Steve Dickinson's guest in today's episode is Ali Ihsan Güneş, the co-founder of FGI, an exciting family-owned business based in Sakarya, Turkiye- 125 km east of Istanbul. Together with his brother, Gunay, and other members of the family, he built his business, not once, but twice. His origin story is one of the most traumatic imaginable.

Topics covered in the show include:

• The company FGI, and the markets it serves
• Contrasting styles and roles of the two founders
• Their overall journey into the industry
• The devastating earthquake of 17 August 1999
• Perspectives from Ali's roles as Chairman of the Advisory Board at Sakarya Business School, and Vice President of the Turkish-German Chamber of Commerce
• Trends in social, regulatory and technology - including AI

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