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Seif El Hakim
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🎙️ From Rejection to Reinvention — An Email Changed My Life | Mazen Kanaan 🍦

What if the biggest rejection of your life was actually the beginning of your purpose? Welcome back, Alpha Squad, to The Alpha Talks Show — the #1 fastest-growing business podcast in the region!

In this inspiring episode, Seif El Hakim – The Alpha – sits down with Mazen Kanaan, Co-founder and CEO of House of Pops, the man who turned a corporate rejection email — “You’re not fit for the job” — into a multi-million-dollar health and wellness empire redefining indulgence, one stick at a time.

From working in corporate boardrooms at Unilever to selling popsicles from a bike on Dubai’s streets, Mazen’s story is one of faith, resilience, and reinvention. This is the story of how losing a job built a legacy.

🎙️ What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

✅ How one rejection email changed Mazen’s entire life path

✅ The powerful mindset shift from corporate to entrepreneurship

✅ How he built House of Pops into a global wellness dessert brand

✅ The lessons learned from failure, scaling, and leadership

✅ The truth about working with your life partner and building together

✅ What it really takes to turn pain into purpose — and rejection into success

💡 Why This Episode Matters:

Behind every success story is a rejection that became a revelation. Mazen’s journey reminds us that sometimes the door that closes is the one that pushes you to build your own. This episode will move every dreamer, doer, and believer who’s ever heard “no” — and still decided to rise.

🎧 Join the Alpha Movement!

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