🇬🇧 What titles don’t say: Build. Lead. Doubt. Start again. We dive into the real journey behind entrepreneurship and leadership — the bold moves, the quiet doubts, the loneliness, the hard pivots. No filters, no façades. Just what it really takes to lead. Because being a CEO isn’t a title — it’s a journey. 🇫🇷 Ce que les titres ne disent pas: Entreprendre. Diriger. Douter. Recommencer. Ici, on parle sans masque du chemin vers l'entreprenariat: les choix, les erreurs, la solitude du…
In this episode of Behind the CEO, we sat down with Chaker Khazaal: an award-winning Palestinian-Canadian author, global speaker, humanitarian leader, and Executive Chairman of OBCIDO Inc. Born as a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon, he grew up in the Bourj el Barajneh camp in Beirut before immigrating to Canada. Chaker’s journey is one of resilience, creativity, and service. He’s penned six powerful…
Welcome to Behind the CEO!In this intro episode, I share the vision behind this new podcast: a space dedicated to leadership and empathy.Behind the CEO is the continuation of my previous series, We Belong, which ran from 2020 and narrated diversity and inclusion across 15 European countries. That series is still available, same links.With this new chapter, I’ll be going deeper into the personal…
Jean-Claude Juncker est l'un des pères fondateurs de l'euro et un pionnier de l'unification européenne. En tant que Premier ministre du Luxembourg, il a été le chef de gouvernement le plus longtemps en poste au sein de l'Union Européenne, avec 18 ans de mandat. Il a été le premier président permanent de l'Eurogroupe et a contribué à définir la réponse à la crise de la dette souveraine en 2009. En…
Meet Salwa Boujour from Belgium, a Journalist, an Entrepreneur and Founder of ADIM, a non-profit that promotes Diversity & Inclusion in Media. Salwa specializes in social issues, particularly in matters related to gender identities and feminism, decolonization and inclusion, as well as the prison system. She identifies as a feminist journalist committed to creating a more inclusive media world. In…
Meet Stefano Manservisi, former Director-General at the European Commission. Prior to that, he was the Head of the Private Office of Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs. In 2014, Mr. Manservisi was the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Turkey. He held different positions at the Commission, including as Director-General for Migration and Home…
Meet the MEP Salima Yenbou from France. Born in Seine-Saint-Denis, she worked as a school administrator before her election in 2019. MEP Yenbou is one of only 24 eurodeputies who are people of color out of 705 (cf. ENAR). In conversation with MEP Yenbou, we discussed her commitment for representation in Europe, why she decided to become an elected official and her approach to foster equal…
Meet Amal Tahir, a renowned feminist author, speaker, sexologist and advocate for women's health and empowerment. With a background in gynecology and obstetrics, she has dedicated her career to promoting a positive and inclusive dialogue surrounding topics such as mental health, body positivity, and sexuality. Through her writings and content shared to more than 100.000 followers, Amal seeks to…
Meet Daniela Ragni, the Director of the André Losch Foundation.The Foundation has independently supported projects dedicated to young people in Luxembourg, in the fields of education, social inclusion and health. Daniela leads the Foundation on strategic and operational development since 2019. During her career, Daniela has worked for around twenty years within non-governmental organisations…
Meet Mina Saidze from Germany, the Author of FairTech, Founder of Inclusive Tech and a Forbes 30 Under 30. She is the daughter of political activists from Afghanistan that fled the country to offer their children a better life. Her family story inspired her throughout her whole life and she is the first woman in her family to graduate university. Mina’s mission is to democratise Big Data and…
Meet Adeola Naomi Aderemi from Greece, a multilingual, multilocal, AfroGreek, and multi-format artist, scholar, curator, and healer. Adeola has been working as a curator, yoga therapist, and editor in chief of Distinguished Diva . Her debut documentary film “I am Afro-Greek” covers the lives and lived experiences of Greeks of African descent. She utilises the integration of holistic healing…