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The Smashi Business Show
The Smashi Business Show tells AI, tech, startup and business stories from the Arab world. For the driven, the dreamers and the doers. Hosted by Abdul Majid Awan, Ward Ahmed, and Wael Hossam El Din.
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The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 54: Gary Vaynerchuck, CEO of VaynerMedia
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…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 53: Rana Awad, Head of Community Engagement at Dubai Cares
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…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 52: Ali El Amine, Founder of FitRepublik and StudioRepublik
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…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 51: Stefano Iorini, Managing Director of MonViso
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 Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 50: Mihin Shah, the Chief Supply Chain Officer of the Landmark Group’s Retail Division
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…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 49: Nick Watson, Team Angel Wolf
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…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 48: Grant Cardone, CEO of Cardone Capital
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…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 47: Mohammed Al Muallem, CEO & Managing Director of DP World, UAE Region
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…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP: 46 Rawan Kashkoush - Creative Director of DDW
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…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 45: Paul Evans, CEO of Solutions Leisure
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…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 44: Noora Al Habthoor, Associate Manager of Dubai Future Foundation
The Dubai Future Foundation Dubai Future Agenda this October they have partnered with FIRST Robotics Competition, a US based robotics education platform to…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 43: Laurent Rigaud, President of the French Community Club
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…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 42: Maitha Buhumaid, Director of Dubai Press Club
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…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 41: Jamal Al Sharif, Chairman of the Dubai Film & TV Commission
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…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 40: Majed Al Suwaidi, Managing Director of Dubai Media City, Studio City and Dubai Production City
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…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 39: Louis Lebbos, Co-Founder of AstroLabs
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…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 38: Sanjive Khosla, CCO of EXPO 2020
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…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 37: Dr. Sara Al Madani, Entrepreneur
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…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 36: Ravi Bhusari, CEO of Duplays and Nook
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…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 35: Jasper Hope, CEO of Dubai Opera
When Dubai Opera pulled back the curtains in 2016 people didn’t know what to expect from the first of it’s kind in the region, 3 years and over 600 shows…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 34: Raza Beig, CEO of Splash Fashions
Landmark Group is one of Dubai's success stories, a company that has grown up with the city, expanded internationally and has many household retail brands. One…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 33: Luka Jurkovic, General Manager of REVIVE Cryotherapy
Many people will know of Cryotherapy, as a specific form of muscle therapy, but now an innovative Dubai based company are adapting this treatment for horses…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 32: Rashid Al Ghurair, CEO of CAFU
Oil is synonymous with the Gulf Region, yet it’s not often we see new technologies and startups in the energy sector. A new company called CAFU is changing…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 31: Karim El Jisr, Executive Director Of SEE Institute
The Dubai Sustainable City is so much more than a housing, Karim el Jisr, executive director of SEE Institute in The Sustainable City, explains all the work…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 30: Vilhem Hedberg, Co-Founder & CEO of Ekar
The future of transport in a city like Dubai is something that gets many people excited, from trams, metros, to flying taxis, Dubai has always been one step…
The Smashi Business ShowDubai Works EP 29: Simon Kennedy, Co-Founder & CEO of Kennedy Towers
A dip in the property market has benefitted the short term property market, and prop-tech is experiencing a boom. Dubai Works sat with Simon Kennedy…
The Smashi Business ShowDubai Works EP 28: Nehal Badri, Director at Brand Dubai
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The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 27: Suhaila Ghobash, Festival Strategy & Execution Director, Dubai Events
Suhaila Saqer Gobaash is Festival Strategy planning & Execution Director at Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment and joins the podcast to talk about the…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 26: Highlights From The Most Inspiring People Featured On Lovin's Business Podcast
This week's episode of DUBAI WORKS is a montage highlighting all the best talks in the podcast. Inspiring entrepreneurs, leaders, and motivators share insights…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 25: Ian Ohan, Founder and CEO of Krush Brands
Ian Ohan is the founder and CEO of KRUSH Brands, a hospitality group originated in Dubai, best known for it’s popular Freedom Pizza chain. Ian joins the…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 24: Shahriah Khodjasteh, CEO of Dubai Desert Extreme
Shahriar Khodjasteh arrived in Dubai from Australia with his family in 1996, in 2001 he started his own retail business, his story captures and optimizes the…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 23: Kris Fade, CEO of Fade Fit Kids
Kris Fade is a household name in the UAE, host of The Kris Fade show on Virgin Radio for the past 10 years, the most popular radio show in the UAE. He is…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 22: Nilesh Ved, Founder & Chairman of Apparel Group
Many great organisations have contributed enormously to the retail growth in Dubai over the past two decades; Apparel Group is one of them. Apparel Group is a…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 21: Mohammed Saeed Harib, Animator And Director Of FREEJ
Chances are you've seen some of Mohammed Harib's work before; this creative Emirati talent was the man behind the characters of FREEJ- which has now been a…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 20: Fahad Al Gergawi, CEO Of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
In January this year HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoom released his 8 principles of governance, included at no. 3 was that Dubai is a business…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 19: Yasmine Abdulla, Executive Manager of The Omniyati Prosthetic Arts Centre
There is a Prosthetic Arts Centre in Dubai, the only one of it’s kind in the region, and it has a claim to fame of being involved in an Oscar win. This week…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 18: Assia Riccio, Founder of Evolvin' Women
Every so often we come across a service in Dubai that we didn’t know excited, that reminds us of the wonderful people and initiatives that have started here…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 17: Khadija Al Marzooqi, Editor of Dubai Post
Khadija Al Marzooqi has been involved in Dubai media outlets from Radio, to print to her current role as Editor In Chief of Dubai Post, she discusses the role…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 16: Discussions From The Arab Media Forum
The Arab Media Forum is an annual conference held in Dubai that brings the region's media community, along with the international ones to integrate and start a…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 15: Marwan Bin Eisa, Director Of Gov Games
Marwan Bin Eisa, cites attending the Cross Fit games in The US over the years as inspiration for an idea, following input from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed, he…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 14: Janna Jihad, Youngest Journalist In The World
Jana Jihad is a twelve-year-old Palestinian girl, who grew acclaim a few years ago as the world youngest journalist as a result of social media reporting of…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 13- MUSTAFA KOITA, FOUNDER OF KOITA FOODS
The food industry is something we all have a connection with, as we are all like to eat. What goes into establishing a food business however, it an entirely…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 12 - PABLO DEL VAL ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, ART DUBAI
Art Dubai is an annual event that takes place on the 2-23rd of March this year. It’s artistic director, Pablo Del Var, who previously oversaw the ZONA MACO…
The Smashi Business ShowEP 11 DUBAI WORKS - Ehtesham Adbul Co-founder & CEO of Junkbot
Etesham Abdul is the founder of Junkbot, a company that provides toolkits to make robots, the catch here is that toolkits are for children and the robots are…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 10 Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman of DMCC
JLT is known in Dubai for its residential community, many small businesses, restaurant choices and amenities, but it’s freezone, Dubai Multi Commodities…
The Smashi Business ShowEP 9 Dubai Duty Free Executive Vice Chairman and CEO Colm McLoughlin
Colm Mcloughlin first came to Dubai in 1983 on a 6 month contract, 35 years later, as the executive vice chairman and CEO of Dubai Duty Free he has since…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP 8 - Shawn Green from Sprudel talks about water supply in Dubai
Dubai has a sustainability agency towards 2021, there are also events such as WETEX,the annual Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition put on by…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP7 - Samer Hamadeh talks about his latest venture Akiba Dori
Samer Hamadeh has been involved in businesses in Dubai since moving here from Beirut in 2003, whether movie productions, corporate events, nightly life or…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP6 - Omran Sharaf talks about the Emirates Mars Mission
Dubai has an ambitions space exploration agenda, much of which stems from the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, with initiatives like the Khalifa Sat, Emirates…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP5 - An overview to Nakheel's major projects with Aqil Kazim
To say that Nahkeel’s imprint is on the city of Dubai would be an understandmen, literally meeting Palm in English, Nakheel are the master developers Of the…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP4: Tom Arnel from Bull & Roo talks about the F&B industry
The Tom & Serg cafe in Al Quoz has become synonymous with the culinary wave that’s swept through Dubai in the past 5 years. It’s now the go to place for lunch…
The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP3: Dubai Tourism CEO Issam Kazim talks
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The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP2: Sherif Fayed talks about influencer marketing
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The Smashi Business ShowDUBAI WORKS EP1: Shayma Nawaf Fawwaz, the founder of Gossip Cafe
The week we sat down the Shayma Nawaf Fawwaz, the founder of Gossip The Brand, consisting of Gossip Cafe, Gossip Fix, Gossip Glow and Gossip Street.A Emirati…
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