Bernadette Abraham is a highly respected Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who has written a book called Unjunk: How to Raise Healthy Eaters in a Processed World. Although she studied computer engineering, Bernadette is a lifelong athlete with a mad passion for health & fitness. We talked about stress, exercise and food. Bernadette shared practical tips for getting kids to “unjunk”, from reading labels to managing your own feeding style to dealing with resistance.

Rana is an award-winning molecular cell biologist. She is also an award-winning social entrepreneur: her program “We love reading” started in Jordan and is now a social movement across 55 countries – getting children to read for pleasure. We discussed stem cells and a scientific approach to redefining success. We talked about reading for pleasure, why it's so important and how to foster it.

As CEO of Virgin Megastores Middle East, Nisreen led a complete business turn-around to profitability. She has won many awards and now runs the regional arm of YOOX-net a porter, the world’s leading online luxury fashion retailer. We had a far-ranging discussion about leading teams, retaining talent, creating loyal customers - and managing work while dealing with fertility issues.

Leanne is Founder and CEO of Everledger, a company that uses Blockchain technology to track high-value assets like diamonds. Leanne is recognised internationally as an innovator and leader in the technology space. We talked about how blockchain enables traceability in a trust-less world. We also dived into entrepreneurship and her role as Queensland's Chief Entrepreneur.

Carla is a Vice Chair & Managing Director at Morgan Stanley. She is also an author as well as a gospel singer who has sold out 5 concerts at Carnegie Hall! We had a high energy chat about her 30-year career on Wall St and we explored themes that affect business women all over the world: from finding a sponsor to building relationships to owning your power.

Previously the CEO of the World Bank, Kristalina is the first person from an emerging market to run the IMF. We delved into her personal back story, the forks in the road and the choices she made on her rise to the top of this powerful institution. It was a raw and real conversation about how women rise, packed full of practical advice. Please enjoy!

Elissa Freiha is an entrepreneur, investor, public speaker and women’s rights advocate. She is the Founder of Womena, a platform promoting female inclusion in the Middle East’s technology sector. We talked about the entrepreneurial pivot: what, why, and how to succeed. And then we took on the patriarchy.

Deborah teaches Negotiations at Harvard Law School. She is an authority on gender issues in negotiation and leadership, and has written many books on these subjects. We talked about the 4 pillars of negotiations, Deborah’s popular course. We also explored key concepts like the Glass Cliff, invisible work, the impact of silence and the power of “yes, AND”.

Helena spent 15 years as CEO of Newton Investment Management, taking its assets under management from £20bn to £50bn. She is renowned globally for her work on gender equality, having founded in 2010 The 30% Club, a campaign for gender-balanced boards. We talked about navigating the corporate world right to the top: leadership, networking, motherhood and much more.

Nadine Mezher is the Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Sarwa, the first automated investment advisory platform in the Middle East and award-winning fintech start-up that's raised 3 rounds of funding in just 2 years. We talked about trees! Then we got into investing: the mistakes that people typically make, and how we can avoid them using the 4 rules of investing. We discussed her experience as an entrepreneur and the challenges she faces every day, both in business and as a mom.

We talked about the fundamentals of corporate life, and the way women’s challenges change over time as you rise in the pyramid and become more senior. We discussed managing the Imposter Syndrome and navigating the sensitivities of self-promotion. We talked about mentorship and sponsorship, the myth of women “opting out” and the role of a D&I leader. Finally, we got technical as I wanted to learn from the ultimate industry expert what the retail trends are globally and how they compare in...

Arlan is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a fund that invests in underrepresented and underestimated founders. She built it while homeless, and since 2015 Backstage has invested nearly $7m into 130 startups. We talked about Arlan’s journey, the founders she invests in and what she's learnt from them. We discussed self-care, Arlan’s podcast “Your First Million”, her upcoming book “It’s About Damn Time”, the meaning of failure and the impact of success.

In 1994, Marie-Christine was an accountant and a young mother of a two-year-old daughter, when the Rwandan genocide came to her doorstep. Carrying her daughter on her back, Marie-Christine crossed four African countries on foot, experiencing poverty, starvation and human rights abuses. Marie-Christine has studied and experienced trauma and resilience, and uses her skills to help refugees find their feet again, through her organisation “Safe Refuge Rwanda”.

We talked about Kristin's path from aspiring novelist to CMO, managing a $5B budget at a $400B bank. And got practical advice on a range of subjects, from dealing with the Imposter Syndrome to sourcing feedback to promoting other women.

Zoe is Associate Professor of Organisational Behavior at INSEAD, and is Academic Director of INSEAD's Gender Initiative. This episode is a manual for CEOs, managers and male allies on how to support the advancement of women in the workplace.

Dima Ayad left a 15-year career in hospitality to grow her eponymous fashion label and make luxury fashion accessible to all shapes and sizes. We talked about entrepreneurship, fashion, purpose, sustainability - and the beauty of being yourself.

Anne-Marie Slaughter is the CEO of New America, a think and action tank dedicated to renewing America in the Digital Age. In 2012, she authored the ground-breaking article "Why Women Still Can't Have it All". We talked about why she wrote that article, what has changed in the 7 intervening years, and what we need to do to speed up parity. As Anne-Marie is a Princeton Politics Professor, we also touched on geopolitics and her new book, The Chessboard and The Web.

Alex Hirschi does video reviews of the world's fastest and rarest cars. She is an Australian woman living in Dubai, and has 16 million followers across multiple social media channels. Alex & I talked about her journey from small town Australia to becoming the world's most popular supercar reviewer: the challenges in starting a side hustle while full-time employed, working with your spouse, trying to break into a male-dominated world, dealing with bullies and much, much more.

A banker for 29 years, Elissar shared learnings on rising through the corporate world - as well as some tips on wealth management.

Jessica is the Founder & CEO of Uncharted Power, an award-winning, full-service power and data infrastructure company. We talked about her power-generating innovations and her inspiring journey as an entrepreneur.

Bozoma Saint John is the Chief Marketing Officer at Endeavor, a global leader in entertainment, sports and fashion. Before joining Endeavor, Saint John served as Chief Brand Officer at Uber, Head of Global Consumer Marketing at Apple Music & iTunes and Head of Music and Entertainment Marketing at PepsiCo.

Ghizlan Guenez left a 14-year career in financial services and built The Modist, the world's first luxury e-commerce platform for women who dress modestly.

Noor Sweid is the founder of Global Ventures, a Dubai-based VC firm. In the past, she worked as a strategy consultant, she IPO'd her family business and built & sold the Middle East's first chain of yoga studios.

Nicola Tallis is a British historian, curator, lecturer and author.

Manale El Kareh is a principal at the Dubai office of A.T. Kearney, a global management consultancy firm.