Chapters Of My Life Podcast

“The real key to actually helping kids is to give them entrepreneurial skills ” - Helen Al Uzaizi What a powerful woman. Helen Al Uzaizi, CEO of BizWorld UAE. She was recently named one of the UAE’s 100 Smartest People and one of the 50 Most Influential Women in the Arab World. Besides an active supporter for non-profit organizations across the region as a mentor, Board member and advisor - she is...

"It’s about having this willpower and just saying I am going to do this. I’m going to go through this pain of pushing myself. It’s about making this decision.” - Sami Khoury Great to have Sami Khoury Founder of Social Tent on this week's Podcast Episode 20. I first met Sami end of 2016 in Dubai, at a Social Entrepreneurship Meeting. Sami Born out of the belief that professionals can apply their sk...

„If you have a dream, manage your time and you will achieve your dream” - Mohammed Ibrahrine Great to have Mohammed Ibrahrine professor at AUS (American University of Sharjah) on this week's Podcast Episode 19. I first met Mohammed end of 2016, at AUS during a Social initiative project. What struck me from the very beginning was his passion to explore, innovate and to inspire his students to achie...

„Follow your passion, double down on your strengths, find out what really drives you and move into that space” - Tom Otton Excited to have Tom Otton on my Podcast. Tom is founder and director of Create Media Group and TEDx speaker. Tom, someone who ran the Marathon Des Sables, a six-day, 251 km ultramarathon through the Moroccan desert, someone who overcame cancer and now has an entrepreneurial mi...

Tarek Fouad, a great colleague of mine, with humour like no other. But also someone who has truly important messages to share. Great to have him on this episode, a truly entrepreneurship episode. Tarek takes a big role in growing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the MENA region. He is Growth Manager at Sheraa Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre, created 3 ventures in his life and is an early stage inv...

„Be more self-aware to know what you really like and not what society is building up for you.” – Renato Koch When I first met Renato a few months ago together with Ana his co-founder of Awakening Prema I felt inner peace, calmness and this feeling of slowing down from the daily hustle and stressful life we all have. Great having Renato Koch on this Podcast episode. Renato Koch has more than 10 yea...

„Find a dictionary full of experiences that you can use to tell your story in the future” - Malavika Varadan Every person has a story worth sharing - truly an inspiring guest on the Chapters Of My Life Podcast. I had Malavika Varadan on the Podcast mic. She is radio presenter of the morning show breakfast No.1 at City 1016 in Dubai. Her energy she brings into the room is addictive. In fact that Po...

„Life gives you a lot of opportunities to be happy, selfishly happy, but the real happiness comes from - what do I do with who I am and how do I share it with others” - Andrea Darabos „Discover More“ is her Chapters Of My Life Book Title. Well, it all summarises what my next Podcast guest aims for. I had Andrea Darabos on my mic. She is the founder of Lean Advantage and Agile Coach for HSBC. I kno...

"Living life without regrets is what we should aim for" - that his words. This time I had Yaron Engler - a musician, mentor and speaker on my Podcast. He lives what he says. Whenever you meet Yaron, you feel this excitement, energy and never-ending eagerness to find the adventure of your life. He has been touring for many years all over the world with world-renowned choreographers Hofesh Shechter...

„Always take very small steps to the big goal.” - Thomas Lurz Be authentic and humble, are his words... a world champion swimmer, a silver winner from London Olympics and 7 times world champion in long-distance swimming and now an entrepreneur. Excited to have Thomas Lurz on my Chapters Of My Life Podcast. Thomas is from my hometown Würzburg. He is well known worldwide for his world-class athlete...

"You can create the future by being part of it” - Paul Epping Making the world better to understand exponential technologies and how to use it in a reasonable and conscious way is Paul’s quest for everyone on this planet. I had Paul Epping - Chapter lead of Singularity University - on my podcast. It’s fascinating to listen to his life story. From a nearly death experience in his teens over trying...

"People who didn’t make it or who are not known, have the most interesting stories." Saeed Alnofeli With a life book called “Never Lose Hope” you most probably went in life through plenty ups and downs. I had Saeed Alnofeli on my Podcast - He is Venture Creation Manager at Sheraa Entrepreneurship Center, Co-Founder of Maia Systems and a very valuable colleague of mine. What most fascinates me abou...

"It’s not affected by what life threw at you and if you have this kind of mentality, no one can beat you." - Richie Nainaney Design Thinking, Social Introvert, Designpreneur, Human Centered Design, all this in one Podcast. I had Richie Nainaney on my Podcast - She is Co-Founder of Orikami Lab in Dubai, to be precise, I visited her studio. A studio like no other one - half white, half black, someth...

“You have to start with gratitude first. Gratitude teaches you empathy, and empathy teaches you gratitude. If you are not thankful for what you have, you are not appreciative of what you have.” - Rami Sarrieddine I met Rami, Software Evangelist at Microsoft, who describes himself as a guy wearing suits and glasses together with running gear. I met Rami over a year ago, one part which connects us i...

"Why do you even want to change the world, why would you want to change anything than yourself? Yourself is the only thing you can actually change." - Maria Paz This is Maria Paz - she is a traveller and explorer full of passion to find her inner self and peace, while helping others to find their inner self too. She co-founded Mind Body Soul, a Happiness Centre in Dubai in 2017 a platform to share...

Naser is a special podcast guest. He is not just a valued colleague of mine, no he is in my eyes also the inspiration for many young people who are lost in knowing their true self. Naser describes himself as minimalist, coach and hippie, on a quest to discover what makes human beings feel alive, happy and fulfilled. Finding the inner child isn‘t on his quest, no he has it already and brings this t...

„One thing I noticed, most of them do not have any goals or expectations from their lives when they are young“ - Yasmeen Fatimah founder of Foundation for Equal Citizenship I had the pleasure to speak with Yasmeen Fatimah founder of Foundation for Equal Citizenship while she was in a short stay in Dubai. I have worked with Yasmeen last year in a Pashmina Scarf Project to empower underprivileged wo...

“So many times in life we come across so many struggles so many miseries so many challenges but we should understand that this is the time when you will be in the best of your abilities” - Harinaam Anand - Founder of Kirtan Dubai I had the pleasure to interview Harinaam - founder of Kirtan Dubai, a community coming together every Friday to mantra chanting. This podcast is not just about kirtan, pe...

“I like a challenge, I like things which are impossible, that's what brings me out of the bed in the morning” - Priya Prakash Founder of D4SC.io, former Innovation Executive at BBC and Nokia Head of Mobile Phones User Experience. I had the pleasure to speak with Priya who express herself as Designer, Educator, Speaker and do-er with a huge interest in AI and smart cities technology. For her all co...

„We are not robots, you know, we are not just these beings, who woke up and study and go to work and you know do all that kind of stuff, we are human beings. Shit happens in our lives“ - Maryam Pasha, Director & Curator of TEDxLondon and Founder of X Equals Productions ----------------------------------------- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE - BOOK TITLE Listening to the unheard CHAPTERS 1 Immigration and str...

“You’ve got to be able to express, to give what it is of who you are” - Sam Jones I met Sam back in 2013 during an NGO work of one of my social initiatives back in London. 5 years later I’m glad to interview him and dig deeper into how his book could look like. Sam is the founder of ALL IN, CEO and Millennial Speaker at Twenty Someone. He works with over 140 individuals, specialising in millennial...