Tell us about your background and how you got started in entrepreneurship As a marketing graduate coming from a small village in the north of Lebanon, the term entrepreneurship was something so foreign and never heard of, at least for me. Despite the very few knowledge of what the words “ريادة الاعمال” meant, I was […]
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Female Leader Spoglight: Nicole Smith Ludvik
Tell us about your background In a nutshell, I am a corporate businesswoman turned professional skydiver, yoga instructor, stuntwoman, and adventurer. What is the biggest challenge you have overcome in your life? What have you learnt from overcoming it? I’ve had some tragic things happen in my life. First, I became a widow at 25. […]
Company Spotlight: Bessern
With Ivan Palomino, Managing Partner, Bessern. Tell us more about yourself and what you do? I am Ivan Palomino – I am a Behavioural Strategist, helping people build new behaviours based on brain science. I grew up in Switzerland with the belief that I would become a great scientist. But… after graduating in Biotechnology, I […]
The TRUTH about Imposter Syndrome
Many authors, business founders, and leaders have a dirty little secret despite their success record. They often feel inadequate; they are not worthy of their success, which stops them from promoting their book, themselves, and works. How often have you been stopped in your tracks? With a pedigree that smacks of success, something quite dark […]
Feature Interview: Kelly Lundberg
Kelly Lundberg is one of the most diverse business entrepreneurs to have emerged out of the Middle East. A woman on a mission, Kelly aims to inspire a minimum of 5 people a day to take action; whether that is to follow their dreams or just show up as the best version of themselves. Tell […]
Celebrating Female Leadership; Collaborative entrepreneurship for the new world
Everyone seems to be asking what the “new normal”, the world after covid will look like, and who will lead this new world. As we start to ask who are the ‘new leaders’ of our world, let me share highlights of a high level webinar hosted to review the extraordinary success of female political leaders […]
Leadership Spotlight: Mr. Prabhjeet Singh, CEO, Glinks International
Tell us about your background and what it is you do? I worked in the field of education before setting up my own venture, Glinks International, which is one of the prominent international education service providers in the Middle East and India, headquartered in Dubai. I am currently working leading my organization as a CEO […]
Thought Leader Interview: Dr. Naveed Yasin
Dr. Naveed Yasin, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Canadian University Of Dubai Tell Us About Yourself And Your Background I am a Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Canadian University Dubai (CUD), UAE. I specialize in teaching Design Thinking approaches in Entrepreneurship Education and publish in entrepreneurship and SME (Small to Medium Enterprises) contexts in the areas of […]
CEO Spotlight: Rana El Sakhawy, Founder & CEO MonkiBox
Tell us about your background. How did you get started in business? Ever since I was young I have always been very entrepreneurial and love problem solving and building and growing startups. I founded a few start-ups previously that never quite made it, but were huge learning experiences for me. Right before starting MonkiBox, I […]
The Successful Branding Masterclass for new entrepreneurs
An entrepreneur is a visionary, a risk taker, and has immense passion for their business idea. But that does not automatically mean that every entrepreneur is a marketer or publicity expert. Can you learn to lead with successful personal branding and a business brand? The good news is that yes, you can. The challenge however […]