Tell us about yourself and your background I’m an investor, dealmaker, and builder at the highest levels of finance. My roots lie deep in private equity, strategic mergers & acquisitions, and global investment banking. I’ve led multi-billion-dollar transactions and orchestrated large-scale enterprise restructurings across industries and continents. But let me be clear—I didn’t inherit a […]
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Building Confidence Beyond 40: Dubai-Based Coach Deema Ghata-Aura on Helping Professional Women Break Free from Overthinking
Tell us about yourself and your background My name is Deema Ghata-Aura, and my journey to confidence coaching began in the UK corporate world where I spent over a decade in leadership roles, including leading a team with a £6 billion lending target. From the outside, I appeared confident and successful, but internally I was […]
Female Business Leader Spotlight: Hannah Beko
Tell us about yourself and your background Qualifying as a lawyer in 2005 I started out in litigation and moved into commercial property. I have been a business owner since 2011 when I started my family and couldn’t have the career and family life I wanted inside a traditional corporate world, at that time. After […]
Company Spotlight: Khushbu Bhatia, Partner & Head of Marketing at Smart Zone
Tell us about yourself and your background. I’ve always been deeply passionate about marketing and its power to drive businesses forward. With over 18 years of experience in the field, I’ve had the privilege of working with businesses across various industries, helping them articulate their vision and carve out a niche in the marketplace. Growing […]
CEO Spotlight: Samir Abi Frem, CEO of Advanced Digital Technology
Tell us about yourself and your background. (Include how you got started in business) My name is Samir and I’m the CEO of Advanced Digital Technology, developers of Lokalee. Prior to founding Lokalee I worked for about 20 years in global hospitality IT, most recently as Corporate VP of IT with Rotana Hotels Management. In […]
Thought Leader Interview: Hanan Ibrahim
Tell us about yourself and your background I am married and a mother of 2 wonderful children – one still in high school and the other currently studying international Marketing in France. I am a Business Economics graduate and started my career at PWC Oman. I then moved to Egypt where I shifted my career […]
A conversation with Michael Mills: Founder & CEO of LuxGiftsnGoods.com
Tell us about yourself and your background. I am an entrepreneur and disruptive influencer. I am the CEO & Founder of LuxGiftsnGoods.com. Founded in Nashville, Tennessee in 2016, LuxGiftsnGoods.com has grown to 4,000+ offerings and 100+ brands whose unique, luxury items for home, women, men, baby and pets are shipped direct to you with easy […]
Business Leader Spotlight: Ben McCabe, Founder of McCabe + Partners
Tell us about yourself and your background I was born in Manchester UK to an English mother and Pakistani father, which gave me an appreciation and curiosity for different cultures and faiths. I studied Political Science at University and once dreamt of being the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. After a year of working […]
Female Business Leader Spotlight: Shelley Bosworth
Tell us about Shelley Bosworth Coaching. Shelley Bosworth Coaching was born from a turning point in my life. After 25 years of climbing the corporate ladder, achieving what many would call “success,” I reached a moment where I knew something had to change. Personal loss, a health scare, and the realisation that life is far […]
Company Spotlight: ChapterTwo
Tell us about yourself and your background I’m Marwan Ghazal, the co-founder and managing director of ChapterTwo. My professional journey spans over 13 years in marketing and sales, leading multinational companies across various industries, including FMCG, luxury, consumer electronics, and logistics. I hold a degree from the American University of Beirut, and my career has […]