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”It’s very important to ask for advice and mentorship” Sarah Beydoun on her learnings from building Sarah’s Bag
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Louis Barthélemy
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HRH Nourah Al Faisal
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Hatem Alakeel
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Hala Gorani
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Ayman Mohyeldin
Ayman has been a field reporter with the CNN and Al Jazeera, and is currently the host of Ayman on MSNBC.
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Clarissa Ward
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Kim Ghattas
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Omar Samra
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Mohamed Al Fayed
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Communicate: The Power of Audio in Driving Commerce
Communicate spoke to Malak Fouad on podcast commerce & how brands can better leverage audio advertising:
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EntrepreneurME: Tuning Into Success
Malak Fouad shares her entrepreneurship lessons from the frontlines of the podcasting scene in the Middle East:
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Finance World: Diverse stories shaping the Middle East
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