Entrepreneur and leader of The Tempest, Laila Alawa

To what do you attribute your greatest sense of pride?

We launched a second office in Dubai to expand our reach into the GCC/MENA region, and we’ve continued to open doors for our media network in both the traditional media and the social impact arenas, more than doubling our monthly viewership to 3 million people from over 90 countries in 2017.

To what extent can you attribute the success of your company to a single, well-executed strategy?

Including diversity from the start, it has helped us build a welcoming environment, encourage new perspectives, and attract top talent.

Tell me the one thing you really wish you had done differently.

We have learned from our errors and will be better prepared to expand our business in the future as a result.

So, if you could only give one piece of advise to other business owners, what would it be?

Seek assistance. Make contact with people you look up to. Help people who seek your counsel by spending time with them. You will benefit from it in the long run.

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