He has worked for a number of organisations, including the IREX Kosovo media programme, the public relations office of the ministry of communities, and helped to launch the TV station Kohavision.
He is the current director of Internews Kosova, which is a member of Internews International.
Ispahiu is also one of the founders and a manager of the International theatre festival Kosova InFest – the main theatre event in Kosovo.
Ispahiu is TV director and executive producer of the BIRN-organised debates Life in Kosovo.