Women Power Podcast with Wafa Alobaidat

Eat Heal And Love With Muneera Obaidli

In this episode, Muneera Obaidli shares realistic, long-term approaches to achieving optimum health and the journey of healing and prospering with her passion for creating dreams through food and nutrition. She talks about using the unique concepts of Primary and Secondary Nutrition with a strong emphasis on empowering her clients to take charge of their own journey to wellness as the foundation for her work. Muneera’s drive to be consistent with her work and to pivot through the direction o...

Strategizing Your Work Life Balance With Amal Jaffar

Amal Jaffar in this highly gripping and emotional episode reflects on her journey to becoming a solopreneur and living life on her own terms, taking things one at a time with a pace that has helped her understand her dreams. Amal shared her experience having breast cancer and crossing that bridge with so much courage and resilience. Listen to her episode now! Brought to you by one of Bahrain's most community-centric fresh food stores Alosra Supermarket. Amal Jaffar is a self-employed full-t...

Presenting Yourself With Opportunities With Rana Nawas

Rana Nawas is a corporate veteran turned podcaster on a mission to help women, which she achieves by being a public speaker, strategic consultant and an incredible founder and host to When Women Win, a show listened to in over 183 countries, where female role models from diverse backgrounds share their inspirational achievements and success stories. Her 17 years of corporate life encompasses a variety of experiences including starting at McKinsey & Company London, to working with the governm...

Embracing Financial Literacy With Alanoud Alsaif

In this episode, Alanoud Alsaif talks about her growth with Falak and how starting out young in the field of finance and investments has served her in the best way. She talks about the multiple roles she handles at Falak and how the dynamic of content creation and investments in startups has engineered a network of budding entrepreneurs and leaders. Episode out now! Alanoud Alsaif is an Investment Analyst & Angel Network Startups Lead at Falak Investment Hub. She has a great passion for all...

Transform Your Health With Zein Salti

In this episode, Zein Salti sheds light on an array of knowledge that she’s harvested and shares what it's like to be consumed by nature and to live a life that is fresh and healthy. Zein talks about investing time and nurturing in superfood, eating clean and listening to your body and staying mindful of your inner consciousness. She talks about her alter ego Zenergie Juices and how it's dedicated, heart and soul, to providing plant-based elixirs that nourish your senses, refuel your energy ...

Be The Boss Of Your Own Life With Leena Khalil

In this episode, Leena Khalil demystifies the world of entrepreneurship by sharing her incredible journey from bringing Mumzwolrd to life by being its co-founder, to giving it away. Being an absolute powerhouse of experience in finance and entrepreneurship, Leena shares her story of how she turned her startup into a business which attracted opportunities. She also gets candid about her life as a mother and how it transformed her into the successful, award winning entrepreneur she is today. L...

Pain And Courage In Entrepreneurship With Natalie Chan

This episode with Natalie Chan is an inspirational journey of women that create, persevere, and grow by relentlessly pursuing their dreams and forging their own set of hybrids in order to scale their business, make an impact. She talks about creating a  community that learns how to make mistakes and leverage through it in a way that makes them unique and gives them the recognition they deserve. Through her academy OWN, Natalie is on a mission to unlock human potential, by bringing industry e...

Chief Explorer Officer Rakhi Mutta On Managing Talent With Authenticity

In this episode with Rakhi Mutta, we get an authentic, candid view into the strategic mind of an executor of dreams. From juggling motherhood with work to giving an insight into the world of management. Rakhi shares it all, along with her personal experience of managing best selling author, Rupi Kaur. Rakhi also opens up about the struggles faced in professional life by women of colour today and how she overcame them to reach the heights of success. Listen to our episode now through our link...

Chief Explorer Officer Rakhi Mukhta On Managing Talent With Authenticity

In this episode with Rakhi Mutta, we get an authentic, candid view into the strategic mind of an executor of dreams. From juggling motherhood with work to giving an insight into the world of management. Rakhi shares it all, along with her personal experience of managing best selling author, Rupi Kaur. Rakhi also opens up about the struggles faced in professional life by women of colour today and how she overcame them to reach the heights of success. Listen to our episode now through our link...

Suzan Kanoo On Building A Thriving Family Business And An Empowering Community For Women

In this episode with Suzy Kanoo, we take a look at the world through her eyes as a successful, leading businesswoman, author and a mother. Diving deep into the behind the scenes of her incredible experience of writing her book, “Hear us Speak: Letters from Arab Women”- a Forbes affiliated book based on shedding light upon the plight surrounding Arab women, Suzy shares her excitement and passion for women empowerment and the purpose her book stands for. She also unfolds her experience as a CE...

Manifesting Your Dream Job With Saleha Surti

In this episode, we dive deep into an honest conversation with Saleha Surti, where she shares her valuable experience and knowledge of recruitment in the corporate world, in combination with her inspiring entrepreneurial journey, to guide women on how to achieve their dream job, keeping their personal growth in mind. Other than practicing discipline and creating the perfect work life balance as a mother, throughout the episode Saleha also constantly sheds light on strengthening one’s persona...

How To Be A Purposeful Women In Tech With Thea Myhrvold

In this episode, Thea Myhrvold takes us on her journey as an edtech entrepreneur, the inception of her edtech startup GetBee and scaling it to skyrocket! A firm believer in the future of tech, Thea aims to connect people through technology and AI. She shares how she keeps up with the ever growing tech industry and hopes to empower women through technology. Thea takes on how startups pivot and reinvent through their course of action. She talks about her superpower and leveling up in this spac...

How To Be The Architect Of Your Career With Lulwa Alhabshi, Founder Of Morf Athletics

In this episode, Lulwa Alhabshi throws light on the crucial aspect of a sportswear brand that meets the needs of the arab world. As an architect herself, she used the concepts of architecture to amp up the game in the sportswear arena by launching her own brand- Morf. Morf Athletics, as Lulwa sharess, is a brand that focuses on consumer needs and their products are specifically crafted according to their interests and preferences. She also talks of the importance of a healthy lifestyle and h...

Amal Al Malki On How And Why We Should All Be Visible Leaders

In this episode, Dr. Amal Malki shares her insights on the challenges women, especially Muslim women face in their own homelands in the education sector. Being the founding dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Qatar, Amal aims to tackle gender stereotypes plaguing Arab women and their careers. A firm believer of the feminist movement, Amal wants to help women find their voice and know their rights. She sheds light on the existing amalgamation of culture and religion in th...

How We Can Empower Ourselves Through Our Rights With Aysha Mutaywea

In this week’s episode, we dive into the world of law and order with Attorney Aysha Mutaywea, who shares the intricacies of being a law professional. She sheds light on how the law field, being a largely male dominated sphere, has different benchmarks for male and female attorneys. She speaks of the difficulties and the challenges she faces being a lawyer and coming up with solutions for gut-wrenching cases, but on the bright side how being a female lawyer has equipped her with endless oppor...

How I Became A Go Getter With Sofia Guellaty

Sofia Guellaty brings her fashion knowledge and passion for Arab culture together on a daily basis. Her career in fashion spans over more than fifteen years as she began freelancing for major publications at the age of 19, and consulting for luxury brands. In early 2008 she founded one of the first publications geared toward the fashion savvy Arab woman: Unfair. She also contributed to Vanity Fair, Magazine, Antidote and published a novel Le Sablier (Gallimard-Joelle Losfeld). She is now the...

How I Switched My Career Gears During Covid With Nourah Feteih

In this episode, Nourah Feteih talks about her strong belief that there are no losses in life. With all the changes that have happened to the world, she came to believe that by going back steps in life and learning from experiences, we are actually not going back, we are only being prepared to have a stronger breakthrough when we discover our full potential and capabilities in ourselves, careers and even personal relationships. She compares it to archery, and stresses how the more we pull th...

How To Transfer Knowledge From One Career To Another With Steminist Latifa Al Khalifa

In this episode with Latifa Al Khalifa, we dive into her journey with an Edtech startup and the challenges she had to face in setting up a fulfilling functioning STEM Education platform for keen learners of all age groups. She shares Cleverplay’s aim to empower children to become curious creators and lifelong learners, which was named under one of the 100 most meaningful businesses worldwide. Latifa talks of how schools focus more on theories and in that sense take back the actual fun of lea...

How To Serve Your Creative Purpose From An Organizational Level With Al Zain Al Sabah

In this week's episode, Al-Zain Al Sabah talks about her journey of 'mastery' throughout her career. She tells us about her never-ending goals and her desire to grow and learn. Being Kuwaiti and second hand experiencing the invasion and destruction that comes with a war, she found her calling in Journalism and wants to lend her voice for a greater cause! She spills her secrets on how she curves all the struggles that come with a career shift. Her passion to just do what makes her happy and b...

How I Organised My Career As An Independent Artist With Tamtam

Saudi Arabian singer and songwriter Tamtam is based between Los Angeles and Riyadh. At the age of 13, she relocated to California due to her parent’s belief that seeing the world through a different lens is important. Since then, Tamtam has been channeling all her life experiences into her biggest venture, music. Her sound is not one to put in a box, but you can hear Alternative R&B and Pop influences. Her single “We’ve Got Wings”, released in late 2015, helped promote a Saudi Breast Cancer ...

How To Become A Creative Solopreneur with Dr. Noora H. Alghatam

Unlocking The World Of VC Funding With Stephanie Nour Prince

In this episode with Stephanie Nour, we learn everything there is to know about scaling a startup, VC funding and its ins and outs. Stephanie with over a decade’s experience in funding and investing tells us what it's like starting a company that focuses on bringing together and building a community that is contributing to a large appetite to invest in the tech industry across the MENA region. Stephanie along with her partner’s goal with Nuwa Capital is to transform the relationship between ...

How To Nurture Your Craft With Nourah AlFaisal

In this episode with Nourah AlFaisal, we learn creativity, passion and craftsmanship. Nourah is tell-all in this insightful memoir where she talks about helming multiple ventures that have different outlets and linking them to her drive to be self-motivated and use that as a tool to instill it in her work as in this case is Nourah’s intricate jewellery designs. Nourah’s passion for learning and creative thinking and working at her own pace led her to become one of the most renowned and highl...

Harnessing The Power Of Self Worth With Basma Al Said

In this episode, Basma Al Said gets real and dives deep into the root of some common mental health issues and how every individual isn’t just born with it. As someone who likes to challenge herself, Basma talks about the challenges she faced growing up till now of never really fitting and being different; but still moving forward and not giving up.  She discusses the essence of staying mindful and appreciating the little things in life through kindness and gratitude. Through Whispers Of Sere...

Building An Authentic Community With Mompreneur Aesha Sulaiti

In this episode, we get to follow the wonderful Aesha Sulaiti in how she made @babiesandbroomsticks the success it is. Aesha shares the challenges she faced on her path to building self-confidence and resilience, and how having a strong familial support system gave her significant power; which she wanted to share with other mothers. She talks about how motherhood isn’t just an identity to define a woman, but rather a gateway to self-enhancement and unlocking a better version of yourself. Don...

From Seeking Asylum To Finding Purpose In Meaningful Careers With Triska Hamid

In this inspiring episode with Triska Hamid, we touch upon experiences that will ignite purpose and inspiration in you to do the greater good. Triska shares her memoirs of life as a refugee, being displaced from her homeland and finding her way through the struggles and  fulfilling her dreams and aspiration through strict perseverance and courage. Triska shares what it’s like to still recall the horrors of fledding a region that was afflicted with war and turmoil, the trauma that stays and h...

Arts, Culture And People Through The Lens Of Photographer Ghada Khunji

In this episode, Ghada Khunji takes us on her journey as a photographer of the people, cultures and places she’s lived and how that has imbibed in her style of photography and the many stories it tells. She shares what it takes to be an artist that explores her deepest contemplations  and not focusing on the monetizing aspect of this profession but actually giving faces and voices to the underprivileged people. She talks about why she feels her work is a reflection of who she is and anything...

How To Customize Your Career For Creative Fulfillment With Anum Bashir

In this episode, Anum Bashir shares the creative process and the ins and outs of being a blogger and fashion enthusiast making the most out of your career! Anum tells us all about life on social media, curating content that stands out from your contemporaries and how to build deeper relationships with all your clients and brands you collaborate with to form standing friendships. She believes it’s important to be a flag bearer of cultural representation and bringing your unique set of feature...

The Art Of The Start With Event Guru Zainab Alsalih

In this episode with Zainab Alsalih, she shares the behind the scenes of running a successful event planning business and spearheading Carousel Events to scale it to become a memorable experience for her clients and for herself! She weighs in on the pros and cons of striving for perfection and how both stressful and joyable your job can be even after successfully executing over 100 weddings. She talks about setting boundaries and how that has helped her manage her energies and control people...

The Art Of The Start With Event Guru Zainab Alsalih

In this episode with Zainab Alsalih, she shares the behind the scenes of running a successful event planning business and spearheading Carousel Events to scale it to become a memorable experience for her clients and for herself! She weighs in on the pros and cons of striving for perfection and how both stressful and joyable your job can be even after successfully executing over 100 weddings. She talks about setting boundaries and how that has helped her manage her energies and control people...

From Portobello Market To A Fashion Empire With Lucy Aylen

In this episode, Lucy Aylen shares all there is to know about her journey as an entrepreneur and her love for clothes and fashion. She talks about bringing her fashion label store, popular in the UK and a proud partner of the podcast, Never Fully Dressed to life and catapulting it to success despite hitting some turfs. She banks on being 100% with her customers and organizing and balancing her energy between being a mompreneur having 3 kids under 4 and running a thriving business, Catch her ...

How I Raised Over $100M For My Business Ventures With Joy Ajlouny

In this inspiring episode with Joy Ajlouny, we relish in Joy’s story and how she leads with power and aims to break the stereotype surrounding women and not letting it affect your goals and beliefs. Everything from having thick skin, to becoming a great pitcher and showing investors your clear path to profitability. Joy talks about her journey in the tech industry, her transition from fashion to logistics and why the biggest investment is to rely on yourself. She shares what it’s like starti...

How I Raised Over 100M Dollars For My Business Ventures With Joy Ajlouny

In this inspiring episode with Joy Ajlouny, we relish in Joy’s story and how she leads with power and aims to break the stereotype surrounding women and not letting it affect your goals and beliefs. Everything from having thick skin, to becoming a great pitcher and showing investors your clear path to profitability. Joy talks about her journey in the tech industry, her transition from fashion to logistics and why the biggest investment is to rely on yourself. She shares what it’s like starti...

How I Became A Social Entrepreneur And Global Impact Innovator With Leena Olaimy

This episode with Leena Olaimy is as inspiring and enlightening as it can get. Leena is a global entrepreneur and has an astonishing array of skills and experience which she showcases through every resourceful and successful initiative she has been a part of. Through her work as a social entrepreneur, she has made it her mission to reset the paradigm, launching non-profit Public Planet Partnerships (PPP) to train businesses how to “team up” with nature to operate more efficiently and boost t...

How I Became A Social Entrepreneur And Global Impact Innovator With Leena Olaimy

This episode with Leena Olaimy is as inspiring and enlightening as it can get. Leena is a global entrepreneur and has an astonishing array of skills and experience which she showcases through every resourceful and successful initiative she has been a part of. Through her work as a social entrepreneur, she has made it her mission to reset the paradigm, launching non-profit Public Planet Partnerships (PPP) to train businesses how to “team up” with nature to operate more efficiently and boost t...

How To Manage Wellness Whilst Growing Mindvalley With Marisha Lakhiani

In this episode, Marisha Lakhiani shares what it's like to have a passion for scaling businesses and driving innovation and growth. She speaks in depth about her career trajectories at Mindvalley and managing $150 Million in revenue and all the key marketing functions. She touches upon her personal plight and dealing with difficulties and how that has helped her stay mindful about her personal growth that reflects on her ability to perform better as an individual. Episode is out now! Marish...

How Embracing Gig Culture Has Served Me With Author Hala Alyan

This episode featuring Hala Alyan gives us great insight into what it's like being an author and a clinical psychologist to bring together a story that is fragmented and disjointed through her passion of serving people through her words. Hala Alyan tells us all from what living a nomadic life is like and being an immigrant in the States to finding her way to becoming an established individual with her own story that is equally as compelling as her! Expect some personal and heart to heart exp...

How To Be A Catalyst For Change Through Learning And Unlearning With Yasmin Helal

In this episode, Yasmin Helal talks about entrepreneurship, motherhood, activism and basketball. She shares her journey to fame as a basketball player and eventually answers her call to mobilising education by founding Educate Me. Through the ups and down, happy and not soapy milestones, she embraces the change that’s inevitable and dives into her career trajectories, juggling these different and dynamic roles and eventually having it all fall into place. Episode is out now! Yasmin Helal is...

How To Start A Homegrown Beauty Brand With Farah Turani

In this episode, Farah Turani shares everything from her life as a law student and co-founder of a local bahraini vegan beauty brand Heaven Sent Cosmetics. We talk about the inception of this local favorite and its journey to success as it’s gaining all the popularity as a gloss heaven! Farah also spills the beans on taking Heaven Sent to the next level, their new line of products and the goals they have envisioned to someday making it to the big beauty hubs globally! Episode is out now. Fa...

Navigating Personal And Professional Curveballs With Life Coach Noelle El Saadany

In this episode, Noelle El Sadaany talks about her role as a life coach and her passion to dive deep into learning about self help and mentoring individuals to lead a life with clarity and fulfillment. Noelle also shares the struggles she faced along the way to having a brave front as she understands the longevity of problems that surround women in all cultures and societies and aims to destigmatize issues to be able to have a free and open conversation. We talk about motherhood, the process...

How Organizing Your Space Can Organize Your Life With Laura Cattano

In this episode with Laura Cattano, we bring you a refreshing take on living a life that’s organized with simplicity and minimalism. Laura shares her story of leading a career of a professional organizer and interior stylist having helped a ton of her clients revamp their spaces and relish the process of decluttering to create a vibe that resonates with their personalities and inner voices. Laura with her own decree of purpose and conviction aims to transform lives through her selectiveness ...

How We're Scaling A Media Based Business During Covid With Leila Hamadeh

In this episode, Leila Hamadeh talks about scaling up a media based business during the worst months of the pandemic, riding out the wave and also staying consistent with producing content that is fresh, authentic and speaks the language of the MENA culture. She reverts to her confidence to join a startup and take those skills to the next level. She also talks about developing an emotional attachment to a startup and dealing with the aftermath of bad pitches to investors and eventually growi...

Mastering Your Sleep To Succeed

How To Build A Better Relationship With Your Body With Helene Ioannides

In this episode, Helene Ioannides talks about her life as a motivator and mompreneur, doing it all and running on fuel that stem from her will to stay fit and train harder in addition to delivering that confidence and helping transform women’s lives through her bootcamp. She shares some valuable and notable insight into what it’s like to be a fitness expert, the uncertainties that have to be dealt with in order to destress your mind and body. Episode is out now!  Helene Ioannides is a Fitne...

From Overcoming Bullying To Mobilising Female Founders With Emon Shakoor

In this episode with Emon Shakoor, we delve on overcoming bullying and mustering the courage and belief to persevere through life with a sheer sense of purpose and willingness to make a difference not just in your life but to those around you. Emon tells us about her inspiring take on how she turned her life around and built a company from her entrepreneurial mindset, raised capital and sustained through all storms to have come out of it with a true sense of championship. Listen to her episo...

How I Went From Stay At Home Mom To Working Mom

In this episode with Wafa Alobaidat and Faiza Saeed, we discuss the importance of women raising kids but having an ambitious mind and wanting to fill the career gap. The process of mothers going back going back to work and how they can do so after having kids whilst adapting to their new life as a mom and having to juggle the many responsibilities it brings. We also talk about ambitious young mothers starting companies and the type of investments all women should be making in their 20s. The ...

How To Build A Brand That Stands Out In A Crowded Market With Sarah Al Dabbagh

This episode with Sarah Al Dabbagh gives us a peek into her journey filled with creative entrepreneurship and an eye for aesthetics and details. Sarah’s success story stems from a childhood filled with creativity, the Saudi event planner has had an eye for details ever since she was a teenager. Sarah shares it all from doing her first event, to the first wedding, saying no to work that does not fit under her umbrella and maneuvering through uneven terrains to find her way to fruition as a on...

Show Up Before You're Ready With Sarah Taibah

In this episode with Sarah Taibah, we get a dose of life and art through Sarah’s creative lens and her curious mind that manifests dreams and turns visions to reality with her artistic approach to life. Sarah talks about the ins and outs of being a creator, an actress and illustrator making space for more creativity and individuality in a region that is still not as saturated with art and films. She shares what it’s like being a Saudi woman wanting to shine the limelight and put Saudi women ...

Finding Ourselves Through Color Psychology With Fatima Al Shirawi

In this episode with Fatima Al Shirawi, we explore the story behind becoming a color consultant and specializing in a field that is unique in itself. To give people a fresh and structured perspective on life solely through color and utilizing this skill to balance your moods and life in general! Fatima shares how she was able to manifest her creativity through the Gracious F, and aims to help both individuals and organizations achieve their ambitions, dreams and goals, through the reduction ...

Defining Your Purpose And Career By Believing In Yourself

In this episode, Wafa Alobaidat talks about believing in herself and being clear on your end in mind. The importance of working with joy and not burning yourself out. Doing mediations, affirmations, spiritual maintenance and finding a support system. Learning to love and being kind to yourself. She talks about developing commitment to work on yourself and forming a habit as natural and as organic as working out, like drinking water and eating. Forgiving yourself and not being too hard and ha...