Shihan Chowdhury
Shihan Chowdhury | |
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| Born | September 20, 1989 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Citizenship | United States |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Relatives | Wasiu Chowdhury |
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Shihan Chowdhury (born 20 September 1989) is a Maryland-based Bangladeshi serial entrepreneur, business executive, and food blogger.[1] He is the co-founder of Power Media Group, a marketing agency specialising in customizing tactics to assist businesses in obtaining market traction and streamlining operations. AskMary is a sophisticated eCommerce platform designed particularly for the cannabis sector. As of 2021, Chowdhury also serves as the CMO Next Health and CTO of Heatxtreme.
Besides that, Chowdhury has also gained recognition as a food blogger for his unique dishes, such as paratha puff pastry pizza.[2] His creative digital content and mouth-watering dishes have gone viral on Instagram and TikTok, garnering over 100,000,000+ views.[3]
Early life and education
Chowdhury was born on 20 September 1989 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He immigrated from Bangladesh at age four and grew up in Maryland all his life. During high school, Chowdhury was a member of the school football team and participated in wrestling.
Chowdhury later completed his college education at the University Of Maryland, College Park, acquiring a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts specializing in Economics.
Career
Chowdhury started his career in 2011 as an application test engineer at IRS. After that, he worked for the Northrop Grumman Final Integration Test (FIT) contracting team for seven years. In 2012, Chowdhury co-founded Power Media Group, a marketing agency known for offering bespoke strategies to help brands gain market traction and streamline their business.
In 2017, Chowdhury established AskMary, an intelligent eCommerce platform specifically built for the Cannabis industry.[4] In 2018, he became the chief marketing officer of Next Health and the chief technology officer of Heatxtreme.
In addition to his entrepreneurial career, Chowdhury is a well-known food blogger known by his alias “Chilipeppercooks.” The name is derived from his fascination with Bangladeshi cuisine, which focuses on Thai chili pepper, or Kachaa Morich, the most commonly used ingredient in Bangladeshi food recipes. Chowdhury gained significant popularity on TikTok during the COVID-19 pandemic. His cooking style incorporates traditional Bangladeshi flavors and ingredients, particularly Thai chili peppers, into innovative recipes.
Google has recognized Chowdhury as one of the top Asian American content creators, and he has collaborated with notable figures such as boxing champion Tyson Fury.
Personal life
Chowdhury is passionate about cooking. He is fluent in English and Bangla.
In the media
References
- ↑ "Shihan Chowdhury Is Continuing the Family Tradition of Establishing Successful Businesses". thriveglobal.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ↑ "This chef uses some parathas to make a puff pastry pizza. Watch". Hindustan Times. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ↑ DelhiDecember 9, Srimoyee Chowdhury New. "Chef whips up puff pastry pizza with parathas in viral video. Wow, says Internet". India Today. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ↑ "AskMary, the E-commerce Platform Revolutionizing the Cannabis Industry Through Technology". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.