Meet
Ahmed Abusharbain
Business isn’t just about growth. It’s about building with intention—so it serves your life, not just your bank account.
1970
Born in Saudi. Raised in Dubai. Built Different. Ahmed was born in Saudi Arabia but raised in Dubai. He’s one of nine siblings in a hard-working family. His mom was a teacher. His dad was his hero, a man who taught him:
“Either do it right—or don’t do it at all.”
1990
Moves to the U.S. with Nothing But Fire At just 20 years old, Ahmed landed in America hungry to build something. He started flipping T-shirts, working every angle. In 1994, he found out the best shirts were in New York. So he sold his sports car, bought a van, and drove from St. Louis to Brooklyn—solo, no GPS, no hotel.
“I didn’t even know you could ship things. I just knew how to get things done.”
1994
The Accidental Entry Into Wireless
A friend asked if he wanted to sell pagers. He said yes. Next came Motorola brick phones, bag phones, no SIM cards, no apps—just hustle. He learned fast, sold faster, and earned everything the hard way.
“No internet. No text. Just conversations and closing.”
1995
Retail Kingpin: 1,300 Activations/Month
Ahmed opened retail stores and scaled them like a machine. No chairs. No waiting. The team stood on their feet, greeted every customer, and sold with heart. He gave away water, coffee, air fresheners because service sells. Some months they hit 1,300 activations. If they dipped below 900, it was a bad month.
“We didn’t sell phones. We built trust.”
1998
Launches Unlimited Prepay Distribution (UPD) Tired of slow vendors, Ahmed built UPD to support store owners like himself. He knew the grind. He knew what they needed. Over 27 years later, 6,500+ dealers trust UPD for reliable, profitable prepaid solutions.
“I didn’t want a vendor. I wanted a partner. So I built one.”
2019
Co-Founds UPPLUCKAhmed joins forces with a like-minded co-founder to launch UPPLUCK, a business built to help brands grow through smarter strategy and creative execution. Here, Ahmed took everything he learned and scaled it for the digital world
“We built UPPLUCK to help the underdog out-market the giant.”
2024
The Video School (TVS) Ahmed launched TVS to help business owners grow with a powerful mix of CRM, digital marketing, AI automation, and a 24/7 AI employee that handles conversations, appointments, and follow-ups so they can scale without burning out
“You don’t need a big team. You need the right systems.”
Everything Ahmed teaches, he’s lived.
From $0 to millions. Without shortcuts, Ahmed Abusharbain is an entrepreneur, speaker, mentor, and builder of businesses. But more than that, he’s a strategist who’s turned struggle into systems and now helps others do the same.
Raised by immigrant parents and one of nine siblings, Ahmed learned early that nothing comes easy. He didn’t go to an Ivy League school. He didn’t have investors. What he had was grit, a relentless work ethic, and the belief that failure is just a lesson in disguise.
From co-founding UPD, a multimillion-dollar prepaid wireless company that’s now trusted by over 6,500 dealers nationwide, to launching The Video School, a platform that helps business owners automate, market, and grow, Ahmed has been at the intersection of innovation and execution for over 25 years.
He’s passionate about showing others how to turn experience into momentum—and how to build real success from scratch, with structure and purpose.
After entering the wireless space in the mid-90s,
Thanks to a friend who introduced him to selling pagers, Ahmed co-founded UPD with his brother Ibrahim. Together, they turned a small idea into a nationwide distribution company. They didn’t have a roadmap, so they created one. Every failure taught them how to build better systems. Every hard day taught them how to lead with service.
Before the Systems, There Was Just Hard Work
Ahmed’s first business wasn’t glamorous. It was a T-shirt hustle run out of a van he bought after selling his sports car. He packed inventory, drove across state lines to New York, and did everything by hand—because he had to. That van was more than transportation—it was his first warehouse, office, and lesson in what it takes to bet on yourself.
But that grind eventually hit a wall.
As UPD grew,
Ahmed noticed a new challenge so many other business owners were stuck where he once was—overwhelmed, overworked, and unclear on what to do next.
That’s when he built The Video School,
- Clarify their brand
- Automate their sales
- And grow their business without burning out
Before the Systems, There Was Just Hard Work
Ahmed’s first business wasn’t glamorous. It was a T-shirt hustle run out of a van he bought after selling his sports car. He packed inventory, drove across state lines to New York, and did everything by hand—because he had to. That van was more than transportation—it was his first warehouse, office, and lesson in what it takes to bet on yourself.
But that grind eventually hit a wall.
After entering the wireless space in the mid-90s,
Thanks to a friend who introduced him to selling pagers, Ahmed co-founded UPD with his brother Ibrahim. Together, they turned a small idea into a nationwide distribution company. They didn’t have a roadmap, so they created one. Every failure taught them how to build better systems. Every hard day taught them how to lead with service.
As UPD grew,
Ahmed noticed a new challenge so many other business owners were stuck where he once was—overwhelmed, overworked, and unclear on what to do next.
“Most people aren’t lazy, they’re just buried in the wrong work. Once you fix the system, the business finally works for you.”
Today, Ahmed continues to mentor, speak, and build always with the same mission: To help people move from confusion to clarity. From stuck to scaling.
