Not many people aspire to leave their comfort zone of high achieving corporate jobs to follow their own aspirations. It takes a lot of courage for someone who follows their aspirations and our special performer not only courageously, but also very diligently and dedicatedly is one of the best comedians and columnist of our country.
For 13 years, Mr. Naveed Mahbub served as an engineer at Ford Motor Company and the CEO of IBM and Nokia Siemens Networks Bangladesh.
He returned to Bangladesh in 2009 and founded the country's first comedy club, Naveed's Comedy Club in 2010. Naveed Mahbub is a first generation Bangladeshi-American Comedian and Electrical Engineer. He joined the career of a comedian with a burning desire to tell a great story to his grandchildren. Before turning out to be a comedian, he worked in some of the largest corporate bodies in the world. He was the CEO of IBM Bangladesh and the CEO of Nokia Siemens Networks Bangladesh. He also worked as an engineer in Qualcomm, Kyocera Wireless, Ford Motor Company, Takata, Wingcast (Startup), etc.
As a comedian, Naveed has won a galore of rewards and recognitions. He got the recognition of the Best Male Comedian, Plat Vegas Stage in 2007 Original Las Vegas Comedy Festival. He was also the Finalist in 2007 California Comedy Festival.
He founded the country's first comedy club, Naveed's Comedy Club in 2010. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
