Welcome to Bayt Cast, where big ideas spark even bigger opportunities! Join Bayt.com CEO Rabea Ataya for candid conversations with top founders, visionaries, athletes, and cultural leaders from across the MENA region, uncovering the real career stories, unexpected strategies, and game-changing insights that shape successful careers.
BaytCast: Big Ideas, Bigger Opportunities!
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Welcome to Bayt Cast, where big ideas spark even bigger opportunities! Join Bayt.com CEO Rabea Ataya for candid conversations with top founders, visionaries, athletes, and cultural leaders from across the MENA region, uncovering the real career stories, unexpected strategies, and game-changing insights that shape successful careers.
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Recent Episodes
April 19, 2026
Ammar Shams: I Quit Corporate to Drive a Taxi (with Rabea Ataya)
<p>In this episode of Bayt Cast, Ammar Shams shares an extraordinary journey of reinvention—from a long and successful corporate career to driving a taxi as a life experiment, and later pursuing a PhD in his 50s. What began with a simple question—“When was the last time you did something for the first time?” became a turning point that reshaped his outlook on success, purpose, and fulfillment.In conversation with Rabea Ataya, CEO of Bayt.com, Ammar reflects on walking away from comfort and convention to pursue meaning, curiosity, and personal growth. From navigating the streets as a taxi driver to exploring identity, equality, and human connection in the UAE, his story is a compelling exploration of courage, perspective, and living a life rich in experiences rather than titles.🔔 Never miss an episode! We’ve got fresh, unfiltered conversations dropping every other week with innovators and career champions you won’t hear anywhere else. Subscribe to Bayt Cast and ring the bell so you’re always in the room: https://www.youtube.com/@Baytcom?sub_confirmation=1🎧 Listen on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sTLIVz8cTQBgCqSdxrZLb?Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4jJu4wmAnghami: https://open.anghami.com/x3F7yekycTb</p><p>00:00 – Intro01:52 – Starting a PhD at 5408:24 – A deeper look at Islam, justice, and reform20:50 – Possessions vs. experiences: what truly matters23:57 – Running out of money and redefining success29:53 – Breaking free from routine and “Groundhog Day” living34:17 – Reinventing life after corporate work44:20 – The taxi driver experiment: why and how53:27 – Equality, dignity, and life lessons from the road58:35 – Advice for professionals seeking purpose</p><p>#BaytCast #AmmarShams #CareerChange #LifeReinvention #QuitCorporate #PurposeDrivenLife #CareerGrowth #PersonalDevelopment #UAE #Leadership #MidlifeCareer #PhDJourney #LifeLessons #Inspiration #Baytcom</p>
April 2, 2026
Safwan Masri: Nothing in Life Is Linear — And That’s the Point (with Rabea Ataya)
<p>In this episode of BaytCast, Safwan Masri — Dean of Georgetown University in Qatar and former Vice Dean of Columbia Business School — reflects on a life shaped by reinvention, identity, and education. In conversation with Rabea Ataya, CEO of Bayt.com, he traces his journey from Jordan to Purdue and Stanford, and on to leadership roles at Columbia, King’s Academy, and Georgetown. Along the way, he shares candid insights on politicized curricula, shifting global realities after 9/11, and why values matter more than rankings. At its heart, this is a conversation about staying open, leading with conviction, and investing in youth as the only real path to a better future.</p><p><br></p><p>🔔 Never miss an episode! We’ve got fresh, unfiltered conversations dropping every other week with innovators and career champions you won’t hear anywhere else. Subscribe to BaytCast and ring the bell so you’re always in the room: https://www.youtube.com/@Baytcom?sub_confirmation=1</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 Listen on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sTLIVz8cTQBgCqSdxrZLb?Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4jJu4wmAnghami: https://open.anghami.com/x3F7yekycTb</p><p><br></p><p>#BaytCast #SafwanMasri #EducationReform #GeorgetownQatar #LeadershipJourney #ArabIdentity #FutureOfEducation #HigherEducation #MiddleEastLeadership #GlobalEducation</p>
March 16, 2026
Fadi Ghandour: When War Hits, Leaders Show Up (with Rabea Ataya)
<p>In conversation with Rabea Ataya, CEO of Bayt.com, Fadi Ghandour — Founder of Aramex and Executive Chairman of Wamda — shares a candid and deeply personal conversation about resilience, responsibility, and why real leaders do not leave when things get difficult. From building Aramex during civil wars and regional instability, to listing on NASDAQ, to investing in the next generation of entrepreneurs, Fadi reflects on what it truly means to “stick around” in times of crisis. He speaks openly about war, cash flow, leadership town halls, going public, activism, and why entrepreneurship in this region is not glamorous — it’s grit.</p><p><br></p><p>🔔 Never miss an episode! We’ve got fresh, unfiltered conversations dropping every other week with the HR innovators and career champions you won’t hear anywhere else. Subscribe to BaytCast and ring the bell so you’re always in the room: https://www.youtube.com/@Baytcom?sub_confirmation=1🎧 Listen on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sTLIVz8cTQBgCqSdxrZLb?Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4jJu4wmAnghami: https://open.anghami.com/x3F7yekycTb</p><p><br></p><p>#BaytCast #FadiGhandour #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #Aramex #Wamda #MiddleEastBusiness #StartupEcosystem #Resilience #IPOStory #CrisisLeadership #BuildingThroughWar #PurposeDriven</p>
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