starting up

22 February 2024: Donna Benton told Richard and Neil how she built, exited and later on rejoined her brainchild The Entertainer, and the lessons she learned along the way. 
Mahmoud Bartawi sold Under500, a business he built from the ground up, to Kitopi, a $1.6billion unicorn, and is now mentoring other entrepreneurs. 
And can you juggle two careers at the same time? Miguel Angel Polonia can - he's a circus performer and psychotherapist.

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11 January 2024: Comedian Shawn Chidiac has made it big on social media, and is quickly turning his online fame into a fulltime career. 
Plus, Emirati teenager Abdullah Al Janahi tells us about his brisket business.

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Investing is power to not let your money lose value overtime, but how? Hear Baytukum Founder Latifa Bin Haider's advices.

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02 November 2023: Fitness Coach and entrepreneur Charlie Johnson started as a ftiness coach before growing his business in Europe, and expanding into Dubai.

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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. 

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12 October 2023: Saeed Alghafri, CEO of Emirates Steel, tells Tom and Neil how he suffered from a burnout and got through it. 

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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. 

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28 September 2023: Etiquette coach Ziying Zhou quizzes Tom and Neil on how to behave in a business meeting.

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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.  

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25 May 2023: Tom and Neil put the question to Rafael Khanoyan, CEO of Al Ryum and Jonathan Berry, regional head of Robert Walters. 

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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. 

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11 May 2023: Former DIFC courts chief and registrat Mark Beer, OBE weighs in on the prediction that AI will make lawyers obsolete. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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