What I Did Next

Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram joins me in the hot seat today to discuss her amazing, life-changing work. Dr. Nadine is a reconstructive surgeon working with the National Health Service in the UK. She's is also the founder of Proximie, a start-up revolutionising how surgery is conducted, with a technology platform that enables operating rooms across remote locations to virtually interact and conduct surgeries in real time.

Dr. Nadine saw the horrors war inflicts on people and communities during her formative years living in Lebanon after the civil war, and how difficult it is for individuals to re-build their lives if proper health care is not available. Her story is one of perseverance, dedication and incremental change.

We also have more from Dr. Nadine in a bonus episode coming out next week. 

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We’re continuing our conversation with Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer of Google X, host of the podcast Slo Mo, author and founder of the One Billion Happy movement. I spoke to Mo about his second book, Scary Smart, about the future of humanity in the context of an AI-driven future.

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My guest on this episode is a giant in every field he’s ventured into, Mo Gawdat. Mo was Chief Business Officer at Google X, and is now the popular author of Solve for Happy, Scary Smart, and more recently, That Little Voice in Your Head, with more books to come. He is also behind the One Billion Happy movement which is inspired by his late son, Aly, who died tragically in 2014.

Mo today is more monk than mogul. He has gone from corporate man to living out of a carry-on bag, lugging his podcast equipment around the world, and having conversations with people who will shine a light on a hidden corner of the human experience. 

We also have more from Mo in a bonus episode coming out next week. 

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• Sodic, celebrating 25 years of creating timeless places

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We’re continuing our conversation with Amy Mowafi, co-founder of the MO4 network. We dig into MO4’s plans to lead the Web3 space in the region, and how she feels about her kids being on social media.

We’ll have more content like this through-out the season with our guests. 

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My guest on this episode is Amy Mowafi, who makes up one-fourth of the MO4 network of companies. Amy and her team are the digital publishers of CairoScene, ElFasla, StartUpScene, NFTYScene, NFTY Arabia, SceneNoise, SceneTraveller, SceneEats, CairoZoom & the SceneNOW App. They also house a digital creative agency and are leading the way in the Web3 universe as well. 

Amy brings passion, authenticity and a sense that anything-is-possible to everything she does. She is a fierce proponent of what our generation used to call Girl Power, and is awed by how Gen Z women have given that voice full-throttle.

We also have more from Amy in a bonus episode coming out next week. 

This episode is brought to you by:

• Sodic, celebrating 25 years of creating timeless places

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We’re continuing our conversation with Fadi Ghandour, the co-founder of Aramex, Wamda Capital and the NGO Ruwwad. On this bonus episode exclusively for members, Fadi shares how proud he is of Aramex completing 30-years, and his identity continues to be entwined with the company.

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We’re kicking off this season with Fadi Ghandour, an icon of the Middle East’s business and entrepreneurial landscape. After co-founding Aramex, Fadi became the poster-boy for Arab entrepreneurship success. Aramex went on to become the first Arab company to list on NASDAQ, not a small achievement by any means.

We’re focusing our conversation on the pivot that followed, when Fadi decided to leave Aramex and everything he’s been doing since. 

We also have more from Fadi in a bonus episode exclusively for our members coming out next week. 

This episode is brought to you by:

• Sodic, celebrating 25 years of creating timeless places
• EFG Hermes One, your one-stop gateway to investment

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What I Did Next is back with a new season, beginning September 5th.

If you’ve heard the show before, you’ll know that the guests on our show are leaders in their fields from across the Middle East. This season we have entrepreneurs, doctors, designers, journalists, innovators and more! You’ll hear a new guest join me in the hot seat every other Monday until the middle of December.

We’re also launching a subscription via Apple Podcasts this season. If you like the show as it is, nothing will change, but if you want little bit extra, you'll get to hear episodes a few days earlier, and be able to unlock bonus content. You can subscribe in Apple Podcasts now to get started with a free trial.

While you wait, check out our library of episodes in your podcast player and don’t forget to save the date of 5th of September for the kick off of Season 4!

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I hope you’ve enjoyed listening to Season 3 of What I Did Next! We’ve had an incredible line-up of guests, and want to thank each of you for listening in and sending in your feedback and reviews.

Listen in to our wrap-up episode where I sit down with our producer Chirag Desai to talk about the highlights of the season, some learnings and a look ahead to Season 4. 

We’ll be back soon — until then, you can follow us on Instagram, Twitter and on Facebook for updates on the show.

This episode is brought to you by:

• Marakez, Spaces for Life
• EFG Hermes Holding, a universal bank in Egypt with the leading investment bank franchise in frontier emerging markets (FEM)

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I’m delighted to have Youssef El Deeb as my guest today. Youssef is a film-maker, photographer, writer, ad-man, broadcaster, foodie and even a sailor. A son of Alexandria, Youssef’s life has seen him move from Egypt to Canada, to Kuwait, and finally to Dubai where he currently resides. 

In 2006, Youssef launched the food channel, Fatafeat, a venture he calls ‘his baby’. Youssef created the Fatafeat catchphrase, El Haya Helwa. The origin of this phrase is very close to his heart but can also be seen as the guiding words of his life. Youssef unpacks the peaks and troughs of his life in our conversation, and we discuss the pivots that have shaped his journey.

This episode is brought to you by:

• Marakez, Spaces for Life
• EFG Hermes Holding, a universal bank in Egypt with the leading investment bank franchise in frontier emerging markets (FEM)

This episode is brought to you by EFG Hermes One, your one app for investing in more than 35 stock markets. Start investing today!