Tell us about your company IPM Haus. IPMHAUS is a strategic social media and communications firm based in Sharjah, UAE, founded to help leaders, founders, and organizations shape powerful, credible digital identities. We specialize in positioning professionals not just to be visible online, but to be trusted, influential, and respected voices in their industries. The […]
Livsmart has positioned itself as a leading wellness brand in the UAE. How did the idea for the company come about, and what inspired you to take the leap into entrepreneurship? Livsmart was born from a personal observation that eating healthy often felt like a compromise. Everywhere around me, people were trying to make better […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
