About Me

Hi, I’m Misbah Haque, founder of Pod Mahal and Habit Chess.

In 2016, I started podcasting from my childhood bedroom with no audience or credibility.

Within a year, I landed my dream job in the Bay Area, and produced and co-hosted a show that went on to do over 1M downloads.

There are many factors to how I did it, but it all comes down to one of my core beliefs:

Why wait to be invited to someone else’s table?

Build your own and people will pull up a chair.

In 2020, I founded Pod Mahal on a mission to help others build a body of work through podcasting.

We offer consulting to empower you to own your means of production, as well as done-for-you services where all you need to do is show up and record.

I also host my podcast, Habit Chess, where I read books to become a better skill stacker and share what I learn.