Reshape by Rania Masri El Khatib

Nohman S. Ahmed is one of the three brothers who founded the group Undercover Brothers which specializes in the lifestyle fashion industry. Brands under their ownership include Crep Protect which has revolutionized the shoe care industry and was one of the top fastest growing fashion brands in Europe (Ref: FT1000), PresentedBy, which brings
exclusive/collectable sneakers and streetwear in world class award winning interiors.
The group also own one of Europe's leading sneaker marketplaces KLEKT.

Along with his two brothers, Nohman decided one day to turn his passion into his profession revolutionizing the shoe industry. I met Nohman in 2019 and together we created magic by bringing Presented By to Dubai. We clicked for our love of the customer and the experiences we can create together. 

In this episode I caught up with him, and we talked about everything from his journey as an entrepreneur and the lessons learnt along the way, as well as his brand's philosophy, a discipline that was able to get him to conquer the global markets.

"We continue to create products and brands that are bought – not sold!” - Nohman S.Ahmed

Hosted by: Rania Masri El Khatib

Hosted by: Rania Masri El Khatib

This season was so much fun! We explored areas of human life together, through engaging discussions on parenting, on courage and fear, topics about life and health, about social conditioning and the role of early childhood. It always excites me to share with you all the conversations I have myself - often in private with a smaller circle of like minded curious minds.

I hope this season made you think, made you change some, and inspired you to reshape your views and habits.

In this summary episode, I give you my take on these past episodes; the highlights and lessons learned from our guests,  Axelle Advani, Raha Moharrak and Ersin Pamuksuzer. 

See you on season 3!

Hosted by: Rania Masri El Khatib

Have you ever asked yourself: "what is life all about?"

Wellness is everywhere we look nowadays. Messages promoting a healthy living, a balanced mind and self love are everywhere. In October 2021, I decided to treat myself to a week at the award-winning wellness institute founded by Ersin Pamuksüzer.

In this episode I speak to Ersin Pamuksüzer - Founder of detox & wellness center, The LifeCo Wellbeing  & SAF; Chairman & Head of Başaksehir Living-Lab Project ; and Founder of the leading early-stage technology investment fund, Startershub. 

At the age of 46, Ersin decided to leave the corporate world to travel and discover life. This discovery took him towards a journey of wellness. Since that moment he has built a system to support and inspire others to do the same. Ersin shares generously his experience and the knowledge he has gained over the years to teach people to live a longer and healthier life.

"Your life quality and your health is a result of your choices. Choose right and be in peace with your choice" - Ersin Pamuksüzer.

Hosted by: Rania Masri El Khatib

Hosted by: Rania Masri El Khatib

Curiosity: A strong desire to know or learn something interesting – even if it means having to overcome challenges in the way to discover it. 

Courage: The ability to move out of someone’s comfort zone and do something that is scary; bravery.

These 2 key life ingredients were part of the success of our guest for this episode: Raha Moharrak.

Raha’s eagerness started at a young age and her curiosity and her strong bravery drove her towards a journey of changing life experiences. She started by climbing the high summit of Kilimanjaro and didn't stop there. In 2013 she became the first Saudi woman to climb Mount Everest and the seven highest mountains in each continent.

Raha believes that if you’re raised confident & curious you can dream big and you can make these dreams happen. 

I was impressed by her lessons that prove any person, young or old can apply to everyday life.

We are all faced with our own summits, and our own ‘nobody has done it’ situations. How many of us will accept fear and believe that, it is also a blessing in disguise.

“A journey is a collection of experiences; a teacher, wrong turns and random encounters, all that move you no matter grandeur or minuteness, it seldom ever merely connects one point to the other, it's what happens between that shapes and changes you. You are only as spiritually rich as you are well journeyed. Live curious enough to discover; get lost enough to be found and brave enough to take the first step" - Raha Moharrak

Hosted by: Rania Masri El Khatib

Hosted by: Rania Masri El Khatib

Parenting can feel like a challenging task for many, but what if we look at it as a skill people can actually develop ? Can we learn how to parent better? 

i catch up in this episode with Axelle Advani, a Certified Family Therapist specialized in adult-child relationship and emotional intelligence.  

To understand better the world surrounding parenting, emotional & cognitive empathy, and  to learn how taking care of ourselves can impact the relationship with our pre-teens & teens, listen to the conversation.

“Let’s continue to develop ourselves. Let’s continue to have consciousness of who we are and why we react like that. Let’s build on self-empathy and self-compassion to be able to open our arms to our children with compassion and empathy” – Axelle Advani

Hosted by: Rania Masri El Khatib

Hosted by: Rania Masri El Khatib

According to NFT stats compiled by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis Inc., the NFT marketplace grew to almost $41 billion in 2021, closing in on conventional art sales. In 2020, conventional art and antique sales amounted to $50 billion. The closing gap can be explained by the growing popularity of NFTs and auction house closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To understand better the nuances of this token rising in popularity, Rania Masri El Khatib caught up with Maha Gaber, founder of Organizational Consultants - a strategic communication consulting firm with offices in the US and Dubai - & manager of Gary Vee's personal brand - who has pioneered with VeeFriends in the young world of NFTs.

Maha Gaber raises awareness at the importance of community engagement in this new world of NFTs and how a lot of it can be understood through social listening and personal online education.

Hosted by: Rania Masri El Khatib

Hosted by: Rania Masri El Khatib

While the modern art world is naturally one continuously changing, the meteoric rise of NFTs in the past  year has left many wondering how new digital art and transaction technologies are shaping the artistic landscape.

To understand better the artistic part of this token rising in popularity, Rania Masri El Khatib caught up with Sarah Hatahet, art maker, lover curator, and recently also NFT artist since launching the first piece of her "Bytes and Pieces" Collection on Open Sea.
Sara is also the Co-founder of Daftar Asfar - a creative platform based on the Middle East built on the spirit of collaboration.

Hosted by: Rania Masri El Khatib

Hosted by: Rania Masri El Khatib