Unboxed Talks

Success, recognition, and momentum can look right from the outside. But what happens when the version of you that built it no longer fits who you are becoming? In this episode of Unboxed Talks, Carl Boustany sits down with Chantel Elloway, President and Founder of CEPR, for a sharp conversation on identity, alignment, narrative, conviction, and the deeper mindset behind leadership in emerging indu...

Most companies think office space is a logistics decision. The smarter ones know it is a business decision. In this episode of Unboxed Talks, Carl Boustany sits down with Toby Hall, Head of Commercial Agency at Savills Middle East, for a grounded conversation on career moves, commercial real estate, workplace strategy, and how companies should think about growth in a market like Dubai. Toby shares...

How do you build authority in a market where everyone is trying to be seen? In this episode of Unboxed Talks, Carl Boustany sits down with Angela Gegg, Founder and CEO of AG Assets Real Estate and AG Media, for a conversation on real estate, media, trust, discipline, and what it really takes to build a credible presence in Dubai. Angela’s story sits at the intersection of business, visibility, and...

Empowerment is easy to talk about. Building it is something else entirely. In this episode of Unboxed Talks, Carl Boustany sits down with Nezha Alaoui, entrepreneur, author, global advocate, and founder of Women Choice, to explore what real empowerment actually looks like beyond the language, headlines, and public positioning. This conversation goes deeper than the usual surface-level narrative. I...

Most people still think of AI as a tool. But in some industries, it is already becoming much more than that. In this episode of Unboxed Talks, Carl Boustany sits down with Rami Alame, Co-founder of Lexyom, for a sharp conversation on legal AI, entrepreneurship, and what happens when traditional industries are forced to confront real technological change. Rami shares what pushed him away from conve...

Most founders think they have a growth problem. In reality, many have a clarity problem. In this episode of Unboxed Talks, Carl Boustany sits down with Paul Donnelly, Partner at Middle East Advisory Partners, for a grounded conversation on what really holds businesses back. Paul shares his perspective on working with owner-managed businesses, family businesses, and SMEs, and why so many founders l...