Khaled El Masry is the co-founder of 199x Digital agency, an agency run by a team of, you guessed it - 199x-ers! 

Coming from Egypt, Khaled shares today his journey since he decided to come to Dubai, studying at AUD, pursuing his career in the digital world and starting his own company! 

To know more about 199x services check out their website here: https://199xae.com/

Also available on Call/Whatsapp:(+971) 585 802 970. 

Follow on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/199xdigital/

Connect with Khaled directly: https://www.instagram.com/khaledelmasry__/

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Diala Daoud the co-founder of LaunchDXB comes back on the podcast to share an important message for all founders and startups. LaunchDXB has taken multiple steps to accommodate the demand for its events and activations at this time and organized 2 virtual workshops and meetups to date. 

LaunchDXB is a platform that caters to aspiring, early-stage, and fledging startups, in addition to established SMEs, independent professionals, and freelancers who want to venture forward with their business setups in Dubai, supporting them through online and offline activations.

Stay up to date with the latest online events and updates here: https://www.launchdxb.com/

You can also connect with LaunchDXB and Diala through the links below!  https://www.instagram.com/launchdxb/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/launchdxb/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/diala-j-daoud-96a7a169/.

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Necip Camcigil is the founder of One Life Kitchen and Cafe located in the Dubai Design District. One Life first opened its doors in March 2016 as one of the first F&B concepts to open in Dubai Design District. It is set over two beautifully designed floors and a great place for food, meetings, specialty coffee, freelancers, & events.

The mezzanine floor (or the Upstairs) is kitted out with a projector/screen, blackout blinds, a badass sound system, flexible furniture, coffee bar, and a coffee roaster. It's a great venue to host company meetings, community gatherings, product launches, baby showers, cultural evenings, movie nights or anything else you can think of.

To inquire about renting the space, you can email your inquiry to [email protected]om.

If you are a freelancer, entrepreneur, or a digital nomad, you are welcome to use the space! Find the location here: https://www.google.com/maps/place/1+Life+Kitchen+and+Cafe/@25.1882804,55.2958149,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3e5f68114ef16eeb:0xcbc30e83c6efdbe3!8m2!3d25.1882804!4d55.2980036

To stay up to date with 1 Life, you can follow their social channels here: https://www.instagram.com/onelifedxb/, https://www.facebook.com/onelifedxb, or check out the website https://www.onelifedxb.com/thespace

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Tania Lodi is the Founder of Dubai's most popular teahouse, Tania's Tea House. Located on Jumeirah Beach Road near the stately Burj Al Arab, the café attracts everyone from quintessential Jumeirah Janes meeting for a spot of gossip before collecting their young ones from school, to social media-savvy millennials seeking Instagram’s latest food trends.

The two-story café serves a wide range of specialty flavored teas, coffees and dishes including all-day breakfasts, tea sandwiches, super bowls, pasta, sliders, and decadent desserts. They accommodate all allergies and dietary restrictions and have many gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan-friendly items. 

What is fascinating, is that Tania has custom-blended each tea herself, and they all come in a regular, latte or iced form. Full of profound health benefits, Tania's Teahouse has an extensive tea menu for all health or mood-related needs. Coffees are also available and are topped off with Insta-worthy, fashion-inspired barista art. Desserts include posh eclairs, flavored milk cakes, and more!

Even better, they are now franchising! If you're an entrepreneur or aspire to one day open and start your own Tania's Tea house and cafe, have an appetite for risk and delicious tea, then I highly recommend that you get in touch on this link: https://www.taniasteahouse.com/franchise and the team will be in touch soon. 

To stay up to date with TTH, you can follow their social pages here: https://www.facebook.com/taniasteahouse/ - https://www.instagram.com/taniasteahouse/

To connect directly with Tania, you can follow her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tanialodi/ 

Tania's Tea House location: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tania's+Teahouse/@25.1484272,55.1959992,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3e5f6a4427b8893f:0xce69c7182810fe11!8m2!3d25.1484272!4d55.1981879

Due to the current situation, and following the UAE's government general directive, TTH will only be accepting pickups and deliveries temporarily. Contact them on +97143240021 for your orders! 

Support the local businesses! 

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Saif Mustafa is the Co-Founder of Loop Cafe, the popular community-cafe right next to DXBike, in Al Nad Al Shiba. Saif shares his journey of starting out in the food truck business, where he learned the operational aspects of running a business, how to come up with an effective marketing strategy, especially in this industry. 

Saif was always working directly under the founders where he was able to pick up a lot of things pretty quickly, and today shares the value of having a mentor. 

Loop Cafe is temporarily closed due to the global COVID-19 situation, but they will open very soon and you will find them right here: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Loop+Dxb/@25.1488779,55.2840548,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3e5f69f9af6245fd:0x16cf22758a3d6da2!8m2!3d25.1488731!4d55.2862488?shorturl=1 

To stay up to date with Loop follow them on: https://www.instagram.com/loopdxb/

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Rayyan Hassan is the Co-founder of Keno. Launched in 2016, Keno is a Dubai-based on-demand car services app that comes directly to you based on your GPS location. With Keno, you save time and money while getting a premium eco-friendly wash. 

In the past few months, Keno has grown rapidly and introduced its services in new cities including Al Ain, and Abu Dhabi, with plans to open in Sharjah really soon. 

Rayyan shares his insights on scaling Keno's operations while maintaining the highest levels of customer service. It's clear from the get-go, that Rayyan recognizes his greatest asset is his team of "Ninjas" that are executing on the ground, and he shares his insight on how to nurture and support your team. 

In support of the UAE's preventive measures to fight COVID-19, KENO has offered to disinfect all vehicle cabins FREE of charge using the KenoSafe disinfectant with every interior cleaning order. In addition, a FREE Interior Cleaning package will be offered to all the listeners! USE Code ProjectE. Valid up to 30-03-20. 

To stay up to date, you can follow their pages on https://www.instagram.com/keno.ae/ and https://www.facebook.com/KenoDXB/

Connect with Rayyan here: 

https://www.instagram.com/rayyan_hassan/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rayyan-abu-hassan-b1317135/

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Halima Jumani is the Director of Operations and Finance at Kibsons International, one of the largest importers and retailers of fresh produce in the region since 1982. Halima launched the online delivery platform for Kibsons in 2016, which enabled the family-run wholesaler to service customers online at a fraction of the retail price. Today she talks about joining the business in 2007, the days leading up to the launch of the online platform, and what it takes to scale the operation to 2,000+ orders a day while overseeing a 500+ team. 

You can download the Kibsons app on both android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kibsons.kibsons&hl=en and apple store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kibsons/id1455210990, or visit the website https://www.kibsons.com/ to learn more! 

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In this episode, I sit with Julia Jackle, co-founder of Creative971 Agency. Julia graduated in Banking & Finance in Germany and lives in Dubai since 2011. Her former experience in Banking and Real Estate Sales for Emaar Properties has given her the competitive edge and attention to detail in order to create efficiency in business. She is the CEO and co-founder of Creative971 since 2016, the leading Shopify and Shopify Plus full-service agency in the Middle East.

Today she discusses how e-commerce and Shopify landscape changed, and shares the 10-step E-Commerce blueprint she designed to help her clients launch e-commerce businesses. 

To access the Full Blueprint click here: 

https://tv.creative971.com/programs/e-commerce-online-training-blueprint-program-uae, and use PROJECT-E upon checkout for a 30% discount on your order. 

To know more about Creative971 and their service check out the website https://www.creative971.com/

To connect with Creative971: 

https://www.facebook.com/creative971/

https://twitter.com/creative971

https://www.instagram.com/creative971/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/creative971/

To connect with Julia:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-jackle-15945044/

https://www.instagram.com/julo27727/

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