Spark! with Shereen

In our latest episode, we sit down with Sagi Melamed to discuss mindful investing. Sagi is the author of Mindful Fundraising as well as a resource development consultant.

Together we discuss:

1. Applying mindfulness when fundraising
2. Benefits of being mindful when doing business
3. Measures of business impact
4. How to measure business impact

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Podcasts hosted by @shereenabdulla.
Produced by Spark! Studios. We are a creative brand studio that helps companies tell their story and grow their audience through content. We specialize in business, finance, and tech written and visual storytelling for digital multi-platform campaigns. Our production suite offers end-to-end services, including strategy, production, hosting, and distribution. We also offer storytelling training and coaching.

In this episode we sit down with Noor Salama, Ecosystem Community Manager at MAGNiTT, to cover the current state of diversity amongst Middle East startups. We discuss:

1. Startup team demographics in the Middle East
2. Benefits of diverse teams
3. MENA startup Funding levels in the first half of 2020

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Podcasts hosted by @shereenabdulla.
Produced by Spark! Studios. We are a creative brand studio that helps companies tell their story and grow their audience through content. We specialize in business, finance, and tech written and visual storytelling for digital multi-platform campaigns. Our production suite offers end-to-end services, including strategy, production, hosting, and distribution. We also offer storytelling training and coaching.

In our latest episode, we sit down with Kerem Kuyucu who's the co-founder of JustMop, a platform that connects home dwellers with at-home service providers. Kerem has extensive experience building and scaling startups as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Rocket Internet and Country Manager at Foodonclick.

Together we discuss:

1. Aspects of marketplace apps to consider
2. B2C marketing strategies
3. Operational complications of working with third parties
4. A bunch of tech startup mentions

Want to read the episode instead? Access the show notes here.
Feel like socializing? Connect with us on Instagram and Linkedin.
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Got something you'd like to discuss with us? Email us at [email protected]
Podcasts hosted by @shereenabdulla.
Produced by Spark! Studios. We are a creative brand studio that helps companies tell their story and grow their audience through content. We specialize in business, finance, and tech written and visual storytelling for digital multi-platform campaigns. Our production suite offers end-to-end services, including strategy, production, hosting, and distribution. We also offer storytelling training and coaching.

In our latest episode, we sit down with Rasha Rady who's the co-founder and COO of Chefaa, a pharmacy platform that helps patients order, schedule, and have medicine delivered to consumers' doorsteps. Rasha is a pediatrician, by background, who got out of her comfort zone and into the entrepreneurship world to serve more patients and have a larger impact on the community.

Together we discuss:

1. Benefits of building online apps to serve your customers better
2. How to retain customers through subscription models
3. Understanding and applying consumer preferences to e-commerce platforms
4. Dynamics of the Egyptian ecosystem to consider when building a local startup

I'm working with a fab team from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) to help refine Spark!'s value proposition and marketing strategy. We've set up a short survey that takes less than 10 minutes to fill out, check it out here.
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Feel like socializing? Connect with us on Instagram and Linkedin.
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Got something you'd like to discuss with us? Email us at [email protected]
Podcasts hosted by @shereenabdulla.
Produced by Spark! Studios. We are a creative brand studio that helps companies tell their story and grow their audience through content. We specialize in business, finance, and tech written and visual storytelling for digital multi-platform campaigns. Our production suite offers end-to-end services, including strategy, production, hosting, and distribution. We also offer storytelling training and coaching.

In this episode, we sit down with Jamil Asfour to hear his insights on industries that are leveraging Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. We discuss:

1. Industries in the Middle East that are leveraging ML & AI
2. How governments can foster innovation within ML & AI
3. The benefits of integrating ML & AI into businesses

Want to read the episode instead? Access the show notes here.

Feel like socializing? Connect with us on Instagram and Linkedin.

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Got something you'd like to discuss with us? Email us at [email protected]
Podcasts hosted by @shereenabdulla.
Produced by Spark! Studios. We are a creative brand studio that helps companies tell their story and grow their audience through content. We specialize in business, finance, and tech written and visual storytelling for digital multi-platform campaigns. Our production suite offers end-to-end services, including strategy, production, hosting, and distribution. We also offer storytelling training and coaching.