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Made in Dubai with Spencer Lodge

Made in Dubai with Spencer Lodge

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Formerly the Unscripted Podcast with Spencer Lodge Join Spencer Lodge as he connects with the most fascinating personalities in Dubai. A city that rose from the desert sands to become one of the most ambitious, innovative and inspiring places on Earth. Behind its glittering skyline are people with stories just as extraordinary - pioneers, dreamers and doers who dared to turn bold visions into reality. Made in Dubai is where those stories are told. Hosted by Spencer Lodge, each episode is a front-row seat to conversations with the people shaping the UAE's future — from business leaders and record-breakers to cultural icons and creative disruptors. But this isn't just about their success. It's about the journey - the risks they took, the challenges they faced and the moments that defined them. It's about the unique magic of Dubai: a place where ambition meets opportunity, where cultures from around the world collide to create something truly special and where anything feels possible. Whether you're an entrepreneur searching for your next big move, someone curious about life in the UAE or simply in need of inspiration, Made in Dubai is your invitation to step inside this vibrant city and meet the people who make it remarkable. If it was made in Dubai, you'll hear it here. Développement personnel Politique et gouvernement Réussite personnelle
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  • #400: 8 Years. 400 Episodes. The Guests Spencer Never Forgot | Ashley Cain, Paul Griffiths, Rachel Conlan & Daniel Priestley

    #400: 8 Years. 400 Episodes. The Guests Spencer Never Forgot | Ashley Cain, Paul Griffiths, Rachel Conlan & Daniel Priestley
    Jun 1 2026
    Eight years. Four hundred episodes. And Spencer still can't quite believe it. For the 400th episode, Spencer sits down to reflect on the podcast that has shaped him as much as he has shaped it and revisits four conversations that moved him, changed him, and that he hasn't been able to stop thinking about. None of this happens without the people who have shown up every single week for eight years behind the camera, behind the scenes, behind every idea that made it to air. Four hundred episodes is built on trust and a team that believed in this long before the numbers did. Spencer says these are the guests that educated him, challenged him, and broke his heart open. The ones that reminded him why this podcast exists in the first place not just to learn, but to feel, to connect, and to find hope in other people's stories. There is a CMO who told their sales team something they didn't want to hear. A CEO who played the organ for the Pope and then went back to managing a quarter of a million passengers a day. An entrepreneur who built seven companies past a million dollars without a single penny of funding. And a father who counted his daughter's last breaths and then ran 109 miles in her name. Four hundred episodes in and the conversations are only getting bigger, bolder, and more human. The next hundred starts now. Timestamps: 0:00 Spencer reflects on 400 episodes and introduces the four guests 3:56 Rachel Conlan on why the agency model is dead and referral is the most powerful tool in marketing 10:30 The five channels that actually work, how Binance grows without paid media, and the affiliate opportunity nobody told you about 29:00 Paul Griffiths on playing the organ for the Pope in front of 180,000 people 34:00 How Dubai Airport went from 30 million to 93 million passengers with fewer employees 40:00 Why airports are a hospitality business, not an infrastructure problem 35:33 Daniel Priestley's five step framework: thesis, outreach, suspects, the magic sentence, and the LAPS dashboard 51:00 Why you should never run ads before your business is already on fire 57:30 Ashley Cain: the moment Azalea Diamond Kane was born and his life felt complete 59:40 The diagnosis, the hospital floor, and the six months he would give the rest of his life to relive 1:05:00 The bell that never got rung and the relapse nobody saw coming 1:12:00 109 miles, the Yukon 1000, the length of Great Britain, and the reason behind all of it 1:13:00 Standing on a bridge and choosing to jump differently 1:17:00 Spencer's closing reflection on 400 episodes and what comes next Follow Spencer Lodge on social media: https://www.instagram.com/madeindubaipodcast/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586194260076 https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@spencer.lodge https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV https://www.facebook.com/spencerlodgeofficial/
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    1 h et 19 min
  • #399 "The Doctor Is Not Always Right" | Hein Van Eck, CEO of Mediclinic Middle East on AI, Future of Hospitals, and Why Dubai's Doctors Are World Class

    #399 "The Doctor Is Not Always Right" | Hein Van Eck, CEO of Mediclinic Middle East on AI, Future of Hospitals, and Why Dubai's Doctors Are World Class
    May 25 2026
    "The Doctor Is Not Always Right" Hein Van Eck is a healthcare actuary by training, a breed of thinker who sits at the intersection of data, ethics, and human behavior. He started in insurance in South Africa, was handed his career-defining job after answering a single ethical question correctly, and has spent the last 20 years on the provider side watching an industry transform in real time. He moved to Dubai in 2014 and hasn't stood still since. As CEO of Mediclinic Middle East, Hein oversees six hospitals, 27 clinics, 4,000 babies born annually, and a workforce of doctors recruited from around the world not by headhunters, but by hospital directors who fly to the UK in winter specifically to sit across a candidate and ask: would I feel comfortable if this person treated my family? That detail tells you everything about how he leads. This conversation goes places most healthcare interviews don't. Hein talks honestly about the agency problem at the heart of modern medicine doctor has the knowledge, patient consumes, insurer pays and what happens when that system breaks down. He explains why Ozempic and Mounjaro might genuinely extend lives, not just shrink waistlines. He reveals an AI model that predicts, with 95% accuracy, which patient won't show up to their appointment. And he shares his vision of what a hospital looks like in ten years: a theatre complex, an ICU, and almost everything else happening at home. If you think Dubai healthcare is second-tier, this conversation will change your mind. Timestamps: 0:00 - 20 years at one company in Dubai: why Hein never needed to leave 2:00 - From actuary to hospitals: the agency problem at the heart of healthcare 5:00 - Post-Covid consumerism: why visits per person have doubled from four to eight a year 9:00 - Peptides, Ozempic, and the traffic light system: green, amber, and outright quackery 14:00 - Insurance, self-pay, and the moral dilemmas that arise every single day 21:00 - Collaborative management without consensus: how he leads 4 million patient interactions 25:00 - The mentor, the one ethical question, and how Hein got the job 28:00 - Payment cycles: 20 days in South Africa, 100+ days in the UAE and the hidden cash flow crisis 34:00 - How Mediclinic recruits doctors: hospital directors on planes, not recruiters on LinkedIn 40:00 - Spencer's spinal fusion story and the one doctor who made it human 47:00 - Hospitals as healthcare malls and why the big scary hospital is disappearing 52:00 - AI that predicts no-shows with 95% accuracy and ambient AI that frees doctors to look up 56:00 - In ten years, a hospital will be a theatre and an ICU and everything else happens at home 1:02:00 - The blue chair in every boardroom: every decision tested against what's best for the patient 1:07:00 - Quickfire: the biggest lie in healthcare, what scares him about AI, and the hardest truth about technology adoption Follow Spencer Lodge on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/madeindubaipodcast/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586194260076 https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@spencer.lodge https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV https://www.facebook.com/spencerlodgeofficial/ Follow Hein Van Eck on Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hein-van-eck-a632881a/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/mediclinic-middle-east/ https://www.instagram.com/mediclinicme/?hl=en
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    1 h et 16 min
  • #398 Katy Keenan, CEO of BCCD, on Rebuilding and Why Success in the UAE Takes Longer Than You Think

    #398 Katy Keenan, CEO of BCCD, on Rebuilding and Why Success in the UAE Takes Longer Than You Think
    May 18 2026
    Katy Keenan has turned the British Chamber of Commerce Dubai into one of the most respected business communities in the UAE 1,200 members across 29 sectors, a board that's now 50% women, record profits donated to charity, a 98% satisfaction rating, and a LinkedIn following that grew from 6,000 to nearly 33,000 with no marketing budget whatsoever. Just authentic storytelling, genuine relationships, and a woman who remembers every person she's ever met. Katy was bullied at school. She spent her Saturdays caring for severely disabled children. She's supported women escaping domestic violence, trailing spouses who've lost their professional identity, and menopausal women being quietly pushed out of the workforce. Her hairdresser told her at age seven: "No matter how happy you are, always have your own money." She's never forgotten it, and she tells her daughters the same thing. This is one of those conversations that moves between the boardroom and kitchen table, between hard business reality and the kind of honest human warmth you rarely get from a leader of her calibre. You get a masterclass on what it actually takes to build something real in Dubai and why the people who dismiss this city from afar are the ones who wouldn't have made it here anyway. Timestamps: 0:00 – Why Spencer hates networking and what the Chamber is actually for 2:22 – The secret sales team: how the Chamber coaches members who hate selling themselves 5:38 – Her first day: the numbers were dire, the board wasn't diverse, she nearly walked 7:25 – From 13% to 50% female board and why diversity has to be earned, not forced 9:26 – Speed networking with a 3–5 week wait list: what that tells you about Dubai right now 12:18 – The old boys' club conversation: gender events, merit, and the allies that actually helped 17:17 – Lifelong volunteering, the Rashid Centre, and where her empathy really comes from 21:17 – Hyper helping mode, setting boundaries, and why she remembers every single person 27:25 – From deficit to record profit: the turnaround, Covid calls, and 6,000 government surveys 33:09 – Zero marketing budget and the editorial approach that worked 34:22 – Exiting members for bad behaviour and why psychological safety is non-negotiable 37:17 – The biggest mistake UK businesses make when they arrive in the UAE 42:54 – What "Made in Dubai" means to her and why her children were essentially made here 49:11 – The Liberated Woman, trailing spouses, and why mature women are better hires 51:32 – The hairdresser's advice at age seven: "Always have your own money" 58:48 – How the Chamber could support Spencer's school-building charity model 1:02:00 – Bullying, Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria, and how being the outsider became her superpower 1:09:04 – Cranial sacral therapy, personal coaching, and a body "bracing for a car to hit you" 1:13:21 – UK media bashing Dubai and why the critics are the ones who wouldn't have made it anyway Follow Spencer Lodge on Social Media:https://www.instagram.com/madeindubaipodcast/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586194260076 https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@spencer.lodge https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV https://www.facebook.com/spencerlodgeofficial/ Follow Katy Keenan on Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katy-keenan-b457794/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/british-chamber-dubai/posts/?feedView=all https://www.instagram.com/bccdubai?g=5 https://www.instagram.com/katykdxb/
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    1 h et 23 min
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