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Iman Mutlaq is a self-made, belief-driven, high-agency leader whose identity was forged by early responsibility, sustained by discipline, and expressed through fearless execution - without waiting for permission from culture, circumstance, or convention.

What makes Iman especially rare is not just that she built a global business, but that she is now choosing to disrupt it from a position of strength.

After returning from Harvard’s OPM and an elite mastermind, she came back with faster timelines, bolder goals, and new ideas. When her leadership team told her they were comfortable—happy with growth plans through 2030 and unwilling to change—Iman didn’t argue or force alignment. She made a different decision.

She chose to build again.

Iman decided to start a new company designed to compete with her existing one, using new structures, ideas, and pace. Not because the current business was failing, but because comfort is often the first sign of stagnation.

In nature, this instinct appears only in species built for longevity.

Like the eagle, Iman chooses renewal while still powerful—voluntarily entering discomfort, shedding what once worked, and rebuilding sharper for the next phase.

Like the lobster, she understands that growth requires shedding protection. A lobster cannot expand inside its old shell—so it sheds its hard armor, becomes temporarily soft and exposed, and then regrows a larger, stronger shell. In the same way, Iman steps outside the safety of a proven structure, accepts short-term vulnerability, and builds something capable of holding her next level of ambition.

Like the phoenix, her reinvention is intentional, not reactive. She burns and rebuilds by choice, making renewal part of her operating system.

Like a queen ant that splits a thriving colony, she creates parallel systems rather than forcing evolution through resistance—letting competition drive strength.

And like a true alpha wolf, she invites challenge—even from herself—not to protect power, but to keep the ecosystem strong.

Across nature, the most enduring leaders evolve before they are forced to. Iman Mutlaq does the same—not because she is dissatisfied with success, but because she refuses to let success become a cage.

Here are the Top 10 Takeaways from the conversation:

1. The words parents use become a child’s lifelong inner voice
2. Parents should not overprotect children from failure—early learning curves build real competence
3. Guided failure is more valuable than protected success
4. Early responsibility builds lifelong self-reliance
5. Belief becomes a competitive advantage only when paired with action
6. Entering unfamiliar territory accelerates growth faster than waiting to be ready
7. Comfort is a signal to reinvent, not to coast
8. Growth requires shedding structures that once felt safe
9. Self-disruption beats waiting for external pressure to force change
10. Longevity - mental, physical, and organizational - is a strategic advantage

Books: 

1. Traction
2. 10x Is Easier Than 2x