Breaking Down Barriers
Welcome to "Breaking Down Barriers," a podcast dedicated to uncovering the untold stories and invaluable insights from the visionary minds shaping the Middle East's vibrant technology landscape where we sit down with the region's most innovative Chief Technology Officers and Chief Product Officers, and executives from thriving startups, game-changing unicorns, high-growth scale-ups, and groundbreaking IPO companies.
Each episode will take you on an immersive journey through the personal experiences and hard-won wisdom of these extraordinary leaders. Discover the secrets behind their success in building and scaling companies that not only disrupt industries but also redefine the boundaries of what's possible.
Join us as we break down barriers and delve into the minds of the Middle East's most influential tech, product and executives on "Breaking Down Barriers."
We've made Breaking Down Barriers with our Supporting Partner AWS, and our Investment Partner Shorooq.
Breaking Down Barriers
Latest Episodes
Building the Financial Backbone of MENA: Inside Lean Technologies with CPO Tewfik | Breaking Down Barriers
Underneath every great financial ecosystem is infrastructure the systems that let money, data, and trust move seamlessly. In this episode, we sit down with Tewfik, Chief Product Officer at Lean Technologies, the company that became the first li...
From Lightspeed Partner to MENA Fintech: Why Julie Kainz Left a Global VC to Build in the Gulf | Breaking Down Barriers
From Lightspeed Partner to a MENA fintech operator Julie Kainz on the leap from VC to building inside Lean Technologies, the move from London to Dubai, and the lessons from backing companies like Granola, PlanA, Hook, CuspAI and Pyne.
CarniStore & EGF: The Real Story Behind Food, Investment & Growth | Breaking Down Barriers
From a skeptical investor won over by due diligence and a Tomahawk bone, to a founder whose biggest fear is losing company culture during expansion — this is one of the most honest conversations about building and backing a consumer brand in th...
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From Stanford to Silicon Valley: The AI Leader who scaled WhatsApp | Wael Salloum
From WhatsApp's data org to Google Suggest, YouTube and Careem.Wael Salloum has built AI infrastructure used by billions. In this episode he unpacks how AI is really adopted inside companies, how to lead senior technical teams, and where...
Back to Basics: The Operating System for Winning Teams
Walid Omar has built products and teams at Dropbox, Snapchat, DoorDash, and now HungerStation, shaping some of the most admired tech cultures in the world.From scaling creator tools to designing merchant ecosystems, he’s spent his caree...
