BEHIND THE MIC
A podcast built for people who don't have time for fluff
The PowerTalk Show exists because the best business insight in the Middle East almost never makes it to a press release. We built a studio, and a habit of asking the second question, to change that.
THE HOST
Navin Shetty didn't set out to build a media company
After a decade advising founders on go-to-market strategy across Dubai, Riyadh and Mumbai, Navin kept noticing the same gap: the most useful conversations he had happened off the record, over coffee, after the panel ended. The PowerTalk Show is that off-the-record conversation, recorded on purpose.
He hosts every episode himself — no rotating co-hosts, no outsourced pre-interviews. Guests get one rule going in: nothing is off-limits except numbers they’re legally required to keep private.
Under Business Talks Weekly, the show now anchors a small editorial operation producing written deep-dives, sponsor features and syndicated audio distributed across six platforms.
EDITORIAL MISSION
Business intelligence, not business theater
Business Talks Weekly was founded on one editorial rule: every guest has to say something they haven’t said anywhere else. That means no scripted talking points, no pre-approved question lists, and no episodes built solely around a launch announcement.
We measure success in whether a listener — a founder raising a Series B, an operator entering the GCC, a fund evaluating a Dubai deal — walks away with something they can actually use by Monday morning.
PRODUCTION BASE
Recorded and produced in Dubai
Every episode is recorded in our Business Bay studio, built specifically for long-form conversation rather than clipped social content. Being based in Dubai puts us inside the room for the region’s biggest fintech, real estate and economic development stories — and lets us get a guest in front of a microphone within days, not months.
WHAT WE COVERED
Four pillars, one standard
Fintech
Regulation, digital assets and the banks quietly rebuilding for the GCC.
Real Estate
Development, off-plan strategy and capital flows across UAE property.
GTM Strategy
Go-to-market playbooks for founders entering the Middle East.
Economic Development
Policy and infrastructure shaping GCC hyper-growth sectors.
TWO WAYS IN
Get on the mic, or get in front of it
FOR GUESTS
Have a story worth 60 minutes?
We interview one operator or founder per week — no scripts, no PR-safe softballs. Applications open on a rolling basis for guests across fintech, real estate and GTM.
FOR BRANDS
Reach 15K+ monthly decision-makers
Host-read sponsorships, category exclusivity across fintech and real estate, and audited download numbers — built for brands that sell to the boardroom.