Welcome to today's episode where we are thrilled to have the extraordinary Mollie Powell as our guest. Mollie is the brilliant mind behind two successful ventures, Pink Camel Recruitment and Pink Camel Gifts, our podcast was done in Dubai where Mollie is living now, but she is originally from the UK. As a true entrepreneur and a multi-business owne…

Nejib Zaafrani is a distinguished professional who has held key leadership positions throughout his career. Previously serving as the Managing Director and Chairman at Shell Abu Dhabi, he played a pivotal role in shaping the organization's success. Additionally, he served as the first CEO and Secretary General of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy…

Vipin is an internationally experienced professional with a diverse background in entrepreneurship, banking, marketing, and retailing. He proudly holds a Guinness World Record and is the owner of an intellectual property known as the 24-Hour Tennis Marathon. Prior to joining Coldwell Banker Real Estate, Vipin had a successful stint working for a pr…

Miro Fok is an accomplished American entrepreneur with a focus on the health insurance and Insurtech sector for the past 13 years. Currently based in Dubai, he has recently launched Vita Virtues, an innovative insurance technology firm aimed at transforming the way insurance is distributed. With a strong passion for business and technology, Miro is…

Sonia Zaknoune is a dynamic entrepreneur who was born in France and has been residing in Dubai for the past 16 years. Her love of travel has brought her to many parts of the world, and she has gained a wealth of knowledge and experience. As the founder of KAZAconsultancy, Sonia has been able to put her expertise to good use by helping businesses na…

The first podcast of 2023! Nancy Mourad was my guest, she is an award-winning public health specialist. Tech entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of Kluly Inc, the platform that is turning itself quickly into the degree of the internet. Nancy was born and raised in Lebanon, studied in New York for her Master, then settled in Dubai as an expatriate. She i…

Richard Alexander was my invited guest on my final 2022 podcast. He is from the UK and decided 15 years ago to travel around the world. At one point he decided to work again in Shanghai, China. After spending more than 5 years in China he decided to work in Dubai. Richard made another big decision in his life in January this year, to work for himse…

Digital Payments is a topic for all of us to learn more about! Bilal Alavi was my guest on my podcast and we were pleased to discuss the digital payments revolution and future trends together. It was a great conversation as Bilal has extensive knowledge of the industry. He is Head of CVP & Customer Solutions- Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East…

Kirsten Westholter is an agent of change by being an excellent consultant and adviser for businesses. She is the co-founder of Predixa. They help businesses achieve greater value and sustainable growth through quick data analytics, resulting in more efficient results for business leaders. She's got over two decades of experience in the consulting i…

Kelly Montoya is passionate about medical insurance and we feel this when she speaks about her industry. She is the Medical & General Insurance Director at Seven Insurance Brokers. Kelly is determined to make her industry a better place through education, service, and a positive voice. This podcast is dedicated to medical insurance and if you ever …

Nancy carries a lot of experience with her, and she has great stories to share with us about her time at Expo2020, her previous roles, and her current job as Head of Marketing and Communication at desert control. She has a fantastic personality, is always positive, finds solutions, determined, friendly, and is a team player! Her time at Expo2020 wa…

My 13th guestBy Simon Snelder

One of the best thought leaders in digital marketing is Debsena Chakraborty - It was a great pleasure having her as a guest for my podcast. Debsena is packed with knowledge and data, ready to share, and has already built an impressive career. She is the Vice President business development at mFilterIt. She is very kind, always positive, and full of…

My guest for podcast 12 was event management Queen - Caroline Bee. The Queen of Event Management shares her experience, ideas, and insights into the event industry. Caroline is the Senior Vice President at Pico Group. At Expo2020 and other big events, she does things on a large scale and as an innovator, she always looks for the next thing. We had …

My guest for podcast 11 was Daniel Brook, Leader in the Renewable energy sector at NES FIRCROF Worked in Australia, the United Kingdom, and is now based in Dubai. More than 200,00 new jobs are expected by 2030 in the renewable energy sector in the GCC. This sector is growing rapidly around the world. Now is the time to understand more about this fa…

Founder and CEO Benefits for Expat FZC. His career is almost a quarter of a century in insurance, most of it in life insurance. He worked for insurance companies like Metlife, Zurich, RSA, and TATA AIG and build up the life department in multiple companies until he decided that he wanted to do it fully his way by starting his own company.…

Regional Chief Financial Officer at RSA Middle East. Worked in Germany and GCC countries previously CFO at Nextcare, CFO at Allianz Saudi Fransi, and ex-Mckinsey. Dr. Abdullah Mansury has a great personality, humble, friendly, extremely intelligent, warm, and kind. A great thought leader with great insights into the insurance industry and where the…

My guest for podcast 8 was Tim Haywood, General Manager, Regional Vice President at Walton Group of Companies. Tim started his career in wealth management when he moved to Hong Kong 21 years ago from the UK. For almost 15 years he is working now for a global real estate asset management company, that administers US$ 3.4 billion in North American re…

My guest was Prof.Christian Farioli CEO, digital Marketing Lecturer & Strategist and Book Author at ESD FZC. AI, and & digital lecturer at PwC's Academy Middle East. Chief Marketing Officer at Jingle Pay. Digital marketing trainer and keynote speaker at Informa Connect Middle East.By Simon Snelder

Patrick and I had a great conversation about his life in Dubai, working for a startup, and what made him decide to join a startup at such an early stage. His company is disrupting the industry and we discussed how that will benefit companies and talent. The benefits of investing and savings as an expat were discussed. An exciting vision he shared o…

Podcast 4 is live with Pablo Ostrick known as the Passport men. He is the General Manager of Holborn Pass at Holborn Assets LLC. Holborn Pass specializes in providing citizenship and permanent residency through investment. Pablo and I had a great conversation about his life, the passport industry changes happening right now such as the Portuguese g…

My guest for podcast 5 was Rafayel Papikyan. Rafayel Papikyan is the managing director and co-founder at Servicedapartments.ae & managing director at West Gate Real Estate Broker. We talked about his experience and knowledge in the Dubai real estate sector, hotel industry, and now as a tech entrepreneur. This is a must-watch if you want to know mor…

Mukash is the strategy development officer of MinePlex Banking. If you want to know more about crypto, this podcast is must watch! Because Crypto monk is connected with cryptos since 2011. He had a great story to share! During the podcast, I learned a lot about crypto's myself. A summary of what we talked about: - Bitcoin - Cryptocurrencies - Block…

My second podcast was completed with Ahmad Al Rasheed, we had a lot of fun together and he is such an amazing person! We talked about his life story, the journey he had in the event company industry, and his new innovative event startup. Ahmad Al Rasheed is the founder of Talk curated Event company, a podcast presenter, and a serial entrepreneur. H…

My first guest was Adam Davis, owner of Capital 3PM. We had a very good conversation together. We talked about his life story, work experience, UK property market, Dubai, real estate deals, startups, loan notes, capital raising, investing, and being a business owner.By Simon Snelder and Adam Davis