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- Inc. Arabia’s August 2025 is here, headlined by this year’s edition of Women of Influence, our annual showcase of women rewriting the rules of business in the MENA. Highlighting 30 women from across the region who are transforming industries with innovation, resilience, and purpose-driven leadership, this feature aims to honor their achievements while also presenting them as role models for others.
Four of these women are featured on our cover this month: Basma Ahmed AlBadi AlDhaheri, Head of Value Creation, Hub71 (@hub71ad), Anna Rozwandowicz (@arozwandowicz), founder and CEO, The Story Mob (@thestorymob), Yara Milbes (@yaramilbes), Vice President - Marketing, Lucidya (@lucidya), and Mila Smart Semeshkina (@your_smart_mila), founder and CEO, Lectera (@lectera_en), and founder and President, WE Council (@we.council) and WE Convention. Find out more about them and the rest of Inc. Arabia’s Women of Influence 2025 in our full feature.
Also in this issue: Adib Samara (@adibo12), General Manager for Saudi Arabia at Blacklane (@blacklane @blacklaneme), on how his company is redefining premium service in the Kingdom through consistency, localization, and care, as well as Khazna Data Centers (@khazna_data_centers) CEO Hassan Alnaqbi, on how the UAE-based hyperscale data center provider is powering the region’s artificial intelligence ambitions. Plus, contributors to this edition include Anne Jackson, founder of One Life Coaching Middle East (@onelifecoachingme), and Jay Shaholia, COO of Meydan Free Zone (@meydanfreezone).
Meanwhile, in Inc. Insider, we hear from Calo (@calo_app) co-founder and CEO Ahmed Al Rawi (@ahmedtherawi @ahmedalrawi.en) on scaling his GCC foodtech into a nine-figure brand that’s also going global, MBS Global Investments (@mbs.investments) Group CEO Nadeem Hussain on making your startup investor-ready, RAW Coffee Company (@rawcoffeecompany) co-owner and CEO Matt Toogood (@rawmattt) on how slow months for business can become a time for innovation, and Frying Pan Adventures (@fryingpanadventures ) co-founder Arva Ahmed (@arva.ahmed) on mapping out Dubai’s culinary heritage.
Check out the full magazine using the link in our bio.