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In this episode, Audrey Nakad shares her passion for education space and early experiences of tutoring. She mentions how that phase made her realize she wanted to do more and make a difference in society by reshaping the education system. The need to transmit knowledge and support the development of students and help them reach their full potential led her to start an online tutoring platform Ostaz. She talks about its inception and its purpose of connecting students with tutors in the region. She has a great vision and perseverance to bring change in the future of learning and teaching through Ostaz that will eventually create opportunities for youth.  Audrey Nakad is the co-founder and CEO of Ostaz. The #1 online private tutoring platform in the MENA that provides you with the right teacher to help you achieve your learning needs.  In 2019, she was listed on Forbes 30 Under 30. She sold her 1st startup, a painting business in Montreal while she was 18.She was also a part of a rotational leadership program in one of the leading insurance companies in North America “Sun Life Financial” where she developed her leadership and strategy skills. No Need to Explain with the Mental Health MamasParenting is hard. When you have a child who doesn’t fit neatly into a box, it can be...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Becoming You AgainBecoming You Again is for women going through divorce who need guidance and support. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

This episode with Fajer Al Hashel focuses on mental strength and equality among people regardless of their abilities. Fajer discusses her career shift and  experience from working in the banking industry to becoming a special education teacher. She advises parents to pay attention to the psychological aspect of children requiring specific necessities. She is on a mission to assist parents in raising and understanding children the right way.  Fajer is the founder of the Fajer Al Hashel education institute for educational services and consultations and she’s also a speaker at the Women Power Summit. She has been featured in a number of publications as well as news channels. Fajer works with organizations like Shamsaha and disability awareness to recognize her contributions as a special education teacher. She is the author of children’s books and has 12 years of experience with designing educational programs for children. Listen to her episode now! No Need to Explain with the Mental Health MamasParenting is hard. When you have a child who doesn’t fit neatly into a box, it can be...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Becoming You AgainBecoming You Again is for women going through divorce who need guidance and support. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

This episode with Mayyan Jaffar is an ode to women who strive to channel their creativity in the work they do and scale their business to unimaginable heights. Mayyan shares her journey with Asia Jewellers as the Director and recalls all of the early experiences which enabled her to learn about the art and craft of creating exquisite jewellery and timeless pieces that she knew would define an ambitious and classy woman. She talks about having a strong intuition and emphasizing the need to bring out an emotive reaction from her clients as the pieces she creates not only look good but feel good as well. She discusses the importance of sustainability and how it can have a significant impact on our environment. She advises women to find the courage to venture out of their comfort zones, which eventually will lead them to seize new opportunities and find success in their careers. Mayyan Jaffar is the executive director of Bahrain's leading luxury jewellery brand Asia Jewellers and founder of MJ by Mayyan Jaffar. Mayyan takes design inspiration from her love of nature, fashion and culture. Mayyan’s trendy yet bold collections are inspired by life’s simple beauty and designed for individuals who desire something unique and complete their lifestyle, empowering women to own and express their identities through vibrant creations. Mayyan embodies uniqueness through her work and seeks wearability for any woman who has one of her pieces on. A tribute to femininity, her collections break the norms of fashion thus creating statement jewellery that reflect an individual’s personality. No Need to Explain with the Mental Health MamasParenting is hard. When you have a child who doesn’t fit neatly into a box, it can be...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Becoming You AgainBecoming You Again is for women going through divorce who need guidance and support. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

 In this episode with Budreya Faisal, she talks about her passion for sports and finding her true calling in leading as a brand development expert and sports marketer. She discusses the idea that initially sowed the seeds for Ghost Concept and led to its inception. From creating an identity for herself in a male dominated industry to leading it with conviction, Budreya strives to change the gender dynamics in sports and help other women achieve their true calling!  Budreya Faisal is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ghost Concept. Established in 2017, it is a new media company that aims to increase brand relevance in Sports & Football. She is also the founder of fashion label Bleach. In 2012, Budreya’s vision for BLEACH came to life. And unintentionally though true to her minimalistic design and preferred aesthetic.                 Budreya worked at the Dubai Sports Council as the Head of Sports Tourism, and was the former Marketing Director at the UAE Pro League working on the Arabian Gulf League and oversaw marketing developments and regulations in 14 professional clubs.  She also worked in top league clubs and Dubai’s Shabab Al Ahli, as Commercial Director. Budreya is an International Woolmark Prize nominee, one of 50 UAE nationals featured in the book “Those Who Inspire” and one of 25 Emirati women featured in the book “Emirati Women Achievers”. No Need to Explain with the Mental Health MamasParenting is hard. When you have a child who doesn’t fit neatly into a box, it can be...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Becoming You AgainBecoming You Again is for women going through divorce who need guidance and support. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Imperfect Marketing- Tips for getting it DONE, not perfectHear from Kendra and guests about their marketing success and lessons learned.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

In this episode, we deep dive into Reem Kanj’s journey filled with discovering her innermost potential and achieving high self worth. She discusses her experience of becoming a blogger that led to launching her own talent management company Ego & East. We learn all there is to know about the ups and down of running a business, doing right by your talents and valuing the smallest of details in every aspect. Reem talks about her value for minimalism and leading a minimalist lifestyle and shares her personal experiences that defined the focal points of her life. Listen to her episode now! Reem Kanj is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ego & East, a talent management company founded in 2016 representing some of the most exciting names on YouTube and Instagram in the MENA region, Europe and the US. Reem previously worked as a blogger for eight years which gave her ample insight into fashion and business. She is also known as an environmental influencer sharing environment friendly causes and tips on maintaining a sustainable and plant based lifestyle. Reem's blog, Five Five Fabulous has been nominated for numerous awards including a Grazia Style Award and Cosmopolitan Blog Award. Her work has been featured in publications such as Elle Arabia, Harper's Bazaar Arabia, Grazia UK, Grazia Middle East, Emirates Woman and The Guardian UK. No Need to Explain with the Mental Health MamasParenting is hard. When you have a child who doesn’t fit neatly into a box, it can be...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Becoming You AgainBecoming You Again is for women going through divorce who need guidance and support. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Imperfect Marketing- Tips for getting it DONE, not perfectHear from Kendra and guests about their marketing success and lessons learned.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

In this episode, Wafa, Shreya and Ismahan share their journey of founding Playbook, the most incredible and resourceful Edtech Startup on the block that’s been creating a storm! We get the details on how they began this journey with an aim of redefining career progression for women by showing them the endless possibilities that lie ahead of them and the countless ways that they can go further in their career. Moreover they discuss splitting roles and how they envision this to be a platform that can give women access to new opportunities and make a positive impact on their lives and lead change.  Shreya Rammohan is the Co Founder and CMO of Playbook, an Edtech Startup where she presently handles marketing and product development. She has over 8 years of professional marketing consulting, research & implementation experience across 10 industrial sectors & in 4 regional markets. From 2018 to 2022, she was the Media Leader for the largest women empowerment network in MENA, Women Power Network, having secured $3million+ in advertising equivalence across notable published media and digital platforms. She has also led the winning startup (Women Who Read) of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) by the U.S. State Department and Bahrain FinTech Bay “Build for Bahrain” programme.   Ismahan Al Saad is the Co Founder and COO of Playbook where she presently leads operations, finance and investment. With over 20 years of experience in Finance and Investments, Ismahan is the former General Manager of AlSaad Power Projects. She has also been in charge of Business Development, diversifying the company’s activities and operational specialities towards increasing income sources. Prior to her career at the Family Business, Ismahan’s professional expertise lay in Banking and Finance, where her experience spans 12 years in BNP Paribas. No Need to Explain with the Mental Health MamasParenting is hard. When you have a child who doesn’t fit neatly into a box, it can be...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Becoming You AgainBecoming You Again is for women going through divorce who need guidance and support. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Imperfect Marketing- Tips for getting it DONE, not perfectHear from Kendra and guests about their marketing success and lessons learned.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Leadership SchoolConversations from around the world inspiring you to be an extraordinary leader.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

In this episode,  Multidisciplinary artist and Kuwait’s NFT queen Shurooq Amin, shares her transitional journey from being a lecturer at Kuwait university to becoming an NFT artist. She mentions how facing criticism and backlash on her art from the community led her to enter into NFT space and having gone through tough challenges and sacrifices during the time enabled her to turn her art into NFTs as a way of expressing herself without fear of oppression and censorship, in addition to this she talks about the NFT space and how people can create NFTs to get into this platform as an artist. Shurooq Amin is a renowned artist and poet who strives to instigate positive change in society. She is the first Kuwaiti woman to be interviewed by BBC’s Stephen Sackur on HARD Talk, She has had 15 solo exhibitions, more than 45 group exhibitions, her paintings have been sold at auctions, commissioned privately and publicly, awarded prizes locally and internationally. She was awarded the title Artist of the Year by the Arab Woman Awards. She is the first Kuwaiti female artist to be auctioned at Christie’s auction house. Shurooq Amin was listed as one of the top 50 GCC Women Leaders and has been the recipient of the Extraordinary Women In Leadership award by World Congress Brand. She has turned to the world of NFTs as a platform for freedom of expression, using NFT art as a utility for freedom, getting her message across universally without fear of oppression or censorship. No Need to Explain with the Mental Health MamasParenting is hard. When you have a child who doesn’t fit neatly into a box, it can be...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Becoming You AgainBecoming You Again is for women going through divorce who need guidance and support. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Imperfect Marketing- Tips for getting it DONE, not perfectHear from Kendra and guests about their marketing success and lessons learned.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Leadership SchoolConversations from around the world inspiring you to be an extraordinary leader.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

In this episode with Kokila Alagh, we learn all there is to know about digital technology law. She shares how being curious and the importance of raising voice about things happening around led her to choose law as a profession. She mentions how working consistently in multiple law firms for a long period of time helped her develop strong entrepreneurial skills and her formidable experience in the region as both a lawyer and an entrepreneur, enabled her to start her own legal consultancy firm KARM. Moreover she talks about how the firm deals with its clients giving them legal advice, offering the best solutions and enabling them to understand the risks associated with digital technology like Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Data Protection etc. Kokila Alagh is a Corporate/Commercial and technology lawyer with over 17 years of experience in the middle east. She has worked with major corporations, government and semi government bodies, high net worth individuals and start-ups over the years. In addition to this, she has Masters in Law, in Digital Economy from the Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, certification of Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme from Oxford University and Fintech Programme from Harvard Business School has helped her develop an expertise in the area of newer technologies. She is the founder and CEO of a legal consultancy firm KARM. KARM provides legal advice on Fintech Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Data Protection, AI Robo-advisory and open banking. Under the mentorship of Kokila, the firm has advise multiple crypto-exchanges, token offerings (STO/UTO), consortium/enterprise blockchains, crowdfunding platforms and payment gateways for legally setting up and operating in the region and beyond. She also has significant experience in investments, incorporations, joint ventures, project finance and private equity transactions. Kokila is also the head of policy and governance vertical for the MENA Fintech Association. No Need to Explain with the Mental Health MamasParenting is hard. When you have a child who doesn’t fit neatly into a box, it can be...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Becoming You AgainBecoming You Again is for women going through divorce who need guidance and support. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Imperfect Marketing- Tips for getting it DONE, not perfectHear from Kendra and guests about their marketing success and lessons learned.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

In this episode with Salwa Radwi, we dive into the world of NFTs, and how it launched for the creatives, as well as all of the benefits it provides for them. She mentions how this platform provides the artists the ability to own their work, besides offering a space for them to sell their artworks in a safe and secure manner, it also aims to enable a new breed of art collectors. She feels being authentic and staying true to yourself is what leads people to recognize your work. She believes that accomplishing goals despite fear helps you feel more empowered and also urges us to embrace such fears, and boldly venture into this market. Moreover she shares how Nuqtah plans to build on the thriving NFTs space, and utilize the underlying blockchain technology to spearhead innovation in other verticals such as media and entertainment. Salwa Radwi is an Art Enthusiast, Blockchain Advocate & Community Builder. Currently she is the founder and Ceo of Nuqtah, a business that proudly declares to be Saudi Arabia’s first Nft marketplace.  Salwa aims to empower artists so they can reach their full potential. Having the vision and the guts to unleash blockchain potential, the end goal of the KSA-based NFT pioneer is to create a genuine community to embrace all art creators and enthusiasts. Having recently closed a pre-seed round led by Shurooq Partners, Nuqtah, which was also part of the Sanabil 500 MENA seed accelerator program, aims to be the ultimate change for creatives in Saudi Arabia.  Salwa's end goal is to skyrocket the holistic economy in MENA with the power of tech! No Need to Explain with the Mental Health MamasParenting is hard. When you have a child who doesn’t fit neatly into a box, it can be...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Becoming You AgainBecoming You Again is for women going through divorce who need guidance and support. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

 In this episode with Amal Dokhan, we learn all there is to know about VC funding, investing in startups and mastering the art of becoming an entrepreneur. Amal with expansive experience and the skills to take over the VC world tells us about being a consistent individual and letting that reflect in your work. She stresses on the importance of consistency, even though it gets hard during an economic crisis but despite the situations, she maintains a positive mindset which can help us see the opportunities that come in our path to success. She believes that life’s all about connectivity, emphasizing the need of maintaining a strong network with people which can eventually help people to achieve their mission in life. Amal Dokhan is a partner at 500 Startups MENA. She is one of the early innovation and entrepreneurship educators and facilitators in the MENA region. Previously, she served as CEO of the Global Entrepreneurship Network Saudi and worked as a Vision Realization Office Consultant for the Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia and as Director of the Babson Global Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Amal has gained a diversified range of experience in management and marketing related roles particularly in education and consultancy. She worked in the KAUST Seed Fund where she developed marketing and events, while also providing a range of services to startup clients. She designed programs and started several innovative initiatives to be implemented by the educators to improve the mindsets in order to foster creativity in the workplace and the educational tools. No Need to Explain with the Mental Health MamasParenting is hard. When you have a child who doesn’t fit neatly into a box, it can be...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Becoming You AgainBecoming You Again is for women going through divorce who need guidance and support. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Imperfect Marketing- Tips for getting it DONE, not perfectHear from Kendra and guests about their marketing success and lessons learned.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

In this episode with Hala Sulaiman, we discuss the importance of knowledge, education and being able to excel in a career in mass communications. She talks about her experience of learning and doing multiple roles from being the co-founder of AlRawi Media to being part of the leadership team developing initiatives undertaken by Tamkeen. She shares her journey filled with a passion for learning constantly, subjecting yourself to improvement and never letting your age define your goals. She believes in storytelling that helps you grow and never stops you from creating change and making a difference.  Hala Sulaiman, is the Founder and Managing Director of Beyond Borders Consultancy focused on providing strategic management and communication consultancy. Hala Sulaiman has extensive expertise in the Middle East market and has created and implemented holistic marketing communications strategies, and used her extensive knowledge and skills to engage with the various stakeholders in the various public and private sector roles she has contributed to. Hala’s experience amounts to 25 years in the fields of Strategic Management and Communication and has launched several start-ups in both the Public and Private Sector. Listen to her episode now!

In this episode, Emaan Abbass shares her inspiring journey with unraveling her passion for feminine wellness and founding Ketish which is a brand that focuses on equipping women with the right products and support for their feminine health.  She talks about her deep passion for beauty, makeup and skincare which ultimately led her to empowering women to explore femininity on their own terms. Having gone through a tough experience that shaped her career and her life, she expresses the struggle of forging her own path and believes in trusting her intuition and her drive to to start a brand that puts female wellness first.  Emaan Abbass is the founder of Ketish - the new feminine wellness and beauty brand which is seeking to revolutionize the industry via empowering products, expert advice and the creation of a strong and supportive female community. In an industry where discovering and buying female wellness products is still considered humiliating by many women, KETISH has been thoughtfully created to cater to women’s needs and desires, whilst empowering them to feel more confident about their own bodies and intimate care challenges. Listen to her episode now!