Tales of the Trade

Ramsey Tesdell shares his thoughts on some of the challenges and opportunities for the podcast landscape in the region.

This episode is a continuation of my conversation with Ramsey, where he shared his entrepreneurial journey and some of Sowt’s growth plans, including their acquisitions of Finyal Media & Rising Giants Network.

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How do you go from social network to podcast powerhouse? Pull up a chair and join the conversation with Ramsey Tesdell, co-founder and CEO of Sowt. Ramsey tells me about his entrepreneurial journey, why he’s an unintentional leader & lessons from their recent podcast acquisitions of Finyal Media in 2022 & Rising Giants Network last year.

On a special bonus episode, Ramsey also shares his thoughts on the MENA podcast landscape. This bonus episode is available to subscribers tomorrow and everyone else next week.

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Pull up a chair & join the conversation with Ramsey Tesdell, co-founder and CEO of podcasting powerhouse, Sowt.

Available in your podcast apps May 7. If you subscribe now, you’ll also get a bonus episode on the state of the podcast landscape before everyone else!

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On our season finale, Tatiana Antontelli shared how she's been adapting her social entreprise, Goumbook, to handle the impact of the lockdowns and the pandemic. On this bonus episode, Tatiana shares her thoughts about the impact of sanitization and re-emergence of single-use plastic in light of the various guidelines put in place around the world. Thank you for joining us on this season of Tales of the Trade, and see you in 2021!

Credits

Hosted & Produced by Chirag Desai.

With support from Pooja Sagar, Abhishek Venkatasubramanian & Zainab Ujjaini.

Original Music by Reiner Erlings.

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Goumbook was the UAE's earliest social entreprise helping promote sustainable practices since 2010. So pull up a chair & join our conversation with Tatiana Antonelli, founder of Goumbook, and how she is facilitating her business into the new world order and why 2020 could become a remarkable opportunity for entrepreneurs to step up. We'll be back with a new season in 2021. See you then!

CreditsHosted & Produced by Chirag Desai.

With support from Pooja Sagar, Abhishek Venkatasubramanian & Zainab Ujjaini.

Original Music by Reiner Erlings.

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Pull up a chair & join the conversation with students Yusuf Zia & Rayan Malik about their journey as student entrepreneurs and the launch of a first-of-its-kind entrepreneurship platform out of the UAE.

CreditsHosted & Produced by Chirag Desai.

With support from Pooja Sagar, Abhishek Venkatasubramanian & Zainab Ujjaini.

Original Music by Reiner Erlings.

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A decade strong, Sugaholic started out from humble beginnings and is now a name synonymous with celebrations and events in the city. So pull up a chair & join the conversation with Ravisha Bhatia, about how they met the lockdown challenges head-on.

CreditsHosted & Produced by Chirag Desai.

With support from Pooja Sagar, Abhishek Venkatasubramanian & Zainab Ujjaini.

Original Music by Reiner Erlings.

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As Dubai braced for a full lockdown in March 2020, two finance execs-turned-entrepreneurs met with their staff and announced their decision to close operations ahead of the official lockdown announcement. Pull up a chair & join the conversation with Hashem Montasser, co-founder of The Lighthouse.

CreditsHosted & Produced by Chirag Desai.

With support from Pooja Sagar, Abhishek Venkatasubramanian & Zainab Ujjaini.

Original Music by Reiner Erlings.

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Chirag Desai is joined by Season one guest Arva Ahmed, Chief Executive Muncher at Frying Pan Adventures, who shares how her business is dealing with impact of the pandemic and how she's been coping--both personally and professionally with its impacts. Pull up a chair & join the conversation on the season premiere of Tales of the Trade.

CreditsHosted & Produced by Chirag Desai.

With support from Pooja Sagar, Abhishek Venkatasubramanian & Zainab Ujjaini.

Original Music by Reiner Erlings.

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