

Dream, Girl
Sheen Gurrib
Hi, I am Dr. Sheen Gurrib and I want to play my part in supporting the next generation of empowered women. I'm lucky to have fascinating conversations with very inspiring and insightful female friends and family from around the world. So, on my podcast, I'm sharing these conversation with you. Join me every week as I chat to one of these wonderful women about their journey, their career choice and being a kick-ass woman in general!
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Apr 8, 2024 • 20min
How To Always Get What You Want - Reim El Houni
In this special episode, I am in a trailer at STEP, as I interview Reim on how she just finds a way to always go for what she wants and make sure she gets it! Join me and learn some incredible tips from this short and snappy conversation!

Feb 29, 2024 • 36min
How To Get What You Want: MONEY, SUCCESS, LOVE | Vishen Lakhiani
In this special episode of Dream, Girl we welcome our first solo male guest: Vishen Lakhiani from Mindvalley. Vishen shares some incredible tips and insights on how to quit your job and bet on yourself, how to find love in today's time and how to explore what spirituality truly is. Tune in and get ready to take notes!

Jan 15, 2024 • 52min
Being A Woman in Dubai and Working With Celebrities - Lara Tabet
In this episode, I am joined by my beautiful friend Lara Tabet. She is TV Presenter, Middle East Luxury Brand Ambassador & Business Developer, Official Spokeswoman for Arab Fashion Council and Philanthropist.We talk about how Dubai has evolved and what its like to be a woman in media, dealing with celebrities and managing a good work life balance. Join us xx

Jan 8, 2024 • 52min
Bridging Divides as a Muslim and First Female Economic Editor of the Times London with Mehreen Khan
To start the year, what better way than to share this episode with my long time best friend and powerhouse of a woman Mehreen Khan. She is the Economic Editor of the Times London and has had an incredible journey as a journalist. We reminisce on our times in Oxford and how she helped me move to Dubai and how we navigate the professional world as young Muslim women. Join in! Follow Mehreen on X : @MehreenKhn

Dec 18, 2023 • 1h 4min
From Amazon to CEO and now My Dubai Bestie - Shweta Johri Scott
In this special episode, I have a chat with one of my Dubai best friends! Shweta is incredible! She studied at Yale, worked at Amazon and is now running her own company of the comfiest beddings in the Middle East: https://themidori.co/ We talk about the transition from corporate world to entrepreneurship, finding the right partner in business and in life and also how relationships evolve over time! We also share some stories about being women seen as "strong" professionally, and how we dealt with them and how we COULD have dealt with them!

Dec 11, 2023 • 51min
My Family Visits Dubai - Holiday Special
In this holiday special of the podcast, for the first time ever, I present the Gurrib Family!! It was a super cute recording experience and I got exposed a lot, but a fun episode I'd love to share with all of you!

Dec 4, 2023 • 45min
The UAE’s First Female Aircraft Engineer Dr Eng Suaad Al Shamsi
Dr Eng Suaad Al Shamsi, the UAE’s first female aircraft engineer, discusses emotional intelligence, venturing into new professional arenas as a woman, managing relationships, the influence of mothers, the power of voice messages and creating memories, supporting children's dreams, exploring the author's book and inspiration, and defining success and embracing uniqueness.

Nov 27, 2023 • 55min
Finding the Courage to Follow Your Dream with Vimi Joshi
In this episode, I welcome Vimi Joshi! Vimi is a celebrity makeup artist and has been doing makeup for over 25 years with celebrities from Hollywood to Bollywood and Rockstars to royalties. Born in Africa, into a very traditional Indian family, she grew up in England before moving to Dubai. We discussed her incredible journey, the lows, the highs and the challenges along the way! She is a great story teller so grab your popcorn!

Nov 20, 2023 • 51min
The Reality of Being Confident While Managing Imposter Syndrome with Shivani Pau
In today's episode we are joined by another Podcast Host, Shivani Pau! We discuss everything from our shared experiences and journey of starting a podcast, and we deep dived into the intricacies of navigating success and imposter syndrome. In this very candid conversation, Shivani shares her ways of dealing with success and the daily struggles of being an entrepreneur. She also gives some very useful and practical advice to anyone thinking of going out on their own as content creators. You can check out her channel here: https://www.youtube.com/ @ShivaniPauPodcast

Nov 13, 2023 • 49min
The Courage To Go After Your Dreams with Nelly Attar
In this episode, I welcome the amazing and inspiring Nelly Attar. Nelly is a Saudi born Lebanese extreme sports athlete, trainer, and sports entrepreneur and a former psychologist and life coach. In 2022, Nelly became the first Arab woman to summit K2 and since then she has accomplished several extreme feats and won many awards. She has scaled 23+ peaks globally, completed 6 Marathons, a dozen triathlons, and 1 ultramarathon. She also launched Saudi Arabia’s first ever dance studio – MOVE.This episode has been brought to you by Stake. If you want to own a piece of Dubai for a fraction of the price, hit the link below and get 250 AED for free to start investing! Why wouldn’t you?!https://getstake.com/rewards?c=SHEEN&n=Sheen