These women don’t only run boardrooms, they lead communities.
So pay attention:
Minoush Abdel-Meguid, Private Equity Investor, Co-Founder of Union Capital, Investment Banker
“Open doors and windows. Build roads and bridges. Don’t be afraid to talk, don’t be afraid to listen. Communicate. Communicate.”
Iba Masood, Co-Founder of of Gradberry
“One day can be a win and one day can be a loss, you just need to average it all out.”
Shabana Karim: Founder of The Nail Spa & House of Enspa
“The best advice I ever received was ‘your people are your jewels – take care of them and they will take care of your business’. I live and breathe by this.”
Zeina Abdulla, Founder of Fishfayce Digital Photo Booth
“It’s always scary to enter something new, but you should always focus on why you’re doing it, rather than why it won’t work. Do your research, speak to people and get their advice and opinions. You can always learn something from other people.”
Manoush Zomorodi, Host and Managing Editor of New Tech City
“You CAN do anything… but it’s not going to fall in your lap and it’s never going to be perfect.”
Tawakkul Karman, Youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
“I have always believed that resistance against repression and violence is possible without relying on similar repression and violence.”
Lubna Olayan, CEO of Olayan Financing Company
“You have to be organized and you have to be able to prioritize. Follow your dreams, believe in yourself. You can do what you want but you have to work hard and you have to be fully prepared. You have to know what you are facing.”
Fatima Al Jaber, Chief Operating Officer of Al Jaber Group
“Maybe because we are women we always challenge ourselves to be better. It is in our nature. Always, women have to work harder than men in order to accomplish their goals. It is not because they are not able to do it, but it is the entire environment around them is really challenging them to do so.”
Princess Ameerah Al Taweel, Chairwoman and CEO of Time Entertainment, Chairwoman and Co-founder of Tasamy
“If we want stability in the region, we must build institutions of civil society so people can channel their demands through these institutions. If we want prosperity in the region we must invest in young people through encouraging enterprise.”
Randa Ayoubi, Founder of Rubicon Group Holding
“Young people can work out of Amman in Jordan for a company in Holland and never travel to Holland. All they need to do is be well-educated to understand what the world needs, provide a good service at a competitive price and be ethical.”
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