The Abez Show's Podcast

Episode 38 is one for the books. Abe sits down with the people you would want in your corner when you're making an investment or building a startup. This panel episode includes insights from our guests from the episode:Hisham Kassim (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hisham-kassim/) : A seasoned corporate lawyer with over ten years of work experience in the Middle East. He represents a wide range of international and MENA- based clients, including some of the leading venture capital and private equ...

In this thirty-sixth episode, we have Gustavo Smidt, the Chief Product Officer of Namshi; one of Middle East's largest fashion retailer. He is one of those guests who is obsessed with growth through mind-blowing user experiences. His track record proves it. Under his belt of 13+ years of experience, Gustavo has made a name for himself with companies like Google, OLX/Dubizzle, Virgin Mobile and Namshi. Trust me, you do not want to miss out on the insights from this guy!

In this thirty-sixth episode, we have Gary Sheynkman, Co-Founder and GP of Leyden Ventures.Gary has held roles across product management, corporate development, and venture capital throughout his career. Residing in Dubai, he currently works across early stage venture and public sectors. Gary has invested in over 3 dozen companies over the past 3 years and led the launch and day-to-day management of Techstars Dubai in Partnership with GINCO. Gary has served as an advisor to The Executive Offi...

In this thirty-fifth episode, we have Mark Engelhardt, CEO and Co-Founder of Fridai. Mark is a huge geek and is passionate about e-sports, superheroes, movies, games and technology. He is an avid gamer and builder in the Metaverse. Mark has found a way to combine these passions and built Fridai in 2019, based in Berlin, Germany, which is a friendly AI companion that sits in the background of your system, awaiting your command. It works with a variety of software and games, and has an ever-exp...

In this thirty-fourth episode, we have the second part of our talk with Steve Mackie, Founder of Business Start Up Qatar, Partner at Soutien Group, Chief Executive Officer of Solutions Four, Host of “In the Game” and Mentor for Start-Ups. He has assisted more than fifty companies to establish in Qatar and plays a role in the startup ecosystem here. He is the host of “In the Game”, Qatar’s first sports podcast, a speaker at events and initiatives, a mentor for start-ups and scale-ups and an ad...

In this thirty-third episode, we have the first part of our talk with Steve Mackie, Founder of Business Start Up Qatar, Partner at Soutien Group, Chief Executive Officer of Solutions Four, Host of “In the Game” and Mentor for Start-Ups. He has assisted more than fifty companies to establish in Qatar and plays a role in the startup ecosystem here. He is the host of “In the Game”, Qatar’s first sports podcast, a speaker at events and initiatives, a mentor for start-ups and scale-ups and an advi...

In this thirty-second episode, we have Sami Eltamawy, CTO and Co-Founder of Tribetactics, Insydo and Ripplr. Sami is a passionate Technologist, Serial Entrepreneur, Cybersecurity Expert and Self-development Enthusiast. Currently, Sami is the CTO at TribeTactics, where he’s leading the development of it’s technical product, Chopcast; that enables content creators and businesses to repurpose their content and redistribute it across all the social media channels with minimal effort. Sami is also...

In this thirty-first episode, we have 3/3 (yes, Abe is also part of them) and the second part of an episode with The Pivotal Show; project about pivots - in life & work.Zohare Haider is the CEO of jalebi.io, a B2B food-tech venture and also the Founder of Digital Street - an award-winning digital agency, and is deeply involved with both UAE and Pakistan startup ecosystems. He is a registered mentor with Techstars, Startupbootcamp, Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus, and is on the ...

Zohare Haider is the CEO of jalebi.io, a B2B food-tech venture and also the Founder of Digital Street - an award-winning digital agency, and is deeply involved with both UAE and Pakistan startup ecosystems. He is a registered mentor with Techstars, Startupbootcamp, Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus, and is on the board of various companies and startups.In a past life, he led digital transformation across South Asia with British Council, launched an internet operator with Ooredoo, and an ag...

In this twenty-ninth episode, we have Sami Elayan, the Co-Founder of Fine Diner, a company specializing in bringing home a unique fine dining experience. Sami has over 10 years of experience and his career has always been involved in startups and SMEs making Fine Diner his natural step forward. Specializing in Sales, Business Development and Marketing, Sami is well versed in understanding and setting up the integration of different systems to maximise corporate efficiency, allowing for busine...