Mo Gawdat - Engineering happiness, losing his beloved son Ali, and how to take control of your thoughts

A Life Less Ordinary with Sophie Elwes by Sophie Elwes

Apr 12, 202163:11Education

Mo Gawdat is the former Chief Business Officer at Google X (aka the Moonshoot Factory) and before that had a successful career as a stock-trader and tech executive in Dubai. Despite having professional, personal and mate...

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