Public house
Irish pub chain McGettigan's has grown from its UAE base to spread across more than a dozen locations on three continents. Founder Dennis McGettigan has ...
Business with a conscience
Dilmah founder Merrill J Fernando challenges multi-national tea companies who are exploiting the Middle East market. Strike up a conversation about tea, preferably over a ...
Wheeler dealer: Ebraheem Al Samadi
Self-made millionaire before his 18th birthday, Arab-American entrepreneur Ebraheem Al Samadi is now CEO of the Al Samadi Group, a Dubai-based retail empire worth more ...
Have you dined at Dubai’s Burger & Lobster restaurant?
It may have started out as a joke but Russian restaurateur George Bukhov has carved out a new business model by opening a chain of ...
Muncherie: Dubai's first organic all-natural food company
UAE-based entrepreneur Natasha Stephenson's company is the country’s first such food enterprise and is serving up everything from cold-pressed juices to dehydrated kale chips It wasn’t until a friend suggested that ...
Leadership lessons from Nelson Mandela
I recently visited Nelson Mandela's prison cell on Robben Island and feel compelled to share a few of the key lessons I learned with you, ...
The Bred Entrepreneur
Dubbed one of the most powerful women in Britain, Coffee Republic co-founder Sahar Hashemi now passes on what she learned to a new breed of ...
Shoemaker Maison Corthay is having a moment
Pierre Corthay, the artistic director of the Maison Corthay, talks about his passion for his craft. Pierre Corthay discovered a love of leather as a ...
The Bite of The Start-Up Cherry
In three years, the food delivery app Deliveroo has grown from a two-man start-up to a global empire in 12 countries and 65 cities with ...
The Start-Up King
Aramex founder, Fadi Ghandour, tells GC why he supports an Arab common market and why Brexit won’t work. You do not need to know much ...
Bring It Like A Billionaire
Formula One boss, reality TV star, stockbroker, restauranteur, international playboy, football club chairman and self-made millionaire—Flavio Briatore is a man who can claim many titles. ...
Karl Lagerfield: It's All In The Name
The Chief Executive of Karl Lagerfeld’s own fashion line tells how the 82-year-old dynamo does it. Karl Lagerfeld needs little introduction. He is a legend ...
Breaking New Ground
May Habib’s start-up is simplifying technology so global companies can communicate in multiple languages on different platforms May Habib is chasing a unicorn – not ...
A Yen for Investing in the East
Abenomics could mean higher exporting revenues for Japan, more tax revenue and better wages to stimulate the economy. Japan has undergone mixed blessings in the ...
The printing shop in Dubai that’s raising the bar
Specialist Dubai printing shop Toil & Tinker set up by British expat Paul Green is finding unique ways to tap into our tactile needs. Ever ...
D3’S High-Flyer
Lindsay Miller’s piloting skills came in handy when she was charged with creating a fashion and design hub in Dubai in just 18 months In ...