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Simon SnelderThe Simon Snelder Insider: Unleashing Entrepreneurial Brilliance with Mollie PowellWelcome to today's episode where we are thrilled to have the extraordinary Mollie Powell as our guest. Mollie is the brilliant mind behind two successful ventures, Pink Camel Recruitment and Pink Camel Gifts, our podcast was done in Dubai where Mollie is living now, but she is originally from the UK.
As a true entrepreneur and a multi-business owner, Mollie's expertise has been instrumental in helping companies achieve diversification goals through her leadership at Pink Camel Recruitment. With her invaluable insights and unwavering support, she has made a significant impact in the business world. Additionally, Mol...
2023-11-081h 05Simon SnelderThe Simon Snelder Insider: Unleashing Leadership Excellence: Insights from Nejib ZaafraniNejib Zaafrani is a distinguished professional who has held key leadership positions throughout his career. Previously serving as the Managing Director and Chairman at Shell Abu Dhabi, he played a pivotal role in shaping the organization's success.
Additionally, he served as the first CEO and Secretary General of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, where he demonstrated exceptional leadership and strategic vision.
Currently, Nejib Zaafrani serves as the President of the Tunisian Talent United (TTU) association, a role through which he passionately devotes his time to nurturing and developing...
2023-07-031h 04Simon SnelderThe Simon Snelder Insider: Exploring Dubai's Real Estate with Vipin SharmaVipin is an internationally experienced professional with a diverse background in entrepreneurship, banking, marketing, and retailing. He proudly holds a Guinness World Record and is the owner of an intellectual property known as the 24-Hour Tennis Marathon.
Prior to joining Coldwell Banker Real Estate, Vipin had a successful stint working for a prominent brand where he played a key role in launching ICICI Bank at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during his time with ICICI.
Currently, Vipin is a Dubai-based real estate expert, equipped with extensive knowledge and experience in the market. I had...
2023-05-2957 minSimon SnelderSimon Snelder with Miro FokMiro Fok is an accomplished American entrepreneur with a focus on the health insurance and Insurtech sector for the past 13 years. Currently based in Dubai, he has recently launched Vita Virtues, an innovative insurance technology firm aimed at transforming the way insurance is distributed. With a strong passion for business and technology, Miro is determined to make a positive impact in the insurance industry and help people protect their health and assets with greater ease and convenience.
It was a pleasure having Miro as my guest and I hope you enjoy our podcast!
2023-04-1754 minSimon SnelderSimon Snelder with Sonia ZaknouneSonia Zaknoune is a dynamic entrepreneur who was born in France and has been residing in Dubai for the past 16 years.Her love of travel has brought her to many parts of the world, and she has gained a wealth of knowledge and experience.As the founder of KAZAconsultancy, Sonia has been able to put her expertise to good use by helping businesses navigate the complex landscape of the Middle Eastern market. And has helped numerous manufacturers and suppliers enter the UAE market and grow in the Gulf Region.Despite her busy schedule, Sonia always finds...
2023-03-2754 minSimon SnelderSimon Snelder with Nancy MouradThe first podcast of 2023!
Nancy Mourad was my guest, she is an award-winning public health specialist.
Tech entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of Kluly Inc, the platform that is turning itself quickly into the degree of the internet.
Nancy was born and raised in Lebanon, studied in New York for her Master, then settled in Dubai as an expatriate.
She is an industry icon and a source of inspiration!
I'm so grateful to be able to start the year with her as my guest
I hope you enjoy the p...
2023-01-201h 06Simon SnelderSimon Snelder with Richard AlexanderRichard Alexander was my invited guest on my final 2022 podcast.
He is from the UK and decided 15 years ago to travel around the world. At one point he decided to work again in Shanghai, China. After spending more than 5 years in China he decided to work in Dubai.
Richard made another big decision in his life in January this year, to work for himself and to be an entrepreneur.
As a cofounder, he joined Vita Virtues in 2022 and what a year it has been!
Richard is a charming, open-minded person with...
2022-11-3055 minSimon SnelderSimon Snelder with Bilal AlaviDigital Payments is a topic for all of us to learn more about!
Bilal Alavi was my guest on my podcast and we were pleased to discuss the digital payments revolution and future trends together.
It was a great conversation as Bilal has extensive knowledge of the industry. He is Head of CVP & Customer Solutions- Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa within Visa.
Bilal is very nice and refreshing to talk with and I have been waiting for a year for him to finally sit with me to talk :)
I...
2022-10-171h 01Simon SnelderSimon Snelder with Kirsten WestholterKirsten Westholter is an agent of change by being an excellent consultant and adviser for businesses.
She is the co-founder of Predixa. They help businesses achieve greater value and sustainable growth through quick data analytics, resulting in more efficient results for business leaders.
She's got over two decades of experience in the consulting industry and a great story to share with us!
Kirsten is someone you will meet without ever forgetting.
She is a great human being and has a great personality!
2022-09-161h 02Simon SnelderSimon Snelder with Nancy CardaNancy carries a lot of experience with her, and she has great stories to share with us about her time at Expo2020, her previous roles, and her current job as Head of Marketing and Communication at desert control.
She has a fantastic personality, is always positive, finds solutions, determined, friendly, and is a team player!
Her time at Expo2020 was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, she was one of the first employees hired.
Now, she is ready to make a big impact on the sustainability world, by representing a scientific solution to use our soil...
2022-08-0857 minSimon SnelderSimon Snelder with Kelly MontoyaKelly Montoya is passionate about medical insurance and we feel this when she speaks about her industry.
She is the Medical & General Insurance Director at Seven Insurance Brokers.
Kelly is determined to make her industry a better place through education, service, and a positive voice.
This podcast is dedicated to medical insurance and if you ever wanted to learn more about it, then now is your time!
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Simon SnelderSimon Snelder with Debsena ChakrabortyOne of the best thought leaders in digital marketing is Debsena Chakraborty - It was a great pleasure having her as a guest for my podcast.
Debsena is packed with knowledge and data, ready to share, and has already built an impressive career. She is the Vice President of business development at mFilterIt.
She is very kind, always positive, and full of interesting stories.
We had an amazing conversation together
2022-06-3053 min2022-06-3055 minSimon SnelderSimon Snelder with Caroline BeeMy guest for podcast 12 was event management Queen - Caroline Bee.
The Queen of Event Management shares her experience, ideas, and insights into the event industry.
Caroline is the Senior Vice President at Pico Group.
At Expo2020 and other big events, she does things on a large scale and as an innovator, she always looks for the next thing.
We had a great discussion where we also talked about her career and life journey. Caroline is a diamond with a big heart, progressive, nice, amazing abilities to work with people, and an absolute...
2022-05-1152 minSimon SnelderSimon Snelder with Daniel BrookMy guest for podcast 11 was Daniel Brook, Leader in the Renewable energy sector at NES FIRCROF Worked in Australia, United Kingdom, and now based in Dubai. More than 200,00 new jobs are expected by 2030 in the renewable energy sector in the GCC. This sector is growing rapidly around the world.
Now is the time to understand more about this fast-growing industry and Daniel shared his valuable insights and knowledge with us.
We also talked about leadership and how he manages his team.
Daniel has a great personality, character and is very professional. He cares...
2022-04-0457 minSimon SnelderSimon Snelder with Dr. Abdullah MansuryRegional Chief Financial Officer at RSA Middle East.
Worked in Germany and GCC countries previously CFO at Nextcare, CFO at Allianz Saudi Fransi, and ex-Mckinsey.
Dr. Abdullah Mansury has a great personality, humble, friendly, extremely intelligent, warm, and kind.
A great thought leader with great insights into the insurance industry and where the future is heading towards.
2022-03-0859 minSimon SnelderSimon Snelder with Aman Pal SinghFounder and CEO Benefits for Expat FZC.
His career is almost a quarter of a century in insurance, most of it in life insurance.
He worked for insurance companies like Metlife, Zurich, RSA, and TATA AIG and build up the life department in multiple companies until he decided that he wanted to do it fully his way by starting his own company.
2022-03-0856 minSimon SnelderSimon Snelder with Tim HaywoodMy guest for podcast 8 was Tim Haywood, General Manager, Regional Vice President at Walton Group of Companies.
Tim started his career in wealth management when he moved to Hong Kong 21 years ago from the UK.
For almost 15 years he is working now for a global real estate asset management company, that administers US$ 3.4 billion in North American real estate assets. Their partners are the top 20 home builders in the US. Tim is 21 years an expat now, and he has a great story to share with us!
2022-02-0648 minSimon SnelderSimon Snelder with Prof.Christian FarioliMy guest was Prof.Christian Farioli CEO, digital Marketing Lecturer & Strategist and Book Author at ESD FZC. AI, and & digital lecturer at PwC's Academy Middle East. Chief Marketing Officer at Jingle Pay. Digital marketing trainer and keynote speaker at Informa Connect Middle East.
We could have continued to talk for many hours more because the amount of knowledge and experience Prof.Christian Farioli was sharing was fantastic!
Besides having a very impressive career as a speaker, professor, digital marketing strategist, and entrepreneur. Prof.Christian Farioli also wrote a book - "the pizza guide to digital marketing
2022-01-191h 00Simon SnelderSimon Snelder with Mukash aka "Crypto monk".Mukash is the strategy development officer of MinePlex Banking. If you want to know more about crypto, this podcast is must watch! Because Crypto monk is connected with cryptos since 2011. He had a great story to share! During the podcast, I learned a lot about crypto's myself.
A summary of what we talked about:
- Bitcoin
- Cryptocurrencies
- Blockchain
- Investors
- Influencers in the crypto world
- Adaptation of crypto in the real world
- Future of crypto's
2021-12-0654 minSimon SnelderSimon Snelder with Rafayel PapikyanMy guest for podcast 5 was Rafayel Papikyan.
Rafayel Papikyan is the managing director and co-founder at Servicedapartments.ae & managing director at West Gate Real Estate Broker.
We talked about his experience and knowledge in the Dubai real estate sector, hotel industry, and now as a tech entrepreneur.
This is a must-watch if you want to know more about what is happening right now in the Dubai real estate sector.
Topics we covered in the podcast:
- Dubai real estate
- Hotel industry
- Serviced apartments
- Startups
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2021-12-0659 minSimon SnelderSimon Snelder with Pablo OstrickPodcast 4 is live with Pablo Ostrick known as the Passport men. He is the General Manager of Holborn Pass at Holborn Assets LLC.
Holborn Pass specializes in providing citizenship and permanent residency through investment.
Pablo and I had a great conversation about his life, the passport industry changes happening right now such as the Portuguese golden visa which will have new requirements in 2021. The future of the industry, and the current status.
It was my pleasure hosting Pablo and I hope you will enjoy this podcast!
2021-11-1047 minSimon SnelderSimon Snelder with Patrick BirtPatrick and I had a great conversation about his life in Dubai, working for a startup, and what made him decide to join a startup at such an early stage. His company is disrupting the industry and we discussed how that will benefit companies and talent. The benefits of investing and savings as an expat were discussed. An exciting vision he shared on how the recruitment industry will benefit from companies like Visage and how the future of recruitment will change. Visage is specialized in providing AI platforms to recruit talent in a new innovative method.
2021-11-1041 minSimon SnelderSimon Snelder with Adam DavisMy first guest was Adam Davis, owner of Capital 3PM. We had a very good conversation together. We talked about his life story, work experience, UK property market, Dubai, real estate deals, startups, loan notes, capital raising, investing, and being a business owner.
2021-10-1256 minSimon SnelderSimon Snelder with Ahmed Al RasheedMy second podcast was completed with Ahmad Al Rasheed, we had a lot of fun together and he is such an amazing person!
We talked about his life story, the journey he had in the event company industry, and his new innovative event startup.
Ahmad Al Rasheed is the founder of Talk curated Event company, a podcast presenter, and a serial entrepreneur. His event company is looking for an investor so that the growth of his company can be further accelerated. Born in Kuwait where he grew up and founded his first company, lived and...
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