Project E Podcast

In this episode of Project E, I've invited Ibrahim Abudyak Co-Founder of The Smash Room, Dubai’s ultimate de-stress destination! Since its opening in early 2018, The Smash Room has instantly become a hit with the local community, with residents from all over the UAE dropping by its flagship location in Al Qouz to Smash.  The Smash Room offers everything from glass cups, to washing machines for you to unleash all your rage on. Even if your rage levels are at an acceptable average, you can still drop by for a one-of-a-kind experience!  For a limited period only, The Smash Room is organizing a pop-up location with portable rooms full of smash-able things, happening at Beach Canteen from February 26 to March 14, so check it out!  In addition, The Smash Room is now Franchising allowing you the opportunity to open your own Smash Room! For more info visit https://www.thesmashroom.ae/franchise To connect with Ibrahim online you can do so here: FB: https://www.facebook.com/iabudyak/, Twitter: https://twitter.com/iabudyak, IG: https://www.instagram.com/iabudyak/, and LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/iabudyak/.  To connect with The Smash Room, you can check out their social channels here: FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheSmashRoomDXB/, Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesmashroomdxb, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesmashroomdxb/, and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thesmashroomdxb/.  To read Ibrahim's latest interview with Entrepreneur Magazine check it out here: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/345589?fbclid=IwAR17J3xowN2UTV31I0MyMOAvpRQ3hnVEZ9yO2CHJCPAAUPhrDjISJeYbf9Q

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Haneen Asfour is an undergraduate student at the American University of Sharjah studying Design Management and is the founder of Level Up DXB. Level Up DXB is a startup aimed to create personal development events for the youth. Haneen saw there was a gap in the market for skill development and workshops aimed at the younger generation and she decided to do something about it during her summer break.  Haneen also has 5 internships under her belt, a personal shopper of The Strategic Planners where her role is to integrate audits for several hotels across the Middle East and at 19 years-old all-around one of the hardest workers in the room.  In this episode, we find out how Level UP DXB started mid-summer break, how Haneen utilized her network to find outstanding speakers for her first event and got exposure, discuss ideas on multitasking, and explore what our ideas of success look like.  To connect with Haneen and Level Up, find the links below: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haneen-s-asfour-507131146/ https://www.instagram.com/haneen_asfour/ https://www.instagram.com/level_up_dxb/

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In the first episode of Project E, I've invited Diala Daoud the Co-Founder of LaunchDXB.  Diala J. Daoud is a startup enthusiast who started her journey in the startup ecosystem 6 years ago in Lebanon. Initially seeking a part-time job while pursuing her master’s degree, Diala never thought that a job opportunity at the Center for Research and Innovation (a pre-incubator) at the American University of Beirut will change her career path forever. In fact, it was her stepping stone into the startup world that she soon fell in love with. After working for 4 years at the Center, Diala simultaneously took on projects with UNICEF and INJAZ Lebanon for the GIL project, a social entrepreneurship initiative to support underprivileged communities. She then worked with a global social entrepreneurship accelerator Hult Prize. Throughout her years of experience, Diala got to work closely with 150+ startup, which gave her clear insight into what startup ecosystems need most, and what entrepreneurs passionately seek throughout their journeys. Those first 6 years of her career culminated in Diala co-founding Launch DXB, 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. In this episode, Diala talks about her journey, the basics of setting up a business, financials and legal considerations, as well as team dynamics considerations.  You can connect with Launch DXB 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/ Also,  you can check out the Launch DXB website, to know more about how to join the platform and become part of the movement: https://www.launchdxb.com/ 

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