Spark! with Shereen

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Produced by Spark! Studios. We are a creative brand studio that helps companies tell their story and grow their audience through content. We specialize in business, finance, and tech written and visual storytelling for digital multi-platform campaigns. Our production suite offers end-to-end services, including strategy, production, hosting, and distribution. We also offer storytelling training and coaching. 

In this episode, we sit down with Mehrad Yaghmai, who is an active entrepreneur and investor in the EdTech industry in the Middle East. We discuss:

1. Education models to learn through practice (internships and apprenticeships) 
2. Who is best suited for apprenticeships and how to make the most of it
3. Innovations in university business models
4. Adapting lecturing practices to suit online delivery

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Podcasts hosted by @shereenabdulla.

Produced by Spark! Studios. We are a creative brand studio that helps companies tell their story and grow their audience through content. We specialize in business, finance, and tech written and visual storytelling for digital multi-platform campaigns. Our production suite offers end-to-end services, including strategy, production, hosting, and distribution. We also offer storytelling training and coaching. 

In this episode, we sit down with Yousef BuHazza, who is an active advocate of the gaming industry in the Middle East through Unreal Bahrain, to hear his insights on the gaming and e-sports industry. We discuss:

1. What makes a successful game
2. What you need to do to develop a game
3. How to operate e-sports tournaments
4. How train to participate in e-sports

Make sure to follow Unreal Bahrain on social media to hear about their meetups, Game Jams, and events!

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Podcasts hosted by @shereenabdulla.

Produced by Spark! Studios. We are a creative brand studio that helps companies tell their story and grow their audience through content. We specialize in business, finance, and tech written and visual storytelling for digital multi-platform campaigns. Our production suite offers end-to-end services, including strategy, production, hosting, and distribution. We also offer storytelling training and coaching. 

In this episode, we sit down with Jamil Asfour to hear his insights on industries that are leveraging Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. We discuss:

1. Industries in the Middle East that are leveraging ML & AI
2. How governments can foster innovation within ML & AI
3. The benefits of integrating ML & AI into businesses

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Podcasts hosted by @shereenabdulla.

Produced by Spark! Studios. We are a creative brand studio that helps companies tell their story and grow their audience through content. We specialize in business, finance, and tech written and visual storytelling for digital multi-platform campaigns. Our production suite offers end-to-end services, including strategy, production, hosting, and distribution. We also offer storytelling training and coaching. 

In this episode, we sit down with Raja Al Mazrouei to hear her insights on building an innovation hub as the Executive Vice President of the DIFC FinTech Hive. We discuss:

1. Structuring corporate ventures for success.
2. COVID-19's effect of startup co-working spaces and accelerators.
3. The importance of communities to drive innovation.

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Podcasts hosted by @shereenabdulla.

Produced by Spark! Studios. We are a creative brand studio that helps companies tell their story and grow their audience through content. We specialize in business, finance, and tech written and visual storytelling for digital multi-platform campaigns. Our production suite offers end-to-end services, including strategy, production, hosting, and distribution. We also offer storytelling training and coaching. 

In this episode, we sit down with Walid Dib to hear his insights on presentation tips for Founders in the Middle East. We discuss:

1. How to present to prospective clients, investors, and media
2. How to approach business development within a startup
3. His experience growing Addenda in a traditional and conservative market

Walid Dib is the CEO and Co-founder of Addenda, a blockchain-based InsurTech company based in the United Arab Emirates.

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Podcasts hosted by @shereenabdulla.

Produced by Spark! Studios. We are a creative brand studio that helps companies tell their story and grow their audience through content. We specialize in business, finance, and tech written and visual storytelling for digital multi-platform campaigns. Our production suite offers end-to-end services, including strategy, production, hosting, and distribution. We also offer storytelling training and coaching. 

In this episode we sit down with Noor Salama, Ecosystem Community Manager at MAGNiTT, to cover the current state of diversity amongst Middle East startups. We discuss:

1. Startup team demographics in the Middle East
2. Benefits of diverse teams
3. MENA startup Funding levels in the first half of 2020

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Podcasts hosted by @shereenabdulla.

Produced by Spark! Studios. We are a creative brand studio that helps companies tell their story and grow their audience through content. We specialize in business, finance, and tech written and visual storytelling for digital multi-platform campaigns. Our production suite offers end-to-end services, including strategy, production, hosting, and distribution. We also offer storytelling training and coaching. 

In this episode we sit down with Shahzad Bhatti, Founder & CEO of The Co-Dubai, to discuss:

1. Trends in Retail post COVID-19 (online and offline)
2. Software solutions that enable e-commerce
3. The importance of seamless delivery and the role of aggregators
4. Creating customer experiences to gain a competitive edge
5. Payment processing options for retailers (payment gateways and POS machines)
6. Trends within retail payments

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Podcasts hosted by @shereenabdulla.

Produced by Spark! Studios. We are a creative brand studio that helps companies tell their story and grow their audience through content. We specialize in business, finance, and tech written and visual storytelling for digital multi-platform campaigns. Our production suite offers end-to-end services, including strategy, production, hosting, and distribution. We also offer storytelling training and coaching. 

In this trailer episode we provide you with an introduction to the Spark! with Shereen show.

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Podcasts hosted by @shereenabdulla.

Produced by Spark! Studios. We are a creative brand studio that helps companies tell their story and grow their audience through content. We specialize in business, finance, and tech written and visual storytelling for digital multi-platform campaigns. Our production suite offers end-to-end services, including strategy, production, hosting, and distribution. We also offer storytelling training and coaching.