Dubai Works Business Podcast

Speaker, trainer, motivator and co-founder of The Blue Sky Thinking Group sat down with DUBAI WORKS' Richard Fitzgerald to discuss reciprocity and its importance. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Gary Vaynerchuck is an idol to many. He is a Belarusian American entrepreneur, New York Times best selling author, speaker and internet personality. His media holding company Vayner X is one of the most innovative media companies of our time, and his public appearances attract huge audiences the world over. During a visit to Dubai, he takes time out to tell us where we are heading next.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

On February 14th, a symbolic 3km walk will take place in Dubai to represent the dangerous distances children walk daily to get to school in developing countries.Rana Awad - Head of Community Engagement at Dubai Cares, an organisation which sets the standards of fundraising and charitable activities in the UAE, and works locally and globally to create volunteer initiatives, discusses the importance of this walk and similar drives by Dubai Cares. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Fit Republik sports facility is well known to people of Dubai, as it has grown to 6,500 members in the past few years; the second capture of this fitness business story, Studio Republik has just opened in a stunning venue on SZR, the Managing Director, Ali El-Amine, joins us to share the wide range of platforms and facilities on offer and his thoughts on living a fruitful, healthy life.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Since launching in 2013, MonViso, a food supply company,  has managed to make the category relevant to consumers with a strong water brand, while also setting the standard of sustainability. Their MD, Stefano Iorini joins Dubai Works to talk about the ‘Take Water Give Life’ initiative and the journey so far.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Max, Splash, Centrepoint... You'll recognise Landmark brands, but you may not recognise the home-grown brand as host of one of the Middle East's largest supply chains,  and in a moment when the supply network is the backbone of all e-commerce and commerce, Landmark has made an AED1billion investment in fully-automated distribution. LISTEN: For what that means for the future of supply and logistics, and why Dubai is the perfect home for this incredible business success story.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Team Angel Wolf is a Dubai family story that has inspired thousands over the past few years, Nick Watson joins us to explain how it all started and share some of the special stories that have happened so far.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Grant Cardone is an author, business leader and entrepreneur, he runs a multi-million real estate empire through Cardone Capital. His famed The 10x Rule approach inspires many. During a visit from the US, he joined us talks about Dubai as the ultimate 10x City, his views on how to scaling your business and achieve your goals--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

This week the DP World Tour Championship comes back to Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, but what do we know about DP World as a business?Mohammed Al Muallem, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of DP World, UAE Region and CEO of Jafza, talks about the history of the company, how it is intrinsically linked to Dubai’s vision as a business capital, and what the future holds--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Dubai Design Week, currently taking place in Dubai Design District, is in its’ fifth year and it quickly became the leading design event in the region. Rawan Kashkoush is the Creative Director of DDW. She took some time out to tell us more about the event.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

People of Dubai who enjoy the best bars and restaurants in the city, will be very familiar with the values of Solutions Leisure, such as Lock, Stock & Barrel, Asia Asia and Q43, These are just some of the concept that Paul Evans, the CEO of Solutions Leisure have brought to Dubai in the past 6 years. He joins to tell the business story behind the brands.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

The Dubai Future Foundation Dubai Future Agenda  this October they have partnered with FIRST Robotics Competition, a US based robotics education platform to bring FIRST Global event to Dubai. Noora Al Hathboor, the Associate Manager- Corporate Communication, Dubai Future Foundation tells us all about the competition and what the public can't expect at the event.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

One of the things that anyone who has relocated to Dubai will be aware of are the community’s here and established networks for their home countries. France is unique in the sense in that in addition to a business network and French Embassy, it also has the French Community Club, it’s president Laurent Rigaud joins us to explain what is involved and to tell us about the current event they are running called Alp Fest.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

It’s safe to say that influencers are now part of mainstream media. Recognizing this trend, the Dubai Press Club have collaborated with a leading University to establish the first Influencer Diploma in The Region.Maitha Buhamid, Director of the Dubai Press Club, Maitha Buhamid, joins us to discuss the role of influencers in modern media, and what other initiatives the long established Dubai Press Club are involved with.This episode was recorded remotely, so apologies for the phone conversation sound, but please do bear with it.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

In this week's episode of DUBAI WORKS business podcast. the chairman of the Dubai Film & TV Commission discussed how international movies filmed in the Emirate actually adds to the economy's GDP. He reveals the amount spent for a Hollywood movie, filmed in Dubai and why this is a good move for the Emirate. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Majed Al Suwaidi is Managing Director of Dubai Media City, Dubai Studio City, and Dubai Production City. He oversees the whole media ecosystem under TECOM Group. They have recently launched ON:DXB coming up in November 21-23, we caught up with him to talk about the event and opportunities that are available for content creators around the region.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Louis is Founding Partner of AstroLabs, an organization on a mission to create a thriving tech ecosystem in MENA. AstroLabs launched MENA’s only Google partnered tech hub, hosting tech entrepreneurs from across the world in Dubai and delivers classes focused on teaching digital skills through AstroLabs Academy.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

EXPO 2020 is now just one year away, the size of the project is something that has never been undertaken in the UAE before. While the site is rapidly being constructed, there is also so much happening around marketing, sponsorship, ticketing and the retail offering- that is the remit of Sanjive Khosla, the Chief Commercial Officer, he joins us to shed more light on how preparation is going.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Her Excellency, Sara Al Madani, is one of the most prominent business figures in the UAE. Her ventures vary from fashion to tech to restaurant businesses, and her accolades include Entrepreneur of the Year, and GCC Inspiring Women Leaders award, in addition to being a member of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry. On this episode, we hear what inspires her, how she started, and what her real passion is.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

On this episode we meet one of the original tech start up entrepreneurs in Dubai, Ravi Bhusari co-founded Duplays, a community networking platform in 2007, and has since gone on to set up a co working space called Nook.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message