Founder & CEO, Thelaywala

Waseem Mirza

Waseem started out writing database software, then spent two decades running sales, distribution and enterprise technology before building Thelaywala. He puts business strategy, AI and automation together so owners get systems that actually move the numbers.

Portrait of Waseem Mirza, founder and CEO of Thelaywala
20+ yearsacross business and technology
4businesses founded and run
21cities in an Oracle rollout he led
6countries in his global team
1,500+sales staff on an incentive system he automated

An engineer's instinct with a business mind

People first. Progress together.

Waseem's career has run from software development into country management, supply chain, enterprise transformation and, most recently, technology leadership as a CTO. That range is why Thelaywala builds the way it does: every AI agent, integration and dashboard starts from how the business makes money, not from the tool.

He does his best work connecting metrics with relationships, giving teams the systems and visibility they need to make better decisions. He leads with empathy, and believes supporting people is at the heart of building anything worthwhile.

  • PeopleLead with empathy
  • SystemsConnect the dots
  • LearningStay curious
  • FamilyMake time together

Results he has led

Outcomes from client engagements and technology leadership roles across Waseem's career.

$40k→ $400k+monthly revenue at PainterGrowth.com

Technology behind a 10x growth run

PainterGrowth.com · CTO, 2022–2026

Led integrations across the CRM, ActiveCampaign, Kajabi and a custom client portal, plus application development and department dashboards, while the company grew from $40k to over $400k a month.

$6,000saved every month in licensing

A 3PL integration that replaced spreadsheets

Marketer Brothers · Head of Development, 2020–2022

Led six developers across more than 20 projects. Connected SKU Vault to the CRM for inbound shipments, outbound processing and live reporting, replacing manual spreadsheets with automated workflows.

30%lower integration costs

One connected customer journey

SixPax Gym · Systems integration

Brought the CRM, Mindbody, funnels and follow-up together into a single consistent journey with less integration overhead.

8–10 days→ 3 hoursmonth-end incentive processing

Enterprise automation at scale

Burque Corporation · Commercial & transformation leadership

Automated incentive calculations in Oracle for more than 1,500 sales staff, and led sales and supply chain implementation across 21 cities on an order-to-cash system handling 25,000 invoices a day.

Career

From programmer to country manager to CTO, and now founder.

  1. 2026 – present

    Founder & CEO

    Thelaywala

    Building a business around AI agents, automation and connected technology.

  2. 2022 – 2026

    Chief Technology Officer

    PainterGrowth.com

    Led IT, CRM, integrations and dashboards for a contractor coaching business.

  3. 2020 – 2022

    Head of Development

    Marketer Brothers

    Led international developers, software delivery and e-commerce integrations.

  4. 2011 – 2019

    Commercial & Transformation Leadership

    Burque Corporation

    Moved from regional operations to Oracle implementation and commercial insights.

  5. 2005 – 2011

    Country General Manager

    Jofa International, Mövenpick Ice Cream

    Business expansion, retail operations, supply chain and strategic partnerships.

  6. 2003 – 2005

    Project Manager

    Logicware House

    Built database applications, led programmers and developed client relationships.

What colleagues and clients say

Excerpts from recommendations on Waseem's LinkedIn profile.

Waseem is an incredibly talented engineer who handled all the tech as we scaled our business from $40k/mo to over $400k/mo.
Mike Gore-HickmanPainterGrowth.com, managed Waseem directly
It has been a pleasure knowing and working with Waseem… I found him to be very hard working, detailed in approach and efficient at execution.
M.V.M. RaoBrand Ambassador, South Asia, Mövenpick Fine Foods
He gets my higher recommendations as a Team Member, Leader and a Mentor.
Wahab Ul BariDirector, Detax (Pvt.) Ltd., reported to Waseem directly

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Education

  • EMBA, Finance & MarketingShaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology
  • BS, Computer ScienceShah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur

Certifications

  • Marketing Analytics: Price and Promotion AnalyticsUC Berkeley via edX
  • Programming in R for Data ScienceedX verified certificate
  • The Analytics EdgeedX verified certificate
  • Oracle Order ManagementOracle
  • Project Management (PMBOK)AUC – Partner in Transformation

The companies Waseem leads

Four businesses, each serving a different audience with the same focus on useful systems.

Work with Waseem's team

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