How Washmen Revolutionized Laundry & Became Dubai's #1 Service Jad Halaoui

Jad Halaoui an engineer-turned-entrepreneur and the co-founder of Washmen, one of the UAE’s leading on-demand laundry and dry-cleaning platforms. After starting his career in the oil and gas sector with Schlumberger, he made the leap into the startup world, building a tech-enabled service company from the ground up. In this episode, we dive into his founder journey, lessons from scaling a services business in the Middle East, and what it takes to innovate in traditional industries. Last Message: "Ask yourself, Am I successful because of this or in spite of this?" 0:00 Intro 2:56 Jad’s background 14:14 Joining Washmen 17:00 Shifting mindset to ask for help 25:03 The impact of having multiple coaches 34:09 Washmen’s turning point 47:42 Building trust with your customers 54:09 Failure 1:02:55 Proud 1:06:59 Last message Follow Jad: Linkedin: Instagram: Website: Follow Hope It Helps: Linkedin: Instagram: Tiktok: Website:

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How Washmen Revolutionized Laundry & Became Dubai's #1 Service Jad Halaoui is an episode from Hope It Helps by Khaled Abuljebain.

This episode is 71:38 long.

This episode was published on Nov 6, 2025.

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