The Smashi Business Show

There is a Prosthetic Arts Centre in Dubai, the only one of it’s kind in the region, and it has a claim to fame of being involved in an Oscar win. This week Yasmine Abdullah, the executive manager from The Omniyati Prosthetic Arts Centre, Omniyati meaning my desire in Arabic, joins us to shed more light on what cosmetic prosthetics actually is. Listen to the DUBAI WORKS podcast on iTunes, SoundClo...

Every so often we come across a service in Dubai that we didn’t know excited, that reminds us of the wonderful people and initiatives that have started here. Assia Riccio had a background in training and personal development in the corporate world, two years ago she set up an organisation in Dubai, Elvolvin Women, it sets out to improve the employability of unemployed women from developing countri...

Khadija Al Marzooqi has been involved in Dubai media outlets from Radio, to print to her current role as Editor In Chief of Dubai Post, she discusses the role of the publication and the media trends affecting how we will consume news in the future. Listen to the full podcast on SoundCloud, Anghami and iTunes.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

The Arab Media Forum is an annual conference held in Dubai that brings the region's media community, along with the international ones to integrate and start a dialogue depending on a theme point. In this week's episode of Dubai Works, we compiled all the interesting perspectives shared by leaders of the industry.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Marwan Bin Eisa, cites attending the Cross Fit games in The US over the years as inspiration for an idea, following input from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed, he is now the director of the Gov Games in DubaiThe inaugural event took place Last year, this year it’s back again, we sat down with Marwan, and with His Excellency Saeed Harib, Secretary General of Dubai Sports Council to talk about what mak...

Jana Jihad is a twelve-year-old Palestinian girl, who grew acclaim a few years ago as the world youngest journalist as a result of social media reporting of the atrocities taking place in her village. At the Arab Media Forum, she shares her inspiring story, her hopes, dreams and the terrible events she has witnessed.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

The food industry is something we all have a connection with, as we are all like to eat. What goes into establishing a food business however, it an entirely different story,, it is very complex and challenging in any part of the world. Mustafa Koita is the founder and CEO of Koita foods, an organic food company, which he set up in Dubai in 2013, he tells us his entrepreneurial journey and why we s...

Art Dubai is an annual event that takes place on the 2-23rd of March this year. It’s artistic director, Pablo Del Var, who previously oversaw the ZONA MACO fair in Mexico and La Conservera in Spain, tells us what is special about this year’s show, how it has evolved over the past 13 years, and how the perception of Dubai as an Art capital is changing around the world.--- Send in a voice message: h...

Etesham Abdul is the founder of Junkbot, a company that provides toolkits to make robots, the catch here is that toolkits are for children and the robots are made from junk. Since launching 3 years ago, over 10,000 kids have used their products and their aspiration is to become Lego of the Middle East--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

JLT is known in Dubai for its residential community, many small businesses, restaurant choices and amenities, but it’s freezone, Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, or DMCC, is the largest in the world. It’s Chairman, Ahmed Bin Sulayem, explains how that had been achieved, what is being done to maintain the status, and what the future holds.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/me...

Colm Mcloughlin first came to Dubai in 1983 on a 6 month contract, 35 years later, as the executive vice chairman and CEO of Dubai Duty Free he has since presided over the extraordinary growth to being the largest Duty Free in the world with over $2 billion in revenue in 2018. They also have an extensive leisure offering in including the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship and Irish Village,. We c...

Dubai has a sustainability agency towards 2021, there are also events such as WETEX,the annual Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition put on by DEWA that supports this initiative. But what else is happening in this space, how are companies, Dubai residents contribution, and are their any startups making a difference. Shawn Green from SPRUDEL - a planet friendly water company joins t...

Samer Hamadeh has been involved in businesses in Dubai since moving here from Beirut in 2003, whether movie productions, corporate events, nightly life or restaurants. He has been associated will much-loved venues like Republique, Stereo Arcade and most recently Akiba Dori. Samer tells us the inspiration behind the concepts, the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur and what makes Dubai Design Di...

Dubai has an ambitions space exploration agenda, much of which stems from the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, with initiatives like the Khalifa Sat, Emirates Mars Mission 2021 expedition and the Mars City development. Omran Sharaf is the Project Director for Emirates Mars Mission. He discussed the strategy behind these projects, and sheds light on all the incredible milestones achieved to date.-...

To say that Nahkeel’s imprint is on the city of Dubai would be an understandmen, literally meeting Palm in English, Nakheel are the master developers Of the Palm Jumeirah, the group has a wider portofilio across dubai, including Ibn Battuta Mall, Dragon Mart and many other community developments, their Chief Commercial Officer, Aqil Kasim joined the podcast to tell us how the company bring these p...

The Tom & Serg cafe in Al Quoz has become synonymous with the culinary wave that’s swept through Dubai in the past 5 years. It’s now the go to place for lunch and breakfast in dubai, it’s sister brands will be known to you too, Common Grounds, The Sum Of Us to name a few. Tom Arnel from Parent company, Bull & Roo tell us what it’s like to run a growing food and beverage business in dubai; where is...

DTCM CEO Issam Kazim talks Dubai Tourism strategy, Dubai Shopping Festival and Manchester United--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

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The week we sat down the Shayma Nawaf Fawwaz, the founder of Gossip The Brand, consisting of Gossip Cafe, Gossip Fix, Gossip Glow and Gossip Street. A Emirati entrepreneur, Shayma talks about her past at Mudabala, her vision for the brand and what is has been like to start from a homegrown brand and expand it internationally.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

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