Rebecca is one of the world’s leading fashion designers. Her massively popular handbags, accessories, footwear and apparel are sold online, and in over 900 stores across the planet. Rebecca has just released her first book.

Sebnem is the Senior Vice President at Novo Nordisk, a global pharmaceutical company and the world leader in treating diabetes. She is based in Dubai and runs the entire business across the Asia Pacific region (APAC).

Nadine is the founder and CEO of Proximie, an augmented reality platform that allows surgeons from across the world to collaborate and assist virtually in any operating room.

Bola is the Senior Vice Chair of Standard Chartered Bank, Africa. She is also on several boards including the United Nations Global Compact and the Women Corporate Directors (WCD).

Dr. Catriona Wallace is the Executive Chair of Boab, an AI Accelerator, and the Founder and CEO of Ethical AI Advisory. Catriona was also the Founder of Flamingo AI, the second woman-led business ever listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. She has been recognized by the Australian Financial Review as the Most Influential Woman in Business & Entrepreneurship.

Elif Shafak is a world-renowned and multi award-winning storyteller. She has authored 18 books in both English and Turkish, and her work has been translated into 54 languages. The Forty Rules of Love was a game changer for me, and The Bastard of Istanbul moved me deeply. Elif is also an activist for women's and LGBTQ+ rights and is a two-time TED global speaker.

Farah is the CEO of Lazard Asset Management in the Middle East. She is also the founder of the Middle East’s 30% Club, Reach Mentoring and TARA speed-mentoring - all platforms designed to help women achieve their professional goals.

Zélika is the founder and director of Latin America’s biggest art fair, ZONAMACO. She has been running this fair in Mexico City for the last 20 years.

Hoda is the first woman ever to lead a global software company in Egypt. Her career spans 25 years and crosses 3 continents, and she was recently recognized on the Forbes 2021 list of the Top 50 Middle East Power Business Women. Hoda joined SAP, the German software giant, in 2013 and under her leadership SAP Egypt has achieved record-breaking growth for three years straight, while also being recognized as one of Egypt’s best places to work.

Ibtihaj is an Olympic medalist and the first hijabi woman ever on the U.S. Olympic team. She’s also a New York Times bestselling author, having written two books, a memoir and a children’s book. As a young adult, she and her sisters founded their clothing line Louella, with the goal of giving women in America affordable and fashionable options to dress modestly.

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Nathalie is the Founder and CEO of Right Bite Nutrition & Catering Services L.L.C., a specialized center for expert nutritional consultation and bespoke gourmet healthy meal delivery service. Established in 2004, Right Bite was the first such company in the Middle East, and under Nathalie's leadership it has achieved in double digit growth every year for the last 17 years!

Silvia is the President of Latin America for Danone, one of the biggest food companies in the world. She worked at McDonald's and P&G in Mexico before joining Mars, where she rose to General Manager for the Chocolates division and General Manager for the Pet division. In 2014, Silvia became the Food Chief Marketing Officer of Mars globally, based in Belgium. She then returned to Mexico to run Danone.

Jennifer is an Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD, and one of the world’s leading researchers on dual career couples. In fact, she recently released her first book Couples That Work, a study of how dual-career couples can thrive in love and in work.

We're trying something new! In addition to our regular boss interviews, Rana will from time to time release bite-sized deep-dives into a particular topic. Her point of view (POV) in just 5 minutes. This week's topic is feedback - how to gift and receive it.

This episode is a "let's pretend for 25 mins that covid doesn't exist!" We talk about various aspects of entrepreneurship & investing. We also explore what's going on in the 100 million person market that is Egypt. Dina is an Ironwoman and the Chief Investment Officer of flat6labs, a leading startup accelerator and seed funding organization HQ'd in Cairo.

Mariate is one of the bubbliest people I’ve ever met. She started life as a management consultant and then spent 8 years at Microsoft before deciding to take the plunge and build her own digital marketing company. It was so successful that she sold it to WPP, one of the world’s largest communication companies. She then re-entered corporate, spending some time at Google before becoming the Head of Latin America for Stripe, a company that does infrastructure for online payments.

Amy is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School and is the world authority on Psychological Safety. She has been recognized by the biannual Thinkers50 global ranking of management thinkers since 2011, and in 2019 she also received that organization’s Breakthrough Idea Award for her work on Psychological Safety. Amy has written seven books on teaming and organizational learning.

Dominique has been awarded "Best Chef in the World". She is the co-owner and chef of the three-Michelin-starred restaurant Atelier Crenn in San Francisco, opened 10 years ago. We talked about her journey from childhood to evolution to leadership.

Ann is a corporate rock star. Prior to becoming a Vice Chair, she ran all of Mastercard’s business outside the US - 200 markets. Before joining Mastercard, Ann spent 20 years as a banker at Citi and ABN Amro. Ann started her career as an engineer at British Gas and was the first woman in Britain to work on an offshore oil rig!

Lily left a successful corporate career to start Malaak Mama & Baby Care, the UAE’s first maternity-focused childcare agency. The business is based on sending nurses into homes to look after babies and parents, so you can imagine the impact that Covid has had on the business... Lily shares her story as well as the silver linings from Covid.

Badass Boz is the Chief Marketing Officer at Netflix. She is a career powerhouse, having been the CMO at Endeavor and Uber, and held leadership positions at Apple Music and Pepsico.

Caroline Miller is a pioneer in the areas of goal-setting, grit, happiness and success. She’s spent more than 30 years helping individuals, leaders and companies to cultivate grit to achieve their goals and find personal and professional success. Her book, Creating Your Best Life, has just been ranked the #1 goal setting book in the world.

An "In-betweener" episode! Just Rana, on her new mic, talking about 2020 realities, Season 4 and other things to look forward to. Plus an introduction to WWW's revamped logo and new music. Enjoy!