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AUD Podcast Channel
The AUD podcast channel aims to shed light on the bigger picture. Our goal is to inspire, educate, entertain & to provide YOU with new knowledge & insights.We want to take you BEYOND the classroom & to share inspiring stories from some of the world's greatest minds. From CEO's, Experts, Pioneers of Industry & more to show you that success comes in many forms & that you never stop learning.
Episodes
32 episodes
Media Expert: How to Future-Proof Your Career in Media | Ashraf Younis
Ashraf Younis is a media veteran with over 30 years of experience & the Director of Channels MBC 3 & MBC Action at MBC Group. From launching TV channels, to his role as an international judge for media and an acting adjunct profes...
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Career Expert: The 3 Skills To Succeed in ANY Career | Samia Hasan
Samia Hasan is the Founder of Unwind the Grind, a Millennial/Gen Z leadership development platform empowering them to achieve what they are capable of & enabling them to excel in their careers. She is a corporate veteran turned career coach...
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Entrepreneurship Masterclass: The Science of Success | Muhammed Mekki
Muhammed Mekki is the Founding Partner of AstroLabs, previous co-founder of Namshi & holds a PhD in Innovation & Entrepreneurship. He has been actively building the Middle Eastern entrepreneurial ecosystem since 2011, secured one of the...
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Ep#28 Settling The Client vs Agency Debate | Aamir Allibhoy
Aamir Allibhoy is the Regional CMO - Tim Hortons MENA, a trusted team leader with extensive experience in marcoms, branding, strategy and new business development. He spent 21 years with Impact BBDO, most recently as the General Manager, spearh...
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Ep#27 The Truth Has No Deadline | Dr.Caroline Faraj
We are honored to have Dr.Caroline Faraj on the show today. Dr.Caroline is the CNN Vice President & Arabic Editor-in-Chief, an award-winning journalist with over 30 years’ experience. She joined CNN in 2001 and has overseen the content a...
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Ep#26 Building Digital Futures: Navigating Media, Tech & Entrepreneurship | Fares Akkad
We are honored to have Fares Akkad on the show today. Fares is the Regional Director for Meta across MEA. He is a global media and tech thought leader with a rich experience in new media growth across emerging markets. His career spans over ...
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Ep#25 AUD: The University of Choice | Dr. Kyle Long
We are honored to have Dr. Kyle Long on the show today. Dr. Kyle joins us as the new President of AUD. He is an internationally recognized authority on American higher education outside the United States. With a career spanning various leade...
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Ep#24 Behind The Mask: Human Stories & Truths | Sally Moussa Hajjar
We are honored to have Sally Moussa Hajjar as our guest on the show today. Sally is a media veteran with over 20 years of experience working for the region's largest broadcast networks. She is currently the Managing Director of Humanagement ...
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Ep#23 You Need to Speak to HR | Siwar Zein
We are honored to have Siwar Zein as our guest on the show today. Siwar is Human Resources Expert and brings with her over 15 years of experience working at some of the worlds largest brands such as Nestle and is currently the EMEA Talent Ma...
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Ep#22 Mastering the UAE Real Estate Market | Saleem Karsaz
We are honored to have Saleem Karsaz as our guest on the show today. Saleem is the Group CEO of AEON & Trisl Real Estate and is one of the most distinguished realtors in the UAE. He has played a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of D...
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Ep#21 Research 101: Publish or Perish | Dr. Edward Srour
We are honored to have Dr Edward Srour as our guest on the show today. Dr Eddie has been a professor and researcher at Indiana University for more than 30 years. The main focus of his research has been primarily on stem cells and their efficacy...
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Ep#20 Lost in Translation: Tackling the Communication Crisis | Omar Al Busaidy
We are honored to have Omar Al Busaidy as our guest on the show today. Omar is an AUD alumnus,entrepreneur, author and speaker with over 13 years of experience in the UAEs corporate environment. He is currently the President of Future Pipe I...
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Ep#19 Not Another Press Release | Natasha Hatherall
We are honored to have Natasha Hatherall as our guest on the show today. Natasha is a Publicist, PR and Marketing Expert with 20+ years of experience.She is the Founder & CEO of TishTash one of the most sought after and respected i...
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#18 Entrepreneurship Unveiled: The Harsh Truth | Cosmin Manea
We are honored to have Cosmin Manea as our guest on the show today. Cosmin is an AUD alumni, serial entrepreneur and angel investor focusing on investing in sustainable businesses. He was previously one of the founding partners of Instashop,...
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Ep#17 Why Housing Matters | Christine Auclair
We are honored to have Christine Auclair as our guest on the show today. Christine is the Lead of Advocacy and Campaigns at UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency for human settlements and sustainable urbanization. With over 25 years of exper...
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Ep#16 Beyond The Spotlight | Joelle Mardinian
We are honored to have Joelle Mardinian as our guest on the show today. Joelle is a celebrity, entrepreneur, podcast host & brand ambassador with a global audience of over 20 Million people. She is one of the most influential fashion and...
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Ep#15 Bringing Sustainability Into Consciousness | Alexander vant'Riet
We are honored to have Alexander van t’Riet as our guest on the show today. Alexander has over 30 years of experience in operations, sales, marketing, strategic consulting and general management. His international business experience spans (...
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Ep#14 Unlocking the Future of Media | Richard Fitzgerald
We are honored to have Richard Fitzgerald.Richard is CEO and Founder of Augustus Media, an award winning modern media company in the UAE and KSA, publishers of Lovin Dubai, Lovin Saudi and Smashi. He has worked in the media advertising space...
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Ep#13 Don't Open That Email | Khaled Kamel
We are honored to have Khaled Kamel as our guest on the show today. Khaled has over 20 years of experience in business management & Cybersecurity having held various regional senior managerial roles in multinational fortune 100 organizat...
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Ep#12 Building The Future | Dr.Mahmoud Al Burai
We are honored to have Dr.Mahmoud Al Burai as our guest on the show today. Dr.Mahmoud is a Senior Advisor at the Real Estate Regulatory Agency of Dubai mandated to work on a plan to make Dubai more competitive. Before this role he serv...
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Ep#11 The Secrets To Financial Freedom | Ambareen Musa
We are honored to have Ambareen Musa as our guest on the show today. Ambareen is the Founder & CEO of Yabi is the first financial education platform in the region and is on a mission to support people in their journey to financial freedo...
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Ep#10 Education: It's More Than Books | Mishal Kanoo
We are honored to have Mishal Kanoo as our guest on the show today. Mishal Kanoo serves as the Chairman of The Kanoo Group, one of the largest, independent and longest running family owned groups of companies in the Gulf region. He is also o...
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Ep#9 Empowering Youth Voices For Change | Zaure Rozmat
We are honored to have Zaure Rozmat as our guest on the show today. Zaure is the CEO of Kazakhstani media startup The Steppe, which was founded in 2016. Her goal has always been to focus on education, technology, cultural economics and touri...
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Ep#8 Breaking News: Death Of Traditional Media | Dana Abu-Laban
We are honored to have Dana Abu-Laban as our guest on the show today. Dana is a Journalist, TV presenter, Writer, & Podcast Host & a fellow AUD alumni. Over the past 10 years she has worked across all forms of media including produci...
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Ep#7 Behind The Mindset: An Athlete's Journey To Greatness | Fadi El Khatib
We are honored to have Fadi El Khatib as our guest on the show today. Fadi is one of Lebanon’s legendary basketball players with a career spanning over 25 years. He is widely regarded as one of the elite players in the region with over 30+ c...
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