Dubai Works Business Podcast

Today we are joined by the he Founder and CEO of Property Finder Group Michael Lahyani. Michael is a pioneer in innovation and technology in the real estate industry. The company has grown exponentially through the years into an impressive and culturally diverse team of 300 individuals and generates over 14 million monthly website hits across its six countries of operation.Property Finder is a real estate portal that facilitates the house hunting journey for both, buyers and renters. Launched in 2007, propertyfinder.ae is owned and operated by The Property Finder Group which also owns and operates real estate portals and CRMs across the MENA region and Turkey.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Today we are joined by Ramy Assaf the Founder and CEO of Zbooni. The company has been founded in 2017 and started as a chat commerce venture enabling payments through WhatsApp. Zbooni is on a mission to help provide access to digital commerce tools, ultimately supporting our merchants to start, run and grow their business.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

In this episode of Dubai Works, we are joined by Walid Hajj an award-winning entrepreneur. With more than 2 decades of hands-on expertise in F&B-related businesses. Walid co-founded Kitch in 2020, further revolutionizing the ‘kitchen-in-the-cloud’ concept.Kitch is a hybrid delivery-focused cloud kitchen and premium store-front operator, Kitch today takes digitization and fast execution of F&B concepts to a new level. their tech-integrated delivery-only kitchens offer operators state-of-the-art avenues to test new markets or scale their food delivery and customer reach with minimal investment.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

In this episode of Dubai Works, we have interviewed Jaideep Dhanoa the CEO and IQ Sayed the CTO of FENIX, a company which they Co-Founded. Jaideep is a former co-founder of Circ and colleagues at Careem, IQ is an entrepreneur who has founded previous companies before FENIX.FENIX is a subscription service that has given the ability for Abu Dhabi residents and visitors to conveniently travel across the city by the Middle East’s first private e-scooter. With the affordable weekly or monthly fee, this subscription would offer unlimited rides, a smart app to lock and locate the scooter, and free maintenance with no-questions-asked vehicle replacements in less than 24 hours. Fenix is committed to the Middle East region – to transform the way our cities move and ignite impactful commerce.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Palo Alto Networks was founded in 2005 and is the global cybersecurity leader, continually delivers innovation to enable secure digital transformation—even as the pace of change is accelerating.In this episode of Dubai Works, we have discussed with Haider Pasha who is the Senior Director & Chief Security Officer at Palo Alto Networks, Middle East and Africa (MEA), the importance of cybersecurity in 2021, security risks with QR codes and WhatsApp’s new policies, and the top five questions the board is asking CIOs.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

In this episode of Dubai Works, we interview Muhammad Shafi who is one of the leading visionaries of property development in the Middle East. As CEO of Prescott Real Estate Development and Director of Tabani Real Estate, Muhammad utilises his invaluable industry knowledge, expertise, and proven track record of success to spearhead the growth of both companies.Prescott Real Estate has been building homes in the UAE for well over a decade. The brand is synonymous with quality projects. They cater to clients who seek homes at an affordable price without compromise on quality.Today we will be talking to Mr. Shafi about the story of Prescott Real Estate, the crisis situation that the real estate industry experienced last year, and what will this industry look like in the future.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

In today's episode of Dubai Works, we interview Peter Zijlmans, the Founder of Community Advisor, Peter has been in Oil and Gas industry for over 13 years in Dubai, most recently as GM for a multinational organisation. Since the pandemic, he has left that to set up Community Advisor, Your Community’s Social Network, where besides Forums, Trade, Events and Community Info, you can find your Company Advisor Directory where companies offer their community discounts and can be reviewed by neighbours only. Today on the show we will discuss, how the community advisor directory came about, community apps and the trends, and an outlook at 2021 and future plans. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

In this Italian Special for Dubai Works, The Nose Paolo Terenzi, Founder of Tiziana Terenzi who is a perfume creator and he took us through his journey with The Terenzi Brand, how did it start, the hidden tactics of creating a perfume, and how did COVID19 affect the luxury sector. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

This week I am joined by Aditi Daga, the Co- Founder of The Beet Box. Aditi along with her partners Katerina Dixon and Dean Murphy set up the best in September last, The Beet Box creates 100% plant-based meal kits with inspired recipes, fresh pre-portioned ingredients in biodegradable or fully compostable packaging and music to cook to.The Beet Box exists to challenge status quo of weekly dinners, with the objective to reduce food waste, drive sustainable lifestyle and help time-starved schedules of Dubai residents and beyond.In this episode of Dubai Works, we have discussed how The Beet Box came about, and starting a food business in Dubai, also go into more detail about Veganuary and plant-based nutrition.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

In today's episode of Dubai Works, we interview Andrew Maskall CEO & founder of AYA Media to talk about How Did Aya Come About, the YouTube Series, creating content in the Middle East, streaming, and the future of production.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

In this episode of Dubai Works, we have interviewed Neelam Keswani, Founder of Glamazle and we have talked about how Glamazle started, putting The Glam In Online Beauty Business, E-Commerce Trends - From Shopify To Dropshipping, leading The Way For Female Entrepreneurs, and Glamazle future plans for 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

In this episode of Dubai Works, we interview Matthew Benjamin, Founder and CEO of Kapes to talk about the story of Kapes, how the idea started out, how it's going Modern Retail Business and how are the D-To-C trends, drop shipping.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

In this episode of Dubai Works, we interview Mattias who is an award-winning innovator, speaker, advisor, investor and consultant with Memmos, which he co-founded in 2011, Some of the roles he is currently holding include being Advising Co-Founder of Ice-tech, who's mission is to solve humanities global water challenge, also Co-Founder of Unit Global, that is re engineering the world economy by decentralization so that every human can participate; co-founder of Link Bar, an url shortening service; Digital Wallet Recovery.com, and Block Gemini where he is Chief Strategic Office and Consultant.In this episode, we have talked about the Future Blockchain summit which has just started in Dubai, in addition to he experience on the numerous companies mentioned and look at trends int eh Blockchain and Cryptocurrency industry.We were also joined by Christopher Fernandez, Founder & CEO of Block Gemini to talk about Dubai Based Block Gemini Partnership with Vodafone.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dub

Janardan Dalmia, Founder and CEO of Trukkin. JD is an experienced finance professional involved with investing and organizing capital raising for private equity and venture capital deals  He has been associated with several advisory and financing assignments for both regional and international clients. JD realized that the transportation industry in the Middle East was still waiting for their Industry 4.0 moment - In--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

This week I'm joined by Parham Ramezani, Group CEO at Parham & Co. and Moe Jabry, COO of A LIst. Parham & Co are a company 7 Brands and growing.One of their brands, A List, is leveraging the power of social media by linking an exclusive database of influencers, models, fashionistas, athletes etc, with venues in Dubai by creating unique and unconventional marketing content.It is a tech company who has taken an idea and are using technology to reach thousands of influencers at a click of a button to promote restaurants, spas, gyms, experiences, and much more. Reaching up to 14,000,000 eyes daily. Having worked with 70 plus partners and growing, serving over 150 influencers daily.  Today we will talk focus on one of those brands,  A List, where the idea came from and how it works, we will also discuss the maturity of the influencer industry, and what Pharnam & Co look for in potential investments.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

In this episode of Dubai Works, we have Faizal E. Kottikollon, Founder & Chairman, KEF Holdings with us. Since establishing KEF Holdings with the mission to be different and make a difference, Faizal E. Kottikollon, Founder & Chairman, has received widespread recognition for the major impact he has made across various industries. He has been named ‘One of the Top 100 Indian Business Leaders in the Arab World’ by Forbes Middle East and ‘One of the 20 Most Influential Indian Leaders in Gulf Construction’ by Construction Week, as well as being listed by Arabian Business as ‘One of the 100 Most Powerful Indians in the Gulf’. Today we will discuss, the story of KEF Holding, a move into healthcare and talk about KEF Connect as well.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

This weeks guest is Rizwan Sajan, Founder & Chairman, Danube Group. Over the last 27 years, the company has charted a path that transformed from being just one shop with one employee to global employee strength of over 3,600 people, over 50 locations in nine countries worldwide including UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Africa and India. Danube Group occupies more than 5.5 million square feet of land in JAFZA. The warehouses across the UAE stock more than 50,000 products. The company has recorded a turnover of 1.3 billion US Dollars in 2019 and has been growing steadily ever since. On this weeks show, we will talk about how Danube Group have become The First Middle East Company To Pay Back COVID-19 The Salary Cuts, The Story Of Danube - 'Building' A Business, and Lessons As An Entrepreneur & Inspiring Others.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

In this episode of Dubai works, our guest is Ian Carless, Ian is the founder of Warehouse 4, in Al Quoz in Dubai, Warehouse Four attracts the world’s leading brands to host everything from workshops for thirty people to major product launches and regional conferences for audiences in their hundreds. Prior to opening Warehouse Four, Ian and his partners spent 25 years working in broadcast television. (MTV, ESPN, Star TV, etc). In this episode we will discuss the Live From Warehouse 4 initiative, a career in broadcast tv, and what the future holds for events and entertainment industry.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

In this episode of Dubai Works, we will be discussing the journey of Blu Blood Entertainment, an Artists & Events Management  created in the South African market over a decade ago,  With over 35 years’ of combined experience as producers of shows, marketing, communications, hospitality and logistics, the two pillars of Blu Blood, Osman Osman and Shaaista Khan Osman, have continuously thought out of the box and have built the brand into an innovative lifestyle and management empire.  Totay we will talk about their story, the events business during COVID and what's next for the company in the region.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

This week in Dubai Works, we have the pleasure of being joined by a true gastronomic encyclopedia, Michael Ellis, the Chief Culinary Office at Jumeirah Group. A role he has occupied since 2018 having moved from Michelin Restaurant & Hotel Guides across Europe, Asia and the Americas, and oversees the Jumeirah Groups F&B operations across hotels & resorts for signature fine dining to family and more casual dining experiences. On the show, we will talk about Foodie Kids, a new initiative by Jumeriah Group, The Role of Chief Culinary Officer, and Dubai as a cuisine destination.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message