Leading Without a Blueprint Amid Compounding Disruption | Raméz Baassiri
Unconventional times call for leadership anchored in humanity.
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“Going into a new market requires humility. You don’t know the market well, and you have to accept that.”
In this year-in-review episode, Hashem looks back on 2025 and what it actually took to open two restaurants in Riyadh in one year. It’s a conversation about going up
Mounir Nakhla
I'm joined today by entrepreneur Mounir Nakhla. Mounir is the co-founder & CEO of MNT-Halan, Egypt's fintech unicorn that has served more than 8 million customers
Karima El Hakim
I’m joined today by Karima El Hakim, Country Director at Plug & Play Egypt, and co-director for the company’s operations in the rest of Africa. Just as importantly,
Mo Gawdat, Butheina Kazim, Ahmed Nasheet & Kathy Johnston at Al Quoz Creative Entrepreneurship Forum
In partnership with Dubai Culture & Arts Authority and Al Quoz Creative Entrepreneurship Forum, a special episode of The Creative Hustle with Mo Gawdat, Ahmed Nasheet & Dubai's
“The day I stopped being a ‘Googler in Dubai’ and started being ‘Lynn, who happens to work at Google,’ everything changed.”
Lynn Hazim, founder of Middle Child and creator of popular food blog @nosoupforyou, shares her journey from corporate life at Google to building her own restaurant in Dubai. The Lighthouse
“It’s not enough to just have good taste.” Rajat Malhotra on building the last major independent festival in the GCC
Raj Malhotra, co-founder of Sole DXB, shares the story behind building one of the GCC’s last major independent festivals — a cultural platform born from minimal capital yet lots of
Encore: Amy Mowafi
Media powerhouse Amy Mowafi returns to the show for Encore, where I check-in with your favourite alumni guests. Since we last spoke, Amy has been leading and participating in various
رامي العلي: ”كل شيء بيصير ب رامي العلي هو نتيجة supply and demand“
في هذه الحلقة، أستضيف المصمم السوري العالمي رامي العلي، قبل عرضه في الروزنامة الرسمية لأسبوع باريس للأزياء الراقية، كأول مصمم سوري يحقق هذا الإنجاز. نستعرض رحلته من دبي إلى الشهرة
Ice cream for breakfast, with Canvas Gelato’s Ahmad Al Marri
Co-host Tiffany Eslick sits down with Ahmad Al Marri, founder of Canvas Gelato, one of the UAE’s favourite ice cream brands. They indulge in some delicious ice cream for
“I’m competing with white space”: Heba El Gabaly on designing the future
Heba El Gabaly, Founder and CEO of Efreshli, discusses her journey from corporate to entrepreneurship, scaling a tech-driven design-led business, and the importance of blending online and offline experiences. The
Ayman Tamer
Ayman Tamer is the Chairman of the Tamer Group, a third-generation business with a 100-year history in Saudi Arabia. Ayman tells me how his grandfather opened the first pharmacy in