meet our aces who lead the amazing TRAINING & workshops
Shaima Al Sayed
Shaima is a Legal Counsel by profession, having attained a handful of degrees such as her Bachelor in Law (LLB – Suma cum laude) from the American University in the Emirates, Master in Law (LLM) from Florida Coastal School of Law, Harvard Business School – Negotiation Mastery.
Shaima had always had a passion for the stage and public speaking. She had trained and tried her hand at standup comedy for a few years, learning the art of controlling one's pace, voice, body language, and content delivery. She has been on many shows before audiences in an office space to a couple of thousand on a stage.
She has been a TEDx Speaker in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and a TEDx Youth Host/ MC in Al Ain, UAE. She has been a member of the international public speaking organization Toastmasters for several years, being a President of the GM Toastmasters Club, creating a huge impact and a safe space environment for the members to learn and grow freely.
Shaima has conducted 100s sessions and training ranging from the UAE culture and Ramadhan culture overview to more technical workshops, including Compliance, Privacy, and Product Liability topics.
She is best known for her problem-solving skills and critical strategic thinking ability to look at a situation from every angle.
Larissa Qat
Larissa is an Arts & Cultural Management graduate from Rome Business school – Rome, IT, in addition to Digital Marketing Diploma – Goldsmith University London – London, UK, a Bachelor’s Degree in Rehabilitation Sciences, and Physical Therapy – University of Jordan – Amman, JO.
Larissa is growth-focused and mission-driven brand & communications leader with 15 years extensive experience in communications, digital marketing, project management, people management, PR, media relation, art, culture, and events management.
She has proven success communicating effectively with people and agencies from multicultural environment, leading teams both at corporate, governmental and market level across multiple and diverse geographies, including MENA, USA, Europe, East Africa, Sri Lanka & GCC markets.
Articulate and refined communicator with innate ability in quickly engaging team members/audiences and establishing robust rapport and results.
Suha Hamad
Suha is an experienced Holistic Psychologist Focused On Mental Health, Energy Healing & Physical Balance. In 2015, she began deepening her knowledge in Reiki (Japenese for Universal Energy) and graduated as a Reiki Master Teacher (KHDA Approved) in 2021, as well as becoming a Certified Mat Pilates Instructor in 2022.
Although Suha’s corporate career revolved around Graphic Design in Media, her passion has always been Energy Healing, Reiki Therapy, and developing Positivity Mindset Workshops; she is also the founder of Reikilates, a Reiki Infused Pilates Practice to harmonize mind, body, and soul.
Moreover, Suha has 7 years of intensive experience focused on mental health and helping 100's achieve their highest potential by looking within. Conducted over 1000 sessions and has developed and taught her own energy healing courses for mental health and wellness.
Suha is keen on expanding her practice to reach a more global audience; her mission is to add more value, peace, and balance through each of the sessions she conducts.
Rez Islam
Rez has attained her Bachelor of Arts in Eng. (Honours) from the Royal University of Dhaka, as she has a passion for English literature, where she visualizes the world through the eyes of renowned poets and writers, getting time transported to multiple eras through various stories, plays, and poetry.
Rez's area of expertise is as a British Curriculum Preschool trainer/educator with a successful track record of 25 years of motivating, educating, guiding, and training subordinates/ learners. She has conducted several fruitful in house trainings/ workshops in various schools plus universities of U.A.E as well as across Bangladesh.
Starring in academic-related theatrical plays and public speaking sessions, she has played a significant role in instilling a passion for bringing smiles to people’s faces through her work. She is dedicated and goal-driven, committed to a strong work ethic, and accustomed to working in multicultural environments. She is a strong self-starter with high energy and the ability to solve problems efficiently.
Her core belief is that anyone is capable of academic and personal success if taught through the required commitment, channel, and energy to create a positive, achievement-oriented, and structured learning environment. She swears by the thought that everyone is born with a special button in our system that emits the strong side of our personality; we need to identify it, switch it on, and let the magic take over.
Mina Liccione
Mina is an award-winning comedian, emcee, choreographer and Performing Arts Professor. She’s been seen on MTV’s "The Grind" (original cast), Broadway in the smash hit "STOMP" and touring stages around the globe performing stand-up comedy alongside renown comics. She was coined the "UAE’s Queen of Comedy" by Ahlan!, included in Rolling Stones "Funniest people of 2012” and recently filmed her 1 hour Comedy Special “Araby by Nature.” She can currently be seen on Comedy Central Arabia every Sunday night.
Ali Al Sayed
Dubai’s Ali Al Sayed started writing, performing and producing comedy in 2008. His lightning fast wit and rapport with audiences has allowed him to perform in numerous shows at the iconic Comic Strip Live in New York – Headlining in Caroline’s on Broadway, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and hosting MBC Action’s “Desert Force." He can currently be seen on Comedy Central Arabia Sunday evenings co-hosting Comedy Central Presents… and was awarded “Comedian of the Year 2016” by Esquire Magazine. He was also named 'One of the Most Influential Comedians in the World' by Toastmaster's International Magazine and included in Rolling Stones "Funniest people of 2012" pick.