Crossing the Desert is the UAE's first reality show, where the central narrative follows an entrepreneur arriving in Dubai with the goal of launching a business. Each episode presents unique challenges and tests, creating a dynamic and unpredictable storyline. We ourselves do not know how our first season will end, because this is the real story of our host, and we experience it alongside him and our listeners! As our host navigates the journey of making decisions for his own business, he al ...
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Welcome to The Sisterhood Podcast, where we believe women rise when they lift each other. This podcast is an encouraging place for women who love the gospel but sometimes struggle with the church. We are here to help you feel less alone and strengthened in your journey to keep the faith. Join us for courageous conversations about the intersection of faith, politics, and social issues, with the hope of bringing church members all over the faith spectrum together in a spirit of love and unders ...
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Ep9 – How to win the competition – Crossing the Desert – Fortis
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You'll hear two stories. Daniel van Dooren and his partner Scott Chambers First had founded their surfing school on an empty market: no competitors, small community of surfers – and nobody else knew you could surf in Dubai. Galina Volgach started a real estate agency — to compete with thousand agencies in Dubai. In their stories businesses from bei…
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Get ready for another thrilling journey in Season 2 of Crossing the Desert! This time, our host isn’t just finding his footing—he’s making bold moves, taking bigger risks, and facing tougher challenges as he continues his mission to launch a business in Dubai. With new obstacles around every corner, Season 2 dives deeper into the highs and lows of …
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Episode 190 - Seeking middle ground in a world of extremes, the church's focus on covenants rather than community, ideology vs. reality in trans issues, and the connection between population decline and ...
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Join Tiffany and Allyson this week as they each share three things they couldn't stop thinking about and their three favorite things including an inspiring sister. Tiffany: When staying neutral backfires The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins, episode: “Trans: When Ideology meets reality -my conversation with Helen Joyce. Favorite Things: Ollie…
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Ep8 – How to outsource manufacturing – With Botanist’s Simona Sotirovska – Crossing the Desert – Fortis
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In this episode, Isaac discovers that to own a home care products brand, you don’t need your own production, equipment, or even your own formulas. In the modern world, you can own a restaurant without having a kitchen or a dining space. You can own a bakery without buying flour or hiring bakers. Isaac talks to Simona Sotirovska. She and her partner…
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Ep7 – How To Sell If You Are More Of A 'Product Person' – With Skin Concept’s Aisha Chishti - Crossing The Desert - Fortis
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Budget numbers, big sales that can ruin a business, story about scummers, and tips on how to find suppliers – in this episode Isaac talks to Aisha Chishti. Aisha runs Skin Concept, a brand of handcrafted self-care products. It is very important for Aisha that everything is made by hand and from scratch, all products are sustainable and at the same …
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Ep6 – How To Delegate Work To Employees: Standardization, Hiring, Control – With Arabiatee’s Lidia – Crossing The Desert – Fortis
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Lidia has developed her own method of teaching Arabic. It turned out to be so good that native-speaking Arab teachers invited her to teach it to them, and the students began to speak after the third lesson. In this episode, Lidia shares insights into transforming her teaching method into a thriving business, detailing her processes for hiring, onbo…
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Ep5 – How To Manage A Business And A Family – With Mumz And Munchkinz’ Hannah – Crossing The Desert – Fortis
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There was a time when Hannah’s business had three directions at once: furniture production, a clothing brand for children, and events for children and their moms. And all of it while being a mom to three kids. It’d been too much so she had to prioritize and rebuild her business. Now her family and her business are growing together in synergy.If you…
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Ep4 – How To Build A Side Business While Working A Full Time Job – With Levant’s Wajda Khalidi – Crossing The Desert – Fortis
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In the fourth episode of Fortis’s Crossing The Desert, Isaac is joined by Levant's Wajda Khalidi. Wajda shares her journey of balancing a demanding office career while slowly building her business step by step. She discusses the importance of patience and persistence, the challenges of maintaining product quality, and how she turned personal challe…
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Ep3 – How To Deal With People Copying Your Designs - With Tica's Omar & Dina - Crossing The Desert - Fortis
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“So I sad: this is not your design, this can’t be right. And the guy said: what are you going to do about it?” I am Isaac, an entrepreneur who just moved to Dubai. In this episode, I interview Omar and Dina, the owners of the brand Tica’s . They will tell you what happened when they found their products being copied and the innovative business idea…
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Episode 189 - Harrison Butker's inflammatory remarks, the dangers of extreme abortion bans, immigration and healthcare in American, and why the church being "true" or not doesn't have to matter
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Join Tiffany and Allyson this week as they each share three things they couldn't stop thinking about and their three favorite things including an inspiring sister. MAIN TOPICS Tiffany:Is our healthcare system broken? The NFL responds after a player urges female college graduates to become homemakers Is our healthcare system broken? Tobacco companie…
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Episode 188 - The chatter about agency, motherhood, and President Camille Johnson's recent address
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Join Tiffany and Allyson as they share their thoughts about the ambiguity of President Camille Johnson's recent talk at BYU Women's Conference. BYU Women's Conference Camille Johnson Mormon Land LDS Women to church leaders: When did the rules about women working outside the home change? To the Mothers in Zion by President Benson…
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Episode 187 - The ongoing garment conversation, how high demand religions support abuse, and a heartwarming story of human connection
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Join Tiffany and Allyson this week as they each share three things they couldn't stop thinking about. Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning. SL Tribune article about the Church’s top female leaders Mormon Land Podcast about top female leaders Exponen…
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Episode 186 - An Interview with McArthur Krishna on the Love of our Mother in Heaven
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Join Allyson this week as she interviews McArthur Krishna, author of the best selling Girls Who Choose God series and co-author of A Girl’s Guide to Heavenly Mother and A Boy’s Guide to Heavenly Mother. Among other publications, she is also co-author of the newly released volume 2 of the Cherish Series, titled “The Love of Our Mother in Heaven.” Wi…
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Ep2 – How To Bring Investors To Your Business – With DK Hot Sauce's Danny - Crossing The Desert - Fortis
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“If you respect city it respects you back” In this episode, Isaac interviews Danny, founder of the DK Hot Sause brand, and his wife Maria. Denny will tell you how he opened a business after working at Jimmy Choo and Armani, what working on an international cruise ship taught him, and how Covid had changed his life. Maria will tell how she created a…
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Ep1 – How To Grow A Sustainability Business In Dubai - With Sustainably U's Simy - Crossing The Desert - Fortis
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“Our focus is always that that thing that will happen, but there it's just an imagination. You need to focus on today”. I am Isaac, an entrepreneur who just moved to Dubai. In this episode, I interview Simy, sustainable fashion designer and founder of the brand Sustainably U. She’ll tell you why every business should be sustainable, and how the ide…
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Episode 185 - Things YOU can't stop thinking about...female representation at church, YSA teachings on marriage, past struggles with scrupulosity, and more...
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Join Allyson and Tiffany and a few of their listeners who share things they couldn't stop thinking about.By Allyson Reynolds and Tiffany Sowby
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Welcome to “Crossing the Desert” podcast by Fortis. Here we tell stories of how businesses are setting and growing in the Emirates. You are gonna listen to Isaac's story; when he first came to Dubai he was impressed with it’s business spirit and huge projects. But he believes it’s not only about it. Ambitious dreamers come to Emirates to bring here…
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Episode 184 - Response to church's IG post, a Brit's take on Princess Katherine, and the latest in Trump Tomfoolery
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Join Allyson and Tiffany this week as they each share three things they couldn't stop thinking about and their three favorite things including an inspiring sister. Tiffany: Brigham Young Quotes Laurel Thatcher Ulrich: A house full of females: plural marriage and women's rights in early Mormonism 1835-1870. Allyson: The church's IG post (now with ov…
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NFC East Mixtape Vol.158: Team needs ahead of the NFL Draft
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RJ Ochoa and Brandon Lee Gowton take a look at the positional needs for each team in the division. Subscribe on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bleeding-green-nation-for-philadelphia-eagles-fans/id1424518763 Subscribe to the BGN YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BleedingGreenNationSBN NFC East Mixtape Apple Music Playli…
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Valentine’s Views: NYG defensive options with Damian Parson
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Damian Parson joins this edition of the ‘Valentine’s Views’ podcast as we look at a variety of Day 2 and day 3 defensive options for the Giants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SB Nation
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The Chris and Nick Show - 2024 Draft preview: Wide receivers
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Chris and Nick dive into the wide receivers in the 2024 draft class, and which ones could help the Giants the most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SB Nation
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Valentine’s Views: Why the Giants did not trade Saquon Barkley
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Ed answers why the Giants did not trade Saquon Barkley and other New York Giants questions in a mailbag edition of the ‘Valentine’s Views’ podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SB Nation
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Valentine’s Views: Notre Dame draft prospects, and some QB discussion with Joe DeLeone
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Former Big Blue View contributor and current NFL Draft analyst Joe DeLeone joins the show to talk about players from one of his favorite college programs, and to chat about the Giants’ options at No. 6 in the 2024 NFL Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SB Nation
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NFC East Mixtape Vol.157: Headlines from Orlando meetings
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RJ Ochoa and Brandon Lee Gowton share their thoughts on the headlines and rule changes that have come about from the first few days of the 2024 NFL Annual meeting. Subscribe on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bleeding-green-nation-for-philadelphia-eagles-fans/id1424518763 Subscribe to the BGN YouTube channel: https://www.youtube…
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Valentine’s Views: Giants draft chatter — all QB all the time
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For the New York Giants, the chatter leading up to the 2024 NFL Draft is all about how much they love or don’t love JJ McCarthy, and would they actually trade up to select a successor for Daniel Jones. Ed offers thoughts on why he could support that move, and why he could support dealing with quarterback another way. Learn more about your ad choice…
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Valentine’s Views: Giants draft mailbag edition
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Ed answers questions about the possibilities for the Giants in the 2024 NFL Draft, including a lot of quarterback discussion, in this edition of the ‘Valentine’s Views’ podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SB Nation
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The Chris and Nick Show - Wrapping up free agency
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Chris and Nick look at the Giants (many) moves in free agency and where they stand heading into the home stretch before the draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SB Nation
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NFC East Mixtape Vol.156: Free Agency continues to roll on
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Brandon Lee Gowton and RJ Ochoa share their thoughts on the free agency moves made throughout the division so far. Subscribe on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bleeding-green-nation-for-philadelphia-eagles-fans/id1424518763 Subscribe to the BGN YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BleedingGreenNationSBN NFC East Mixtape Ap…
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Valentine’s Views: Post-free agency state of the Giants
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Pat Traina and Ed Valentine discuss what the Giants did in free agency, what they have left to do, the draft, and much more on this edition of the ‘Valentine’s Views’ podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SB Nation
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Valentine’s Views: Philly side of Saquon Barkley signing
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John Stolnis of the ‘Eye on the Enemy’ podcast takes us through why the Philadelphia Eagles signed Saquon Barkley, how the fan base is reacting to it, and how it might or might not work out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SB Nation
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Valentine’s Views: Brian Burns — the inside scoop
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We learn more about new Giant edge defender Brian Burns from Brian Beversluis of SB Nation’s Cat Scratch Reader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SB Nation
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The Chris and Nick Show - The Giants' Wild Start To Free Agency
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Chris and Nick go over the Giants' initial moves in free agency and what they say about Joe Schoen's vision for the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SB Nation
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Valentine’s Views: Drew Lock won’t change NYG draft plans
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Ed details why he thinks the idea that the signing of Drew Lock takes the Giants our of the quarterback market in the 2024 NFL Draft is wrong. He also takes about the rest of what happened for the Giants on Tuesday — who they gained, and who they lost — on this episode of the ‘Valentine’s Views’ podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc…
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Episode 183 - Women and the Vietnam War, conservative values and religion, and our role in smashing the patriarchy
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Join Tiffany and Allyson this week as they each share three things they couldn't stop thinking about and their three favorite things including an inspiring sister. Allyson: Elder Holland’s “musket” talk to BYU faculty Article from “By Common Consent” website by a BYU CES empolyee POLITICS/SOCIAL ISSUE 6 Things other governments provide that America…
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Valentine’s Views: Day 1 of free agency transforms Giants
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Ed Valentine and Tony DelGenio react to a day that saw massive changes come to the New York Giants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SB Nation
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