Dina El-Mofty is the founder of Injaz, a pioneering NGO in Egypt and on a mission to empower one million Egyptian youths by 2020 by teaching them entrepreneurship, financial and work readiness skills. Injaz's work with schools and universities led Dina to launch "My Company" in 2011, an accelerator offering grants and mentorship to entrepreneurs at a time of ... Show More
Jun 2
Two top angel investors are DOUBLING down on the GCC, but what are they investing in?
Abdullah Mutawi, Partner & Head of Corporate MENA at Taylor Wessing, and Kushal Shah, Private Markets Investor, join Loulou for a conversation (episode 103) on where opportunity really sits in the GCC today. They unpack angel investing, founder red flags, why many startups fail d ... Show More
1h 2m
May 19
The $240M startup trying to fix trade in the Strait of Hormuz
Gaurav Biswas, Founder & CEO of Trukker, joins Loulou for a timely conversation on what happens to GCC supply chains when the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. They unpack how cargo was rerouted through alternate ports, land bridges, and trucking networks while food security, indust ... Show More
52m 51s
Sep 2020
Episode 8: Part 1 Take a Big Bite of Entrepreneurship with Mantoushe's Founder and CEO Sophia Sleiman (literally means big bite in Arabic)
My guest Sophia Sleiman, Founder and CEO of Mantoushe, Real Food, Lebanese fusion restaurants operating Four branches out of UAE. In this first instalment of two episodes, Sophia and I talk about her beginning, what inspired her to become an entrepreneur and all that she has lear ... Show More
36m 36s
Jan 2024
How To Make A Million, Net A Million, Pay A Million, And Comfortably Donate A Million (Per Year) w/ Ben Kinney
<p>What does it take to build a business empire worth over a hundred million dollars? (REPLAY) Join us as we sit down with the incredibly successful entrepreneur, Ben Kinney, who shares his insights on wealth building, business ownership, and the importance of giving back. From h ... Show More
49m 31s
May 2023
#23- Malik Shehab (Co-Founder & CEO of Golden Scent) on patiently growing your business
Malik Shehab is the Co-founder and CEO of Golden Scent, the largest online beauty platform in MENA. Prior to starting the company, Malik worked in financial services in Germany where he had pursued his university degree. Malik talks about wanting to give up on living in Germany, ... Show More
1h 1m