Tell us about yourself and what it is you currently do Hi, I’m Evie Pagliarulo, Founder of The Growth Collective, a boutique leadership and performance consultancy supporting executives and high-growth organisations across the UK, Europe and the Middle East. After two decades working across six countries, I saw a pattern everywhere I went: talented people […]
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Coaching Spotlight: Ben Robins
Tell us about yourself and how you became a coach for high performers. I spent over a decade working across brand-side and consulting roles, eventually running EMEA for a fast-growing consultancy. For years the work felt intentional; working with companies like Google and Meta. Building teams across markets. Watching the business grow. Then I started asking […]
Female Business Leader Spotlight: Azra Kocanovic
Tell us about yourself, your background and what it is you currently do. I am originally from Bosnia & Hercegovina, but I have been based in Dubai for over five years. I hold a master’s degree in business and have more than a decade of experience working in IT companies with a strong focus in […]
Female Business Leader Spotlight: Saja Badran
Tell us about yourself and what it is you do I am Saja Badran, Culture Transformation and Employee Experience Director at Brand Lounge, where my work sits at the intersection of culture, service, and human experience. Brand Lounge is an ecosystem that treats transformation as a design discipline, believing that a brand promise becomes real only when […]
Wellness Company Spotlight: Aly Rahimtoola, Founder and CEO of Bien-Etre
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 […]
Female Founder Spotlight: Alexandra Schoormans
How did you get started in business and tech entrepreneurship? I’ve always had an entrepreneurial drive. After being active in the aesthetic medicine field, my next idea was to launch an app that helped parents and children connect through social activities. With no prior technical background but a strong curiosity for innovation, I decided to […]
Founder Spotlight: Adam Purslow
How did you get started in the hospitality industry? My journey in hospitality began with a deep interest in how service, operations, and guest experience interplay. Over 23 years ago, I joined a restaurant group in a technical/IT role (initially a front of house role during university). That first exposure—working behind the scenes, supporting restaurant […]
Female Leader Spotlight: Dr Tatjana Pavicic, Dermatologist & Global Key Opinion Leader in Aesthetics
How does your Conscious Medical Aesthetics model support sustainable clinic growth? Conscious Medical Aesthetics is a philosophy. It is built on the belief that less is more and that the most powerful results are natural, timeless, and individual. We are not chasing trends, yet we remain very much on trend. In 2025 we see celebrities […]
Female Founder Spotlight: Rumbidzai Kaguramamba
Tell us about yourself and your background Growing up between continents taught me early that no two environments operate the same way — and neither do people. Every move, every new city, every new school required me to relearn how people communicate, what they value, and how group dynamics form. Over time, this became more […]
From Jeddah to Dubai: How Mohammed Salem BaAli Is Building a Cross-Border Investment Ecosystem in Technology and Digital Assets
From the heart of Jeddah to the innovation corridors of Dubai, Mohammed Salem BaAli is emerging as one of the foremost cross-border investment leaders in the GCC. He has successfully bridged two rapidly growing economic hubs, building a new investment model that integrates real assets, digital infrastructure, and transformative technologies into one unified ecosystem. BaAli […]










