Human-First Leadership: Identity, Relationships and Legacy – Fahad Abdulrahim Kazim
In a fast world, leadership begins with who we are — not only what we do.
Entrepreneurship
Episodes about starting and running businesses.
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“We're like seeds thrown into the sands of Dubai”, with Kraken’s Chef Grégoire Berger
Our first repeat guest is the one-and-only Chef Grégoire Berger, now leading Kraken. Co-host Devina Divecha sits down with Chef Grégoire to talk about his own evolution from pure culinary
“Turning a wreckage into something sweet,” with Faim's Nadia Parekh
Hosts Tiffany Eslick and Devina Divecha are off to Business Bay to sit down with founder and cake-maker Nadia Parekh. They talk about Nadia's pivot from clinical psychology
Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte on the Soul of Space and Collectible Design
“I really wanted to slow things down… to create an experience where people take their time, build relationships, and connect with design in a more human way.”
Leading Without a Blueprint Amid Compounding Disruption | Raméz Baassiri
Unconventional times call for leadership anchored in humanity.
“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