Rateel Alshehri is a 13-year-old Saudi influencer and the youngest Saudi founder and host of the podcast "Rateel Alpha Talk." Launching her podcast at the age of 12, Rateel aims to ignite curiosity and drive positive change in young minds globally. She connects with Generation Alpha through engaging videos and insightful conversations, inspiring critical thinking and confidence. Rateel's mission is to foster creativity, challenge assumptions, and empower youth to embrace lifelong learning....

Faris Asad serves as the U.S. Consul General in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S. Representative to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Over the past three years, his excellency has been pivotal in strengthening U.S.-Saudi relations, observing the country’s transformative changes and engaging in significant diplomatic efforts. On this episode, he reflects on his tenure, sharing insights into Saudi Arabia’s rapid development and his personal and professional experiences. He discusses...

Asmaa is a tech entrepreneur and the founder of 'STUCK?'. A language support platform that blends AI with Human intelligence to provide content and translation services to businesses and individuals. Seventeen years ago, she moved from Egypt to Saudi Arabia, where she started as an English teacher while working on her music, quickly falling in love with the country’s pace of life. Two and a half years ago, after Covid hit, she was inspired to do more and built a language service platform,...

Heidi is the first American to study psychology in Arabic at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She started learning Arabic through Saudi TV shows and after living in the kingdom for only 3 years she had mastered the language. On this episode, Heidi talks about how she embraced the Saudi culture in addition to how her perceptions of the country had changed. She opens up about her experiences with stress, overcoming negative thoughts, coping with loneliness and turning challenges...

This is a short conversation with Will Smith Martin Lawrence in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia a few hours before the premier of Bad Boys 4 Ride or Die. A special thank you to Sony Pictures, Vox Cinemas and Mr. Z for facilitating this conversation.

Gary Vaynerchuk also known as “GaryVee,” is a serial entrepreneur, the Chairman of VaynerX, and 5x New York Times Best Selling Author. He is a leading global mind on what’s next in culture, relevance, and the internet. Gary possesses an uncanny ability to recognize trends and patterns early to help others understand how these shifts impact consumer behavior. He is one of the most forward-thinkers in business. Gary’s approach sits at the intersection of business and culture. He keenly...

Abeer is one of the top influencers in Saudi Arabia who is also an award-winning creator, model and founder of SNDR. On this episode, Abeer opens up about her childhood, where she had to deal with her parents getting divorce at a young age, financial difficulties and her marriage to British-MMA-trainer Liam as well as the challenges she faced when entering the world of social media.Introduction to Modeling    00:00First Modeling Opportunity  03:31Local Fashion show  06:01Shift from Modeling...

Dr. Ghadah W. Alharthi is an international Cultural Adviser based in London, as well as an Associate Professor and Director specializing in Culture and Innovation at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. With a PhD in International Management, she is passionate about protecting and sharing Saudi Arabia's heritage and traditions both within the Kingdom and abroad. She has worked on UNESCO sites and giga-projects in the Middle East, including NEOM and Diriyah Gate. In this...

Safwan Omar are two individuals who decided to enter the world of camel beauty and breeding. Throughout their adventure, they decided to document and create a docu-drama titled “Camel Quest” that is currently showing on Netflix. The show offers a unique and unscripted glimpse into the Saudi camel industry.   00:00 Introductions 04:00 Camel Quest 08:00 The Camel World 16:00 First Experience with Camel Milk 19:40 Fateha 25:00 Creating the Show, Netflix, and comedy 32:59 Initial Feedback &...

Jerry is the GCEO of Diriyah Company, a highly immersive, 63.2-billion-dollar Development, heritage, and tourism project. It will be home to 100,000 residents and aims to attract 50 million visits a year. Jerry is also Vice Chairman of Forbes Travel Guide who grew up in humble circumstances in Brooklyn and first visited Saudi Arabia in 1981. With over five decades in the hospitality and tourism industry, he has garnered global recognition as a visionary in the field, as well as a champion for...

Nat Basma is a Kuwait-based nutritionist, entrepreneur, social butterfly, devoted wife, and loving mother. With a large following and loyal clientele, Nat has empowered countless women and men to find balance and shed excess weight. She’s helped Mo lose six kilos so far! Despite having pancreatic insufficiency, Nat overcame obesity and has been every size of clothing. From her education in Miami to her return to Kuwait, Nat's story is one of resilience and triumph. She shares her candid...

Founder of ‘ASTERI’, Sara brings “desert-proof” make up to the beauty world. Born and raised in Riyadh, she is the youngest of six siblings who started her creative journey by studying interior design and engineering. When lockdowns hit and work projects paused, everything fell into place and Asteri Beauty was born!

Cameron Porter, a visionary bringing cutting-edge industrial technologies to Saudi Arabia through Steel Atlas. Formerly leading RD and investing at AlleyCorp, a firm that has built companies generating over $30B in shareholder value. Cameron's diverse background, combining professional soccer in MLS and a Princeton computer science education, shapes his unique perspective on work and life, adding depth to his innovative approach.

Sami Khoreibi is an entrepreneur and an investor in sustainable technology, recognized by ‘MIT Technology Review’ as a “Top 5 (Arab) innovator under 35”. Sami is the Founder of Wisewell, a sustainable technology company disrupting how we drink and deliver water by transforming tap water into pure, mineralized water. Sami also serves as the CEO of Incubayt Investments, a platform focused on investing in and supporting early-stage businesses focused on sustainability and technology.Sami...

An American lawyer and one of the founding partners at a law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP. In 2011, John was listed as one of America’s “Most Influential Lawyers” by the National Law Journal and in 2016 a poll by Bloomberg Big Law Business, voted Quinn as the “Most Famous Practicing Lawyer” at a top U.S. firm. On this episode, John opens up about what the the industry is all about, the allegations against Donald Trump, Elon Musk and setting up his law practice in Saudi Arabia.

Capt. Ismael AlKoshy is the CEO Saudia Academy and Former CEO of Saudia Royal Fleet, with 33 years and over 10,000 hours of flying experience under his belt. On this episode, Capt. Ismael goes into great detail on topics such as the investments made during covid, explanation of turbulence, worst fears, favorite aircrafts to fly and future plans for the exciting the aviation industry in Saudi Arabia.

Candace, also know as “The Blonde Muslim”, opens up about her journey reverting to Islam, which started 6-years ago in Reno, NV, USA. In this deep episode, Candace reflects on her first experience entering the Grand Mosque in Makkah, her fundraising initiatives, dealing with abuse on social media and with certain family members who have disowned her.

Yasmine Idriss is the first Arab and Saudi women to circle the grueling 1,500km ring road that wraps around Iceland. In quite a raw episode, Yasmine opens about the mental and physical demands and struggles she endured on her adventure, that lead her to gain a new perspective on life‘s challenges.The Mo ShowYoutube https://bit.ly/3nDwsZvApple Podcast https://apple.co/3J9ScX4Spotify https://spoti.fi/33dzsC2Google Podcast https://bit.ly/3ebB7xNAnghami https://bit.ly/3mRo1uyInstagram...

Henry Winter is an English sports journalist and currently the Chief Football Writer for The Times. His sister is an artist, and his older brother, Abdal Hakim Murad, an English academic, theologian, and Islamic scholar, was featured on episode 84 of The Mo Show. Having traveled to 88 countries to cover sports events, Henry has witnessed the power of football to unite different cultures and promote tolerance and understanding. In a lively debate with Mo, they discuss various topics, including...

Capt. Fahd Cynndy, the CEO of Saudia Technic and a luminary in aerospace leadership. Capt. Fahd’s career journey, from Saudi Aramco to commanding the skies as a pilot, imbued him with a healthy obsession with decision-making analysis and a passion for system-driven evolutions. At the helm of Saudia Technic, he’s not just steering an aerospace giant but also pioneering industry transformation. His leadership philosophy inspires innovation and encourages his team to transcend their comfort...

EPISODE 100!!! Hassan Jameel is a prominent Saudi businessman. He is the Deputy President and Vice Chairman at Abdul Latif Jameel, an internationally diversified business founded by his grandfather in 1945. A substantial part of his life has been immersed in Japan, where he grew up, and worked with Toyota. Proficient in Japanese, he has a deep affinity for the culture and feels entirely at home there. He has embraced the Japanese principle of “kaizen,” meaning continuous improvement, in both...

Originally from Chicago, Paris Verra has called Saudi Arabia home for the past six years. She is a social media travel influencer and a photographer, with an impressive Instagram account where she shares unbelievably stunning photos from her journeys of 60+ countries. Two years ago, she captivated The Mo Show audience when she appeared with her mother on episode 16. As one of the few American influencers to establish roots in the Middle East, she’s become an unofficial ambassador for the...

Enjy Kiwan, an Egyptian actress and MC, crossed paths with Mo while studying together at the American University in Dubai. She seamlessly transitioned from investment banking to presenting and hosting, and then to acting. Balancing motherhood with the highs and lows of an acting career is a delicate juggling act for her. Enjy dispels the misconception that life as an actor is all glitz and glamour. Utilizing her influence and social media presence for good, she actively engages in...

Widad Taleb Yacoub is a Lebanese journalist and a political activist. Today, she lives in Dubai with her husband and works as a Senior Reporter for CNN Business Arabic. She became interested in journalism while living in Lebanon and documenting political turmoil on Instagram. She witnessed gruesome horror on August ,4 2020, during the Beirut explosion, prompting her to start over in Saudi. Before that, her family tried to gain German citizenship. Tricked by a family friend into asylum, they...