The Matrix Green Pill

Wendy is the first certified mBraining trainer in the UAE, the Founder of mBrain.me, and the Master Trainer for BNI UAE. She loves sharing the neuroscience and the various practical ways to quickly deal with internal conflicts and organizational misalignment,”  About this episode Wendy Shaw’s insights on her passion for coaching and connecting to people even bring her to bigger opportunities and r...

Pietra was one of the rare few to win a place with the Royal Ballet Company after entering full-time ballet training, with the Royal Ballet School, at the latest possible stage at 16 years old. She performed all the classics, created roles in new productions, and has performed all over the world with the Royal Ballet including at The Mariinsky and Bolshoi Theatres in Russia and in Cuba with Carlos...

For over twenty-five years, Lisa Lipkin worked as a professional storyteller, writing and performing original works internationally, before founding Story Strategies (storystrategies.net), a consultancy that helps organizations and individuals find and tell their authentic stories. Her articles and stories have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, and the New Yorker, among others.  She is the...

Gulshan is an Artist Mentor and Creative Coach for “People of Determination” and with her positive spirit, has been a rock and guiding beacon of light for them. She started SFS, Special Families Support Group in 1999 from a recognition that it was not only the children with special needs who needed guidance and support but also their families. She has dedicated her life to speaking for and defendi...

Kemsley is renowned for building one of the most beautiful small theatres in the world: The Courtyard Playhouse. He has raised the level of the performing arts in the UAE, from teaching the only adult acting class available in the region in 2007, to building a thriving and diverse community that we see today. Kemsley pioneered the Keith Johnstone approach to improvisation in the Middle East, becom...

Laila Rahhal is a humanitarian, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and public speaker. She has a great sense of leadership and is also an effective team player. Laila’s expertise to anyone seeking a well-rounded strategic partner, whether for business development or humanitarian objectives. Her honesty, consistency, diligence, networks, and interpersonal aptitude have secured her business ventures. She...

Celia & Joti, founders of The Savvy Space, are an organizing duo who specialize in detoxing,  decluttering, and organizing spaces. They’re passionate about creating spaces that streamline and elevate your life, that you love and can enjoy. They created The Savvy Space as a way to channel their creativity and energy, whilst helping others. Their unique approach combines your goals and lifestyle...

Hamda Taryam is a 22-year-old Emirati drag racer, President and Founder of Hamda Foundation, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, and a Drifter! She featured in the Netflix show “The Fastest”. By the young age of 21, Hamda managed to build a school and home for orphans, water wells for the poor town in Masaka, and a Hospital. Incredibly, she self-funded these non-profit projects.  About this episode In t...

Alex is a Canadian tech entrepreneur, now based in Dubai. His book, Man in Motion , tracks his own journey, spanning subjects from spirituality to masculinity to fatherhood. For the first forty years of his life, he focused on two things: business and family. When his marriage began to fall apart, his search for love and wisdom began. His book, Man in Motion , is part memoir, part down-to-earth ex...

Ghalia & Nabih are co-founders of Little Erth by Nabz & G, a plant-based restaurant established with the purpose of creating a new perspective on healthy plant-based eating. On their website, http://nabzandg.com/, they say that "food is not merely a means to survive – it is a synonym for the beauty and essence of life itself". Ghalia's journey with food was inspired by a per...

First woman in sales for Mercedes-Benz special trucks and recently among one of the first women to get a heavy-duty truck driving license in the region. She has been part of the commercial vehicles industry for the past 10+ years. Started her career in marketing and now for the past 4+ years has been in Sales for Mercedes-Benz special trucks. Raised & educated in Dubai, UAE, and completed her...

Aparna Rajesh is a dynamic HR practitioner with extensive experience in transformational leadership. She has proven success in creating cultures of collaboration and implementing change to achieve workforce excellence. Aparna is currently the HR Director UAE & Oman and the Head of Compensation and Benefits EMEA within Holcim Group. Over the past 15 years here she has become critical to the pro...

Saif Ali Khan was instrumental in conceptualizing Dubai Fashion Week back in 2003, and today he is Managing Director of Supreme Events who will be hosting Fashion Week Dubai 2021. He has also been instrumental in the successful execution of some world-class events and strategic partnerships for major international brands like Mercedes Benz, BMW, Microsoft, Swarovski, Prime Minister’s Office events...

Maryam is a UAE National, a bachelor degree holder in Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering. She was part of a team that developed a project “Design of Solar PV/ Fuel Cell Micro-Grid Power System'', which won 2nd place in the Scientific Research Forum Competition in 2018 and was selected to take part in the Seeds of the Future Program conducted by TRA and Huawei in China. About th...

Dawna has an international private practice where she assists her clients in creating a life of happiness, prosperity, and love and she is a motivational speaker sharing her techniques.   About this episode In this episode,  Hilmarie Hutchison had an interesting conversation with Dawna Campbell about her personal and professional career, how she got into the idea of starting the Healing Heart, and...

After discovering her daughter’s love for story writing and her newfound interest in publishing, Annemieke combined her love for business processes, technology, and her own childrens’ home learning to launch Young Author Academy. With the mantra of “Dare to be Remarkable”, Annemieke launched Young Author Academy and created the platform where children can develop their writing skills and publish t...

Dr. Sawsan Al Madhi is currently working as a Director-General for Friends of Cancer Patients, one of the most reputable charities in the UAE, and a cancer aware community that provides financial support, guidance, and various types of assistance to needy cancer patients and their families. Her role there is to supervise the continuing refinement and expansion of the organizational objectives and...

Navin Narendran is a  seasoned entrepreneur executive with over 17 years of experience in managing sales teams, distribution channels, operations for B2B and B2C solutions at area and country level for both enterprise and start-ups in India and in the Middle East. He is responsible for designing and developing multitudes of culture transformation initiatives, competency development solutions.  He...

Rasha El Saleh is an environmentalist based in Dubai. She currently holds the position of Outreach and Youth Engagement Officer at Emirates Nature-WWF, a leading environmental NGO, where she started working on their youth program called Connect with Nature. In her role, she is leading the youth engagement and empowerment aspect in growing the connection with the nature community within the UAE and...

The woman behind Modibodi Middle East, Natalie Hobbs, made the move from Australia to Dubai in 2016 with her husband and two girls. Having worked in corporate roles prior to moving to Dubai, Natalie decided this was the time to combine her passion for sustainability and building a better world for our future.  Dedicating her time and energy to helping build awareness of Modibodi, and leveraging th...

Dania Akeel is a woman who has collected many firsts. She was the first Saudi woman to receive a driving license for the motorcycle circuit, and she also became the first woman from Saudi Arabia to participate in international rally competitions. Most recently, she was the first woman globally to win a FIA Cross-Country Bajas World Cup, finishing 1st in the T3 Category and 8th overall in both race...

He holds his BA in Print Media -  Communications from the American University of Sharjah in the UAE. I also hold a MA in Communications from Zayed University, awarded with High Distinction.  He began his career as a journalist, working as a writer and columnist for some of UAE’s top English language newspapers including Gulf News, Emirates Today, Arabian Business, and The National. He’s now headin...

Plastfree are the producers of plastic-free, eco-friendly and biodegradable period products that are affordable and accessible to all.  The company came into existence with the vision of helping to create a more sustainable earth. Two years of research and development materialized the concept of Plastfree - realizing plastic has no place in periods. About this episode In this episode, Hilmarie and...

Purva is a best-selling author, TEDx Speaker, and international journalist & editor. She is the founder-editor of The Indian Trumpet, and works as the assistant editor with a UAE national daily, and editor, for a magazine for young adults. She has also written and published three of her own books. She made her debut as an author with The Trees Told Me  So (2017); a book of short stories, it dr...

Shweta Subram, is an Indian-Canadian playback singer, known for singing in the song "Jalebi Baby" (2020). She primarily sings in Hindi, as well as Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, English and other languages. Shweta is the recipient of multiple awards including the North American Best Singer award from Sangam Kala Group, and Best Singer Award from Shankar Mahadevan Academy's talent hunt, jud...