The Kelly Lundberg Podcast

Yohanes Zewdu is the founder of Kloudout, a global lifestyle management company. Yohanes has an inspiring story of leaving Ethiopia at the age of 10 and arriving in Las Vegas without knowing a word of English. Despite the challenges, he landed his first job as a valet attendant at the renowned Bellagio and has since gone on to launch more than 3 successful businesses. Yohanes has a passion for pro...

Nuno Costa Fernandes is the co-founder of Crank, a boutique fitness studio. He is focused on creating a lifestyle brand that people want to be part of, and his philosophy is to always put people first, hire personality not a CV. Nuno's passion for fitness began at the age of 15, and since then he has been dedicated to helping others reach their fitness goals. Join us as we explore Nuno's journey a...

Saana Azzam is the founder of MENA Speakers and is the region's number one expert on public speaking. She brings top talent to the Middle East and recently founded Experts Market, a leading speakers' destination and the ultimate ecommerce shop for speakers. In this episode we explore Saana's journey, learn how to become a confident speaker and the value of personal branding. Connect with Saana on...

Sharon has spent the last 30 years successfully helping hundreds of women with their weight, menopause, and fitness challenges, enabling them to get back on track and take control for a better tomorrow.​She tackles difficult conversations around Menopause and how the 3rd stage of life also referred to as The Midlife, can be a truly an enjoyable one. Bringing together her Sports Science & Life Coac...

Salina Hands, founder of Sensasia Spa, has shared her experience in marketing to become one of the most successful spas in the UAE. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the local market, creating a unique brand identity, and utilizing digital marketing strategies to reach potential customers. Additionally, she recommends focusing on customer service and providing a high-quality experienc...

Daniela and Laura are the two sister’s behind Simply Chef, a UAE tableware company with a mission to bring people together around the dinner table to connect and create memories. They decided to use their corporate business skills, working in strategy and business development with their childhood entrepreneurial upbringing to dedicate themselves to a cause. In this episode they share how they have...

This week I take on a solo episode and share my thoughts on why I don’t find vison boards the best use of time and what I do instead. The results that I have had and my clients have proved this time and time again. What to know what to do instead? Tune in this episode to find out more. Drop Kelly a DM https://www.instagram.com/kellylundbergofficial/ (https://www.instagram.com/kellylundbergofficial...

Yolanda Lee built her career upon the principle of broadening an ever-expanding comfort zone. She has been building 3 tech unicorn companies from the ground up (Uber, Deliveroo, and Rocket Internet) across far-flung places like Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and APAC. After nearly a decade in leadership positions in tech, she started an invite-only, intimate dinner for women leaders - a third...

Amira Alvarez is the founder and CEO of The Unstoppable Woman, a global coaching company helping entrepreneurs, empire builders, athletes, creatives, and rising stars in all fields achieve their dreams and goals in record time. As someone who has made a quantum leap (going from barely making 6-figures to making $700k in one year, then onto 7-figures) and has lived to tell about it, she knows exact...

Niamh Keohan is the founder  of We Love Transformational Travel, the world's first booking platform designed for people looking for something new and more satisfying from their travels. We Love Transformational Travel’s wide range of carefully selected transformational trips gives visitors multiple opportunities to improve their lives. Be it becoming healthier, managing stress and anxiety, calming...

Bashar Katou is on a mission to disrupt the educational system. In this episode he shares what it takes to build a consistent seven figure business along with the skills he learnt from growing up during the in the Iraq war to have multiple business failures. His honest, no BS approach to story telling has inspired thousands of students to join BJK University. With a strong personal brand and a soc...

Blake has worked with Olympic athletes, entrepreneurs (including myself) and businesses of all different sizes and is continually intrigued by what drives human behaviour, success and quality of life. He now runs a business called the hive which is a niched coaching business with clients in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, America and Europe. The Hive runs both an in person mastermind group and an...

Spotting a gap in the market in 2017, co-founders and creators of Suited and Booted Dubai, Calvin Smith and Ryan, saw the opportunity to create something new, organic and unique in the UAE tailoring scene. Offering a luxury tailoring service, with British flair in this episode Calvin shares lessons learned and growth strategies that any SME can apply today. Learn more about Calvin & Ryan https://w...

Want to heal from the world’s oldest addiction? Denis Liam Murphy is a high-performance coach, visionary thinker, and founding partner of RoundTable Global, an internationally recognized learning and development company that helps create high-performance leaders and corporate cultural change.  He offers a truly unique and unparalleled personal development and healing experience by specialising in...

As I turn another year older, I realise there are so many things that I wish I knew in my 30’s, now I am in my 40s. I’m LOVING this decade so far and all the change, confidence and growth that is coming with it. At the start of my thirties, I was chasing a list. Get married, have a baby, growing my business, I measured my happiness by this list, and also by what people thought of me. In this episo...

Tara Rose is the founder of Tara Rose Salons and Training Academy, salon educator and keynote speaker. Tara believes that business is not just about profit it’s about self-empowerment for both clients and staff and she sees her people as her greatest business asset. After being introduced to positive psychology and self help inspired her to take control of her destiny and manifest her dreams with...

Jen Blandos is the CEO and founder of Female Fusion the UAE’s largest community for women entrepreneurs with more than 30,000 members and a paid membership of close to 1,000. With experience of running her own seven figure businesses, supporting and mentoring 100’s of other she has seen her fair share of common mistakes entrepreneurs make and can shares why often a financial mindset holds many wom...

Lucy Bradley is a marketing Queen and has been Brand Commander of PLUG for 15 years. She is passionate about design and helping businesses grow and has made it her mission to educate business owners and marketing departments on how to create great marketing plans and retain customers. It’s a philosophy based on the theory that, by helping other businesses rise, we all rise together. This episode i...

Sarah Feyling is the leading luxury event planner in the Middle East. . From baby showers to birthdays, weddings to corporate events, Sarah has a unique reputation for flawless execution of premium events for politicians, high-profile local families and celebrities alike. In this episode she takes us behind the scenes and shares what it takes to plan some of the most high profile events locally an...

Fatima Balfaqeeh is a Legal Counsel, independent Arbitrator, Mediator, and Business Consultant. Above all, she is a problem-solver. Her story is so fascinating, pushing boundaries thought-out her career and deciding to retrain as a lawyer pregnant with her third child.  Inspired to keep learning and following what she is truly passionate about, Fatima says this is just the beginning.   Learn more...

Jodie Marriott is The Macallan Brand Education Manager, for The Middle East, Africa & India. Growing up in the highlands of Scotland, Jodie has over the years of working with such a prestige brand created relationships with key influencers, consumers and customers in all markets, who share her love and passion for The Macallan. Working in a male dominated environment she explains how important it...

After being diagnosed with breast cancer at 36, Isobel McCardie decided that life was too short and in 2017 she encapsulated her years of travel and wanderlust alongside her husband Mark and launched Rock My World Travel. She now creates bespoke travel experiences for families from all over the world finding ways to make wee wow moments for all her clients. Want help booking your next holiday? htt...

Awfa Mustafa is a serial entrepreneur and pioneer of the motivational event industry in the Middle East. With the launch of Najahi Events in 2015, Awfa has built the industry ground up, disrupting perceptions and shedding new light on the benefits of personal growth courses and ‘edutainment’.  She has gone on to bring some of the most recognised speakers in the personal development industry to the...

Modeling for the first time at the age of 53, Caroline leads a full-page campaign in eight editions of British Vogue, and in Tatler, Hello and White Magazines. Quitting her role in a school she became an international icon representing the over fifties ( and grey hair) all over the world. She embodies the attitude that you can achieve anything at any age. Follow https://www.instagram.com/carolinel...

Take your health and well being to the next level with Baraa El Sabbagh a dietitian, sports nutritionist, and personal trainer. Helping others to lose fat, build muscle and make lifestyle changes that increase their energy levels, this she shares easy steps you can take that will have long term benefits on your health.  From when to workout to easy recipes, habits and strategies on how she grew he...