Valerie Reynaert is the Founder and CEO of VR Beauty Consulting. Tell us about yourself, your background and why you founded VR Beauty Consulting I am the CEO and Founder of VR Beauty Consulting, a specialist beauty industry consulting firm that partners with aspiring and existing beauty salon owners across the region to create breakout […]
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Female Leader Spotlight: Padmini Gupta
Padmini Gupta is the CEO & Co-Founder of Xare. Tell us about yourself, your background, and your journey to founding Xare. I knew I wanted to become a banker from the age of 9, even though it was a strange career choice for girls back then. When I did eventually become a banker – in […]
Founder Spotlight: Paurush Sonkar
Paurush Sonkar is the Founder & CEO at Stallions Capital. Paurush is at the helm of Stallions Capital and as a leading authority and with a background which includes experience as a lead investor in start-ups, he is the go-to person in the MENA region for raising capital. Businesses both established and start-ups are increasingly […]
Business Leader Spotlight:Varun Jain, Founder of UniHawk
Tell us about yourself and your background and your journey to founding UniHawk. I always wanted to travel outside of India to study overseas. Taking up a job at a call-centre to overcome the financial challenges, while at the same time honing my English language skills, I earned a scholarship to pursue my higher studies […]
Female Leader Spotlight: Ms. Vibha Thusu
Tell us about yourself and what you do? I lead a globally spread marketing and communication team for a young electrical products brand, Himel. Building a B2B brand operating in 50+ countries and through a convoluted channel by nature has been anything but by the book. The dynamism of the role requires collaborating with various […]
Company Spotlight: Ivan Palomino, Founder of PeopleKult
Tell us more about yourself and what you do? I grew up in Geneva (Switzerland) and I was born in Peru. I consider myself lucky to have experienced both cultures going from the rational Swiss side to the more empathetic Latin side. I have always been interested in science and been factual to explain observations […]
Author Spotlight: Dr. Rommel Sergio
Tell us your name and what you do My name is Dr Rommel Sergio. I am a Professor and the Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Program, Faculty of Management and at the Canadian University Dubai. Tell us about your background I am a community leader, multi-award-winning educator, book author, and distinguished academic. As a mental […]
Female Founder Spotlight: Suman Manning
How did you find yourself launching TwinsPlusArabia? I have been on a mission since 2011 to create a warm, enveloping community that offers invaluable support to all parents on, or just starting, the unique and rewarding journey of bearing and raising multiples. A site dedicated to Twins, Triplets and more felt like a natural extension […]
Founder interview: Nicci Clark, Re:Nourish
Tell us about your background and your journey to founding Re:Nourish I was a critical care nurse at a busy London hospital, I am a qualified reflexologist and have background in nutrition, so health has always been in my DNA. I started a company called Nourished in 2010 which was nutrious meals to your door, […]
Female Founder Spotlight: Sonal Vara-Parmar
Tell us about yourself and how you came to found the first female entertainment company in the Middle East. Being the first wasn’t my intention, my intention was to have the courage and vulnerability to start my own business based on what drove me, which was my passion for the entertainment industry and owning my […]