Cat
Hi, guys. My name is Cat, and welcome to Meet Your Mentor. Today we are interviewing—
Ahsanur
Ahsanur.
Cat
Nice. And tell us your age and where you're from.
Ahsanur
I'm twenty-three. I'm actually from Birmingham.
Cat
Nice. And what did you do before Blackstar, and why did you decide to join?
Ahsanur
So, obviously, before I started at Blackstar, I was in retail businesses. I was running my own business as well.
Why I joined Blackstar was that I just wanted something new, and I decided, you know, let me try sales. I feel like the skills I learned from running my own business would help me at Blackstar, which they did.
Cat
Why did you decide to stay?
Ahsanur
The main reason I decided to stay was the fun environment. Obviously, I was shown that sales is pretty much easy. When I first started, I thought, "This is too much for me. I wouldn't be able to go around getting sales." But actually, just by following the systems and processes and copying all my peers, it's pretty easy.
Cat
Nice. And what have you learned on your journey so far?
Ahsanur
What I've learned is that anyone can get sales. It doesn't matter where you're from, who you are or the type of person you are. All you simply have to do is follow the processes and systems that are already in place. Hang around the top performers, see what they're doing differently to everyone else, and implement those things yourself.
Cat
Nice, amazing. And, obviously, now as a mentor, what do you look for in people you start working alongside?
Ahsanur
I want to work with people who are fearless, you know, who want to jump straight into the deep end, because that's simply what I did. It wasn't comfortable for me at first, but slowly, slowly, I got to see how genuinely easy it was. Being around everyone else just made it a lot more fun as well.
Cat
Amazing. And last, final question, Ahsanur: what are some of your goals for 2026? They could be business or personal as well.
Ahsanur
Some of my goals for 2026: obviously, I'm a huge car fan, so I'm looking into buying a new car pretty soon. Hopefully, maybe an E-Class or something like that.
Cat
Oh, wow.
Ahsanur
But obviously, I also want to open up my own office. So, business-wise, I want to open up my own office back in Birmingham.
Cat
Amazing. Thank you so much, Ahsanur. Stay tuned for another interview next week.