Basel Meets

BigT is taking Dubai by storm with his restaurant BigT BBQ, I had an awesome conversation with him about his journey to build the best BBQ spot in town.  

Dive into the vibrant world of content creation with Basel and Sara as they unravel the secrets behind social media success in the Middle East. From viral campaigns to meeting Metallica, explore the highs, lows, and lessons learned on the path to becoming influential creators.

Today's episode is with the legendary Ramzi Raad, founder of TBWA\Raad, one of the most iconic agencies in the region and of course, the world.  

 In this episode of Basel meets Podcast, Joelle Mardinian, renowned in the beauty industry and beyond, offers an intimate glimpse into her journey. From her humble beginnings to becoming a prominent figure in podcasting, Joelle shares her unwavering determination and the profound impact of meaningful dialogues. She candidly discusses the trials she's faced and the delicate equilibrium between prof...

Basel and the crew have a conversation with Mais about her cancer diagnosis and the year she went broke.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Luay Al Shurafa is an icon in the Middle Eastern auto industry. He is the first Arab man to head a General Motors office in the region after 20 years of being an absolute rock star at his job. Luay was there when the bankruptcy happened and helped the company find its way out of the rubble. This is his story. Oh and he’s also my old boss. This is the first Face to Face interview I’ve done since th...

Amin Matalqa is a film maker best known for his work on Captain Abu Raed and Disney’s The United. Amin has an amazing story but also he’s been through alot in his personal life. During this episode, he opens up like he never has. Welcome back to Basel Meets! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello everyone, it’s been a minute. this is an update on what I’ve been up to! Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk to legendary Lebanese rocker Anthony from the band Adonis. Anthony and I talk about music, writing and becoming who you want to be. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week I am joined by the legendary Fatima Al Dhaheri to talk about Covid19 for the second episode on the cast. Fatima is a fellow at Harvard Med who gives us her perspective on the current global situation. It was an awesome conversation. Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello guys! Long time .. umm what happened? We’re kicking off season 3 with a few episodes to dig deeper into understanding this global pandemic that we are going through. Dr Hassan Masri is a physician based in Saskatoon, Canada. We had a great conversation around COVID-19 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest seriously needs no introduction but what the hell, I’ll do it anyway. I speak to Aziz Maraka, a man who has taken the Arab music scene by storm. Aziz talks about his journey from dreaming to be famous to actually achieving his goal. Humble, funny and intelligent – I love this conversation! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week’s guest is the founder of Pas-port, Nada Zaher. Nada has had extensive experience as a college athlete competing in Tennis for Columbia University. She has now founded a business based on recruiting up-and-coming athletes into professional college programs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This podcast was taken from the Middle East Podcast Forum, September 2019. It’s a panel that I’ve hosted where we spoke about growing an audience for a podcast. My guests are the incredibly talented Rana Nawas, Big Hass & Digital Hoos of ‘Lets Take this online’. MEPOD MASTER_mixdown-Session 2 Download See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week I had the awesome Loulou Khazen, the founder of Nabbesh, on the programme and we talked about alot about startups, starting a family and the ins-and-outs of maternity leave. I loved having her on the show. Hope you enjoy this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week’s guest is the legendary motocross champion, Mohammed Balooshi. Mohammed talks about his beginnings and what drove him to continue in an unconventional path for over 25 years. Available now on all podcasting apps. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week’s guest is William Mullaly, a writer and film critic. During this hour, we talk about the various forms of story telling, upcoming movies and the implications of movies on society. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week I have legendary podcasting duo Majid & Mshari, founders of Finyal Media. A podcasting startup that produces the ‘Yalla Startup’, ‘Millennial Mirrors’ and ‘1001 nights’. When a bunch of podcasters get in a room with each other, we’re bound to talk about podcasts! Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ed Clowes is a Journalist who wrote for multiple publications – He’s got great insight into technology, music, pop culture and business. We speak about all these things and go deep into the nuances. NOTE: This episode was recorded prior to the Game Of Thrones finale – so our predictions arent exactly up-to-date! ENJOY. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s my 50th conversation and I couldn’t be happier. This week, roles are revered. My first ever guest Joe Akkawi takes over host duties to interview me about Basel Meets. Hadi Sariedine joins us to add some perspective. Thank you for fifty episodes! on the next next 50. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elissa Freiha is the founder of the media company ‘Womena’. Throughout this company we talk about Michael Jackson, starting a business and making it in the media industry. Elissa is a great guest with so much positive energy, this is her second appearance on Basel Meets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malek is kind of a big deal in the gaming industry, he works for Ubisoft – one of the largest gaming publishers in the world – and has been at the forefront of growing their presence in the Middle East region. In this episode we talk about the gaming industry, localisation efforts and how much we love video games. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New day, New episode! This week with the man behind legendary gadget website, Jado Pado. Omar is one of the OG entrepreneurs who eventually sold his company to Emaar/Noon.com – Find out the details in this awesome conversation OMAR KASSIM – 4:13:19, 9.41 AM Download See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This weeks guests are the incredible women spear-heading the Wings Of Angelz initiative. We talk to Shibu about her history and her journey from being a vibrant young girl, to having to deal with being on a wheelchair in her teenage years, to becoming the face of wheelchair accessibility. Ruchika, her sister and partner in crime, breaks down the journey with us and talks about the future of the pr...