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Aby Sam Thomas is the former Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Middle East. Having started working on the brand in November 2014, Aby was responsible for leading the publication on its editorial front until September 2024.
In his nearly-decade-long tenure at Entrepreneur Middle East, Aby played a key role in its growth and development across the MENA region, with him developing and executing events, programs, and other initiatives under the brand's banner, while also personally representing it through his appearances in conferences, media, etc.
Aby has been working in journalism since 2011, prior to which he was an analyst programmer with Accenture, where he worked with J. P. Morgan Chase's investment banking arm at offices in Mumbai, London, and New York. He holds a Master's Degree in Journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York.
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Leadership
Mr. Nice Guy Gets The Job Done
When you deal with people that -you think- are behaving in a problematic way, it may be well worth your while to have an open mind, listen to the other's perspective, and then try to find a way to work with them in a way that's agreeable to you as well.
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Mindful Management: Entrepreneur And Financier Shailesh Dash
Al Masah Capital founder Shailesh Dash discusses making strategic future-proofing (and portfolio growth) tangible.
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Cooking Up A Win: Zuma Co-Founder Rainer Becker
The chef-turned-entrepreneur on how he made it big on the global F&B scene.
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Support Systems: What To Do When Things Seem To Be Going Out Of Control
Don't be afraid to ask for help- it will only ever do you good.
Leadership
Follow The Leader: Ahmed Khouri, Managing Director, Union Properties
"A company that doesn't innovate in its operations and products cannot survive in the marketplace nowadays."
Leadership
Follow The Leader: Jean-Michel Gauthier, CEO, Oliv
Jean-Michel Gauthier, CEO, Oliv, started his company with an aim to reduce youth unemployment in the Arab world.
Growth Strategies
Follow The Leader: Mohammad Saeed Al-Shehhi, CEO, Dubai Design District (d3)
d3's hosting of the annual Dubai Design Week has led to more than more than 70,000 people visit the location over a period of five days
Leadership
Follow The Leader: Ahmed Alkhoshaibi, Group CEO, KBW Investments
Founded by HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal in 2013, KBW Investments has managed to steadily make its mark in the region's business landscape, thanks to the various enterprises under its helm carving out successes of their own in their respective industry sectors.
Growth Strategies
Capital Gains: Musings On Mark Zuckerberg’s Human Capital Hiring Rule Of Thumb
I believe that Zuckerberg is on to something when it comes to figuring out the best people to hire, and how one should interact with them once they come onboard.
Entrepreneurs
Designs On The Future: Area 2071 Aims To Make The UAE The Leading Nation In The World
Dubai Future Foundation Deputy CEO Abdulaziz Al Jaziri explains the vision for the path-breaking initiative launched by Dubai and the UAE.
Entrepreneurs
When Disaster Strikes (Hard), Perception Is Everything
The toughest hurdles that happen along an entrepreneur's lifecycle are what contribute to their greatest strengths and successes in the long-term.
Growth Strategies
For Whom The Bell Tolls: Acts Of Heroism In The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
If you like what these new enterprises offer, make it a point to do business with them.
Entrepreneurs
Redefining Retail: Elabelz Founder And CEO Nooruldeen Agha On His Latest Venture, ST-YL
Agha believes that ST-YL is going to change retail as we know it, and its impact is not going to be restricted to just the UAE, or only the MENA region- it's going to be global.
Growth Strategies
Reality Check: We’re Running A Business, Too
How many of all the startup support initiatives out there are actually supporting the region's entrepreneurs?
Entrepreneurs
Impacting The Future: Ahmad Ashkar, Founder And CEO, Hult Prize Foundation
Ahmad Ashkar, founder and CEO, Hult Prize Foundation on building a global startup movement centered on enabling social good.
Entrepreneurs
New Kids On The Block: Silicon Valley-Headquartered Plug And Play Partners With Abu Dhabi Global Market
For those of us who have been watching the Middle East entrepreneurial ecosystem for a while now, it wouldn't be a stretch to say that the region has seen a surge in the number of accelerators and incubators in the recent past.
Leadership
Attention To Detail: Ghassan Aboud, Founder And Chairman, Ghassan Aboud Group
The pre-eminent entrepreneur today leads a diversified multi-billion enterprise that has operations in everything from real estate to media to hospitality, but Aboud's flagship business was in the automotive domain, which he entered in Dubai, back in the early nineties.
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Leading The Change: Smart Containers Co-Founder And CEO Richard Ettl On How His Startup Is Revolutionizing The Logistics Sector
Smart Containers may not really sound like a name you'd associate with a high-tech company- but then again, you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
Leadership
Going Against The Tide: Jake Dyson, Chief Lighting Engineer, Dyson
The eldest son of the legendary Sir James Dyson, founder of the multimillion dollar enterprise that is Dyson is much like his father- an inventor, designer, and entrepreneur in his own right.
Entrepreneurs
Exporting Innovation: Dubai-Based Startup Wrappup Gets Acquired By California-Based Voicera
As a mobile app that made use of AI to auto-summarize meetings, Wrappup fits it neatly with Voicera's own offering, which leverages a combination of voice recognition, natural language processing, and machine learning to provide attendees of a meeting with a full recording and transcription, as well as high accuracy meeting highlights.
Entrepreneurs
Echoing The Past, Heralding The Future: Mirzam Chocolate Makers
For a business that only opened in September 2016, Mirzam Chocolate Makers has scored quite a few wins in a rather short period of time.
Leadership
Handing Over The Reins: You Cannot Be In Charge All Of The Time
Remember that you've got people on board your enterprise who have embraced your vision, and are very well-equipped to translate that into reality- you just need to let them take the reins.
Growth Strategies
Time And Talent: Two Elements You Might Be Throwing Away On Social Media
While every social media guidebook out there urges us to think carefully before we post anything, this particular mindset seems to have been overlooked by many users of social media.
Entrepreneurs
Infusing The Human Element: Aster DM Healthcare’s Alisha Moopen
Alisha Moopen, Executive Director and CEO - Hospitals & Clinics, GCC, for Aster DM Healthcare, on injecting life back into privatized healthcare.
Entrepreneurs
INJAZ Al-Arab’s Akef Aqrabawi Is On A Mission To Enable Arab Youth To Drive The Region’s Economy Forward
INJAZ Al-Arab President and CEO Akef Aqrabawi talks about the initiatives to cultivate and support entrepreneurship.
Leadership
Hitting (All) The Right Notes: Academy Award-Winning Music Composer A. R. Rahman
"You don't get success in one day, two days- it might take two years, three years, 20 years... But come out with a strong personality, and something to contribute to humanity- and you'll be recognized."
Entrepreneurs
Tapping Into Opportunity: Nour Al Hassan, Founder And CEO, Ureed
For businesses seeking to reach online audiences in the Arab world, the need for Arabic content in the digital realm cannot be understated, and Ureed, with its network of freelancers, seeks to capitalize on this opportunity.
Growth Strategies
How You Handle Business Wins (And Losses) Impact Your Team’s Loyalty
A look at how a leader's management style can affect a team.
Entrepreneurs
Focused On Impact: Deliveroo Co-Founder And CEO Will Shu
The UK-headquartered online food delivery company may have launched only in 2013, but Shu remembers recognizing a gap in the food delivery space way back in 2004, when he had just moved to London from New York.
