Episodes
02 November 2023: Fitness Coach and entrepreneur Charlie Johnson started as a ftiness coach before growing his business in Europe, and expanding into Dubai.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26 October 2023: Serial impact entrepreneur Matteo Boffa tells Tom and Neil why he puts his money in companies that can both turn a profit and make a difference. He is joined by Riwa Khan, who is behind vegan ice cream brand Majama. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Angel Spark's Gary Sheynkman says he new community hopes to shake up the way startups can get the much needed funding they need to get their business off the groundSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12 October 2023: Saeed Alghafri, CEO of Emirates Steel, tells Tom and Neil how he suffered from a burnout and got through it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05 October 2023: Magician and hypnotist Luca Gallone has amassed 12 million followers on Tiktok, and appeared on The Ellen Show. He shares some tips on how to go viral and be your own boss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28 September 2023: Etiquette coach Ziying Zhou quizzes Tom and Neil on how to behave in a business meeting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tom and Neil look into the what makes employees happy, and what bosses can do to improve their staff's wellbeing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14 September 2023: Tom and Neil find out how startups in the UAE are raising money, and what routes one can take when they're trying to get capital for their business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22 June 2023: This new venue offers 30 different water concoctions.Roia Jabari, managing director of Luqel's Aqua Gourmet Water Bar, tells us all about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SME owners, we take you through the process of securing a loan from a bank with the Director General of the UAE Banks Federation Jamal Saleh.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08 June 2023: With the half year deadline for Emiratisation quotas coming up, we discuss how startups can hire and keep Emirati talent, and ensure they provide a workplace environment that everyone can thrive in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01 June 2023: John Casey, general manager of Virtuzone, tells us about TaxGPT, an AI tool that answers all your questions about the new corporate tax law in the UAE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25 May 2023: Tom and Neil put the question to Rafael Khanoyan, CEO of Al Ryum and Jonathan Berry, regional head of Robert Walters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18 May 2023: What do venture capitalists look for in a startup? Tom and Neil discuss how to get VC funding with Lachlan Hughes of Aditum Investment Management and Daniel dos Reis of Wamda Capital. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11 May 2023: Former DIFC courts chief and registrat Mark Beer, OBE weighs in on the prediction that AI will make lawyers obsolete. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04 May 2023: Ebraheem Al Samadi tells Tom and Neil how he developed an entrepreneurial mindset that led to his successful businesses Forever Rose London and Forever Rose Cafe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27 April 223: Serial entrepreneur Dariush Soudi lost everything he had in the UK and has to start over in Dubai. It wasn't easy, but he was determined to succeed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13 April 2023: The UAE's most famous children's entertainer Magic Phil tells Tom and Neil how he turned his talent into a business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06 April 2023: Have you ever wanted to quit your 9-5 to make it in the music industry? Well Emirati rapper Saud G has done just that and told us how he made that leap of faith. We also heard from Pirlanta Toubba, founder of Last Seen Live - who is helping artists and producers navigate the world of music and ensuring they aren’t being shortchanged in the industry. Plus, we hear from Mashreq NEOBiz's Rajeev Chalisgaonkar about how they're helping SMEs setting up their business accounts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
During Ramadan up to half of our food goes to landfill - and we speak to two businesses who say it’s time to put a stop to this. Seta Tutundjian is the Founder and CEO, Thriving Solutions - they advise companies on how to decarbonize while Daniel Solomon is the Co Founder of HeroGo - they take ugly vegetables and sell them at much lower prices.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23 March 2023: Coach Nic and Nabil know when the world's biggest football stars are in town, because they work with them. Find out how they built a business together.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16 March 2023: Tom and Neil find out if any UAE startups and VCs have been badly hit by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.We also tell you how to use Chat-GPT for your business. And finally, we learn the story behind the success of Brands for Less, from the founder himself, Toufic Kreidieh. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09 March 2023: We're celebrating female founders on Starting Up! Tom asks The Benton Group's Donna Benton about her experience exiting her first business baby The Entertainer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Felice Hurst of The Work Crowd tells us everything we need to know to get started as a freelancer. Ruya Partners' Omar Al Yawer tells us how the private credit firm chose to fund Starzplay. And art collector-turned-entrepreneur Edward Gallagher says he set up Galloire was one of the best decisions he has ever made.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week we looked into how a digital bank can help SMEs, why a startup wants to tackle food waste in restaurants, and dining in the Metaverse - is it going to happen soon? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14 February 2023: 25-year-old Fahad Kaleem is building an empire by creating shortform viral videos for businesses in the UAE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07 February 2023: As Dubai posts booming tourist figures for 2022, the team speaks to start-ups hoping to capatalise.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
31 January 2023: The TV personality and podcaster believes being bold and different will set you apart from the crowd. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24 January 2024: The education market in the UAE is set to grow by over $700 million from 2021 to 2026, according to market analysts Technavio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17 January 2023: Prize winners Ynsect discussed their protein product with Virtuzone on Starting Up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.