Nobody's Famous Podcast

In Episode 11, you’ll meet Julian Noursi, a fiery individual who took matters into her own hands when she created an insanely popular music festival in the Jordanian desert. You could say she’s someone who is very resourceful, very VERY sociable and just someone who puts in the hard work. Step into the whimsical mind of this strong yet light-hearted woman and find out how she got to where she is now.

We've been out for for a week but we're back on the #nobodysfamouspodcast! Our first two digit episode, episode 10! Anas and Ahmed joined us for a side splitting episode talking about their experiences, their lives and straight out how they laugh. Tune in to hear this dynamic duo!

If there’s one way we can entice you to tune in for Episode 9, it’s to find out how Bruno became literally a one man show at the age of 12. With only his determination, he walked into a hotel in his hometown Ciudad Bolívar and asked for a job at the age of 11...and then got the job at age 12! Bruno’s episode was inspirational, quirky and full of past stories. Have a listen and marvel and how a Venezuelan Italian boy never took no for an answer.

It’s none other than Hanna Abu Ata coming to you on Episode 8! The truth is, Hanna had been chasing us since Episode 1. The right question to ask about Hanna is not who knows him, but rather who doesn’t? Tune in for a different kind of stroll with Hanna, whose love for Liverpool football and heavily detailed storytelling gives us a closer look at some of the adventures he’s had so far.

Episode 7 of the #nobodysfamouspodcast was quite the experience for both us and the Nathalie. When getting guests on the show, a lot of people say, why me? We say, why not? We ended discussing the meaning of selflessness, why it's important to communicate with your SO and how to make "Bemyeh". All in all, this experimental episode gave us insight on where the show could go and why being famous is subjective.

EPISODE 6! In this episode of the Nobody’s Famous Podcast, we sat down with Kevin Nijns. Kevin took us into the world of private protection. Kevin started out working diplomatic protection, moved to bouncing at on the nightclub scene, then close personal protection for high profile individuals and graduated to running teams on container ships sailing across the often dangerous coastline of the African continent, before finally settling in Dubai. Tune in as Kevin takes us into closer look into the unique world of security services. Oh, did we mention he loves Aliens and Astronomy? Well yeah, don’t ask why.

"He tried to bromance me too quick"

When confirming episode 5, it wasn’t going to be easy. Lance was flying out that very night and I was flying back in, coming straight from the airport to the show. We delved into his love for dinosaurs and the search for Animatronic ones in China. We discussed how the music scene was versus how it is now. We also went into Lance’s early life during the 80’s and 90’s. This episode was such a blast overall and we really had to keep up with Lance and the constant tangents we went on.

To be honest, Episode 4 was supposed to be with Patrick and 2 other people. In the end, the other 2 stayed at work, and Patrick showed up a little nervous. Patrick ended up handling the show quite well with his comedic timing and funny quips on topics. Patrick El Achkar stepped up to the plate. We discussed what holds him back from his potential, his unique take on the name “Nobody’s Famous”, what’s a Hype Man and what it means to be successful. The result was a lighthearted episode with a few laughs – ideal for a night drive.

"People treat you different when you have like a year beard"

Going into this Epsiode 3 of the Nobody’s Famous Podcast, it was a first for us. Why? Well because unlike the 2 previous episodes, we knew Waleed the least. Waleed Shah, a photographer, creative thinker and entrepreneur based in the UAE joined us to talk about a lot of different topics. We discussed how he deals with strong or hateful comments on his work, his musical roots, his run with the famous White Cube Studio in Abu Dhabi and he delved into his artistic process including a modern photographer’s workflow. This was an interesting episode as it allowed us to get commentary from someone who had his work criticized on several occasions and it also gave us a perspective into what we should do next on the podcast.

On Episode 2 of the Nobody’s Famous Podcast, I reached out to my colleague and friend Wafa Maz. Wafa has always been an interesting character and that has a lot to do with her growing up in England and in the UAE. It was intriguing to find out that she “forgot” how to be an Arab and had to relearn Arabic when she came back to Abu Dhabi. Aside from her childhood, Wafa really loves travel and food. Not to mention we interviewed her at a time when she was leaving her job in events and embarking on something completely new for the first time ever in her life.