The Learning Curve Podcast | Women Entrepreneurs in the Middle East.

He is now well known internationally as the 'Global Twitter Marketing Specialist' and I had the honour once again to have a chat about the social platforms or the 'Awesome 8' as he likes to refer to them.  We all like things in bite size informational pieces these days so Keith has done that for us here with a kind of 'roundup' of the tools and some stats and examples around them to help simplify them in our heads..... take it away Keith...

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Do you worry if you are getting paid what you worth?  Do you understand why it could possibly be like that?  Do you know how to overcome this issue? Annemarie Cross, Money, Marketing and Mindset Business Coach can help. Annemarie has figured out the formula to get paid what we are worth.  You have to listen to this.  Stop Self sabotaging yourself and get a pen and paper because this was an eye opening podcast this was.  Lots of 'Take aways' from this one, with a lot of head bobbing as I could see what Annemarie was saying.  I have more clarity now about a few areas I need to change in my life and in my work.  Who knew, a money mindset could impact us so profoundly!  Even if you don't have clients and you 'self sabotage' yourself when it comes to your relationship to money this episode will help.  Its AWESOME!!! 

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Rasha Hamdan is a lady on a mission and a leading entrepreneur from Jordan. She is the Founder of Yislamoo. A business that creates greeting cards in Arabic.  "Yislamoo" is an elaborate way of saying thank you in Arabic. It translates to a prayer: “may you be safe from harm”, which is the individual’s way of returning the favor or gift on spot. Yislamoo celebrates the beauty of contemporary Arabic culture and language prevalent throughout all major holidays and occasions.Yislamoo is dedicated to enhancing social correspondence by helping loved ones, friends, families and colleagues celebrate important holidays and everyday occasions throughout our region, in their own language and their own skin.Their first edition of greeting cards was produced à la postcard style as an initiative to preserve the earth’s natural resources by using less paper. Their newly added free e-card collection is a step further to bring people closer to one another by reaching out in any time or occasion to show someone how special they really are.This is Rasha's story and her take on succeeding as an entrepreneur. No journey is easy but if you stay focused, remain persistent you can achieve your best and overcome your challenges.

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On March 1st for 7 days, 44 Expat and Emirati Women will recreate history and walk in the footsteps on their Emirati ancestors.  Their achievement will be walking the 120km between Al Ain and Abu Dhabi.  A journey that was done twice a year by the Emirati ladies not so long ago.  These ladies will take on this journey led by Jody Ballard, the vision and creator of this journey.  this is the interview with Jody who tell us what is about and what it signifies. 

Jody Ballard is the Founder and driver behind this inaugural Women's Heritage Walk 2015.  She's on a mission to help us rediscover the heritage of the Emirati women and connect with the culture as well as finding our own inner brilliance.  She says, 'culture is assimilated' and its true. We all become part of a bigger community when we connect and understand each other more. We are more emphathetic to people and their issues.  The walk that starts from Al Ain and ends in Abu Dhabi honours the Emirati Women, who not too long ago made this bi-annual trek.  44 Expat & Emirati Women will make this historical journey and walk in the shoes of their Emirati ancestors to celebrate a past and help shape a vibrant future.  *This event is closed to new walkers due to logistical reasons but Jody has full intentions of making 2016 event something amazing.  In the interim if you want to join their walk programme you can.

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Meet Annemarie Cross, a seasoned entrepreneur, and a women that is making a difference to many women and their businesses worldwide.  A mother of 3, she started with her secretarial business and today she is at the heart of a global community of coaches and has one of the top 25 business podcasts in the world.  This is her story and what she has learnt along the way. Listen Now. 

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Working Mum and serial entrepreneur, Sima Najjar and founder of www.ekief.com has had an incredible entrepreneurial journey. She has achieved amazing success with seeing a problem and creating the solution.  From Jordan, she is a leading Arab women entrepreneur who is one to watch in the coming years.  She says if she was to start again she would begin the same way as she believes going to business school would not have armed her with the lessons and challenges she has faced.  When her own journey for Arabic 'how to' videos failed she decided to solve the problem herself and start a You Tube channel where other Arabic speakers could have a place to go where they could get more 'how to' videos. This is her story of success and what lies ahead for this ambitious lady.

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As an expat one of the key skills to help us connect with our new community is the ability to network or start to build relationships with members of our community.   For some of us (the lucky ones) networking is natural and open while for others its hard. It creates anxiety, fear related thoughts and worry.  BUT.... all isn't lost.  Simon has spent the past two years talking to some of the world’s greatest networkers to find out how they do it and now he is sharing what he has discovered with us.  In  my interview with Simon he breaks downs those barriers and simplifies the process with his 10 magic tips to networking. Get familiar with these and you will succeed at networking.'   

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This is a conversation with Stephanie Ward of FireFly Coaching. Who is a Marketing Coach to Entrepreneurs.  We take a deeper look at 'Creating your marketing statement'. The statement that clearly identifies who you are and what you do so potential clients 'get' what you do.  Its a critical sentence in this world of flooded marketing messages and one that Stephanie breaks down for us so we can evolve and get on with building our brand and our business.

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This is a conversation about her journey from corporate America to her Coaching company in Holland. She shares her insight and knowledge into what she thinks make a great entrepreneur and how her own experiences have help her become a recognised marketing coach entrepreneur.

Stephanie Ward is a Marketing Coach for Entrepreneurs who want to create a meaningful and prosperous business. Stephanie helps her clients attract and maintain a steady stream of cool clients. She does this by helping Meaningpreneurs (small business owners who find their work meaningful) get clear about their businesses and then generating marketing ideas that are a superb fit for them.

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