In this episode of Next Level Humanity Podcast, Nevşah Fidan Karamehmet welcomes Thameema Hamza, the Co-Founder of Iguana Investments. Thameema shares her evolution from a curious student to a disciplined buy-side equity analyst, revealing how a life of constant movement shaped her ability to find clarity and patterns within the chaos of global markets.

We dive deep into:

• Order from Chaos: How living in 17 homes across 5 countries wired Thameema’s brain for pattern recognition and the ability to filter out market noise.
• The Art & Science of Conviction: Balancing deep analytical rigor with intuition, and how Iguana Investments identifies "transformation stories" to drive their absolute return strategy.
• Vibing with Uncertainty: Applying Bayes’ Probability Theorem to life and investing, and why resisting market volatility is futile compared to learning to flow with it.
• The Athlete Investor: Why strict sleep schedules and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) are non-negotiable for maintaining emotional bandwidth and decision-making clarity in a high-stakes job.
• Breaking the 2.5%: Addressing the severe gender gap in hedge funds and Thameema’s advice for women to be "dangerously disciplined" and impossible to discourage.
• Beyond Intelligence: Why Thameema shifted her identity from valuing pure intellect to prioritizing agency, neuroplasticity, and the ability to execute.
• Meaningful Capital: The firm's commitment to donating 10% of net profits to wildlife conservation and the pursuit of impactful work beyond financial gain.

Whether you’re an aspiring analyst, a female founder navigating male-dominated industries, or someone seeking balance in a volatile world, this episode offers a masterclass in combining financial rigor with the inner game of resilience.