<p>Sheeza Shah is the&nbsp;Founder and CEO of&nbsp;<a href="http://theupeffect.com/" target="_blank">UpEffect</a>, a crowdfunding and support platform for companies dedicated to improving lives and the planet.&nbsp;Her company has become the go-to platform for entrepreneurs who are driven not by how much money they can make, but how many lives they can impact.&nbsp;UpEffect’s recent products have ranged from ethical fashion brands to solar cookstoves — from clean drinking water systems to eco-friendly carry bags. To date, UpEffect’s enterprise-solution approach and campaign-consultant model led by Sheeza has driven their&nbsp;100% success rate at securing funding&nbsp;for their campaigns, raising over £220,000 to launch products and impact lives across ten countries.&nbsp;This is incredible considering Kickstarter’s success rate is&nbsp;43% and Indiegogo’s success rate hovers&nbsp;just under 10%.</p><p>Sheeza was named to Computer Weekly’s ‘Most Influential Women in Tech’,&nbsp;Asians in Tech’s ‘Top 100 Asian Stars in UK Tech 2017′,&nbsp;CauseArtist’s ’37 Social Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2017′, and&nbsp;DotEveryone’s ’12&nbsp;top&nbsp;female tech founders’ by Baroness Martha Lane Fox. She’s also an Asian&nbsp;Women of Achievement Award nominee.</p><p>Bottom line—Sheeza is a brilliant woman and entrepreneur. I can’t wait for you to hear our conversation. Super helpful stuff!</p><p>Follow the work Sheeza and her team are doing on <a href="https://twitter.com/upeffect/" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/upeffect/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.theupeffect.com/" target="_blank">on their website.</a> Follow Sheeza on <a href="https://twitter.com/sheezaahmad" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sheezaashah/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, also. If you enjoyed our conversation or have a question, let her know! She’d love to hear from you.&nbsp;</p><p>Follow <em>Let’s Give A Damn</em> on <a href="http://facebook.com/letsgiveadamn" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/letsgiveadamn" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/letsgiveadamn" target="_blank">Twitter</a> to keep up with all that is going on. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don’t want you to miss a thing! And if you want to follow Nick Laparra—<a href="http://facebook.com/nicklaparra" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/nicklaparra" target="_blank">Instagram,</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/nicklaparra" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</p><p>Support <em>Let’s Give A Damn</em> by <a href="https://www.patreon.com/letsgiveadamn" target="_blank">contributing the monthly amount of your choice on Patreon</a>. 100% of the money you contribute will go to making more podcasts. Not a dime goes into our pockets! Or you can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-give-a-damn/id1173884899" target="_blank"> leave us a 5-star review</a> on Apple Podcasts! Every little bit helps. Thanks for all your help.</p><p>Have a wonderful week! Please let me know how I can serve you better. Give more damns this week than ever before, my friends.</p>