Keeping it real with Simon
The podcast episodes are a series of conversations with industry icons that will share their life story and career with us.
Episodes
28 episodes
Marc van der Koelen guest at Getting Real with Simon
Marc van der Koelen’s journey from the world of athletics to entrepreneurship is a testament to his resilience and adaptability. His early success in athletics, particularly competing in the 1500 meters at two World Championships, laid the...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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41:02
Daniel Brook guest at Getting Real with Simon
Daniel Brook serves as the Managing Director at WeConnect Energy, a specialist in energy-focused recruitment and consultancy.With extensive experience in the sector, Daniel plays a key role in shaping and supporting the growth of renew...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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47:06
Brian Meghoe guest at Getting Real with Simon
Welcome to the first episode of 'Getting Real with Simon'! Meet my incredible guest, Brian Meghoe, the mastermind behind Brian's Custom Audio. Join us as Brian shares his inspiring journey from a small town in the Netherlands to t...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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58:00
The Simon Snelder Insider: Unleashing Entrepreneurial Brilliance with Mollie Powell
Welcome to today's episode where we are thrilled to have the extraordinary Mollie Powell as our guest. Mollie is the brilliant mind behind two successful ventures, Pink Camel Recruitment and Pink Camel Gifts, our podcast was done in Dubai where...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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1:05:45
The Simon Snelder Insider: Unleashing Leadership Excellence: Insights from Nejib Zaafrani"
Nejib Zaafrani is a distinguished professional who has held key leadership positions throughout his career. Previously serving as the Managing Director and Chairman at Shell Abu Dhabi, he played a pivotal role in shaping the organization's succ...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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57:47
The Simon Snelder Insider: Exploring Dubai's Real Estate with Vipin Sharma
Vipin is an internationally experienced professional with a diverse background in entrepreneurship, banking, marketing, and retailing. He proudly holds a Guinness World Record and is the owner of an intellectual property known as the 24-Hour Te...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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57:47
Simon Snelder with Miro Fok
Miro Fok is an accomplished American entrepreneur with a focus on the health insurance and Insurtech sector for the past 13 years. Currently based in Dubai, he has recently launched Vita Virtues, an innovative insurance technology ...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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54:51
Simon Snelder with Sonia Zaknoune
Sonia Zaknoune is a dynamic entrepreneur who was born in France and has been residing in Dubai for the past 16 years.Her love of travel has brought her to many parts of the world, and she has gained a wealth of knowledge and experience....
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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54:26
Simon Snelder with Nancy Mourad
The first podcast of 2023! Nancy Mourad was my guest, she is an award-winning public health specialist. Tech entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of Kluly Inc, the platform that is turning itself quickly into the degree of t...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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1:06:09
Simon Snelder with Richard Alexander
Richard Alexander was my invited guest on my final 2022 podcast. He is from the UK and decided 15 years ago to travel around the world. At one point he decided to work again in Shanghai, China. After spending more than 5 years in C...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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55:21
Simon Snelder with Bilal Alavi
Digital Payments is a topic for all of us to learn more about! Bilal Alavi was my guest on my podcast and we were pleased to discuss the digital payments revolution and future trends together.It was a great conversation as ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:01:04
Simon Snelder with Kirsten Westholter
Kirsten Westholter is an agent of change by being an excellent consultant and adviser for businesses. She is the co-founder of Predixa. They help businesses achieve greater value and sustainable growth through quick data analytics,...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:02:19
Simon Snelder with Nancy Carda
Nancy carries a lot of experience with her, and she has great stories to share with us about her time at Expo2020, her previous roles, and her current job as Head of Marketing and Communication at desert control.She has a fantastic perso...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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57:04
Simon Snelder with Kelly Montoya
Kelly Montoya is passionate about medical insurance and we feel this when she speaks about her industry.She is the Medical & General Insurance Director at Seven Insurance Brokers.Kelly is determined to make her industry a bett...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:03:43
Simon Snelder with Debsena Chakraborty
One of the best thought leaders in digital marketing is Debsena Chakraborty - It was a great pleasure having her as a guest for my podcast.
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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53:13
Simon with Caroline Bee
My guest for podcast 12 was event management Queen - Caroline Bee.The Queen of Event Management shares her experience, ideas, and insights into the event industry.Caroline is the Senior Vice President at Pico Group.At Expo2020...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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52:40
Simon Snelder with Daniel Brook
My guest for podcast 11 was Daniel Brook, Leader in the Renewable energy sector at NES FIRCROF Worked in Australia, the United Kingdom, and is now based in Dubai. More than 200,00 new jobs are expected by 2030 in the renewable energy s...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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57:56
Simon Snelder with Dr. Abdullah Mansury
Regional Chief Financial Officer at RSA Middle East. Worked in Germany and GCC countries previously CFO at Nextcare, CFO at Allianz Saudi Fransi, and ex-Mckinsey. Dr. Abdullah Mansury has a great personality,...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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59:07
Simon Snelder with Aman Pal Singh
Founder and CEO Benefits for Expat FZC. His career is almost a quarter of a century in insurance, most of it in life insurance. He worked for insurance companies like Metlife, Zurich, RSA, and TATA AIG and bu...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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56:31
Simon Snelder with Tim Haywood
My guest for podcast 8 was Tim Haywood, General Manager, Regional Vice President at Walton Group of Companies. Tim started his career in wealth management when he moved to Hong Kong 21 years ago from the UK. For almost 1...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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48:26
Simon Snelder with Prof. Christian Farioli
My guest was Prof.Christian Farioli CEO, digital Marketing Lecturer & Strategist and Book Author at ESD FZ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:00:11
Simon Snelder with Mukash aka "Crypto monk"
Mukash is the strategy development officer of MinePlex Banking. If you want to know more about crypto, this podcast is must watch! Because Crypto monk is connected with cryptos since 2011. He had a great story to share! During the podcast, I le...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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54:17