This is one of my favourite episodes of the Spencer Lodge Podcast so far. Grant's first podcast interview in the region certainly didn't disappoint, but I'm not going to give anything away just yet. All I'm going to say is if you want the real secret to 10X thinking - then put this episode on immediately!

Grant Cardone is a New York Times Bestselling Author, the #1 Sales Trainer in the world, and an internationally renowned speaker.

Raza Jafar is a serial entrepreneur and a philanthropist. His focus is on investments with a fervent pursuit of economic, environmental and social sustainability. He's also the founder of the Global Sustainability Network - a community and platform that's passionate and committed to delivering Goal 8 of the 17 Global Goals: promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

This is one of my absolute favourite interviews with an incredibly inspiring person, that I have the privilege to call my friend.

Raza Jafar is a serial entrepreneur and a philanthropist. His focus is on investments with a fervent pursuit of economic, environmental and social sustainability. He's also the founder of the Global Sustainability Network - a community and platform that's passionate and committed to delivering Goal 8 of the 17 Global Goals: promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

Firas Al Msaddi is the Chief Executive Officer of fäm Properties, one of the largest, most successful real estate brokerage firms in the UAE, and Executive Chairman of the fäm Group. At the age of 25, he founded the agency in 2009, built in the midst of the global economic crisis, and was driven by his unfaltering belief in the sustainability and endurance of Dubai.

There are few people that have the kind of tenacity and drive that Firas does. A story of a young man that moved to Dubai to work in retail sales, eventually working his way into Real Estate and now leading an empire. I'm not going to give anything away about this interview - there are SO many incredible points in here. You have to listen to this.

There are few people in the world that have the kind of tenacity and drive that Firas does. This is the story of a young man that moved to Dubai to work in retail sales, eventually working his way into Real Estate and now leads an empire. I'm not going to give anything away about this interview - there are SO many incredible pieces of wisdom in here. You cannot miss this episode.

With the Bayut Big Broker Event coming up next week here in Dubai, I had the opportunity to sit down and interview their Chief Executive Officer - Haider Ali Khan.

With a fascinating background in tech and engineering, a knack for understanding the way that consumers behave, and knowing how to solve problems with the way we engage with real estate - this conversation was one that gave some great insights into Bayut and why they're so successful.

With the Bayut Big Broker Event coming up next week here in Dubai, I had the opportunity to sit down and interview their Chief Executive Officer - Haider Ali Khan.

With a fascinating background in tech and engineering, a knack for understanding the way that consumers behave, and knowing how to solve problems with the way we engage with real estate - this conversation was one that gave some great insights into Bayut and why they're so successful.

They say that it's a sign of a true entrepreneur when someone is able to fail, stand up, brush themselves off, and keep going. There aren't many "Entrepreneurs" that I know of these days that are really able to live that in their day to day.

Umar Bin Farooq, Founding Partner of One Broker Group, is one of those people who after spending many years in Dubai truly embodies the spirit of Entrepreneurship in this city, facing failure, betrayal, ups, and downs to grow his business into what it is today. This is a must listen for anyone interested in Real Estate and Entrepreneurship, packed with lessons and take-aways.

Umar Bin Farooq, Founding Partner of One Broker Group, is one of those people that truly embody the spirit of Entrepreneurship in Dubai - having faced failure, betrayal, ups, and downs to grow his business into what it is today. This is a must listen for anyone interested in Real Estate and Entrepreneurship, packed with lessons and take-aways.

What do you do in a world where massive billboards on motorways are ignored in favour of a smartphone screen, and nobody believes that your product actually looks like the one on your website?

Andrew Burgess is an expert in helping brands to incorporate User Generated Content into their marketing and communications. He proves that there is an entire world of content at your consumer's fingertips and the content they truly value the most is made by other consumers - so it's about time businesses start taking advantage of it.