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The Spencer Lodge Podcast

Spencer Lodge

Join Spencer Lodge as he connects with the most fascinating personalities on the planet. From Tony Robbins and Marisa Peer to a NASA astronaut, a former mafia boss and a North Korean defecto...

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#421: From Reporting to Sir Richard Branson to Shaping One of the UAE's Biggest Telecoms Businesses | Karim Benkirane

Karim Benkirane is responsible for driving billions in revenue as Chief Commercial Officer at du. From launching Virgin Mobile in the region...

01:13:10Nov 2, 2026

#420: From Being Adopted as a Child to Building a Global Sim Racing Business | Michael King

Michael's story goes far beyond business. Adopted as a baby, he grew up with parents who went on to foster around 300 children. Their exampl...

56:35Oct 26, 2026

#419: Can AI Make Healthcare Accessible to Everyone? | Michele Tarnow

Michele Tarnow is the CEO and founder of Alliance Care Technologies, a company developing technology and partnerships to expand access to pr...

47:08Oct 19, 2026

#418: How AI Is Changing Guest Expectations and Reshaping Hotels | Raki Phillips

Technology is changing the way hotels operate, from how guests choose where to stay to how businesses manage pricing and performance. But as...

01:15:59Oct 12, 2026

#417: What happens to the UAE's supply chain when one of the region's most important trade routes is disrupted? | Ayman Kabbara

From alternative ports and rerouting cargo to rising freight costs, limited capacity and the importance of keeping essential goods moving, A...

01:01:09Oct 5, 2026

#416: From Nissan to Louvre Abu Dhabi: Reda Raad on 27 Years of Making Brands Stand Out

Reda Raad has spent the last 20 years shaping how one of the world's biggest car brands is seen across this region, and picked up internatio...

01:09:25Sep 28, 2026

#415: What Does It Actually Take to Build Landmarks Like Ain Dubai and the Royal Atlantis? | Dean McGrail, WSP

Dean McGrail has spent over two decades building his career in the Gulf, and today he leads WSP's operations across the Middle East and Asia...

01:03:21Sep 21, 2026

#414: Jon Marchant: "The enemy isn't AI, it's mediocrity" | Ogilvy Middle East President

Jon Marchant is Group President at Memac Ogilvy, part of WPP, leading 450 people across one of the region's biggest advertising networks aft...

01:12:19Sep 14, 2026

#413: Nick Watson built a special running chair and bike so his disabled son could race triathlons by his side.

Nick Watson is a former Royal Marine who moved to Dubai in the late 1990s and later founded Team Angel Wolf, a nonprofit built around his so...

01:13:01Sep 7, 2026

#412: Why getting a health check once a year could save you a lot of money, and it might just even save your life | Dr. Hasan Alogaily

Dr. Hasan Alogaily is a global expert in longevity, and he's here to cut through the noise. Peptides, supplement stacks and expensive therap...

51:55Aug 27, 2026

#411: She Rescued 682 Children | Hannah Badi, CEO of Himalayan Entrepreneur Resources

She grew up in a community that Nepal doesn't count. Below all 126 castes. Girls in her village had no access to education, healthcare, or t...

01:02:40Aug 17, 2026

#410: She Survived a Liver Transplant. Then Questioned If She Deserved It. | Nadia Musiuk Liver transplant survivor

Her son was 12. While she was on the waiting list for a donor liver, he went home and Googled everything she was too scared to search. She c...

01:14:45Aug 10, 2026

#409: The Truth About Medical Insurance in Dubai That Nobody Tells You Until It Is Too Late | Sam Douglas, Insurance Broker of Beneple

Most people in the UAE assume their company medical plan is there to look after them. Sam Douglas has spent 13 years on the other side of th...

01:22:20Aug 3, 2026

#408: Your Employer is Gambling with Your Gratuity | Safa Bouzidi, Managing Director of Daman Investments

Most people in the UAE have spent years building a career and assuming their gratuity is sitting somewhere safe, waiting for them when they...

58:30Jul 27, 2026

#407: THE CEO OF LEO BURNETT JUST CALLED OUT HIS OWN INDUSTRY | Nadim Ghrayeb, CEO of Leo Burnett

We talked about what the advertising industry actually gets wrong, and why most agencies won't tell you. We got into Jaguar, Ferrari, data,...

01:17:50Jul 20, 2026

#406: Success Has Nothing to Do with What You Build | Paul Evans, CEO of Solutions Leisure

Paul Evans is the CEO of Solutions Leisure, one of the most recognised hospitality brands in the UAE with 23 venues across the region. But t...

01:29:46Jul 13, 2026

#405: Sami Kayyali: Most CEOs Are Terrible Communicators and Nobody Tells Them

Sami Kayyali is the founder and managing director of Rekarda, one of the most specialist communications businesses in the UAE. But the work...

01:11:46Jul 4, 2026

#404: Dennis McGettigan, From a House of Ten in Dublin to Dubai's Biggest Pub Empire

Dennis McGettigan is the founder and CEO of McGettigan's, one of the most recognisable hospitality brands in the UAE. But the story behind i...

01:21:59Jun 29, 2026

#403 From Top of Her Class in America to Vice Chancellor | Dr. Amina Al Marzouqi, a Life Built on Discipline and Service

In 1981, a young Emirati woman convinced her father to let her travel to America to study. On her very first exam in a class of 75 Americans...

01:10:25Jun 22, 2026

#402: Stop Feeling Guilty. It Is a Wasted Emotion. | Dame Heather McGregor on Reinvention, Breaking Barriers and Why It Is Never Too Late

Known to millions as Mrs. Moneypenny from her 16 year Financial Times column, Heather has been an investment banker, executive search entrep...

01:12:22Jun 15, 2026