One of my personal favorite speakers who I think has played a major role in disrupting the retail landscape is non other than Rania Masri . She has single handedly alongside Chalhoub group disrupted the shoe retail industry by creating an entire shoe universe all on its own. Level shoes a brilliant and authentic ground breaking concept pioneering 96,000 square…
We have all been victimized by copycats. We work so hard to come up with something authentic and unique, but due to the fact that we do not have the global stage’s attention; some super brands feel they can copy our ideas and claim them as their own! Locally too, some “wanna be brands” shamelessly copy our own work without…
Prince William in @tobyhatemalakeel’ We are in complete awe of the amazing opportunity to have been given the honour to design for the Duke of Cambridge HRH Prince William . Our venture into sports wear could not have been more special. Our designer Hatem Alakeel always had a soft spot and admiration for Lady Diana so to us this is…
Honoured to have been chosen as one of KSA’s Game Changers and to be part of this fantastic project and initiative that has been created to honour HRH The Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman to show the potential and endless possibilities for Saudi Arabia with “Open Up Saudi” my segment already arrived to over 860K views on YouTube and its…
Bayan Linjawi is a force to be reckoned with. Buro 24/7 Middle East contributor Hatem Alakeel discovers why... At just 25 years of age, Bayan Linjawi has already experienced incredible success. The founder of Blossom MENA, Bayan helps foster and accelerate start-ups within the technology sector in Saudi Arabia. So well respected is she and her company, Bayan was invited…
