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#34- Kamil Najjar (Founder & CEO of Kids First Group) on facing the brutal facts in life & business
Kamil Najjar is a trailblazing business leader with a massively successful career spanning beauty, media and education. His career culminated with him starting Kids First Group in 2011 and is today the leading early education platform across the GCC.
Kamil shares the importance of innovation as a means to sustain a competitive edge. He does show by sharing interesting examples of why innovation isn’t just a buzzword, and how it can be implemented in low cost yet effective ways. We discuss the importance of attitude in team members and how it takes precedence over other qualifications, and so much more.
I heard Kamil say:
- The basics of business are the same regardless of the industry
- Attitude over aptitude defines your altitude
- Face the brutal facts in life and business
- Break down the customer journey starting with the “zero moment of truth”
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#33- Amir Farha (Founder & CEO of COTU Ventures) on finding & living your values
มุมมอง 2355 หลายเดือนก่อน
Amir Farha has started two venture capital firms, Beco as a Co-founder and COTU Ventures as CEO and Founder. He’s one of the most passionate and empathetic leaders in the VC space when it comes to dealing with people and entrepreneurs. His firm, COTU, literally stands for “Champion of the Underdogs” and Amir truly lives that value. We discuss Amir’s journey founding his latest VC firm and the j...
#32-Abdulmajeed Al Sukhan (CEO of Tamara) on why building companies is tougher than fighting cancer
มุมมอง 1.1K6 หลายเดือนก่อน
This episode was recorded live at the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF). Our first live show! Abdulmajeed is a serial entrepreneur in the true sense of the word. He is co-founder of Nana (the largest grocery delivery platform in KSA) and currently co-founder and CEO of Tamara ( a leading Buy Now Pay Later startup in MENA). Abdulmajeed walks us through his journey to entrepreneurship and h...
#31- Nicki Wilson (Founder/MD of Genie Recruitment) on building culture using unconventional wisdom
มุมมอง 556 หลายเดือนก่อน
Nicki Wilson is the Founder & MD of Genie Recruitment, a leading specialist recruitment company covering the Consumer industries. She’s been a lifelong entrepreneur and tried her luck at various endeavors before finally starting her own recruitment firm. Her firm has become well-known for its extremely vibrant culture and unconventional approach to rewarding, engaging and retaining team members...
#30- Kunal Kapoor (Founder of Luxury Closet) on curiosity as a foundation to building great product
มุมมอง 2147 หลายเดือนก่อน
Kunal Kapoor is the Founder of Luxury Closet, the second largest luxury marketplace globally. Kunal started with the ambition of working for a large technology company early on, but decided to join his father’s shoemaking business and went on to become a shoemaker. After working for Louis Vuitton, he saw an opportunity to turn the closets of customers into a marketplace. Kunal is an extremely c...
#29-Rich Fitzgerald - CEO Augustus Media on having an aggressive mindset with realistic expectations
มุมมอง 757 หลายเดือนก่อน
Richard Fitzgerald is the Founder & CEO of Augustus Media that has brands like Lovin’ Dubai, Lovin’ Saudi, Smashi TV and more. His company is on mission to become the preferred modern media company in the Arab world, by consistently delivering innovative and groundbreaking media. Richard is innovating the way information and media is shared and what it really means to be a “media company” in th...
#28- Tambi Jalouqa (MD at Propeller Inc) on building products with passion
มุมมอง 748 หลายเดือนก่อน
Tambi Jalouqa is truly a serial entrepreneur. After a few failed startups, or “learning experiences” as he calls them, he went on to co-found POSRocket which was eventually sold to Foodics. The path led him to co-found Propeller, a VC based in Jordan that invests in truly disruptive ideas with global implications. Tambi is a lateral thinker that questions conventional wisdom. He is passionate a...
#27- Muhammed Mekki (Founding Partner at AstroLabs) on business building being a talent game
มุมมอง 278ปีที่แล้ว
Muhammed Mekki is a Founding Partner at Astrolabs, the leading startup ecosystem builder in MENA. Prior to starting Astrolabs, Muhammed was a co-founder at Namshi which went on to sell to EMAAR for roughly $300MM. Muhammed started his career in consulting before joining Delivery Hero and making his foray into startups. Along with his co-founder, Muhammed has bootstrapped Astrolabs to become the...
#26- Raja AlMazrouie (CEO of UAE Etihad Credit Insurance) on fear being an illusion
มุมมอง 158ปีที่แล้ว
Raja AlMazrouie is currently the CEO of UAE Etihad Credit Insurance. Prior to this, Raja was one of the founding leaders of the DIFC Fintech Hive, the MENA region's first fintech-focused startup enabler, at a time when fintech wasn't yet "sexy." Raja has repeatedly challenged the status quo in her career and we discuss many example of this, including being one of a handful of females majoring i...
#25- Hattem Mattar (World’s 1st Arab Pitmaster) on finding your radio frequency
มุมมอง 638ปีที่แล้ว
Hattem Mattar is the World’s first Arab Pitmaster and the king of BBQ in the UAE. He was nominated the culinary ambassador to the UAE Embassy in the United States, cooking for seventeen thousand people across 62 US cities over 100 days. Hattem shares stories of personal sacrifice building his culinary dream while juggling his high-paying corporate day job and cooking 40 hours a week. He talks a...
#24 - Jeremy Crane (Founder & CEO of Yellow Door Energy) on multiplying your time as a leader
มุมมอง 312ปีที่แล้ว
Jeremy Crane is the Founder and CEO of Yellow Door Energy, the largest online beauty platform in MENA. Jeremy started and sold a couple of companies as an entrepreneur, has extensive experience fundraising and is passionate about sustainable energy solutions. Jeremy talks about finding meaning and happy moments in the work he does, managing companies as they scale, building a prioritization fra...
#23- Malik Shehab (Co-Founder & CEO of Golden Scent) on patiently growing your business
มุมมอง 441ปีที่แล้ว
#23- Malik Shehab (Co-Founder & CEO of Golden Scent) on patiently growing your business
#22- Mark Chahwan (Co-Founder & CEO of Sarwa) on enjoying challenges
มุมมอง 211ปีที่แล้ว
#22- Mark Chahwan (Co-Founder & CEO of Sarwa) on enjoying challenges
#21 - Jen Blandos (Founder of Female Fusion) on standing in your power
มุมมอง 61ปีที่แล้ว
#21 - Jen Blandos (Founder of Female Fusion) on standing in your power
#20 - Imad Ghandour (Co-Founder & Cedar Bridge Capital) on being an optimist while also adapting
มุมมอง 992ปีที่แล้ว
#20 - Imad Ghandour (Co-Founder & Cedar Bridge Capital) on being an optimist while also adapting
S2E4 - Rabea Ataya (Co-founder & CEO of Bayt.com) on making smart business investments
มุมมอง 512ปีที่แล้ว
S2E4 - Rabea Ataya (Co-founder & CEO of Bayt.com) on making smart business investments
S2E3- Philip Bahoshy (Founder of Magnitt) on using data to drive your decisions & marketing approach
มุมมอง 277ปีที่แล้ว
S2E3- Philip Bahoshy (Founder of Magnitt) on using data to drive your decisions & marketing approach
S2E2- Ramesh Ramakrishnan (Chairman of Transworld Group) on using problem solving as a mantra
มุมมอง 368ปีที่แล้ว
S2E2- Ramesh Ramakrishnan (Chairman of Transworld Group) on using problem solving as a mantra
S2E1- Hazel Jackson (Founder of BizGroup) on being a multiplier leader
มุมมอง 185ปีที่แล้ว
S2E1- Hazel Jackson (Founder of BizGroup) on being a multiplier leader
#15- Hussein Wehbe (Founder of PlugMena) on empathy & leading by example
มุมมอง 1.3Kปีที่แล้ว
#15- Hussein Wehbe (Founder of PlugMena) on empathy & leading by example
Ep#14 - Bilal Ballout (Co-founder of BMB Group) on uncertainty & hustling with limited capital
มุมมอง 1.2Kปีที่แล้ว
Ep#14 - Bilal Ballout (Co-founder of BMB Group) on uncertainty & hustling with limited capital
Ep#13-Ihsan Jawad (Founder of Zawya & General Partner at STV) on taking feedback & continuous growth
มุมมอง 2072 ปีที่แล้ว
Ep#13-Ihsan Jawad (Founder of Zawya & General Partner at STV) on taking feedback & continuous growth
Ep#12 - Ghizlan Guenez (Founder of The Modist) on closing her first startup & building communities
มุมมอง 1.1K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Ep#12 - Ghizlan Guenez (Founder of The Modist) on closing her first startup & building communities
Ep#11 - Ramy Assaf (Founder & CEO of Zbooni) on seeing the future early & staying the course
มุมมอง 1702 ปีที่แล้ว
Ep#11 - Ramy Assaf (Founder & CEO of Zbooni) on seeing the future early & staying the course
Ep#10 - Mazen Nahawi (Founder & Group CEO of Carma) on building products that matter
มุมมอง 1932 ปีที่แล้ว
Ep#10 - Mazen Nahawi (Founder & Group CEO of Carma) on building products that matter
Ep#9 - Martin Tronquit (CEO of Infomineo) on learning life is short & building an outlook for life
มุมมอง 3532 ปีที่แล้ว
Ep#9 - Martin Tronquit (CEO of Infomineo) on learning life is short & building an outlook for life
Ep#8 - Anis Harb (GM of Deliveroo Middle East) on letting go as a means to success & happiness
มุมมอง 2882 ปีที่แล้ว
Ep#8 - Anis Harb (GM of Deliveroo Middle East) on letting go as a means to success & happiness
Ep#7 - Steve Sosebee (Founder of Palestine Children Relief Fund) on navigating moments of darkness
มุมมอง 2632 ปีที่แล้ว
Ep#7 - Steve Sosebee (Founder of Palestine Children Relief Fund) on navigating moments of darkness
Ep#6 - Talal Bayaa (CEO of Bayzat) on living in the present moment as a founder
มุมมอง 6382 ปีที่แล้ว
Ep#6 - Talal Bayaa (CEO of Bayzat) on living in the present moment as a founder
Ep#5 - Ayah Tabari (CEO of Mochi) on using momentum to drive progress & not taking life seriously
มุมมอง 1582 ปีที่แล้ว
Ep#5 - Ayah Tabari (CEO of Mochi) on using momentum to drive progress & not taking life seriously

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  • @habibbhiri1640
    @habibbhiri1640 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Steve it is time ti begin the fight of liberation of the states from the zionust lobby

  • @hadjaissalouahadj8396
    @hadjaissalouahadj8396 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a great mind, as a founder, this is inspirational, right questions and superb answers

  • @indhumadhav8586
    @indhumadhav8586 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So inspired

  • @faisalyousef2764
    @faisalyousef2764 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great talk, wish you all the best Abdulmajeed

  • @bayantabbara3216
    @bayantabbara3216 ปีที่แล้ว

    So proud of you. Keep it up

  • @ranaalsaadawi8688
    @ranaalsaadawi8688 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tarek you are a very very good listener

  • @hattemmattar3581
    @hattemmattar3581 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for having me. This was my favourite sit down I’ve done.

  • @Ishstylechamp
    @Ishstylechamp ปีที่แล้ว

    hey! how do i get in contact with this channel?

  • @elliottrowe4568
    @elliottrowe4568 ปีที่แล้ว

    'Promo sm' 😀

  • @koubrazakaria4508
    @koubrazakaria4508 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this woman ✨🤎

  • @minuTECHNO-cu3nd
    @minuTECHNO-cu3nd ปีที่แล้ว

    love your talks, would appreciate defined segments here like the other vids and maybe verified CCs :) love this channel

  • @alisalam5291
    @alisalam5291 ปีที่แล้ว

    had me chuckling on many occasions! great interview and fantastic insights Imad! Keep the talks coming Tarek top stuff

  • @SAMCorporate-iu2gz
    @SAMCorporate-iu2gz ปีที่แล้ว

    Giving up in the middle of the race is not good! How true Sir. I can personaly so resonate this (Dr.Sunil). Glad to have you around us - on behalf of entire SAM Corporate team.

  • @shamwarie1
    @shamwarie1 ปีที่แล้ว

    @GovDubaiMediaOffice great company to show how well you have all done

  • @rogermassoud2642
    @rogermassoud2642 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very educational and realistic view on all aspects of our corporate world. Well done Tarek and Hussein. Loved it

  • @adhamsl
    @adhamsl ปีที่แล้ว

    Hussein is a great motivator. I have been following him for over a year now and his content may not always be new or creative but what it always is authentic. Thank your for the insightful podcast and keep up the good work.

  • @JN-rd7ti
    @JN-rd7ti ปีที่แล้ว

    Hussein Wehbi not only advise you to establish a business, but also guarantee the profits.

  • @schroedervesely5777
    @schroedervesely5777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    😳 𝐩𝓻Ỗ𝓂Ø𝓈M

  • @dmitrypoleshchuk3084
    @dmitrypoleshchuk3084 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for your podcast, Tarek! Very deep and insightful conversations as always. Please keep doing your shows in-person with guests, it has much better energy compared to virtual interviews.

  • @mindabilityconsulting5705
    @mindabilityconsulting5705 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a great watch 👍

  • @kaden2985
    @kaden2985 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙢