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EP29: Sara Shikhooh

Another Wednesday = Another EP of Up Next, and today my guest is none other than Sara Shikooh the founder of the e-magazine Attic Diaries 📖 Tune in to know why she started Attic Diaries, how she was threatened with a lawsuit, her advice for upcoming writers and artists, and much more!! 

EP29: Sara Shikhooh

Another Wednesday = Another EP of Up Next, and today my guest is none other than Sara Shikooh the founder of the e-magazine Attic Diaries 📖 Tune in to know why she started Attic Diaries, how she was threatened with a lawsuit, her advice for upcoming writers and artists, and much more!! 

EP28: Danny Aridi

On today’s episode of Up Next, I am joined by multi-award-winning singer and songwriter Danny Aridi 🎤  Tune in to know all about how his journey with music started at such a young age and how we were able to create an incredibly successful career out of his passion!

EP28: Danny Aridi

On today’s episode of Up Next, I am joined by multi-award-winning singer and songwriter Danny Aridi 🎤  Tune in to know all about how his journey with music started at such a young age and how we were able to create an incredibly successful career out of his passion!

EP27: Natalia Trevino

Helloooooo and welcome back to another episode of Up Next. Today's episode is one that you don't want to miss because it is a collaboration with the guys over @uthhub where I am interviewing one of the amazing people they regularly feature and that is none other than fashion designer and founder of her own fashion brand Natalia Trevino. In EP27 Natalia shares the full story behind her 100% ethical, sustainable, zero waste, and slow fashion brand that she started in the middle of the pandemi...

EP27: Natalia Trevino

Helloooooo and welcome back to another episode of Up Next. Today's episode is one that you don't want to miss because it is a collaboration with the guys over @uthhub where I am interviewing one of the amazing people they regularly feature and that is none other than fashion designer and founder of her own fashion brand Natalia Trevino. In EP27 Natalia shares the full story behind her 100% ethical, sustainable, zero waste, and slow fashion brand that she started in the middle of the pandemi...

EP26: Mathani Mohammed

Today’s EP of Up Next is super special because my guest is none other than Mathani Mohammed the Co-Founder of BLANK SPACE. Blank Space is a space that provides a platform for creatives to showcase their talents in Spoken Word Poetry, Music, Rap, & Stand up Comedy. Throughout the episode Mathani tells the full and never told before story behind Blank Space and how her newly found love for spoken word peotry inspired her to co-found what would go on to become one of the country's biggest plat...

EP26: Mathani Mohammed

Today’s EP of Up Next is super special because my guest is none other than Mathani Mohammed the Co-Founder of BLANK SPACE. Blank Space is a space that provides a platform for creatives to showcase their talents in Spoken Word Poetry, Music, Rap, & Stand up Comedy. Throughout the episode Mathani tells the full and never told before story behind Blank Space and how her newly found love for spoken word peotry inspired her to co-found what would go on to become one of the country's biggest plat...

EP25: Shébani

On today's episode of Up Next, I am joined by the incredible singer and songwriter Shébani. This was by far one of the most genuine conversations I have ever had and a conversation that I will always look back at, I trust me this is an episode that you don’t want to miss!!! Throughout the episode, she talks about her amazing journey with singing and songwriting that started out at a young age and how she was able to kickstart her music career.  This episode also has so many gems all over it ...

EP25: Shébani

On today's episode of Up Next, I am joined by the incredible singer and songwriter Shébani. This was by far one of the most genuine conversations I have ever had and a conversation that I will always look back at, I trust me this is an episode that you don’t want to miss!!! Throughout the episode, she talks about her amazing journey with singing and songwriting that started out at a young age and how she was able to kickstart her music career.  This episode also has so many gems all over it ...

EP24: Ahmed Kadry

On today's episode of Up Next, I am joined by none other than the incredibly talented photographer and filmmaker Ahmed Kadry. Throughout the episode, Ahmed takes us through his journey with photography and film making that started 14 years ago when he was in high school, and he also talks about how his hard work, passion, and love for photography made him one of the region's top photographers and filmmakers and put him in a position where he was able to work with the likes of Cristiano Ronal...

EP23: Omar Al Owais

On today's episode of Up Next, I am joined by published author, writer, and mental health advocate Omar Al Owais. Throughout the episode, we talk about his journey with writing and how he grew as a writer and started to write about mental health which marked the beginning of his journey as a mental health advocate.  Omar also discusses how he advocates for mental health and contributes to raising awareness about its importance both as a writer and as a member of the organization "With Hope"....

EP23: Omar Al Owais

On today's episode of Up Next, I am joined by published author, writer, and mental health advocate Omar Al Owais. Throughout the episode, we talk about his journey with writing and how he grew as a writer and started to write about mental health which marked the beginning of his journey as a mental health advocate.  Omar also discusses how he advocates for mental health and contributes to raising awareness about its importance both as a writer and as a member of the organization "With Hope"....

EP22: Hala Bassam

On today's episode of Up Next, I am joined by producer, presenter, and content creator Hala Bassam. Hala is a presenter for SmashiTv one that is one of the biggest digital shows in the UAE and the Middle East. She also hosts a weekly series on her Instagram called The Wake Up Buzz where she discusses a different array of topics about our societies as well as business and Tech news.  Throughout the episode, Hala talks about her journey as a presenter that started at a very young age where she...

EP22: Hala Bassam

On today's episode of Up Next, I am joined by producer, presenter, and content creator Hala Bassam. Hala is a presenter for SmashiTv one that is one of the biggest digital shows in the UAE and the Middle East. She also hosts a weekly series on her Instagram called The Wake Up Buzz where she discusses a different array of topics about our societies as well as business and Tech news.  Throughout the episode, Hala talks about her journey as a presenter that started at a very young age where she...

EP21: Mohammad Sweidan

Up Next is back and it is back with a bang! On this week's episode, I am joined by none other than social media sensation and life coach Mohammad Sweidan.  Mohammad talks about his journey as a content creator and how we went from a computer engineering graduate to a TikTok sensation in just a few months where he gained over 800k followers and his account got verified by TikTok.  He also talks about all of the different challenges that he faced, mistakes that he made and also shares his advi...

EP21: Mohammad Sweidan

Up Next is back and it is back with a bang! On this week's episode, I am joined by none other than social media sensation and life coach Mohammad Sweidan.  Mohammad talks about his journey as a content creator and how we went from a computer engineering graduate to a TikTok sensation in just a few months where he gained over 800k followers and his account got verified by TikTok.  He also talks about all of the different challenges that he faced, mistakes that he made and also shares his advi...

EP20: Othman Nafe

EP19: Ahmed Ghobash

On this episode of Up Next, I am joined by entrepreneur and Co-founder of 1beat, Ahmed Ghobash. Throughout the episode, Ahmed gives us an insight into how he and his siblings developed the idea of launching their own fitness studio, 1beat, and how it was inspired by their love for cycling and through trial and error.  He also discusses many of the challenges that they faced and shares his advice for others interested in launching their own business or in turning something from an idea on pap...

EP18: Sasha Ash

On this episode of Up Next, I am joined by the incredibly talented singer Sasha Ash. Throughout the episode she talks about her journey with music and singing that started when she was 7 years when her mother forced her to join the choir, she then went on to join acapella groups, perform in restaurants and open mics then her music career hit a turning point when she started using TikTok during the quarantine.  Sasha grew her account to over 140k followers on the platform in just a few months...

EP17: Nazim Boudaoud

On this episode of Up Next, I am joined by the music artist Nazim Boudaoud aka Losez. He talks about his music journey that started when he was just 11 years old, the inspiration behind his music, and how he spent the last few years working on his craft and on developing his mixing and mastering abilities so he can produce his own music as well.  Throughout the episode he also talks about his album "ID" that recently dropped and is currently available on all platforms. Nazim walks us through...

EP17: Nazim Boudaoud

On this episode of Up Next, I am joined by the music artist Nazim Boudaoud aka Losez. He talks about his music journey that started when he was just 11 years old, the inspiration behind his music, and how he spent the last few years working on his craft and on developing his mixing and mastering abilities so he can produce his own music as well.  Throughout the episode he also talks about his album "ID" that recently dropped and is currently available on all platforms. Nazim walks us through...

EP16: Omaya Michelle

On this episode of Up Next, I am joined by Omaya Michelle the founder of the UAE's 1st online mental health magazine, AWARE AE. Throughout the episode, Omaya talks about her struggles with mental health over the past 10 years and how that along with her love for journalism inspired her to launch AWARE AE. She always goes on to discuss how they strive to raise awareness about mental health and end the stigma around it especially in the Middle East.  Omaya also discusses some of the challen...

EP16: Omaya Michelle

On this episode of Up Next, I am joined by Omaya Michelle the founder of the UAE's 1st online mental health magazine, AWARE AE. Throughout the episode, Omaya talks about her struggles with mental health over the past 10 years and how that along with her love for journalism inspired her to launch AWARE AE. She always goes on to discuss how they strive to raise awareness about mental health and end the stigma around it especially in the Middle East.  Omaya also discusses some of the challen...

EP15: Sarah Wagdy

This episode of Up Next is super special not only because it is the 15th episode of Season 1 (I honestly can't even believe it) but also because I am joined by none other than the incredible Sarah Wagdy. Sarah is a spoken word poet, writer, and overall incredible human being. and In this episode, she talks about her story with writing that began when she was just in grade 3 and how her writing style completely changed after facing a near-death experience. Sarah also discusses her entire cr...

EP14: Latifa Bin Haider

On this episode, I am joined by none other than Latifa Bin Haider the Co-founder of Mental Health AE, an organization that aims to raise awareness on the importance of mental health and tries to break the stigma around it. They do this by providing a ton of information and directories on their website that helps people learn more about mental health and its importance and help people gain access to specialist help. Mental health is a topic of extreme importance and one that I am really pass...

EP13: Abdalla Al Hourani

On this episode of Up Next, I am joined by Abdalla Al Hourani aka @sneakersbil3arabi on IG.  Throughout the episode, we talk about how he turned his passion for collecting sneakers into a growing platform on Instagram where he reviews new sneakers and discusses news related to the sneaker culture.  Abdalla only started his page 2 months ago and it is already growing at a very high rate so throughout the episode he discusses all the challenges he faced, mistakes he made, his brainstorming pro...

EP12: Simran Chowdhry

On this episode of Up Next, I am joined by none other than Simran Chowdhry the founder of BluePhin. BluePhin is a smart robot that can collect floating waste in commercial water bodies. It is one of the world’s most technologically advanced waste management solutions. It collects plastic, algae, and other debris to tackle marine pollution in lakes, ponds, canals, marinas, ports, and coastlines. Throughout the episode, Simran shares the inspiration behind her startup, some of the challenges ...

EP11: Ban Lahham

Very few people can say that they published their first book at the age of 20 and this episode of "Up Next" is really special because I am joined by one of them. My guest on this episode is none other than Ban Lahham, the author of "Enigma".  Throughout the episode, she shares the inspiration behind her book and why she chose to publish it at such a young age. She also goes on to explain the writing process in detail while sharing the challenges and obstacles that she faced along her way amo...

EP10: Saeed Zarrouk

On this episode of Up Next, I am joined by Saeed Zarrouk the founder of Edutest and the youngest person in this year’s Forbes top 30 under 30. Saeed shares how he built a multi-million dollar company at the age of 19, some of the challenges that he faced, mistakes that he made, and a ton of tips for young and upcoming entrepreneurs among other things. Edutech is a social startup in the field of educational consulting that aims to provide everyone in the Middle East and Northern Africa with ...

EP9: Alia Al Mansoori

On today’s episode of Up Next, I am joined by Alia Al Mansoori, the UAE’s youngest scientist and a future astronaut.  Growing up Alia was always fascinated with space and much of that was inspired by her love for Star Wars. She always dreamt of exploring space and discovering if there is life outside our planet. In 2017, Alia took the first step towards making that dream a reality when she won the Genes in Space competition when she was just 15 years old!!! Alia was never a genius child th...

EP8: Yasmina Bourgi

On this episode of Up Next, I am joined by none other than Yasmina Bourgi the founder of the local fashion brand Vent. Vent is quite a unique and innovative fashion brand as they offer all of their designs in various sizes ranging from XS to 4 XL, they believe that people should not be limited to the typical sizes set by mainstream brands many people struggle to find on-trend/fashionable designs in their size. Yasmina also shares the inspiration behind launching Vent, how she built it from t...

EP7: Reece Mitchell

On Today’s episode of Up Next, I am joined by 2x cross fit games athlete and performance coach Reece Mitchell. Reece was the 3rd fittest teen in the world in 2017 and he is now the 4th fittest teen in the world, he has also just joined Dubai based gym InnerFight as a cross-fit and performance coach, oh and did I mention that he recently turned 18!!.  Throughout the episode, Reece shares how he went from joining a cross-fit gym by mistake as a 13-year-old, trying to lose weight, only to be o...

EP7: Reece Mitchell

On Today’s episode of Up Next, I am joined by 2x cross fit games athlete and performance coach Reece Mitchell. Reece was the 3rd fittest teen in the world in 2017 and he is now the 4th fittest teen in the world, he has also just joined Dubai based gym InnerFight as a cross-fit and performance coach, oh and did I mention that he recently turned 18!!.  Throughout the episode, Reece shares how he went from joining a cross-fit gym by mistake as a 13-year-old, trying to lose weight, only to be o...

EP6: Farida El Sharkawy

On Today’s episode of Up Next, I am joined by none other than Farida El Sharkawy. Farida is the youngest Egyptian to ever climb Mount Everest base camp (she was only 17 at the time) yup you read that right! We discuss her journey and how she ended up climbing Mount Everest with other members from the online community Surviving Hijab. Farida also shares some of her experiences with physical and cyberbullying and shares how she built up the courage to stand up to her bullies and SPEAK UP.  Ch...

EP5: Omar Hussein

On the fifth episode of Up Next, I am joined by youtube and content creator Omar Hussein. Omar describes how he built his channel from the ground up and reached 40k subscribers and over 2 million channel views. He also gives plenty of tips to upcoming content creators on how to take off with your brand/channel, how to work and collab with brands, and much more. Omar then goes on to mention some of the challenges he faced, mistakes he made, and a couple of things that he wishes he had known w...

EP5: Omar Hussein

On the fifth episode of Up Next, I am joined by youtube and content creator Omar Hussein. Omar describes how he built his channel from the ground up and reached 40k subscribers and over 2 million channel views. He also gives plenty of tips to upcoming content creators on how to take off with your brand/channel, how to work and collab with brands, and much more. Omar then goes on to mention some of the challenges he faced, mistakes he made, and a couple of things that he wishes he had known w...

EP4: Elnaz Tabei

On the fourth episode of Up Next, I am joined by the incredibly talented entrepreneur Elnaz Tabei the founder of Artabel DXB. Elnaz shares how it is like to make the transition from drawing and painting as a hobby to doing it for living through her customization and personalization business. She gives us an insight into how art and drawing helped improve her mental state and well being. Elnaz also describes how she tries to differentiate herself in an extremely competitive market while givin...

EP3: Merihan Dobiea

On the third episode of Up Next, I am joined by Merihan Dobiea the local fashion icon and entrepreneur. Merihan shares the story behind her social media fashion blog while giving tips and advice to aspiring content creators/bloggers on partnering with brands and maintaining/growing follower engagement. We also discuss the negative stigma around influencers and for the first time you get to hear the side of the influencer. Merihan also describes the inspiration behind her fashion brand bespok...

EP3: Merihan Dobiea

On the third episode of Up Next, I am joined by Merihan Dobiea the local fashion icon and entrepreneur. Merihan shares the story behind her social media fashion blog while giving tips and advice to aspiring content creators/bloggers on partnering with brands and maintaining/growing follower engagement. We also discuss the negative stigma around influencers and for the first time you get to hear the side of the influencer. Merihan also describes the inspiration behind her fashion brand bespok...

EP2: Haneen Asfour

In this episode of Up Next, I am joined by the 20-year-old entrepreneur Haneen Asfour. Haneen shares the story of how she founded her personal development focused start-up "Level Up DXB" at the age of 19 while keeping up with her courses in university and describes what differentiates their youth-oriented events/workshops. Haneen also shares how the, for the youth by the youth, social enterprise is adapting to the current events and gives us an insight into what the future holds for her star...

EP1: Omar Ghanem

On the first episode of "Up Next", I interview Omar Ghanem the CEO and Co-founder of U-light a social enterprise that provides a human-powered energy solution to energy-deprived communities in Nigeria. Omar explains the story behind U-light and how a bunch of 20 something-year-olds came up with an idea during their senior year in university that was pitched in front of the UN general assembly and nearly won them a million dollars while competing in the Hult Prize. This idea has now become a ...

EP1: Omar Ghanem

On the first episode of "Up Next", I interview Omar Ghanem the CEO and Co-founder of U-light a social enterprise that provides a human-powered energy solution to energy-deprived communities in Nigeria. Omar explains the story behind U-light and how a bunch of 20 something-year-olds came up with an idea during their senior year in university that was pitched in front of the UN general assembly and nearly won them a million dollars while competing in the Hult Prize. This idea has now become a ...