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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 hosts Breaking Down Barriers, a business show with 24 episodes published.
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, Cu
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 backin
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 technica
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’
Kristjan Kaar has been behind some of Europe’s most important fintech products. From helping build OakNorth, one of the UK’s most successful AI-driven digital banks, to redefining SME finance at Finom, Kristjan has spent
Stake has quietly become one of the most powerful fintech + real estate platforms in the world. 1M+ users.AED 1.3B+ in transactions.250,000+ investments across 500+ properties.AED 50M+ in rental income paid out.Now expan
Dr. Bilal Baloch - Previous co-founder of an AI startup and managing a half-billion-dollar fund - is sharing how he’s rewriting the rules of venture capital in MENA. Breaking Down Barriers - Hosted by Ricci Putnam, Chief
Fernando Fanton scaled Monzo to 10M users, helped Just Eat hit an $8B exit, grew Mendeley’s user base 4x, and is now shaping the future of Property Finder with AI-powered home search across the MENA region. Hear how he b
Product Scaling in Fintech: How Sarwa Built a Multi-Product Wealth Platform with Robin Harb Today’s guest is Robin Harb, Chief Product Officer at Sarwa, one of the Middle East’s fastest-growing fintech platforms. Robin w
Orchestrating Hyper-Growth Product Teams to Build a Fintech Unicorn in the Age of AI Katya was in the room from day one at Tabby - helping scale the product and tech teams from just 7 people to over 300, and building one
The Digital Banking Playbook: Lessons from Launching Digital Banks in the UK, UAE & Saudi Arabia How do you build a digital bank from scratch across three countries, three regulators, and three very different ecosystems?
Ecommerce as we know it is disappearing. The entire landscape of online buying is being rewritten by technology from AI-driven personalisation and live selling to composable commerce and virtual influencers. In this epis
Reimagining Customer Engagement: AI and the Future of Human Connection AI is transforming how brands connect with customers—but what does the next generation of customer engagement really look like? In this episode, Kari
Engineering the Future: Building AI-Powered Super Apps in the Middle East From Silicon Valley to the Middle East , Mohamad has been at the forefront of shaping the future of AI-driven platforms. With a PhD from Stanford
From Chaos to IPO: Lessons from Talabat’s CTO Sven Herzing What does it take to scale engineering teams from startup chaos to IPO in the Middle East? In this episode of the Sven Podcast, we sit down with Sven Herzing , C
In this episode, we sit down with Qais Ammori, Chief Digital & Technology Officer at Almosafer, Saudi Arabia’s leading travel brand. With over two decades of experience building and scaling digital platforms, Qais shares
Welcome to this bonus LIVE episode of Breaking Down barriers where we explore what it really takes to scale a fintech to 10 million users. Recorded live at Huspy in partnership with Arbor Ventures and AWS, this exclusive
Welcome to Breaking Down Barriers, the podcast series that explores the untold stories from the builders, makers, and leaders of some of the most innovative companies in the MENA region. Khalid Baareh - Founder & CEO at
Welcome to Breaking Down Barriers, the podcast series that explores the untold stories from the builders, makers, and leaders of some of the most innovative companies in the MENA region. We are joined by Ismail Omar, Co-
Welcome to Breaking Down Barriers, the podcast series that explores the untold stories from the builders, makers, and leaders of some of the most innovative companies in the MENA region. Samer El Sahn - Chief Product Off
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