In this episode, our host Nour Hassan speaks to Dina El Mofty.

Dina is the founder of Injaz Egypt, an organization which has a strong educational focus on entrepreneurship as well as work readiness and is part of the Junior Achievement Worldwide network. Injaz works in partnership with schools and universities across Egypt, and has helped impact more than half a million young people. The organization also has a strong focus on supporting young entrepreneurs through its startup incubator and helps them launch and accelerate their businesses. Injaz has seed funded and supported over 50 successful startup businesses over the past five years.

Dina has recently founded Inspo, a company focused on delivering leading global programs on personal and professional development in Egypt and the Middle East. She is also actively involved with the American Chamber of Commerce as the Co-Chair of the Women in Business Committee, and is a Member of the U.S.-Egypt Business Council.

Dina was nominated as one of the world’s most influential young Arabs under 40 by Arabian Business for 2016 and olds a graduate degree from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and a bachelor’s degree from the American University in Cairo. Additionally, she also holds professional degrees from Penn State University, INSEAD, and Harvard University.

In this episode, we speak about Soulfull Festival, Dina's latest venture which she co-founded. A festival focusing on the importance of taking care of your mind, body, and soul in order to be able to achieve optimum performance, as well as Mentor Me, a mentorship program that was also founded by Dina in order to make sure that young entrepreneurs find a mentor that they need in order to help them succeed in their business ventures.

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