{"id":17997,"date":"2019-02-19T17:12:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T17:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnews.hult.edu\/?p=17997"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:40:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:40:51","slug":"from-rock-star-to-mba-student-an-interview-with-nimmer-khokhar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/from-rock-star-to-mba-student-an-interview-with-nimmer-khokhar\/","title":{"rendered":"From rock star to MBA student: An interview with Nimmer Khokhar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Imagine your palms are sweating. Your heart is pounding. The stage lights blind you for a second, but as they turn, you see thousands\u00a0of faces in front of you. The roaring crowd deafens your thoughts. You can only feel the hot air that blasts your hair and dries your sweat. Everything seems to be in slow motion. The sound engineer is shouting something at you, but the adrenaline running through your body won\u2019t let you focus on what he is trying to tell you. Suddenly, you hear the first chord and you are out of your trance\u2026 it\u2019s time to start.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Originally from Pakistan, Nimmer Khokhar has been drumming since he was 15 years old and he quickly developed a passion for it. As every teenager struck by high voltage rock n\u2019 roll, he decided to start his own band with a bunch of his closest friends. Like every great story, the beginnings were humble. Nimmer remembers having to carry all his equipment even on rainy days just to get to a show, and although being on stage with some of his best friends was an incredible feeling, he sometimes found himself wondering if it was all worth it. His gut was telling him that something great was about to happen, so he decided to persist.<\/p>\n<p>Soon the good times rolled and he was asked to open the Formula 1 post-race show for legendary Lionel Ritchie. Playing in front of 35,000 people and before one of his lifelong heroes put a lot of pressure on him. But he was able to enjoy the moment and rocked the hell out of his drum kit, giving a performance of a lifetime. His lucky streak continued and he was later asked to open shows for the Scorpions and Olly Murs. In addition, Nimmer was invited to play with two different bands in the world-famous Burning Man Festival.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18005\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img class=\"wp-image-18005 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimmer-R-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"778\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimmer-R-1.jpeg 778w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimmer-R-1-500x291.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimmer-R-1-593x345.jpeg 593w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimmer-R-1-768x447.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nimmer letting loose on the drums on stage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One hot and humid day in Dubai, Nimmer was between meetings working to build a fintech company when he came across an interesting cab driver: \u201cI was sitting in a cab in Dubai and started chatting with the driver about cricket, when he told me that, because of his tight budget, he didn\u2019t have extra funds to send to his kid, so that he could buy cricket equipment. It was this idea that really solidified the concept behind LendMe, a micro-loaning application.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;When a cab driver told me that he couldn&#8217;t afford to send money to his kid for his cricket kit, that&#8217;s when the concept behind LendMe\ua7f7my microloaning app\ua7f7was born.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Although it might seem like the cosmos conspired to instill a business idea into Nimmer\u2019s head, he had to undergo the process of validating his assumption and ascertaining whether a gap in the financial services market really existed for people like the cab driver. Another titanic task was the\u00a0setting up of the company, which in his words \u201cwas the biggest challenge in itself.\u201d No less important than that, the team had to decide which direction the company should take. Should they go with market trends or break the mold with innovation?<\/p>\n<p>As with his previous bands, Nimmer felt that he had something special with his business idea and decided to build the product. The team decided to go for the newfound unattended market and created cutting edge technology to offer microlending services to people that don\u2019t have access to traditional credit options in Dubai. They&#8217;re now expanding across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Jump forward a couple of years and Nimmer is an MBA student at Hult\u2019s Boston campus. Looking back and reflecting on his past experiences, Nimmer thinks that creating a band bears a lot of similarities with the process of starting a company. In a sense, \u201cyou have to know what you do (or what you play), what differentiates you from others; understand who you are internally and know how to showcase that externally, set up a brand, market yourselves accordingly, and be in the right places at the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18007\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18007\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-18007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimmer-MBA-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"778\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimmer-MBA-2.jpeg 778w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimmer-MBA-2-500x355.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimmer-MBA-2-485x345.jpeg 485w, https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/media\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimmer-MBA-2-768x546.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nimmer with Dean Mary on Hult&#8217;s Boston campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>How do you think that your past experience as a drummer in a rock band has helped you as an MBA student?<\/h3>\n<p>Nimmer: Musicians often enjoy playing music together and improvising, which ultimately means creating music without ever having practiced what is being played. When you start improvising, you will fail\u2026 a lot\u2026 but then after your 1,000<sup>th<\/sup> failure, you will start playing music and connecting with other musicians without having to say anything to one another. Music has helped me not to fear failure\ua7f7and how to fail efficiently and try again knowing where I went wrong. This has been key to my experience as an MBA student at Hult.<\/p>\n<h3>Why did you decide\u00a0to leave the music industry to become an entrepreneur?<\/h3>\n<p>N: I wouldn\u2019t say that I ever left the music industry. I was just very fortunate to have met people across many different backgrounds with whom I was able to click, and we connected on a level that is deeper than the music we wrote. I think I would go insane if I didn\u2019t have music in my life.<\/p>\n<h3>Can you give us some insights about the FinTech industry (current and future)?<\/h3>\n<p>N: I feel as though the Fintech industry will simply become the future of banking.\u00a0Currently, the issue of security is key to how we deal with and transact money. We are culturally entangled with the fact that money must be deposited and brought to the bank as well as when we sign up for banking services: that it should be done with a teller and papers must be signed. Also, the market is becoming saturated because there are new entrants every other month offering financial services. It will be key to see how governments form their regulations to either let these new technologies and services thrive (create sandbox environments to first test the technologies before entering the market) or completely control the process to ensure all safety standards are being met.\u00a0In the near future, this will no longer be the case as facial recognition\/bio-information scanning will be readily available and we will have the comfort of running all our banking services from home. As we already do! We will see branches becoming scarce and tech-savvy financial institutions sprouting up offering services more in-tune with the morals, beliefs and thinking systems of the new generation.<\/p>\n<h3>How has your experience been so far in Hult&#8217;s MBA program?<\/h3>\n<p>N: I have been fortunate enough to grow up in several parts of the world (living in Dubai and attending college in Canada) and experience different cultures throughout my life. Hult has surpassed this. I have never been in a room with so many individuals representing cultures across the world. It has been an unreal experience getting to form friendships and connections, which I am sure will last a lifetime. Boston is a glorious city rich with culture and welcoming people.<\/p>\n<h3>Lastly, which bands do you currently follow?<\/h3>\n<p>N: All them witches, BB King, Nina Simone, Bonobo, Dream Theater, He Is Legend, The Midnight, Bomba Estereo, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Blackstar, Jill Scott, Brother Ali, Kendrick Lamar, The Pharcyde, Refused, The Offspring, Nas, Damian Marley, Ziggy Marley, Gang Starr, Thursday, Taking Back Sunday, Mute Math, Prophets of Rage, Iron Maiden, Sublime, Pennywise, Animals as Leaders, System of a Down, Lettuce, Marvin Gaye, Tool, Wu-Tang Clan, Eric Clapton, InFlames, Slipknot, 36 Crazyfists.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/brochure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download a brochure<\/a>\u00a0to find out about Hult&#8217;s business degree programs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make the most of what your career has to offer with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/programs\/masters\/international-business\/\">Masters in International Business<\/a> from Hult. To learn more, take a look at our blog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/skills-needed-in-international-business\/\">The Top 7 Skills Needed for Success in International Business<\/a>, or give your employability a huge boost with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/programs\/mba\/\">MBA in international business<\/a>. Download a brochure or get in touch today to find out how Hult can help you to explore everything about the business world, the future, and yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine your palms are sweating. Your heart is pounding. The stage lights blind you for a second, but as they turn, you see thousands\u00a0of faces in front of you. 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His interests include venture capital, fundamental and technical analysis, corporate finance, portfolio management, and the application of big data to analysis in finance."}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17997"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17997"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27916,"href":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17997\/revisions\/27916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}