Starting Up with Virtuzone
Starting Up with Virtuzone Podcast
Playlist by Starting Up with VirtuzoneThe Agenda’s Tom Urquhart and our partners at Virtuzone discuss the big issues affecting startups and SME’s in the region. Hear everything you need to know about starting your own business from gettin…136 clip(s) in playlist
Do we need a leadership refresh in 2026?
Tom and Paul explore the leadership landscape of 2025 - and how it can level up in 2026. They're joined by three leaders with different perspectives: Sasha Marashlian, Founder of Imagine FMCG, Farhan Rehman from Rehman Sheriff Group, Nazneen Abbas from Ma’an Legacy & Legal Consultancy
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The Great Dubai Comeback
Tom and Neil explore the journeys of two Brits who are coming back to Dubai to live or do business. After years in the property business, Nicky Way is back in the city to launch his newest venture, Little Biga Pizza. And Jason Leavy finds himself doing business in Dubai to expand his executive coa…
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How to create an upmarket brand
Elizabeth Morales, Brand Manager of Aura Bakery and Café and Basma Chaieri, founder of Etika Jewels - our featured guests, have built brands that feel premium, emotionally engaging and very Dubai. How did they do it?
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What REAL luxury feels like in Dubai
A new Visa Global Economic Insight report has found that while luxury spending is slowing in cities like London and New York, Dubai tells a different story. About 1 in 9 Dubai residents makes a premium purchase every quarter, supported by a huge base of high-earning households. But what really mak…
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Rethinking Retirement
What does retirement really look like today, and can you design a life you never need to retire from? Tom Urquhart and Neil Petch sit down with aviation legend Habib Fekih, who reflects on life after four decades at the top of the industry. They also learn a thing or two from Florian Urghetto an…
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From employee to entrepreneur: how to take the leap
Our all-female panel tell Tom and Neil how they ditched their pay cheque to take the plunge into starting a new business.
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How to build an AI startup in Dubai
No matter your industry, you can build an AI-powered startup. We have experts in studio who have done it: Nokhez Usman, Psychologist and Founder of MindMe Sonny Sangha, YouTube and software developer
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How entrepreneurs "reset"
Tom and Paul speaking to biohacking expert CJ Malhotra, business psychologist Amanda White beauty tech entrepreneur Haifa Addas about why all entrepreneurs need to reset and slow down, even amidst a busy business period.
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How to Win the UAE Property Market
We kicked things off with Dubai Holding’s Innovate For Tomorrow Impact Accelerator 2025 - a platform empowering entrepreneurs to drive real sustainability change. Then, we shifted gears to one of the UAE’s hottest sectors: real estate. Our guests, James Gosling from Exclusive Links Real Estate Bro…
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The husband-and-wife duo that built Squatwolf
Squatwolf founders Wajdan and Anam tell Katie and Neil what it takes to run a global fitness empire with your spouse. Plus, Al Ryum Group CEO Rafael Khanoyan describes how he took over his father's business and grew it across the country.
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