Aegis Hospitality: Samer Hamadeh
Over a decade ago, a young man left behind his masters program to move to the UAE. It didn't take long for him to spot an opportunity to
Entrepreneurship
Episodes about starting and running businesses.
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Nabbesh: Loulou Khazen
Building a successful technology platform and a business model that is sutainabile is hard enough; doing that without a technology background in a part of the world not exactly conducive
Middle East Film & Comic Con: Arafaat Ali Khan
In the late 2000s, halfway across the world from the premiere event in the pop culture scene--the San Diego Comic Con--a young man couldn’t understand why the
Reif Othman on propelling Zuma into one of the world’s most celebrated restaurants and on launching his own, Reif Kushiyaki
We’re continuing with our food theme this month with a chef who’s left a tremendous mark on the Middle East culinary scene since his debut at Zuma in
Gulf Photo Plus & Seeing Things: Mohamed Somji
Just as the smartphone was revolutionizing the camera industry post-2007, a young expat was leaving behind his career as a brand marketer to become a photojournalist. Pull up a
Mohamad Ballout on how to capitalize on being a first mover & positioning cloud kitchen pioneer Kitopi as a global brand
We’re joined by serial entrepreneur Mohamad Ballout, Founder of Dubai-based foodtech pioneer Kitopi, currently the world’s leading managed cloud kitchen platform. Founded in January 2018, Kitopi has
Boom & Mellow: Sima Barazi Haroun
Understanding how to scale your business—whether adding employees, opening a new branch, or even looking at funding—is really hard to do day-to-day. And when you'
Isobel Abulhoul on building book centric businesses & instilling reading habits in children
This week, we’re joined by the CEO of the LitFest Foundation, Isobel Abulhoul, who is at the the center of the UAE & the region’s literary fraternity. Since
MX-Academy: Mohammed Al Balooshi
Nearly two decades ago, jumping on a dirt bike led a young man down the path to become the UAE’s athlete of the year in 2018 & set up
Orit Mohammed on launching Boon Coffee & breaking the stereotypes around Ethiopian women and female entrepreneurship
This week, we're talking coffee with Orit Mohammed, founder of Boon Coffee. Orit hails from Ethiopia and decided to reconnect with the coffee culture she grew up with
The dirty side of dry cleaning, with Elham AlQasm
Happy New Year everyone! We're back this week with the inspiring Elham AlQasm, the first Arab woman to ski to the North Pole in 2010. As she was
Patrick Rogers on how startup founders can avoid common pitfalls
This week, we're talking to Patrick Rogers whose latest venture, Clara, attempts to solve entrepreneurship legal pain-points by combining human expertise with techonology. And as someone who