 30, 40, 50 years. But your life will end.

Before you stop reading, hear me out. This might actually change everything for you.

I was once asked, "If you could live forever, would you?"

Honestly? No.

The fact that life ends is exactly what makes every moment meaningful. I like a good deadline.

When I was 30, my grandmother Monera passed away.

She was a widow who moved to the US from Egypt with nothing. Literally just her kids. She raised 6 of them as a single mom. She worked hard, sacrificed, and lived a full and happy life.

When she died, something shifted in me.

"I can't let her sacrifices go to waste."

So I quit my stable, well paid teaching job of 10 years and went all in on my business.

It was scary. And rough.

18 months in, Nicole and I had to ask my mom for $1,000 to pay rent. I had never asked my mom for money in my life. I still feel uneasy typing those words.

But I didn't give up.

I remembered that I too will die. And I refused to die without living the life I wanted.
12 months later, things turned around. Our podcast won Best of Apple. That grew into two multi-million dollar businesses.

Death is a damn good reason to go for it.

Bet on yourself. Give it a go. And never. ever. give. up.

This post is dedicated to my wonderful grandmother Monera. I love you. 🤍

PS: That's 3 year old Omar on the right. I still love cookies. 🍪

1 week ago | [YT] | 6

Omar Zenhom | The $100 MBA Show

This post is short because it doesn't need to be long.

If you want succeed in life, business, health, relationships, literally anything- here is what you have to do in just 12 words:

Do what you need to do, everyday, regardless of how you feel.

That's literally it.

Do that long enough and you can't help but be successful.

I told you this post was short.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 2

Omar Zenhom | The $100 MBA Show

There is a video going viral this week from ‪@barryseconomics‬ that genuinely made me angry.

Not because it was completely wrong…but because it was right about just enough things to become dangerous. And halfway through watching it, I realised there was one MASSIVE thing missing from the conversation…

In this episode, I break down:
- The “success is mostly luck” argument everyone is talking about
- The hidden flaw in the science people keep quoting online
- The moment that completely changed how I think about luck forever
- Why some people stay stuck for years while others suddenly “catch a break”
- And the dangerous belief that quietly makes people stop trying altogether

This might be one of the most important mindset episodes I’ve ever recorded.

Especially if you’ve been working hard lately and wondering 'why is this not happening for me yet?' Check it out below 👇

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

Omar Zenhom | The $100 MBA Show

I’ve built businesses for over a decade…but this conversation challenged even me.

I just sat down with my friend Ramit Sethi, and what he said about getting rich is probably not what you’ve been told.

In fact some of it might make you rethink everything you’re doing right now.

Here’s what we covered in this episode:
- Why you SHOULDN'T be saving money
- Why starting a business might NOT be the best path to wealth
- The one money habit that quietly keeps most people stuck
- Why cutting small expenses (like coffee) isn’t the game changer you think it is
- When a traditional career & investing can outperform entrepreneurship
- The “invisible scripts” about money that are shaping your decisions (without you realising)

This isn’t theory, this is how Ramit actually built wealth and everything he’d do differently today.

You’ll want to hear this conversation, check it below 👇

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 1

Omar Zenhom | The $100 MBA Show

I couldn’t pass up the chance to interview Cassandra Sethi on our trip to Japan!

Cassandra is the founder of Next Level Wardrobe and was full of valuable insights on the one area of your business you may be ignoring, even though many people see it first.

Most entrepreneurs obsess over branding, websites, and logos. But she told me something that stopped me for a second.

People make a judgment about you in seconds.
Before you speak. Before they know your experience.
Your look is already telling a story.

For entrepreneurs building a personal brand, this matters more than we think.

This is your sign to upgrade YOU! Learn the small changes Cassandra recommends so your presence actually matches your authority. Watch below 👇

1 month ago | [YT] | 1

Omar Zenhom | The $100 MBA Show

Me and my dad on a trip to Rome last year. He's 82, going on 22.

- He migrated from Egypt to the U.S. in his twenties with next to no English.
- Zero tech skills (till this day).
- New country, new culture, new everything. 0 connections, 0 friends.

Worked as an engineer for 15 years. Then did a 180 and got into car sales.

No gift of gab, no perfect sequence of words to close deals.

And yet, he was the #1 salesman for the brand for 10 years straight.

At the age of 13, I used to go to work with him in the dealership. I used to wash cars at the wash bay from 9am to 3pm. 3pm-9pm I used to watch him sell cars in the showroom. He was my ride home 🏠

He taught me everything I know about sales.

The most important thing he taught me was that sales is not about convincing or pushing. It's about educating and helping your customer make a decision.

Sometimes the best decision for them is not to buy. Sometimes it is to buy. But he would say to me, "If they didn't make a decision, I didn't do my job."

Thank you for teaching me by example not only how sales works but what perseverance and hard work looks like. On my hardest days, I still have nothing to complain about.

Love you Baba.

2 months ago | [YT] | 2

Omar Zenhom | The $100 MBA Show

Most people think great communicators are just naturally gifted.

Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of The Power of Habit, says that's completely wrong.

In our conversation, he shared something that stopped me in my tracks: super communicators ask 10 to 20 times more questions than the average person.

Not impressive questions. Not witty ones. Deep ones - the kind that make someone pause and actually think about who they are.

We also got into why most business conversations fail (you're probably having the wrong type of conversation at the wrong time), why empathy isn't soft (it's strategic), and what Trump, Elon, and Oprah all have in common as communicators.

This one is worth your full attention. Check it out below!

2 months ago | [YT] | 1

Omar Zenhom | The $100 MBA Show

My goal this year is to be great, not gross.
I told my friend Clint Salter over lunch that we were going all in on video content for the podcast, YouTube and social for 2026.
His only advice was "just don't be gross".
It's great advice. Why?
There are too many overconfident, mediocre men shouting at us telling us we're doing everything wrong. Yeah, I said it.
Zero nuance.
Abrasive, aggressive and annoying.
It's possible to express an opinion and have some class at the same time.
The world is tired of all this. It's time offer something different.

2 months ago | [YT] | 11

Omar Zenhom | The $100 MBA Show

Take that next step.

Nothing is worse than standing still when you are frustrated or disappointed. Do something.

Make a move in the direction you want to go.

That first step is the hardest but it's the move that tells yourself you won't settle for less than you know you deserve.

Send that email.
Publish that post.
Ask for that sale.

I'm taking that next step today. Join me.

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