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Jun 2021
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Is there any loyalty in Dubai? | Kevin Y...

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In this episode, I sit down with Kevin Young who has been a General Manager of many successful venues in the UAE & Kieran Lindsay who has his own events company. 

We go deep into why GM’s move around and why there isn’t any loyalty within the region. Once again the question of why don’t people get paid on time got raised again.

Why can’t promoters and venues all work together?

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