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AlphapreneursEp#11-How he launched the First Crypto Accounting Firm in Dubai | ft. Joe DavidIn this episode of #Alphapreneurs, host ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐บย sits down with Joe David, founder of Nephos Group and Nephos Global ย among the first crypto-focused accounting firms in the UK and UAE . Joe breaks down how he went from a โphotocopier boyโ with no clear path, to building a thriving international firm that helps businesses manage crypto, wealth, and compliance all with clarity and ethics.๐ก In this episode, you'll learn how crypto accounting really works (without the hype), what it takes to build trust in a misunderstood industry, and how Joe scaled globally whil...2025-05-061h 04AlphapreneursEp#10- Scaling Smart: Chris Elliotโs โฌ10M E-com Formula | ft. Chris ElliottIn this episode of #Alphapreneurs, host ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐บ chats with ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐t, founder of Emirates Business Setup and a true cross-border entrepreneur. From selling DVDs at 16 to building multi-country businesses in Germany, the UAE, and the U.S., Chris shares how he built scalable systems that let him run companies without being tied to a single location.They talk about the leap from employee to entrepreneur, what most people get wrong about e-commerce, and how fitness, family, and good routines help him stay grounded. Chris also opens up about hitting โฌ10M during COVID and why mentorship was key to getting there.๐ Follow Chris Elliott on Link...2025-04-1547 minAlphapreneursEp#9-What It Takes to Build a Thriving Business in Dubai | ft. Malek MoubasherIn this episode of #Alphapreneurs, host ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐บ sits down with ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ who splits his time between ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ and ๐๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ถ. Malek breaks down whatโs changed in Dubai, what still works, and the biggest mistakes founders make when trying to scale.ย With ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, Malek has seen it all; how Dubai went from a gold rush to a mature, competitive market, and what it really takes to grow a business today.ย They also talk about why the right mentor can save you from expensive mistakes, the ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐. ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐๐, and how AI is shaking up the way entrepreneurs work. If you're running a business and wondering why what used to work isnโt working anymore, this oneโs for you.๐ Follow ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ on LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/kxh1Y๐ Website: https://mentor-gc.com/----------------------------------------------------------------------๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐๐บ ๐?My name isย Rayhan Aleem, Founder and CEO of ๐ง๐ฎ๐
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ and ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. Atย ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ podcast I sit with top industry leaders for in-depth conversations that dive deep into their success stories, market dynamics, and firsthand tips on entrepreneurship and profitability. Whether you're just starting out or already running your own business, ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ of2025-03-2557 minAlphapreneursEp#8- How Entrepreneurs can become a Part-Time CEO | ft. Dhiren Bhatia๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ? ๐ตโ๐ซIn this episode of #Alphapreneurs, host Rayhan Aleem chats with ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฎ, founder of ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐ and creator of ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.Dhiren went from a high-paying IT career to launching his own business only to realize he had created ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น-๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ถ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ. Sound familiar? Today, he shares how he broke free using ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐-๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ, a system that helps entrepreneurs ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ/๐ณ.๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐โ๐น๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ:โ
Why most founders get ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ and how to escape itโ
The ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐-๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐๐น๐ฎ: grow your business without working moreโ
How to ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ while scaling upโ
Smart ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐ that free up your timeโ
The ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ that separates successful entrepreneurs from struggling on๐ Follow ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฎ on LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/m1a0H๐ Website: https://www.cloudscape.ae/๐ Follow ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ on: LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/2sb7U๐ Check out ๐๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐๐น๐น๐ฒ๐: https://shorturl.at/1UdPx----------------------------------------------------------------------๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐๐บ ๐?My name isย Rayhan Aleem, Founder and CEO of ๐ง๐ฎ๐
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ and ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. Atย ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ podcast I sit with top industry leaders for in-depth conversations that dive deep into their success stories, market dynamics, and firsthand tips on entrepreneurship and profitability. Whether you're just starting out or already running your own business, ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ offers something valuable for everyone.๐ Follow ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐บ on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3U2niHn----------------------------------------------------------------------๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐:๐ญ-๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:ย -๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ:ย https://www2025-03-0457 minAlphapreneursEp#7-Why Entrepreneurs Fail Without the Right Financial Plan | ft. David WilliamsJoin us on todayโs episode of #Alphapreneurs, where host Rayhan Aleem chats with David Williams, GM and Partner at CBD.David begins by sharing insights from his career consulting some of the most powerful investors in the region, revealing industry methodologies for planning profitable exits, building effective networks, and avoiding common pitfalls faced by both young and seasoned entrepreneurs.He also sheds light on the early days of entrepreneurship, where founders may display an invincible drive to carry their businesses on their shoulders, often without seeking the help th...2025-02-0447 minAlphapreneursEp#6-How He Quit Corporate Job to Build Dubai's Top Pilates Studio | ft. Reza AlaviJoin us on todayโs episode of #Alphapreneurs, , where host ย Rayhan Aleemย chats with Reza Alavi, Founder and CEO of Real Pilates. Reza recounts his inspiring journey to entrepreneurship, which began with a book that motivated him to leave behind his growing career to make a lasting impact into peopleโs lives.ย His passion for Pilates became a catalyst for helping others experience the positive transformation it brought to him. Through this studio, Reza reflects on lessons learned throughout his entrepreneurial journey...2025-01-061h 05AlphapreneursEp#5-Learn How Angel Investors Choose Start-ups for Investment | ft. Tariq El TitiJoin us on todayโs episode of #Alphapreneurs, where host ย Rayhan Aleem chats with Tariq El-Titi-Angel investor & the Managing Director of Janus Ventures for an insightful entrepreneurial discussion!Tariq begins by reflecting on his early days in Dubai during the 2000s following his impressive professional years in the UK. He shares how he collaborated with stakeholders to work closely with the government on various projects in efforts to develop key business sectors that shaped Dubaiโs thriving investment scene as we know it today.Dra...2024-12-0948 minAlphapreneursEP#4-How He Co-Founded a Michelin Star Restaurant in Dubai Through Networking | ft. Tarek RoumieIn todayโs episode of the #Alphapreneurs Podcast, our host Rayhan Aleem sits down with Dubai-based serial entrepreneur, Tarek Roumie.Tarek walks us through his inspirational career journey, starting with his passion for entrepreneurship at just 15 years old. He offers key lessons from his intensive experience in the local F&B industry and breaks down what it takes to open a restaurant that truly captures the publicโs interest. We will also explore how building solid human connections and driving the innovation wheel are essential for any entrepreneur who is thri...2024-11-1152 minAlphapreneursEP#3-Leaving a UK Tech Giant to Relocate & Build a Business in Dubai | Featuring Ayman KaouriJoin us for the latest episode of #Alphapreneurs, where host Rayhan Aleem chats with Ayman Kaouri, the Co-Founder & Regional Director of Scope Solutions in the Middle East.Ayman takes us through his thought process prior to relocating to the Middle East, risking what he had already achieved in the UK, to pursue a lifelong entrepreneurial ambition in Dubai of becoming a self made entrepreneur and establishing his own company. He also talks about Scopeโs mission and strategies to stand out in an em...2024-10-101h 05AlphapreneursEp#2 - How He Redefined C-Level Leadership for SMEs | Featuring Tanvir HaqueJoin us for the latest Alphapreneurs episode as host Rayhan Aleem speaks with tax and risk management expert Tanvir Haque, a Fractional CXO, with over 25 years of international experience in tax, audit, and business advisory services at top firms like PwC and Andersen.Tanvir discusses how his extensive international experience across multiple industries has influenced his approach to coaching, helping businesses around the world achieve greater success. As a catalyst for professional growth, he has empowered entrepreneurs and industry leaders to tap into the vast knowledge he has acquired...2024-09-301h 08AlphapreneursEp#1-How He Found Confidence to Create Change During Uncertainty | Featuring Tasawar UlhaqJoin us for the premiere episode of Alphapreneurs, where host Rayhan Aleem sits down with Tasawar Ulhaq to unlock the secrets to his entrepreneurial success.Tasawar takes us through his self-made career journey as he opens up about his rise from humble beginnings to a leading figure in his field while defying the odds and the risks all with confidence (everyone told him it was impossible, but he made it!).ย He also emphasized the importance of surrounding yourself with the right p...2024-09-0945 minAlphapreneursAlphapreneurs TrailerAlphapreneurs Podcast gives you a closer look at how entrepreneurs build successful businesses. Hosted by Rayhan Aleem, CEO of Tax Star and founder of Alpha Pro Partners, this show features candid conversations with business owners who share their experiences and challenges. Each month, Rayhan sits down with a new guest to discuss the real-life stories behind their achievements, offering practical advice and insights. Whether you're just starting out or already running your own business, Alphapreneurs offers something valuable for everyone. Tune in to hear how entrepreneurs make their ideas work.ย 2024-08-2700 min
From Our Own CorrespondentThe questions after Turkey's earthquakeKate Adie introduces analysis and reportage from correspondents in Turkey, Israel, Nigeria, Georgia and South Sudan.While reporting from across southern Turkey after the February 6 earthquake, Nick Beake often came across moments of astonishing kindness and generosity - but also found an incalculable burden of grief and a growing sense of anger. How and why did the natural disaster have such devastating human consequences - and can anyone be held responsible for the deaths and damage?There's a war of words going on in Israel over moves by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to reform...2023-02-1828 min
Starting Up with Virtuzone PodcastHow SMEs and startups can better manage their finances and deal with cashflow problems25 May 2021. Finance and accounting issues are a major source of concern for many SMEs and startups. We discuss how you can avoid making mistakes and better manage your money. Accounting expert Rayhan Aleem, the Founder and Managing Partner at Alpha Pro Partners, reveals the common mistakes he sees entrepreneurs make. Plus, the Founder and CEO of Trukker, dubbed the 'Uber for Trucks' talks about his company's incredible growth and gives his advice for entrepreneurs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2021-05-2540 min
The Dare to Scale ShowEP14 - Cashflow & Systems with Rayhan AleemAs we dive deeper into our finance series, we chat with our guest Rayhan Aleem, the managing partner of Alpha Pro Partners based in Dubai. He helps small to medium-sized businesses optimize their finance and operation functions and has served in several industries, such as Technology, Financial Services, Media, F&B, Logistics and Marketing both in London and Dubai.Rayhan Aleem takes us through his journey from corporate to starting his own business in the UK and Dubai. The tips he has for business owners and entrepreneurs regarding their financials are just some of the amazing things...2021-02-2344 min