Business
Nikki Stone on Why Success Creates Chaos
Nikki Stone, founder of YQ, on why success creates chaos, how to tell cyclical from structural disruption, cutting to one or two priorities, and what founders should let AI automate.
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Hosted by Navin Shetty, The PowerTalk Show is Business Talks Weekly’s long-form B2B podcast — unscripted interviews with the founders, operators and investors driving GTM strategy, fintech and real estate across the Middle East.
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The PowerTalk Show: A B2B Podcast for Founders, Investors and Operators in the Middle East
Hosted by Navin Shetty, The PowerTalk Show brings you unscripted conversations with the leaders building fintech, real estate, AI and go-to-market strategy across Dubai, the UAE and the wider Middle East — 110+ episodes and counting.
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Fintech PowerTalk
Fixing Healthcare—Donovan Pyle on the $325 Billion “Brokerage Blind Spot”
In a landscape where healthcare costs are frequently on the rise, how do businesses effectively manage their employee benefits? This crucial question was at the heart of an engaging conversation on The Power Talk Show with Donovan Pyle, the CEO of Health Compass Consulting and author of the eagerly anticipated book Fixing Healthcare.
Skincare
Dr. Mimi Vega on the Microbiota Revolution and the End of Hero-Ingredient Skincare
We’ve been taught to look at our skin as a series of problems to be solved. If you have a wrinkle, buy a “hero” cream. If you have a breakout, buy a spot treatment. But according to Dr. Mimi Vega, this “Band-aid” approach is exactly why so many of us are trapped in a cycle of trial and error.
Finance
Jonne Välilä on Why Your Business Model is Everything, Risk Mitigation, and Scaling with AI
In this episode, we spoke with Jonne Välilä, a Finnish entrepreneur whose journey spans 14 years and numerous ventures. Jonne is currently the Co-Founder at eBrands, focusing on acquiring and growing consumer brands, and the CEO at Wealthrone Capital, a hedge fund leveraging automated trading strategies in the digital assets market.
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