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,
Entrepreneurship
Episodes about starting and running businesses.
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“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
رنا عسقول: ”تعريفنا للنجاح مأساوي و منافي للفطرة“
في هذه الحلقة من بودكاست عجقة الإبداع، تنضم إليّ رنا عسقول، الشريكة المؤسسة والمديرة التنفيذية المشاركة لمنصة خطيرة، المنصة الرقمية الإبداعية الجريئة التي تركز على النساء العربيات، و تُعيد
“I saw a massive gap in institutionalizing the real estate process. And I wanted to take a crack at it.“ Abdullah Alajaji on identifying market gaps in real estate and playing the long game
This week on The Lighthouse Conversations, Hashem sits down with Abdullah Alajaji, Founder of Driven Properties, to discuss his meteoric journey in real estate. Tune in as they discuss taking
Pricing the Intangible
Creative work has a large proportion of intangibility, which becomes a challenge when trying to price this work. So how do we place a financial value and how communicate that
The Narrative Summit 2025: My conversation with Rawya Mansour
This week, I’m joined by Rawya Mansour, Chairwoman of RAMSCO Egypt and Oasis Technologies Monaco, for a special episode as part of our collaboration with The Narrative Summit 2025.