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
Back to Basics: The Operating System for Winning Teams
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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 career turning product theory into products that win, and teams that win bigger.
In this episode, we go back to basics to uncover the operating system of high-performance product leadership.
- When does a PM stop shipping and start leading?
- How do you build elite product culture across geographies and business models?
- What skills will every PM need in the AI era?
Breaking Down Barriers - Hosted by Ricci Putnam, Chief Growth Officer @saltdigital
We cover:
- The barrier that changed everything in Walid’s career
- Building product culture at Dropbox, Snapchat, DoorDash, and HungerStation
- High-performance teams and the basics that actually scale
- Solving the right problems, shipping fast, and empowering teams
- C-suite lessons: clarity, alignment, and elite PM behaviours
- AI in MENA: which sectors will fail, which will thrive, and how product teams adapt
- Personal inflection points and leadership lessons you won’t find on LinkedIn
This episode is for PMs, founders, and product leaders who want to stop running and start shaping, 10x their teams, and build products that last.