<h1>Afterpay | Zahir Khoja</h1> <p>Today, I interview <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zahirkhoja/" rel="nofollow">Zahir Khoja</a>, who is the General Manager of North America for <a href="https://www.afterpay.com/en-US" rel="nofollow">Afterpay</a>. Afterpay is among a few major players in the booming <a href="https://www.investopedia.com/buy-now-pay-later-5182291" rel="nofollow">&amp;quot;buy now, pay later&amp;quot;</a> financial trend -- and its <a href="https://squareup.com/us/en/press/square-announces-plans-to-acquire-afterpay" rel="nofollow">$29 billion acquisition</a> at the hands of <a href="https://squareup.com/us/en/press/square-changes-name-to-block" rel="nofollow">Square (now Block)</a> indicates that it's here to stay.</p> <p>Zahir took the role in 2021, a few months before the Block announcement.</p> <p>On today's podcast, we focus on authentic human leadership -- specifically, how to drive change through influence rather than force.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Follow Zahir: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zahirkhoja/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/zahirkhoja/</a></p> <p>Check out Afterpay: <a href="https://www.afterpay.com/en-US" rel="nofollow">https://www.afterpay.com/en-US</a></p> <p>FOLLOW AUTHENTIC AVENUE, AND ADAM, ON SOCIAL MEDIA:</p> <p>LinkedIn (Authentic Avenue): <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/68049428/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/company/68049428/</a> LinkedIn (Adam Conner): <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjconner/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjconner/</a></p> <p>Email Adam: [email protected]</p> <p>Learn more at <a href="https://authenticavenuemedia.com/" rel="nofollow">https://authenticavenuemedia.com/</a>.</p> <p>Theme Song: Extreme Energy (Music Today 80) Composed &amp; Produced by Anwar Amr Video Link: <a href="https://youtu.be/8ZZbAkKNx7s" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/8ZZbAkKNx7s</a></p>