Tell us about yourself and your background. My career started on Wall Street and evolved into managing my family’s shipping business for two decades. This taught me financial discipline, complex operations, and global logistics, shaping my approach to business with precision, accountability, and scalability. With an entrepreneurial instinct, I was drawn to innovation, leading me […]
Tell us about yourself and how you got started in business I didn’t step into entrepreneurship in the Middle East, I began long before. My foundation was built in Europe, where I spent years working as a PA & PR manager in Formula 1 before launching my own company in luxury event planning. I curated […]
Rumina Fateally is an investor and serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of C-suite experience, a philanthropist devoted to social progress, and a transformational coach and mentor committed to unlocking human potential. With a vision rooted in possibility and a deep belief in people, she brings together strategy, heart and innovation to build environments where […]
Sherif, could you start by telling our readers a little about yourself and your professional journey? My background is in biochemistry, and I’ve spent the last decade working across the medical device and diagnostics industry. Early in my career, I realised that groundbreaking innovations often fail not because of poor science, but because founders don’t […]
Tell us about SYP SYP was created with a simple but transformative belief. Most people think their longevity is determined by genetics, yet research shows that only a small percentage of our lifespan is written in our DNA. Around 93 percent of how long and how well we live comes from the choices we make […]
Tell us about yourself and your background. My name is Miroslav Pergel, and I am the CEO and founder of MOQSTA. My background is not typical for a tech founder—it’s more the story of an observer who became frustrated. For years, I observed small and medium-sized retailers in Europe. People with great products, genuine passion, […]
Founders are celebrated for endurance, drive, and nonstop momentum — yet the real engine behind sustained clarity, creativity, and courageous leadership is far more intentional: the ability to rewind, rejuvenate, and reset with purpose. Not as an escape from ambition, but as a disciplined practice that strengthens it. Today’s entrepreneurial landscape demands far more than […]
Every founder begins with an inner fire — a vision that feels alive, urgent, and deeply personal. But as responsibilities multiply and decisions become heavier, even the strongest passion can feel stretched thin. This isn’t a flaw or failure. It’s a natural part of the entrepreneurial rhythm. Passion doesn’t disappear; it changes shape. And in […]
Unlocking Hidden Value in Egypt’s Agricultural Waste Egypt produces an estimated 30 to 45 million tons of agricultural residues annually, which is a hidden source of value too often seen as just waste. For decades, this output has been treated as a problem: open burning (leading to environmental crises like the “Black Cloud”) or low-value […]
In an era where sustainability is no longer a trend but a mandate, few names stand out in the region’s circular-economy movement like Mostafa El Kabbany, the founder of Big Scrappers. His journey didn’t begin with an app, a pitch deck, or a tech office. It began more than a decade ago — on the […]
