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with Loulou — 110 episodes
Ahmad AlZaini on Building a $13B Restaurant Operating System From Al Khobar
Peter Middlebrook on Dubai as the New New York and the Return of the Golden Age
AI, Jobs and the Side Door: A Top MENA Recruiter on Surviving 2026
HE Faisal Belhoul on the UAE That Came Out of the War: Capital, the World Cup and the IPO
Two top angel investors are DOUBLING down on the GCC, but what are they investing in?
The $240M startup trying to fix trade in the Strait of Hormuz
9 of 14 MENA Tech IPOs Are Underwater. Now What?
Here's why the UAE didn't collapse in the face of US/ Iran war
$212M Gone. Inside the Nana collapse with a Gulf VC
Special Episode: When War Stops Feeling Far Away | Mo Gawdat
E97: This Dubai Expat Risked Everything—Then Raised $30M to Build a Global Brand
E96: أن تكون معروفاً أو أن تُمحى: عن المال والكرامة في عالمٍ تضيق فيه الخيارات | مع خبيرة التواصل والإعلامية نعمة أبو وردة
E95: From Refugee Roots to Snapchat VP: Hussein Freijeh on Love, Progress and Authentic Leadership
E94: محمد جودت: لأول مرة، ما لم يُقَل عن النجاح والحياة
E93: "زينة خوري تتحدث عن الاستثمار بالنفس، العقارات، و"الدراما
E92: How to Think Big, Start Small, and Succeed at Anything — Lessons from the Founder of the world’s largest tech event!
E91 Special Arabic Episode: عن الشهرة، الفشل، الذكاء الاصطناعي وعظمة المرأة المصرية: حوار بالعربي مع رائد الأعمال المصري محمد أبو النجا
E90: The deal maker: Ziad Awad on compromise, deal killers, negotiation, and Trump’s ‘drill baby drill’ impact on GCC economies
E89: Philip Bahoshy-the startup valley of death, founder burnout, UAE-Saudi ecosystems, M&A drought and venture capital predictions!
E88: Sky Kurtz: the $300M agri-tech giant, avoiding down round disasters, founder self-sabotage, the hard truth about MENA exits, tariffs, and bad actors ruining a multi-billion dollar industry
E87: What It Takes to Win Big (in MENA): Insights from a $35B Founder and Global Investor
E86: Maha Abouelenein: build your brand, bet on yourself and live with no regrets!
E85: Talal Tabbaa on the Bitcoin run, Bitcoin ETFs, Altcoins. Is it too late to get in?
E84: Where is my seafood coming from? A conversation on turtles, tech and fishy business practices!
E83: MENA venture capital crisis management and postmortems with Abdullah Mutawi
E82: Charlie Wright: hard work, failure, mindset & the serendipity behind Humantra’s Huda Beauty investment
E81:The families that shaped MENA and what lies ahead for them?
Summer Special - Part 3 of 3: What trends are shaping MENA startups today?
Summer Special - Part 2 of 3: What makes a great entrepreneur?
Summer Special - Part 1 of 3: Why should you care about startups in MENA?
E80:Mazen Kanaan on Unilever ouster, House of Pops success, and a Shark Tank deal that went south!
E79: The art of deal making with private equity veteran Imad Ghandour
E78:Vadim Fedotov on leading Groupon, founding Bioniq, health & wellness, mental toughness and the right diet
E77:Courtney Powell on scaling 500 global, investing in MENA, motherhood and entrepreneurship
E76: The incredible journey of MENA’s e-commerce pioneer, Ronaldo Mouchawar
E75: The business of building startups from Rocket Internet to Antler with Jonathan Doerr
E74:From corporate America to corporate lunch. The story of MUNCH:ON
EP73: Why is a Chinese fund scouting for the next unicorn in MENA? Ben Harburg, Managing Partner MSA Capital
E72: An insider’s guide to private equity in MENA with Huda Al-Lawati
E71: AI for everyone, Hassan Sawaf’s journey to a no-code AI
E70: What is a hybrid kitchen and how to build one, with Jihad El Eit
E69: A conversation with Steven Bartlett from the Diary of a CEO on fame, authenticity and leadership
E68: Learnings from investing in 300+ Emerging Market Startups - Allen Taylor, Endeavor Catalyst
E67: Listing on the NASDAQ ahead of an economic downturn and new beginnings - Elie Habib, Co-founder Anghami
E66: A deep dive into MENA venture capital trends with Philip Bahoshy
E65: 2023’s most practical advice
E64: 2023’s biggest AHA moments
E63: Ali Halabi on startup failure, pivot and re-birth. An incredible story of resilience
E62: Dr. Ryan Lefers on building technologies to feed the world sustainably
E61: Tomaso Rodriguez on scaling talabat
E60: GV Ravishankar on growth investing in MENA
E59: Dr Saliha Afridi on the art of hearing 'no'
E58: AI and the future of work with Dr Ali Fenwick
E57: Philip Bahoshy on MENA venture capital trends and predictions
E56: Marwan & Hassan on Carzaty's multimillion-dollar exit to Kavak
E55: Mudassir Sheikha on scaling and reinventing Careem
E54: Zuhair & Rawan on building Zest Equity
E53: Kareem Elsirafy explains the venture builder model
E52: How to present like a pro with Bill Connor
E51: Basil Moftah on navigating a down cycle as an Egyptian VC
E50: Money talk: Inflation, rates, recession and you with Binod Shankar
E49: Building a global electric vehicle company from the UAE
E48: How to raise resilient girls with Carine el Khazen Hadati
E47: Hossam Allam on food security and safeguarding our future
E46: How to become a better communicator with Nima Abu Wardeh
E45: Emerging Venture Markets Trends and Predictions
E44: IFC's Sufyan Al Issa on responsible and inclusive investing
E43: Dr. Stephen Druggan on the role of schools, raising kids that are whole, and mental health
E42: Amazon Alexa's Dr. Raf Fatani on why technology must cater for Arabic speakers
E41: Dr. Noah Raford on the future of gaming, identity, culture and governance
E40: NoBueno's Chris Eid on Careem's secret sauce, recruitment and a beginner's mindset
E39: Meta's Fares Akkad on the metaverse and the creator economy
E38: Basel Anabtawi on podcasts, startups and dropping your ego
E37: Sara Chemmaa on how a tantrum inspired her entrepreneurial journey
E36: Tough Love Advisors on new beginnings, brand building, marketing and more
E35: Feras Jalbout on building investment platform Baraka
E34: The man behind the US$ 3.4 Million Lykan in Fast & Furious 7
E33: Dr. Louise Lambert on applying positive psychology
E32: Cafu's Rashid Al Ghurair on disrupting the petrol station
E31: Omran Sharaf on reaching Mars and beyond
E30: Unifonic's Jonathan Labin on sabbaticals, scale-ups and the metaverse
E29: CoinMENA's Talal Tabbaa on crypto's disruptive powers, ICOs and why Bitcoin has won!
E28: TikTok's Shant Oknayan on leadership and building a winning culture
E27: Kitopi's Mohamad Ballout on how to build a unicorn
E26: Nadine Mezher, Co-Founder of Sarwa on passive investing and building a fintech company
E25: Clinical Psychologist Dr. Saliha Afridi on women, creativity and power
E24: Sexual what? Ketish, the new startup on the block
E23: Let's talk about health and wellness with Dubai government advisor Cedric Betis
E22: Noor Sweid on Venture Capital and Startups Exits in MENA
E21: Facebook's Ramez Shehadi on the digital economy, entrepreneurship and impact
E20: Crypto currencies, asset-backed tokens and building a MENA crypto exchange
E19: Kristel Bechara on embracing NFTs & crypto currencies
E18: Brahms Chouity a.k.a Daddy Foody on becoming an accidental award winning food blogger
E17: Tara Rogers-Ellis on the vital role of public relations
E16: Mishaal Al Gergawi on turning his thirst for learning into a startup
E15: Lessons from building LinkedIn's presence in MENA with Ali Matar
E14: Let's talk about sperm, with Khaled Kteily of Legacy
E13: How a blast injury inspired Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram to create Proximie
E12: Sky Kurtz on spearheading technology, sustainability & food security with Pure Harvest
E11: Jalil Allabadi on how COVID has created an inflection point for health tech
E10: Dina El-Mofty on overcoming barriers to launch an NGO in Egypt
E9: Finding yourself and starting over at age 40, with Binod Shankar
E8: Abdulaziz Al Loughani on scaling & exits and why regional VCs need to add more value
E7: VentureSouq’s Sonia Weymuller on finding your inner Sisu
E6: Chris Schroeder shares valuable advice on entrepreneurship and venture investing
E5: Samer Hamadeh on building F&B brands that people love
E4: Rayan Karaky on spearheading digital media in MENA
E3: Turning your MBA project into a startup with Magnitt's Philip Bahoshy
E2: Why is company culture critical for success? With OMG’s Nadim Samara
E1: Elie Habib on building Anghami, a $100 Million+ music streaming service out of Lebanon