Episodes
13 April 2023: The UAE's most famous children's entertainer Magic Phil tells Tom and Neil how he turned his talent into a business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06 April 2023: Have you ever wanted to quit your 9-5 to make it in the music industry? Well Emirati rapper Saud G has done just that and told us how he made that leap of faith. We also heard from Pirlanta Toubba, founder of Last Seen Live - who is helping artists and producers navigate the world of music and ensuring they aren’t being shortchanged in the industry. Plus, we hear from Mashreq NEOBiz's Rajeev Chalisgaonkar about how they're helping SMEs setting up their business accounts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
During Ramadan up to half of our food goes to landfill - and we speak to two businesses who say it’s time to put a stop to this. Seta Tutundjian is the Founder and CEO, Thriving Solutions - they advise companies on how to decarbonize while Daniel Solomon is the Co Founder of HeroGo - they take ugly vegetables and sell them at much lower prices.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23 March 2023: Coach Nic and Nabil know when the world's biggest football stars are in town, because they work with them. Find out how they built a business together.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16 March 2023: Tom and Neil find out if any UAE startups and VCs have been badly hit by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.We also tell you how to use Chat-GPT for your business. And finally, we learn the story behind the success of Brands for Less, from the founder himself, Toufic Kreidieh. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09 March 2023: We're celebrating female founders on Starting Up! Tom asks The Benton Group's Donna Benton about her experience exiting her first business baby The Entertainer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Felice Hurst of The Work Crowd tells us everything we need to know to get started as a freelancer. Ruya Partners' Omar Al Yawer tells us how the private credit firm chose to fund Starzplay. And art collector-turned-entrepreneur Edward Gallagher says he set up Galloire was one of the best decisions he has ever made.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week we looked into how a digital bank can help SMEs, why a startup wants to tackle food waste in restaurants, and dining in the Metaverse - is it going to happen soon? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14 February 2023: 25-year-old Fahad Kaleem is building an empire by creating shortform viral videos for businesses in the UAE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07 February 2023: As Dubai posts booming tourist figures for 2022, the team speaks to start-ups hoping to capatalise.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
31 January 2023: The TV personality and podcaster believes being bold and different will set you apart from the crowd. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24 January 2024: The education market in the UAE is set to grow by over $700 million from 2021 to 2026, according to market analysts Technavio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17 January 2023: Prize winners Ynsect discussed their protein product with Virtuzone on Starting Up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13 December 2022: The beautiful game is big business and entrepreneurs are making their share of money out of it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06 December 2022: From June the 1st 2023 the Emirates will introduce its first ever federal corporate income tax.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29 November 2022: The team discussed the idea that a junior employee can share their expertise with a senior colleague less knowledgeable in a skill sector.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22 November 2022: The team talked to a successful DJ who's also a successful businessman and just so happens to be a TV personality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15 November 2022: On this edition the team discussed whether companies catering for women are big business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
With the government regularly implementing strategies to encourage nationals to start up their own businesses three Emiratis discuss their experiencesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The focus of this episode was all about people in a hurry - to start making money. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Starting Up with Virtuzone met with charities making a difference here an abroadSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week Starting Up spoke to companies in the ed-tech sectorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11 October 2022: Setting up and running a business takes motivation, dedication and extremely hard work. We talk to companies who are helping entrepreneurs to cope with that stress.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04 October 2022: Morgan Stanley estimates the global space industry could generate revenue of more than $1 trillion or more by 2040.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27 September 2022: Starting Up explores whether the tourism industry is a good sector for ambitious entrepreneurs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We explore the sustainable food industry and the start-ups shaking it all upSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Along with the Founder and Chairman of Virtuzone, Neil Petch, we discuss the future of cryptocurrencies and why fintech is a great sector for start-ups. We’re also joined by serial entrepreneur, Danosch Zahedi, and Nadeem Ladki, the Executive Director of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at Binance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05 July 2022: Georgia and George speak to startups and investors about why having a mentor contributes to the success of a business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28 June 2022: Georgia and George find out why women have a hard time raising money for their business. They also meet the amazing Orit Mohammed, who told them the story behind Boon Coffee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21 June 2022: Georgia and George interview business owners to find out how they're hiring staff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.