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SavvyTalk is hosted by Maha Abouelenein, who brings you communication strategies and trends for businesses, drawing from her vast experience as a professional storyteller and PR expert for the world’s largest companies. Maha has more than 28 years of experience, advising top government and corporate leaders. She is the Founder and Managing Director of Organizational Consultants, a strategic communications firm with offices in the USA, Dubai and Cairo. Maha has been managing communications fo ...
t3chtree is a Dubai-based podcast focused on news, views & trends in technology both consumer & enterprise. We focus on regional restrictions we face, innovation in our region & and of course, AI.
AM / PM is a podcast from behind-the-studio with the Amaeya Media Network. We'll share how we think about podcasts, insights from our CEO & hosts from the podcast community.
With karāma standing for geography or dignity, and sūtra being stories, KarāmaSūtra will capture the memories & musings of individuals who ultimately shape the collective fabric of our society. A narrative podcast that chronicles the communities we've grown up with.
CSR of One aims to be a social initiative to inspire people and communities to think beyond their own platforms and share on behalf of others. Each episode will feature people who are making strides outside their chosen careers through social & charitable initiatives around the world.
Tales of the Trade features the UAE’s pioneers & the stories behind the companies and communities they’re bringing to life. Each episode highlights the challenges & triumphs of the entrepreneurial journey & a legacy in the making.
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Entrepreneur, Nutritionist and Mother - Fayrouz Eid
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On today's episode, I'm joined by my dear friend Fayrouz Eid. A talented entrepreneur, nutritionist, and mother of two adorable kids. Her passion for entrepreneurship made her build The Wellb, a company focused on helping people find long-lasting sustainable nutrition so they can get healthier and reach their goals. We first met while I was involve…
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Art is an investment - Nadine Abdel Ghaffar
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Nadine Abdel Ghaffar is the Founder and General Manager of Art D'Égypte and is my guest for this weeks show. She is an extraordinary woman that supports and promotes the Egyptian art and culture scene in bold ways never done before - including a massive installation at the Pyramids which seemed impossible to execute. We talked about traditional art…
In today's episode, I'm joined by Mazen Yassen, the Content Creator behind Justagoproer. Also actor, director and artist Manager. I have followed his work for about 6 to 7 years. We talked about his trajectory from the corporate world, where he stayed for 14 years, to then becoming an artist and content creator, a word that didn't even exist back t…
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Innovation, Investments, Blockchain, Family - Naguib Sawiris
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In today's episode I am sharing my conversation with the chairman of Weather Investments's parent company, the former chairman and CEO of Orascom Telecom Holding, my former boss and mentor, Naguib Sawiris, at this amazing event, RiseUp Summit in Egypt. Back in 2017, I interviewed him for his first appearance at Rise Up and once again I had this ple…
On today’s episode I’m joined by Heba Shunbo. She’s such an amazing personality—entrepreneur, interior designer, writer, podcast host, wife, mother of twins and one of the sisters behind the bakery The Four Fat Ladies. And just in time for Mother’s Day check out her book called "Mommy's Happy Hour." Love the new cover Heba!!! We got a chance to con…
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Maha’s talk at the RiseUp Summit in Egypt
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In today’s episode, you guys will watch my talk at this amazing event, RiseUp Summit in Egypt. I shared my thoughts on how you can connect with your audience and build your brand through cultural relevance and storytelling having nothing less than the pyramids of Egypt as the background. An outstanding conference that brought together people like N…
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Sometimes there is no solution – Omar Samra | Savvy Talk Podcast Season #4
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We are launching Season 4 with a special series from newsmakers and shakers from Egypt! And then get ready we have an NFT edition, a Dubai edition and SO MUCH MORE. On today’s episode I’m joined by Omar Samra. He’s such an amazing personality—both an entrepreneur and as someone who has scaled amazing mountains and peaks in his life. He is the first…
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TalkCast: Chirag on Talk Back with Anjaan about the shows we’re featuring
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Amaeya Media
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TalkCast: Chirag on Talk 100.3 about the new podcast segment
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We're excited to announce the launch of TalkCast, a daily podcast segment on Talk 100.3, a new talk radio station from the Fun Asia Network. Our CEO Chirag Desai joined morning show RJ's Vicky Sanil and Sobia Khan to talk about the new segment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
We think you'll enjoy a new podcast from Amaeya Media, Tell Me More, a show for kids and adults. Join 8-year-old Spatika, who's lived in Dubai all his life, and Liz McEnaney, who've moved here recently as they uncover what the city looked like in the beginning. As fans of KaramaSutra, we think you'll love it—check it out and let us know what you th…
We've launched a new podcast, Tell Me More, for kids and adults. Join 8-year-old Spatika, who's lived in Dubai all his life, and Liz McEnaney, who've moved here recently as they uncover what the city looked like in the beginning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Amaeya Media
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Alli Webb on the line between business and personal, and Raising the Bar
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I'm joined on the episode by Alli Webb, the founder of the Dry Bar, and host of Raising the Bar, a podcast she started with her brother (and Dry Bar co-founder) Michael Landeau, and now hosts with her partner, Adrian Koehler. We get into her motivation to launch a podcast out of the learnings of her entrepreneurial experience with the Dry Bar, how …
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Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, with Ramsey Tesdell and Lucas Skrobot
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Our CEO Chirag Desai was joined by Ramsey Tesdell, CEO of Sowt, and Lucas Skrobot, host of The Lucas Skrobot Show last week on Twitter Spaces to talk about Apple's announcement for podcasters to offer subscriptions within their platform, and what it means for creators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
Hey there, we're working on a new season of Tales of the Trade, and we hope to share more about that in a few weeks. In the meantime, stay up to date with us through our newsletter, and enjoy our episode from Summer 2019 featuring two entrepreneurs who journeys crossed paths in more ways than one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…
This week, we're talking about the qualities of good managers, and how to improve your own visibility as an employee. Maha shares how the role of the manager should be like that of a coach--someone who is motivating you to perform better, and help you grow.By Maha Abouelenein
This week, Maha answers questions we’ve received through the podcast and on Instagram over the last few weeks. On this episode, how to market a new pizza place with a shoestring budget, does Maha play tennis, can you make a ‘big’ announcement entirely organically, and a few more!By Maha Abouelenein
This week, Maha shares her thoughts on why Clubhouse is working, the power of social audio and her tips to consider if you'd like to engage on the platform. You can connect with her on Clubhouse, where she'll be hosting more rooms over the next few weeks. You can DM her on on [Instagram](https://instagram.com/digitalandsavvy) for more.…
A key takeaway for Maha to help get through periods like we've had last year were her relationships. Maha shares how she categorises them and recommends you get out your notebook and write down the relationships you will look after in the coming year.By Maha Abouelenein
Welcome to AM/PM! Subscribe to the show in your podcast app to be alerted when new episodes drop later this month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Amaeya Media
2020 changed a lot of our work behaviours—everything from working from home, running meetings & projects via video conferencing and tech-based collaboration tools, and the change of that work-life balance. On the episode, Maha shares her top 10 markers for what the future of work holds in the new year and how businesses should adapt. Tell us what t…
Happy New Year everyone! We're kicking off 2021 with Maha's top learnings from the year that was, and her outlook for everything you need to pay attention to over the next 12 months. She also shares why 2021 is the year of intention & attention.By Maha Abouelenein
We need your help to better understand what you like, and don't like, about podcasts and how 2020 may have affected your listening. Please take a couple minutes to complete [our survey](https://bit.ly/am-survey-2020). We’re also giving away a pair of Apple’s new AirPods Pro to one lucky survey taker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon…
Someone once joked that the national expat hobby of people in Dubai was framing. And in that famous hobby, Hammad Co plays an important role. For almost 4 decades, the shop has framed people's memories and memorabilia; their frames sometimes becoming an important piece of the artwork. In this year-ender episode, we connect with Fadi Hammad and his …
On our season finale, Tatiana Antontelli shared how she's been adapting her social entreprise, Goumbook, to handle the impact of the lockdowns and the pandemic. On this bonus episode, Tatiana shares her thoughts about the impact of sanitization and re-emergence of single-use plastic in light of the various guidelines put in place around the world. …
Goumbook was the UAE's earliest social entreprise helping promote sustainable practices since 2010. So pull up a chair & join our conversation with Tatiana Antonelli, founder of Goumbook, and how she is facilitating her business into the new world order and why 2020 could become a remarkable opportunity for entrepreneurs to step up. We'll be back w…
Pull up a chair & join the conversation with students Yusuf Zia & Rayan Malik about their journey as student entrepreneurs and the launch of a first-of-its-kind entrepreneurship platform out of the UAE. Credits Hosted & Produced by Chirag Desai. With support from Pooja Sagar, Abhishek Venkatasubramanian & Zainab Ujjaini. Original Music by Reiner Er…
A decade strong, Sugaholic started out from humble beginnings and is now a name synonymous with celebrations and events in the city. So pull up a chair & join the conversation with Ravisha Bhatia, about how they met the lockdown challenges head-on. Credits Hosted & Produced by Chirag Desai. With support from Pooja Sagar, Abhishek Venkatasubramanian…
A little bonus episode for the fans of Test cricket, from our season two premiere with Ron Bagnulo and Dr. Hooriya Kazim, who share their love for the original version of the game that is all about the strokes, movement, play & poetry. You can find the episode [here](https://amaeya.media/karamasutra/10), or in your podcast player. **Credits** Hoste…
With the Indian Premier League being played out in the UAE, the first episode of the season finds us hanging out with the men who are keeping the gentleman's game alive on the streets of the UAE, talking to the producers of The Friday Game, a BBC audio documentary that took the men's story to an international arena, and catching up with an Emirati …
As Dubai braced for a full lockdown in March 2020, two finance execs-turned-entrepreneurs met with their staff and announced their decision to close operations ahead of the official lockdown announcement. Pull up a chair & join the conversation with Hashem Montasser, co-founder of The Lighthouse. Credits Hosted & Produced by Chirag Desai. With supp…
Chirag Desai is joined by Season one guest Arva Ahmed, Chief Executive Muncher at Frying Pan Adventures, who shares how her business is dealing with impact of the pandemic and how she's been coping--both personally and professionally with its impacts. Pull up a chair & join the conversation on the season premiere of Tales of the Trade. Credits Host…
A new season on how companies--and the people behind them--are coping as we exit the various lockdowns in place due to the global pandemic. Join host Chirag Desai as he chats with a couple of former guests and partners, starting September 22. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Maha’s tips on adding value to a business
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Maha often talks about creating value--for yourself and for others--and this episode features a few tips on how to get started on that process of value creation. She also shares a few pointers on how to define that value for a client so that it's a win-win for everyone.By Maha Abouelenein
Host Courtney Brandt wraps up season three with producer Chirag Desai.By Amaeya Media
_Our thoughts go out to the passengers and families of the repatriation flight IX1344 that crashed off the runway in Kerala, leaving 18 dead and several others injured._ On our season finale this week, we're speaking to David Tusing who started working with various underprevileged groups in the community to help them get on a flight back home to th…
This week, we're joined by Vahid Fotuhi, Chief Camper of Fathers and Kids Camping, which is celebrating their tenth year. They have designed and implemented events that involve camping weekends in various locations across the Arabian Gulf. Select members of the group have also traveled to other countries for service-oriented projects, like Mothers …
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Gift-a-Meal by Frying Pan Adventures: Farida Ahmed
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With many people affected by the lockdowns due to the worldwide pandemic, not knowing where the next meal will come is especially stressful. Enter Frying Pan Adventures, whose Stay-home Gift-a-Meal initiative has been getting wholesome meals from local community restaurants to neighbours who have lost their income during the COVID-19 crisis.…
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8 Practical tips for essential communication
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We've been facing a huge shift in everything we do thanks to the circumstances around us--from how we live and shop to how we communicate with each other. On this episode, Maha shares 8 tips on communicating the essentials, how we can learn from all this and how we can build new skills.By Maha Abouelenein
Meet Christine Wilson, a Dubai resident who has spent her self-isolation period building a business with the help of YouTube and a sewing machine to create unique limited edition & handmade accessories using recycled & sustainable materials. So, what exactly does she make? Well, if you’re a current or former UAE resident, you might instantly recogn…
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Maha on creating value & networking in the post-Covid era (Channel 4 Interview)
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Maha joins Nimi on Channel 4 to talk about how you can get started on creating your personal brand and adding value to every relationship.By Maha Abouelenein
The discussion around the support of mental health in the Middle East is an ongoing one, and one we feel deserves continued attention, much like our previous seasons. The key element of course in discussing mental health is having a secure environment where people are comfortable talking about it. Today’s guest, Dani Hakim, and her co-founders at […
