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Ahmed Al Rawi and the WhatsApp message that travelled
Before Calo, Ahmed Al Rawi helped launch a football app with a WhatsApp broadcast. The customers passed it on. His career since has been an extended investigation into what deserves that kind of response.
Manuel Milan Reyes and the unfinished business of retirement
After thirty years at GCC, Manuel Milán Reyes left the chief executive’s office. His next chapter led through startups, regional competitiveness and a classroom in Chihuahua.
Davis Parakal and the small print of sending money home
From building banking apps in India to leading Remitly in the UAE, Davis Parakal has worked on the machinery of moving money. Now he wants the industry to explain itself as plainly as a cereal box.
Anurag Byala and the art of starting again
Before he built e-commerce systems in the Gulf, Anurag Byala waited a month for his first student in Punjab. His route from technical training to Dubai, South Africa and a podcast microphone keeps returning to the same habit: becoming a beginner again.
Sid Dhamija and the business of getting a meeting
Cadena’s founder built his career around enterprise buyers, procurement and the Gulf. His company pairs AI prospecting with a distinctly personal proposition: someone local who can start a useful conversation.
Anass Boumediene and the company that began over coffee
Before eyewa had a network of stores, Anass Boumediene built a network of people. His route from consulting to Gulf retail runs through shared lunches, a tested partnership and a willingness to keep changing the business.
Taoufik El Jamali and the things that get in the way
From a self-updating address book to the data behind digital advertising, Taoufik El Jamali keeps returning to the same question: what is stopping growth from working? At Journify, the answer lives between a purchase and the platform meant to learn from it.
Ahmed Rawi and the business of wanting more
A wedding photo booth, a football app, and a $2,000 experiment led Ahmed Rawi to Calo. His next lesson arrived after the company crossed into Britain: ambition also needs a return ticket.