Entrepreneurs who welcome disruptions and use them as opportunities to grow outlast the ones that hold steadfast to tried and tested ways.
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YPO member Riad Armanious, named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, transformed a struggling family pharmaceutical business into a leader in providing medicine to the most needy around the world.
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It’s been a steep learning curve but Ayodeji Adewunmi has created sub-Saharan Africa’s most successful recruitment website.
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Tara Dawood has been a YPO MENA Board member and is a regular event champion, and here she shares her insights into the value of YPO’s events and networks. How has membership benefited you personally and in business? My YPO membership has benefited me in…
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It was a day jammed-packed with peer-to-peer learning during the second day of the YPO Global Leadership Conference (GLC) in Singapore.
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YPO’s vast offering of networks are one of the most effective ways for YPOers to meet and interact with like-minded members and spouses/partners from around the world. Whether it is for business, personal, sport, food, cultural or family purposes, there is a network for everyone….
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Deal Talks are run under the auspices of the YPO Deal Network and are one of the most powerful and effective offerings in the YPO suite of events, convening members from diverse chapters to discuss and problem solve. These small, intimate events are expertly moderated…
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“It was love at first bite,” recalls Managing Director of Capital Hospitality SAL Hala Achkar when asked what compelled her to open a bagel shop in the Middle East. “Every time I visited the United States I would carry a suitcase of bagels back to…
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The Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region is an economic hub and international melting pot that quite simply bustles with innovators, start-ups and established global businesses; and, YPO MENA is no exception as it continues to grow from strength to strength. We chatted to YPO members,…
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YPO member Amit Dhamani, CEO of The Dhamani Jewels Group, shares his advice on how to really deliver stellar customer service.
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In a rapidly changing world, long-term value creation can be challenging when running an investment portfolio. Sustainability factors, such as governance, health and safety, corporate responsibility and environmental accountability are increasingly becoming important considerations in the investment-decision making process. We caught up with Babar Lakhani,…
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Ask serial entrepreneur and YPO member Saima Khan where she comes from and expect an open-ended answer full of different geographies and experiences.
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A hallmark of YPO is its members who balance their business success with philanthropy. We chatted with Dalya Tabari , who is passionate about childhood development and Managing Director of Al Ittihad Drug Store. Q: Can you tell us a bit about the organisations you manage?…
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– Q&A with Mayes Al Thani, YPO Qatar member and all-round inspiring business woman Founder and owner of Living Space Interiors, Mayes Al Thani (YPO Qatar) is a leading woman entrepreneur in Qatar and in the MENA region in general. Always committed to life-long learning,…
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This article was originally published in Entrepreneur Middle East and was written by Tamara Pupic What are the factors that count for successful leadership in today’s business world? We chatted with enterprise head honchos in the MENA region to learn how they managed turning their…
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