Episodes

Welcome to a very special and bonus episode of the Elevated Entrepreneur Podcast! In the previous episode, which is episode number 8, I’m talking to Surbhi from Digital Genie and we are talking about ideal customers, personas, and how they’re so important to any business. While we were recording that episode, Surbhi and I got to talking about her experience as a marketer, working for Ron Kaufman, the author of the Uplifting Service Series. I highly recommend these books if you haven’t had the c...

Today’s episode features Surbhi Dedhia, an astute digital marketing specialist and the CEO of Digital Genie, a company that partners with businesses to create customer personas, which is the foundation of all marketing activities to acquire and serve the targeted buyer’s needs. Before starting her own business, Surbhi’s work experience included delivering effective and value-based marketing programs for organizations at different growth phases. From building the marketing function ground up to ...

In this episode, I talk to Mazen Aloul, an SEO expert, LinkedIn Author, and the founder of WebQuest, an SEO company specializing in English and Arabic SEO. Mazen has worked with over 100 websites across the Middle East and helps business owners all over the world in getting their website better ranked in Google. In 2013, Mazen became part of a communications consulting startup and got exposed to the world of SEO as part of the services they offered. As he became passionate about it, he suddenly...

In this episode, I am very excited to have my amazing business coach, Warsha Joshi, who is also a mastermind facilitator and a serial entrepreneur. She has built many successful businesses and has been featured on the likes of entrepreneur.com. I’ve been working with her for the past 3 years and have learned so much. Born into a business family, Warsha started learning the ropes of entrepreneurship ever since she was a kid. Growing up in that environment, she was taught how to seek an opportuni...

In this episode, I talk to my long-time friend, Muhammed Manji who is the CEO and founder of Automyze FC, a retail fulfillment company in Dubai that offers outsourced e-commerce fulfillment services to retail and distribution businesses. Muhammed talks about his journey as a serial entrepreneur and why fulfillment is his most fulfilling job yet. Connect with Muhammed: · LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmanji/ · Muhammed’s company website – http://www.automyzefc.com Connect with Dhiren:...

In this episode, M'OISHÎ founder and CEO, Carole Moawad, tells us how she was able to grow her business idea into a multi-store business in just three years. After discovering mochi, a delicious, Japanese handcrafted dessert, Carole realized how this well-loved product is available in other parts of the world, but had not been introduced and popularized yet in Dubai. With that opportunity, she decided to launch this product line locally, giving it a new twist, building a solid branding around it...

In this episode, I will introduce the show and talk about what inspired me to start it. My name is Dhiren Bhatia, and I am the founder and managing director of Cloudscape Technologies FZCO, a Dubai-based technology consulting firm focused on the retail and hospitality industries. My professional and entrepreneurial journey has been quite fascinating on a number of levels and I love for you to hear my story and how I got started with the podcast. Key Takeaways: Why you should consider subscribin...

The right cloud-based POS system for your business can be a game-changer. Today’s online programs are so powerful that they can manage almost every single aspect of your sales. Many of them can integrate with other software programs to handle everything from accounting to customer service, and they do it all via a streamlined, secure and easy-to-use interface. But this comprehensive functionality can also make committing to the wrong POS an expensive mistake. Onboarding for any new solution t...

If you're passionate about cuisine, cooking & community and are looking to open a restaurant, you need to prepare thoroughly. You must be thoughtful and deliberate about your future restaurant's planning and I want to help with the top three things you need to do before you open a restaurant, Key Takeaways: The three things to keep in mind before opening a restaurant (01:22) Ensuring profitability by niching down (02:22) Getting a handle on the costs that will be necessary to bring your visio...