Business Debugger | Tech Wizard | Night-Shift Crisis Fixer
Hi, I’m Zabel Iqbal — a 31-year-old tech wizard, freelance business fixer, and Langkawi-based night-shift warrior.
By day, I drink coffee and watch the world unravel. By night, I fix the mess.
I’m the kind of person businesses call when something is broken — technically, operationally, or existentially. Whether it’s a CRM that’s become a graveyard of duplicated leads, a finance spreadsheet that doesn’t add up, or a team that’s this close to mutiny, I’m the guy they bring in to get everything under control — quickly, quietly, and without judgment.
🧠 Tech & Automation (My Home Turf)
Let’s start with the obvious. Tech is my jam. I’m the one who untangles integrations, replaces scattered tools with clean, connected systems, and builds automations that turn chaos into flow. If you’ve got manual processes eating up hours every week, or apps that aren’t talking to each other (but somehow charging you monthly), I’ll straighten it out. Think of me as a digital janitor — except I leave your operations squeaky clean and 10x faster.
👥 HR: The Human Side of the Mess
Let’s be honest — most HR issues start when leadership avoids conversations, lets roles blur, and then wonders why morale is in free fall. I’ve stepped into situations where staff had no job clarity, burnout was high, and internal drama was clogging productivity like a hairball in a drain.
What do I do? I help founders rebuild the team foundation. Clear roles. Documented processes. Performance metrics that make sense. Sometimes, all it takes is one neutral fixer to realign leadership and staff around purpose and structure. I’m not a corporate HR consultant with cookie-cutter forms — I’m hands-on, practical, and I speak human.
📊 Finance: Not a Numbers Guy? I Am.
I’ve helped business owners who hadn’t looked at their financials in months because “it’s too overwhelming.” I get it. Profit-and-loss statements can feel like reading ancient runes — especially when your invoices, receipts, and payments are spread across seven apps and a WhatsApp group chat.
I help untangle your numbers, centralize your cash flow systems, and create dashboards that actually make sense. No fluff, no jargon — just clear financial visibility so you can stop guessing and start making decisions backed by data.
🧩 Management: When “Winging It” Stops Working
I’ve seen too many founders get stuck in reactive mode. They’re busy putting out fires instead of building long-term stability. That’s where I step in — to help shift things from hustle to structure. I assess the management style, workflows, and team dynamics, then implement sustainable systems that reduce friction and increase accountability.
You’ll go from “Why is no one doing their job?” to “Wow, things are actually running.”
No more relying on one superhero employee to do everything. No more wondering what your team does all day. I help you install leadership habits and systems that scale — even when you’re not around.
⚙️ Operations: Let’s Kill the Chaos
Operations are where good businesses go to die — buried under redundant tasks, unclear SOPs, and systems nobody actually follows. I’ve rebuilt operations from scratch, streamlined workflows, and reduced task loads by up to 50% — just by cutting out noise and standardizing what works.
If you’ve ever said, “Why does this take so long?” or “Didn’t we fix this last month?” — I’m already halfway to solving your problem.
🔭 Future Planning: Not Just Survival, But Strategy
Sometimes I get called in when a business is in panic mode. Other times, it’s when things are going well — but the founder’s gut says, “This isn’t sustainable.”
I help with that too.
I’ve helped businesses plan for scale, prep for funding rounds, or pivot into new markets. We sit down, look at the big picture, and lay out a practical roadmap that connects your current chaos to a more strategic, scalable future. Think of it as building your future business before your current one implodes.
We talk realistic timelines, system dependencies, hiring needs, and what it’ll take to grow without breaking what you’ve already built.
🌙 Why I Work at Night
People always ask me why I work between 11pm and 7am. Simple: that’s when your inbox sleeps, your team stops pinging you, and the world finally shuts up enough for real work to happen.
Nighttime is when I fix things — uninterrupted, undistracted, focused. That said, I’m available for daytime meetings if you promise not to judge my coffee consumption or slightly tired eyes.
🤝 No Ads. No Fluff. Just Results.
I don’t market myself. You won’t see me in a YouTube ad or TikTok hustle video. Most of my work comes through referrals — someone who knows someone who says, “You should talk to Zabel.”
If your business is struggling with systems, staff, stress, or the sheer weight of everything — and you don’t know where to start — start here.
Ask around. Someone probably already knows me 😉
