I sat down with Farida El Agamy, an entrepreneur, a lawyer and expert on the MENA family business landscape, to get a peak into the rise and challenges of the families that shaped our region from the Almajdouie and Zamil families in Saudi Arabia, to W.J. Towell in Oman, the Sawiris in Egypt and Juma Al Majid in the UAE and many more. Those family businesses ... Show More
Jun 23
AI, Jobs and the Side Door: A Top MENA Recruiter on Surviving 2026
What happens to your job when the most powerful companies in the world are laying off thousands of people not because they are failing, but because they are betting on AI instead, and your region is also in a war that is reshaping who can hire and who has to cut? In this episode ... Show More
1h 2m
Mar 2025
Flavors of Ambition: Where Innovation Meets Tradition
What are the key ingredients for building a future-ready, dynamic business ecosystem from the Middle East? Flavors of Ambition explores this question with industry pioneers, global investors, and visionary leaders shaping the region’s future. From technology and AI to renewable e ... Show More
1m 16s
Jun 2024
INSIDE Forbes | The Top 100 Arab Family Businesses: Inside Forbes Middle East March 2024
In this month’s Inside Forbes, we unveil the Top 100 Arab Family Businesses for 2024, we find out what it takes to achieve a successful succession, we meet Caroline Fattal, the woman at the helm of the 127-year-old Fattal Group, and we find out how the world’s richest man is tigh ... Show More
10m 22s
Jun 2022
Saudi-Israeli normalization, women in family businesses in Saudi Arabia, and a conversation with management consultant Jack Fowler from YCP Solidiance
1:28 - Will Saudi Arabia normalize relations with Israel soon? Richard’s one big thing this week is what people are talking about in Saudi foreign policy this week: “normalization.”Are Saudi Arabia and Israel in fact close to normalizing relations? The hosts discuss the gap that ... Show More
1h 27m
Jun 2024
INSIDE Forbes | MENA’s Top 100 Listed Companies 2024 | Forbes ME June 2024
This month on Inside Forbes, Sally Mousa and Claudine Coletti take a look at the MENA region’s top 100 listed companies: who’s at the top, the new-comers, and the challenges that they’ve seen this past year. We have the latest on our cover stars: Group CEO of NMDC, Engineer Yasse ... Show More
13m 51s
Jun 2023
An inside look at family offices’ investing strategies
Family offices have long managed the financial affairs of the world's wealthiest families. In this episode, Meena Flynn and Sara Naison-Tarajano from Goldman Sachs’ Asset & Wealth Management business, and Ken Hirsch and Tony Pasquariello from Global Banking & Markets, break down ... Show More
26m 38s
Jan 2024
From Sandbox to Skyscrapers: Building a Successful Career in Construction from Youthful Ambitions with Dana AlAfaliq | Relationships & Sustainability Director | AlKifah Holding
The episode of the HeronCode Women in Leadership podcast features an interview with Dana AlAfaliq, a successful leader in the contracting and construction industry. Dana discusses her upbringing in Saudi Arabia, where she was raised by a loving and well-educated family who emphas ... Show More
24m 21s