The Matrix Green Pill

Farah Ragheb is a strategist and mindset partner working with founders, executives, and investors across 22 global markets . With a career spanning the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and North America, Farah brings a rare blend of commercial leadership experience and deep inner-game mastery to modern leadership development. After growing up in Canada and completing her MBA in Barcelona, Farah led majo...

Jody Shield is a visionary entrepreneur, business mentor, and global thought leader in energetic intelligence and conscious leadership. With a background in corporate advertising, where she worked with global brands such as Nike, Lululemon, and Sony Ericsson, Jody made a bold and unexpected leap in 2013 when she walked away from her high-flying career to follow an inner calling. Originally from Li...

Amrit Dhaliwal is the CEO and founder of Walfinch , one of the UK’s fastest-growing home care franchise networks. His journey into social care didn’t start in a boardroom but behind the counter of an Italian deli and inside a Mary Antoinette–style tea room he built from scratch. After studying economics and history, Amrit quickly realised corporate life wasn’t for him and threw himself into entrep...

Born in Sudan, raised in California, and now living in Egypt, Leena Magdi writes about grief, love, and healing with disarming honesty. After losing her 21-year-old brother in August 2022, Leena turned to the page as her only safe place to feel. Her debut book, Mourning Air, published in April 2025, blends poetry, prose, and narrative to trace the non-linear terrain of loss; shock, acceptance, ang...

Victoria Myers is the founder of the Small Retailer Network, the UAE’s leading membership community for product-based business owners. With a two-decade career in the UK retail industry, she worked her way up from the shop floor to managing 13 stores across Scotland and Northern England for major fashion and accessories brands, including Radley and Karen Millen. Her experience spans customer exper...

Ayah Yahia AlRashdan is a marketing strategist and leader who blends engineering-level analytical thinking with a deep understanding of culture, people, and place. Born in Jordan and raised in Qatar, she earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering before pivoting into marketing through an MBA in Malaysia, where she also landed her first role in the industry. Over the past 15 years, Ayah h...

Arno Gazo is a French-born explorer, mindfulness practitioner, and the founder of Away Expedition, a platform dedicated to helping people reconnect with their inner truth through nature-based experiences. After building a financially successful real estate business in the UAE, Arno chose to step away from achievement-driven living and immerse himself in silence, nature, and self-discovery. His wor...

Georgina Pereira is the Manager of Species Survival at Expo City Dubai, where she plays a leading role in establishing the world’s first IUCN Center for Species Survival dedicated to fungi. Georgina blends a deep love for biodiversity with a mission to elevate one of the planet’s most overlooked kingdoms. Her path to conservation was anything but ordinary. Georgina trained as a lawyer before reali...

Brittany Garth Freeman is a digital marketing entrepreneur, business coach, and global speaker focused on women-centric brands. After starting in social work, she pivoted in 2014 and built Pinq Inc. into a multi-location agency with offices in Atlanta, Miami, and London. Her work and story have been featured on stages including TEDx, Amazon Prime’s The Blocks , the Women’s Economic Forum, and Corn...

Sacha Christe is the founder and head of growth at Emirates Graphic, a Dubai-based digital agency that has grown from a solo bootstrapped venture into a 36-member global team across three countries. Originally from Switzerland, Sacha moved to Dubai at 17 to pursue entrepreneurship and has since built a career defined by resilience, execution, and mission-driven innovation. Over the past 12 years,...

Gary Young is the founder and CEO of Avela Global, a multinational sourcing and manufacturing firm established in 2002. With over two decades of experience across Asia, Gary has built a company that bridges creativity, craftsmanship, and commerce. From his roots in advertising and commercial photography to leading operations across China, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, and now Dubai, he has redefined h...

Rajender Prasad is the founder and managing director of Money Maestro , a UAE-based mortgage advisory firm transforming how people approach home finance. With over 25 years in banking and finance , including two decades in the UAE, Raj built his career with leading institutions such as ABN AMRO, Standard Chartered, Mashreq, and NBAD before launching his own venture in 2020. Frustrated by the limit...

Jazzmarr Ferguson is a Louisville-born pro basketball player whose 15-year career has taken him across Italy, France, Australia, and now the Middle East.  On the court, he’s known for leadership, resilience, and a team-first mindset. Off the court, he’s the founder of Reps with Jazz , a mentorship and coaching platform that helps student-athletes, young leaders, and executives build confidence, di...

Ramki Jayaraman is the Managing Director of Synarchy Consulting, with more than two decades of experience guiding organizations through leadership challenges, strategy execution, and large-scale transformations. From his early roots in India to his professional journey in Dubai and across Africa, Ramki has built a career helping corporates, governments, and entrepreneurs navigate complexity with c...

Peter Goodwin is a British entrepreneur and longtime UAE resident whose career began in the fine art industry and evolved into building ventures that help others launch theirs. After two decades working with founders—and founding companies himself—Peter created idea-L (Idea-Live) , a “co-founder in your pocket” that blends AI guidance with human support to help anyone, anywhere, take an idea from...

Etelle Higonnet is a Yale-trained lawyer, environmental advocate, and human rights defender whose career spans war zones, rainforests, courtrooms, and global campaigns. She has worked with Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Mighty Earth, and the National Wildlife Federation, leading initiatives that tackle deforestation, climate change, and modern slavery. Fluent in multiple la...

Caroline Leon is an Australian-born transpersonal psychologist, mental health advocate, and adventurer who has turned unimaginable adversity into extraordinary triumph. After a near-fatal rock-climbing accident in 2015 left her facing the prospect of never walking again, Caroline endured 14 surgeries and two years of grueling rehabilitation. Not only did she walk again, but she went on to make his...

Hernando Planells, also known as Coach H, is a multifaceted leader who brings dynamic energy to every room he walks into.  A seasoned coach, actor, speaker, and culture builder, Hernando has worked with elite athletes, choreographed for major productions, and now serves as the Technical Director at the NBA Basketball School in the UAE. His past roles include coaching in the NBA G League, serving a...

Sara Beattie is a UAE-based positive psychology practitioner, menopause coach, and educator with a rich background in teaching across Asia, the UK, and the Middle East. With a master's in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology, Sara brings together emotional well-being, education, and creativity in her approach to supporting women in midlife. She is the co-author of two impactful...

Abhishek Dadlani is the visionary founder of Lush Escapes , a bespoke travel brand that designs emotionally rich, transformational journeys for ultra-high-net-worth individuals. With roots in banking, Abhishek’s passion for geography and personal exploration led him to create a travel company that goes far beyond luxury—it curates meaning.  Through carefully crafted experiences, from private islan...

Jessica Hollander-Torres was the Former Global Chief Commercial Officer at A1RWATER , where she led brand evolution, drove revenue growth, and expanded international market reach. Recognized as one of the Top 40 Under 40 and a founding member of Chief, Jessica was a dynamic leader whose career spanned transformational roles across multiple industries. Her leadership style was defined by a human-ce...

Lorna Bancroft is a seasoned radio presenter and event host with over two decades of experience in the UK and UAE media industries. Known for her vibrant voice and authentic hosting style, Lorna has graced both the airwaves and red carpets, working on high-profile events such as the National Television Awards and Soccer Aid at Old Trafford.  As the founder of GenX , a unique youth events brand for...

Sean Morris is a seasoned leader in the global sports industry with a career that spans professional cricket, executive roles in international sports organizations, and now, pioneering sustainability through sport. From playing cricket for Hampshire to serving as CEO of the Professional Cricketers’ Association and leading the Rajasthan Royals IPL franchise, Sean has always sought purpose in perfor...

Layma Murtaza is the Vice President of Business Development and a board member at ASEEL, a global tech platform blending ethical e-commerce with decentralized humanitarian aid. An Afghan-American with over a decade of experience in international development,  Layma has worked across regions including Afghanistan, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, and the United States. Her work spans refugee resettlem...

Sasha Quince is a conscious love mentor, certified somatic coach, and the host of the Heal You, Heal Your Relationships podcast. Drawing from her journey of heartbreak, betrayal, and emotional burnout, Sasha has built a global coaching brand that empowers women to heal from within.  Her approach combines emotional wellness, body-based practices, and mindful relationship strategies to help clients...