Alphapreneurs

 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀? 🤔 In this episode, Rayhan Aleem sits down with Shadi Enbashi , Co-Founder of SEVA Experience , to explore his path from corporate life into building one of Dubai’s early wellness spaces. Shadi shares why Dubai stayed his anchor, how SEVA grew from a personal way of living into a business, and why the brand was built around values, exper...

 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗖𝗖?  In this episode, 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗺 sits down with 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗺 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲 , CEO & Founder at Wafeq , to unpack what it really means to build and scale accounting software across the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Nadim shares his journey from consulting to tech, launching his first startup as a side project, and eventually building Wafeq into a serious...

 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗼𝘀? 🤔 In this episode, Rayhan Aleem   sits down with Avinash Vora , Managing Partner at Chroma Consulting L.L.C-FZ . Avinash shares lessons from family business, scaling across industries, spotting where opportunity in Dubai has changed, and why free cash flow is the number founders should care about most. They also talk a...

 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀? 🤔 In this episode, Rayhan Aleem   sits down with 𝗡𝗮𝗲𝗲𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘇 , 𝗖𝗼-𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮 to talk about sales, founder mindset, and what it really takes to build a repeatable sales engine. Naeem shares his own story, how sales became the thread running through his whole career, and why founders who treat sales like an a...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆? 🤔  In this episode, Rayhan Aleem sits down with Warsha Joshi, Family Business Success Mentor and Strategy Adviser at Dare to Scale. Warsha shares her incredible journey, starting from scrubbing raw materials on the floor of her mother's factory to becoming a top advisor for family businesses in the MENA region.  She...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁? 🤔 In this episode, Rayhan Aleem sits down with Murtaza Manji , Managing Partner at Kaizen Consulting Group . Murtaza shares how small, consistent progress helps business owners grow without relying on big dramatic changes. He explains why staying in motion matters more than speed, and how focus becomes more important as a busin...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆, 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗼𝘀? 🤔 In this episode, Rayhan Aleem sits down with Reza Hooda , Founder of Capture Accounting and partner at partner at Walji & Co Chartered Accountants , and Coach and Mentor to accountants inside The Profitable Accountants Community . Reza shares how buying a small practice during the 2008 finan...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲? 🤔 In this episode, 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗺 sits down with 𝗭𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗱 , 𝗖𝗼-𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 , a marketing strategist who’s helped scale accounting and fintech brands like Xero , IRIS , and several GCC startups. Zubair shares what he’s learned about real marketing — the kind that starts with understanding your custome...

What does it take to win the inner game of entrepreneurship? In this episode, 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗺 sits down with 𝗗𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗶 —founder of Inner Game Consulting , Certified growth coach, TEDx speaker, and author of Bring It On . Dhiren shares his journey from growing up around family entrepreneurship in the Philippines, to starting his career during the dot-com bubble in the U.S., to building busine...

Most accountants think their biggest challenge is doing great work. But what if it’s actually not doing enough marketing? In this episode of #Alphapreneurs, host Rayhan Aleem sits down with Jeri Williams , founder of Smooth Accounting , who shares how she went from working in her garage with two small kids to building one of the UK’s most followed accounting brands. Jeri opens up about how she acc...

What does it 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 take to win business in the Gulf? In this episode, 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗺 sits down with 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝗲𝘁𝘇 , founder of 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿-𝗖𝗮𝗧 —a UK-based entrepreneur originally from Germany who helps brands expand into the Middle East. Corina shares her journey from the corporate world to consulting, and breaks down what most Western companies get wrong when entering gulf markets like the 𝗨𝗔𝗘, 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗯...

In this episode of # Alphapreneurs , host 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗺   sits down with Joe David , founder of Nephos Group and Nephos Globa l  among the first crypto-focused accounting firms in the UK and UAE . Joe breaks down how he went from a “photocopier boy” with no clear path, to building a thriving international firm that helps businesses manage crypto, wealth, and compliance all with clarity and ethics....

In this episode of # Alphapreneurs , host 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗺 chats with 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝘁 t , founder of Emirates Business Setup and a true cross-border entrepreneur. From selling DVDs at 16 to building multi-country businesses in Germany, the UAE, and the U.S., Chris shares how he built scalable systems that let him run companies without being tied to a single location. They talk about the leap from employe...

In this episode of #Alphapreneurs, host 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗺 sits down with 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗸 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿 , 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 who splits his time between 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮 and 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗶. Malek breaks down what’s changed in Dubai, what still works, and the biggest mistakes founders make when trying to scale.  With 𝟮𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁...

𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱? 😵‍💫 In this episode of #Alphapreneurs, host Rayhan Aleem chats with 𝗗𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮 , founder of 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 and creator of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Dhiren went from a high-paying IT career to launching his own business only to realize he had created 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. Sound familiar? Today, he sha...

Join us on today’s episode of #Alphapreneurs, where host Rayhan Aleem chats with David Williams , GM and Partner at CBD . David begins by sharing insights from his career consulting some of the most powerful investors in the region, revealing industry methodologies for planning profitable exits, building effective networks, and avoiding common pitfalls faced by both young and seasoned entrepreneur...

Join us on today’s episode of #Alphapreneurs , , where host   Rayhan Aleem   chats with Reza Alavi , Founder and CEO of Real Pilates . Reza recounts his inspiring journey to entrepreneurship, which began with a book that motivated him to leave behind his growing career to make a lasting impact into people’s lives.  His passion for Pilates became a catalyst for helping others experience the positiv...

Join us on today’s episode of #Alphapreneurs , where host   Rayhan Aleem chats with Tariq El-Titi - Angel investor & the Managing Director of Janus Ventures for an insightful entrepreneurial discussion! Tariq begins by reflecting on his early days in Dubai during the 2000s following his impressive professional years in the UK. He shares how he collaborated with stakeholders to work closely wit...

In today’s episode of the #Alphapreneurs Podcast, our host Rayhan Aleem sits down with Dubai-based serial entrepreneur, Tarek Roumie . Tarek walks us through his inspirational career journey, starting with his passion for entrepreneurship at just 15 years old. He offers key lessons from his intensive experience in the local F&B industry and breaks down what it takes to open a restaurant that t...

Join us for the latest episode of #Alphapreneurs, where host Rayhan Aleem chats with Ayman Kaouri , the Co-Founder & Regional Director of Scope Solutions in the Middle East. Ayman takes us through his thought process prior to relocating to the Middle East, risking what he had already achieved in the UK, to pursue a lifelong entrepreneurial ambition in Dubai of becoming a self made entrepreneur...

Join us for the latest Alphapreneurs episode as host Rayhan Aleem speaks with tax and risk management expert Tanvir Haque , a Fractional CXO, with over 25 years of international experience in tax, audit, and business advisory services at top firms like PwC and Andersen. Tanvir discusses how his extensive international experience across multiple industries has influenced his approach to coaching, h...

Join us for the premiere episode of Alphapreneurs , where host Rayhan Aleem sits down with Tasawar Ulhaq to unlock the secrets to his entrepreneurial success. Tasawar takes us through his self-made career journey as he opens up about his rise from humble beginnings to a leading figure in his field while defying the odds and the risks all with confidence (everyone told him it was impossible, but he...

Alphapreneurs Podcast gives you a closer look at how entrepreneurs build successful businesses. Hosted by Rayhan Aleem, CEO of Tax Star and founder of Alpha Pro Partners, this show features candid conversations with business owners who share their experiences and challenges. Each month, Rayhan sits down with a new guest to discuss the real-life stories behind their achievements, offering practical...