This week’s guest is a trailblazer in the legal world and a content creator who’s rewriting the rulebook on how lawyers show up online.

Arash Zad is a UAE based lawyer who took a bold step into unfamiliar territory, TikTok - Somewhere most only knew from the funny dancing. While most of his peers stuck to traditional methods, Arash turned the camera on, shared his legal insights with clarity and charisma and the internet took notice. Millions of views later he’s become the first lawyer in the region to go viral on the platform, building a loyal following of roughly 300,000 people.

What makes Arash stand out isn’t just his ability to simplify complex legal topics, it’s his fearless approach to innovation in a profession known for playing it safe.

In this episode, we dive into the story of how he became the UAE’s first TikTok lawyer and answer questions from viewers and listeners around the world about UAE law.

Please welcome to the show, the viral lawyer changing the face of legal content in the Middle East—Arash Zad.

10:10 - The Story of Becoming a Social Media Lawyer

22:15 - New Laws on Financial Advisors (Finfluencers)

28:00 - Cold Calling Changes

29:00 - Scams & Hacks

34:10 - Being Blindsided by Real Estate Deals

41:30 - Biggest Myth Westeners believe about UAE Legal System

45:05 - Key Questions investing in Off Plan Property

55:50 - Biggest mistake setting up a business

57:05 - What is the biggest thing people miss about the law

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How far would you go to break through fear? For Benoit Demeulemeester, it starts with breathwork, ice baths, and walking barefoot across burning coals.

A former high-stakes banker turned transformational coach, Benoit has spent the last 14 years pushing people past their mental limits. Through Endorphins Management, he’s taken everyone from CEOs to entire teams into fire rituals and freezing water to teach them one thing: your mind is stronger than you think.

This episode is about rewiring fear, building grit, and finding freedom in discomfort. If you’ve ever felt the urge to test your limits, you won’t want to miss this.

02:44 Why resilience is so hard

04:57 The truth about shortcuts

08:31 About Benoit’s journey

15:29 The benefits of an ice bath

25:29 What clients can experience

29:55 Walking on fire

34:03 Men’s mental health

38:45 Client transformations

40:40 Have people lost their tolerance for pain?

44:07 Building better leaders

50:00 The role of breathwork

53:36 Benoit’s 7-day water fast

58:51 Experiences Benoit offers

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What does it take to survive chaos, lead under fire, and rebuild your life from rock bottom?

Ollie Ollerton doesn’t just teach it – he’s lived every brutal moment.

A former Royal Marine Commando and Special Forces operative, Ollie rose to public attention on ‘SAS: Who Dares Wins’. But long before the cameras, he was battling trauma, addiction, and identity loss after leaving the military.

Today, as the CEO of BreakPoint, he helps businesses and individuals unlock elite performance through the same principles that kept him alive.

13:00 – The sense of belonging

18:47 – The power of helping other people

28:04 – The idea of success
32:27 – Early childhood trauma

40:23 – Being battle ready
46:48 – The start of ‘SAS: Who Dares Wins’

59:37 – Letting go of the past to move forward

1:08:09 – The value of a Mission Statement

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Jas Mathur made his first million before he turned 20. But his biggest success? Reinventing himself.

From tech prodigy and media mogul to health entrepreneur and investor, Jas’s story is one of relentless drive, reinvention, and personal transformation. He’s built businesses worth hundreds of millions and lost over 100kg in a complete health reset.

This episode goes far deeper than money and metrics. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, athlete, or simply someone chasing a better version of yourself, this is the mindset masterclass you didn’t know you needed.

03:22 – The dark side of success
10:54 – Managing stress like a CEO
17:42 – Chasing purpose, not validation
26:00 – From sports to celebrity circles
33:08 – Jas’ 100kg transformation
46:25 – Betting on yourself
56:45 – The birth of limitless
1:14:33 – Who inspires Jas

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Most people struggle to run even one marathon. Paris Norriss ran seven marathons on seven continents in just seven days.

Adventurer and endurance athlete, Paris Norriss, shares what it takes to push the body and mind to the absolute limit.

Alongside his friend James Elliott-Square, Paris completed the World Marathon Challenge, running a full marathon every 24 hours across Antarctica, Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, South America, and North America. But this conversation goes far beyond the running.

We dive into the psychology of resilience, the mental battles most people never see, and the emotional toll of pushing through pain when your body is screaming to stop.

Tune in to hear what really drives someone to do the impossible.

02:54 – More about The Mad Adventure

09:08 – Training for 7 marathons, on 7 continents, in 7 days

11:41 – Running the Arctic

20:11 – Mindset matters more than muscle

33:24 – The role of support

39:20 – How running compares to other extreme adventures

45:00 – Grit: Born with, or can you build it?

53:13 – How childhood shapes us

1:07:26 – What’s next for Paris?

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What does it take to go from survival mode to a $370 million exit – all without breaking?

Maaz Sheikh, co-founder and CEO of Starz Play, has lived the answer.

In this episode, Maaz opens up about the high-stakes journey of building one of the Middle East’s leading streaming platforms, from battling burnout and chasing investment, to navigating a buyout and preparing for what’s next.

This is the untold story behind one of the region’s biggest media growth plays, and a powerful conversation about resilience, vision, and the relationships that hold it all together.

01:48 – Where Starz Play fits in the global streaming race

05:52 – COVID’s impact: 6 years of growth in 6 weeks

13:41 – How audiences are shifting, fast

16:55 – Hitting content home runs

21:37 – The power of the right investors

30:00 – Inside the buyout

40:46 – Resilience under pressure

42:23 – Gym time, support, and real relationships

52:27 – The $370 million milestone and what’s next

01:04:32 – Why in-person connection still matters

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Social media algorithms control your audience. Email lets you take back that control.

Tyler Denk, founder of Beehiiv, an email newsletter platform that has scaled to a US$225 million valuation in just four years, shares his journey from building Morning Brew (sold for US$75 million) to launching Beehiiv.

He unpacks why email newsletters remain one of the most powerful and underutilised tools for building loyal audiences and generating consistent revenue.

Whether you’re a business owner, content creator, or just curious about the future of digital marketing, this episode is packed with insights that could change how you think about audience growth forever.

03:00 – Tyler’s early life, school, and becoming an entrepreneur
19:10 – Leaving startups for YouTube Music & Google
29:54 – Why algorithms, not followers, control your audience
33:20 – What Beehiiv can do for content creators and businesses
42:23 – How to write email newsletters that people actually open
49:42 – Email vs. WhatsApp for audience engagement
54:57 – Getting your emails into inboxes, not junk folders
1:02:37 – Turning an email newsletter into consistent revenue

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Think a second passport is about avoiding tax?

For millions of people, it’s about something far more basic: freedom of movement.

In this episode, Armand Arton, founder and CEO of Arton Capital and one of the world’s most influential voices in global citizenship and investment migration, shares his journey. From growing up in communist Bulgaria with a passport that limited his every move, to building this business that has helped nearly 20,000 people gain mobility and security, has been deeply personal.

He also unpacks how governments shape these programmes, what most people get wrong about residency and citizenship by investment, and why mobility is becoming a new form of wealth in a rapidly shifting world.

06:10 – Growing up in Bulgaria with a “bad passport”
13:31 – How Armand entered the investment migration space
20:20 – The global landscape of citizenship by investment
32:16 – Advising governments and shaping policy
36:33 – Building credibility through human capital
46:23 – What drives Armand to keep going
51:27 – Working with governments as an entrepreneur
56:26 – Giving back through the Global Citizen Forum

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