Podcast appearances and mentions of elissa freiha

Récemment, le gouvernement a multiplié les mesures pour favoriser l'emploi des Émiriens dans le secteur privé. Depuis le début d'année, un système de quotas a même été mis en place pour s'assurer que les entreprises privées recrutent suffisamment de nationaux. De notre correspondant dans la région, Ce soir-là, dans une zone franche de Dubaï, Talib ben Hashim est l'un des derniers au travail. Cet Émirien qui arbore la dichdacha - le vêtement traditionnel porté par les hommes du Golfe – doit répondre à de nombreuses demandes. Il est à la tête d'un cabinet de conseil qui recommande aux entreprises du pays de nouveaux talents locaux. L'émiratisation est devenue sa spécialité, mais c'est aussi un peu son combat. « Le secteur privé embauche plus de 95 % de personnes qui n'ont pas la nationalité émirienne et presque 90 % du PIB global résulte du secteur privé. Donc, vous voyez le problème : les nationaux sont très peu représentés dans le secteur qui contribue le plus à l'économie du pays », déplore Talib ben Hashim. Des quotas « nécessaires » Pour répondre à ce déséquilibre, les autorités émiriennes ont mis en place depuis le 1er janvier une mesure contraignante. Les entreprises de plus de 50 employés doivent désormais s'assurer qu'au moins 2 % de leur effectif soit composé de ressortissants locaux. Sans quoi, elles devront s'acquitter d'une amende d'un peu moins de 20 000 dollars par an. Pour Talib ben Hashim, ces quotas sont nécessaires. « Je pense que le système de quotas est un mécanisme de sécurité. Il y a des entreprises qui veulent de manière générale recruter des nationaux », constate-t-il. « Néanmoins, d'autres se cachent derrière des excuses. Ils pensent que les Émiriens ne souhaitent pas travailler avec eux. C'est une supposition. Deuxièmement, ils sont inquiets que les Émiriens n'aient pas les compétences nécessaires. En voilà une autre. Et enfin : ils pensent aussi que les Émiriens demandent un salaire plus élevé. », ajoute-t-il. Ces suppositions, Talib ben Hashim les réfute. Selon lui, elles sont la conséquence du manque de dialogue entre les étrangers et les nationaux dans ce pays où seulement 10 % de la population totale possède la nationalité émirienne. Faute d'opportunité, mais aussi par choix, les Émiriens se tournent donc en grande majorité vers le secteur public et les emplois gouvernementaux. Pousser les Émiriens vers le secteur privé Un schéma assez classique aux Émirats que l'entrepreneure Elissa Freiha a contourné, non sans difficulté. Cette Émirienne a créé à Dubaï son entreprise dans le secteur des médias. « Même si le gouvernement pousse et encourage les Émiriens à lancer leur entreprise, d'un point de vue sociétal, de nombreuses familles considèrent toujours que l'entrepreneuriat n'est pas une solution viable, que c'est trop risqué, et que cela peut refléter sur la famille une certaine négativité », explique Elissa Freiha. « Alors que si vous travaillez pour le gouvernement, vous avez un haut salaire, c'est aussi un endroit où vous travaillez avec des gens de la même communauté, et c'est vu comme une voie plus respectable. » Pour inverser cette tendance, le gouvernement a aussi mis en place en début d'année un congé sabbatique rémunéré pour tous les employés gouvernementaux qui veulent se lancer dans l'entrepreneuriat.

Meet Elissa Freiha, Elissa is the Founder and CEO of Womena. Elissa's energy, creativity, desire for change and spontaneity grabbed my attention. Not only that but her desire to want to build up a feminist media company to amplify women's stories. To be this passionate about something and build up a whole business around it, one must have a story behind that, and that is why I ask Elissa to tell us more about what fascinated her to want to explore the world of feminism (which she shares at the beginning of the episode) We also talk about, how Womena came to existence? The challenges she faced founding a company right after finishing university. What would she have done differently if she would have repeated the same experience again, what is her definition of success and much much more. Check out the full episode.

Orbiting with us on Wonderspace this week is Elissa Freiha. Elissa is an Emirati-Lebanese entrepreneur, producer, feminist activist and the founder of Womena which is a female-focused media company which aims to inspire real change through storytelling and digital content. Elissa's compelling responses to our questions takes us around the world. Elissa was nominated by our 24th guest on Wonderspace Dave Erasmus. More info: elissafreiha.com womena.com To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes/_59 View the video orbit here: https://youtu.be/FXEUbxDIhTE To listen to the previous 58 Wonderspace editions go to. https://ourwonder.space/episodes -------------- More about Wonderspace: https://ourwonder.space Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUt53ifgsf4Hu9tQTWjEmA/videos Facebook: http://facebook.com/ourwonderspace Instagram: http://instagram.com/ourwonderspace Twitter: https://twitter.com/ourwonderspace --------------- Music: https://theade.me Re-wonder: https://asknature.org

During this episode Sophie Ghaziri talks to Elissa Freiha, founder of womena, about the metaverse and the role Womena would play in that digital space. How can we transform ourselves and our businesses? Is the metaverse a playground for the rich?

In this episode, MEEDA receives special guest Elissa Freiha. Elissa Freiha holds a Bachelor of Arts in Global Communications from the American University of Paris, the city in which she was born and raised. An Emirati of Lebanese and American descent, Elissa is an entrepreneur, investor, public speaker, women's rights advocate and founder of Womena, a global media company dedicated to sharing stories that inspire change by creating the region's most compelling female-focused content. With Elissa, we discussed gender inequality in the ME, the link between gender inequality and body dissatisfaction - and by extent, eating disorders. We also talked about Elissa's tools to become more educated on media and messaging, and take a step back from triggering content online. Elissa also recommends to read this book to anyone who wants to know more about cultural influences on eating and exercising beliefs. To find out more about Elissa and her work at Womena please follow @womena and @freihaPlease reach out with your questions, suggestions and feedback via media@meeda.me. For your free 15 mins assessment, please visit meeda.me/contacts

This week’s guest is Elissa Freiha (@freiha), a Lebanese-American activist and founder of Womena. We chat about self image, understanding consent, growing up in Paris with an Arab baba and American mom, how to live an authentic life while making your parents happy, the importance of empowering women, and so much more. Enjoy psychos! @freiha https://www.instagram.com/freiha @womena https://www.instagram.com/womena @noore https://www.instagram.com/noore @arabamericanpsycho https://www.instagram.com/arabamericanpsycho Thank you to The Doe for sponsoring this episode, to read the narrative I mentioned during this episode, visit https://l.thedoe.com/3jDAEqe Listen to the official Arab-American Psycho playlist on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4kPIQGqyt6sCdkPlFpgETY?si=t5aKZ58QT62lKnoPPc4-JA New episodes every Sunday, and if you made it this far please rate and review on iTunes. Okay love you, bye! x

Artist, activist, and entrepreneur Elissa Freiha is the founder of Womena, a platform that aims to support the entrepreneurship ecosystem in our region by empowering and educating women investors and entrepreneurs. On this episode of the podcast, we discuss self-love, self-doubt, authenticity, and what it means to stand for women empowerment in a man's world.

Meet Elissa - Co-Founder of angel investing group Womena https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomena.co%2F&token=b15d9-1-1585594301704 (womena.co/) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soulsofsociety/support (https://anchor.fm/soulsofsociety/support) Support this podcast

My favorite quote of the episode was: “What’s interesting about success is, when it’s perceived it often manifests.” And Elissa's book recommendation was The Greater Freedom by Alya Mooro. You can find Elissa on Twitter and Instagram   *******************************************************   Want detailed show notes? A list of book recommendations? To send us some love? To nominate a guest? Head to whenwomenwinpodcast.com Let’s get social! When Women Win is @whenwomenwinpodcast on Instagram, Twitter & LinkedIn. If you’re on iTunes, would you kindly take half a minute to rate & review the podcast? It would help tremendously. Thank you, Rana

Buckle Up is a series of interviews "On The Go" so, Buckle Up & join us for a drive. My 37th Guest is an Arab "Bawse Lady" by the name of Elissa Freiha who is an Emirati-Lebanese-American that was born and raised in Paris and the founder of "Womena" is a multi-dimensional media company that accelerates equality through creative content and entrepreneurial experiences. We had a good convo about entrepreneurship, the term "Women Empowerment" , the difference between Hype and Passion and we listen to her brother's work "https://www.instagram.com/mrkream/" Follow Elissa https://www.instagram.com/freiha/ Follow Womena https://www.instagram.com/womena/ Follow Me on https://www.instagram.com/big_hass/ Reach Out By Email buckleupdxb@gmail.com

Elissa Freiha is the founder of the media company ‘Womena’. Throughout this company we talk about Michael Jackson, starting a business and making it in the media industry. Elissa is a great guest with so much positive energy, this is her second appearance on Basel Meets

I have a discussion with two amazing women; Elissa Freiha and Shaikha Al Qassemi. We discuss what it means to "be a woman" in the Middle East. _ _ _ This episode is sponsored by Carriage UAE. Go check out Carriage at www.trycarriage.com !!! Guests Instagrams & Websites: Elissa Freiha : @Freiha www.womena.com Shaika Al Qassemi: @Kikiforcrossfit www.shaikhaalqassemi.com _ _ _ To get in touch or find out about future episodes please follow us at the links below! Instagram: @MillennialMirrors @FinyalMedia Facebook: Finyal Media Email: info@finyalmedia.com Hosts: Mshari Alonaizy @msharialonaizy Music By: Mannan Alawar @mannanalawar

Marilyn sits down with Womena founder Elissa Freiha, who shares her entrepreneurial journey and all the challenges and victories she has faced along the way. Elissa launched Womena in 2014 from Dubai. It started as an angel investment network and today has turned into part accelerator and part media company with its new web-series called Womentum. During the episode, Marilyn and Elsa talk about what it means to be an entrepreneur but they also have a debate on positive discrimination, and how companies can bridge the gap between male and female representation.

Raw and unfiltered, this is my conversation with the passionate and energetic Elissa Freiha, the founder of WOMENA, a company dedicated to increasing female representation in the tech industry. We talk about Tech, making things happen, startups and the #MeToo, #TimesUp movements.

Show Takeaways:On how the MENA startup ecosystem has evolved over the last few years… Angel groups and accelerators have greatly evolved from what they were before; investors are more active with startups and the market education has occurred. We have moved beyond some of the initial just ‘talk’ around investments and the overall scene is more active.On where the MENA startup ecosystem is heading next…The next step is focus – early on we saw a lot more ideation, but now it’s about creation and implementation of strategy. Lead angels of years ago are now heading VCs and we have more niche/industry focused approaches towards portfolios. Rather than external consultants assisting the ecosystem, entrepreneurs are starting to give backOn how Angel Investors in the region can improve…Angel investors need to learn to trust the entrepreneurs, trust the ecosystem and community around them. New investors aren’t comfortable investing after 20 minute coffees and funding rounds at Seed and Series A can take up to two years. So there needs to be faster turn around and they need to be more active.On the Step Conference…Step is about the community and connecting with other entrepreneurs and the overall MENA startup ecosystem coming together. Check out more episodes from the 2018 Step Conference Series and learn more about Womena. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Host Mustafa Alrawi explores Generation Start-up, The National's weekly series profiling the most dynamic and exciting tech companies in the region. Elissa Freiha, co-founder of angel investor network Womena, provides insights into the opportunities and challenges facing the sector, and e-commerce retailer Ulugbek Yuldashev of Awok explains how he has successfully scaled-up his business by targeting the low to mid income consumer segment. #Business #Commerce #Womena #Awok #ecommerce

Is Dubai the next Silicon Valley of the Middle East? Startup stories from the United Arab Emirates. Featuring Alborz Toofani of Snappcard, Elissa Freiha of WOMENA, and Baher Alhakim of Cloudappers.  Produced by Hebah Fisher. Kerning Cultures is a Kerning Cultures Network production. Support this podcast on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show.