Director / Founder Govind Shepley of TwentyOne06, an Integrated, multidisciplinary, design and branding agency, based in Dubai.

With a strong focus in Hospitality and Commercial design, they strive for innovation and originality in everything they do. Passionate storytellers, that love the creative process, but most importantly, deliver commercially successful projects. They are design challengers, that aim to create positive change for businesses and brands from within.

Their mantra is, “Good design is the essential ability to combine empathy, creativity and rationality, to meet user needs and drive business success”.

Take a listen to his journey in the ID world and business in the UAE.

Tharun Thomas an engineer by qualification with more than 15 years experience as a commercial strategist, automation professional and energy services consultant. His true passion lies in public speaking and sharing a message through the art of communication. It was this passion that motivated him to a TEDX talk in 2018 on the enigma code that plagues many of us as we try to find our true purpose in life while battling daily challenges. In the podcast he talks about how he has taken small steps towards mastering his art, how he has taken advantage of the current situation to focus more energy on getting his message to people and working towards a higher purpose of training individuals on the art of public speaking and becoming quality communicators

George talks to Simon Spencer about the Real Estate market in the UAE. With his sharp eye for this region and the uncertain times ahead, it was a good chance to get an insight into what the future holds.

After taking a short sabbatical, Simon started his career in real estate market back in 2016 with Ascot & Co. Fuelled by his energy and passion, knowing first-hand how important it was to find the right place to call home, he took on the challenge and crafted his skills, two years on after being awarded one of Property-finders best performing agents, he is now leading a team at the internationally renowned Chesterton’s and couldn’t be happier.

Working with high net worth clients, managing and maintaining strong performing portfolios. He looks forward to working with you, and providing you with the best personal, understanding service whether you're moving on, upsizing or hoping to find the perfect buyer for your home, or wanting to find a good tenant for your investment.

Instagram: @property.gent

Mark Sclaire is a British sales trainer & motivational speaker with over 12 years experience alone in the Middle East.

His company has been forged in the foundations of ensuring clients receive the help needed to structure and drive forward their sales division. His modern sales techniques will give your sales teams the ability to show the true value of your product or service to your clients.

Instagram: @marksclairetraining

To kick off the first of our many podcast we invited along friend and marketing guru along to talk to us all things digital marketing.

Richard is a seasoned marketer, having held many roles in his career to date – Brand Manager, Business Development Manager, Marketing Advisor and Marketing Manager. He began his career in sales which developed his understanding of people's motivations and what drives them in their decision making process.

With that experience, combined with his education and current marketing knowledge to build desirable brands and develop impactful marketing campaigns. As a result of his background he has the unique ability to manage multi-disciplinary projects and navigate complex challenges.

Alongside this Richard also runs a successful online platform giving people insight into into the world of creating and online beauty brand www.beautybusinessjournal.com.

Instagram: @thelastkingofireland