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Jun 2022
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STEP 2022: Narmeen Naser, Creative Direc...

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At Step Conference, our guest host Rachel was joined by Narmeen Naser, the Creative Director and Founder of EngulfArt. EngulfArt is one of the largest creative collectives in the MENA Region, comprised of more than 600 artists including filmmakers, writers, content writers, designers, dancers and actors. They offer bespoke community-driven art experiences, connecting clients with creatives to build ideas, events, festivals, trainings, activations, art walls, or their personal art collections.

Narmeen is an alumnus of the Companies Creating Change (C3) accelerator programme for social impact-driven startups. In this conversation, Rachel and Narmeen delved into how the pandemic affected Narmeen's fledgling company, how young startup founders can benefit from events like Step, and Narmeen's learnings from her entrepreneurship journey so far. 

Tune in for the full conversation to learn: 

  • What it is like joining an accelerator programme as a startup founder
  • Advice for startups entering the incubator stage of their journey 
  • The biggest mistakes new entrepreneurs make 

Host: Rachel Meuleman

Discover EngulfArt online: https://engulf.art

Want to learn more about the C3 accelerator programme? Listen to our interview with C3's Managing Director, Kevin Holliday, here: https://www.thechangeofficer.com/the-change-officer/episode-step-series-kevin-holliday

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