Many years ago I sat down among friends and we begun to talk at about our struggles in business and how we overcame them.
We found each others experiences enriching and decided to get together at least once a week to share our achievements as well as defeats.
Shortly our defeats became springboards to new lessons, successes, and achievements.
This podcast wants to continue that feeling by engaging into a light hearted conversation in which our guests will delight us with their life's adventures, defeats and successes and how they got where they stand today.
It's About Time... Let's Start!
Romain Danna is a French-born creative polymath who has spent over a decade building an impressively varied career across the entertainment landscapes of Tokyo and Seoul. A multilingual actor, model, pianist, and creative producer, he embodies a rare breed of foreign talent in East Asia — one whose trajectory transcends the conventional confines of "guest appearance" work to encompass substantive roles in cinema, television, and commercial production. Born in France, Danna's path to the perfo...
27 Sept 2026
"The Travelling Architect"
Hello all and welcome to "It's About Time" Today I have the great pleasure to sit down and talk with the amazing Maria Yandulova. From the quiet industrial city of Lisakovsk in Kazakhstan, where she was born in 1986, Maria Yandulova traces an uncommon arc that carries her from Soviet-era classrooms to the glass towers of Dubai's waterfront. Her creative impulse, she recalls, manifested early — a child tracing contours on paper before she could properly spell — and crystallized during nine for...
13 Sept 2026
"The IT Man"
Well what do you know, another episode is ready! Today I want to introduce to this amazing gentleman: Ilkham Shakirov! Some guests arrive at your door through thirty years of quiet persistence. Others crash through it — like the wall of 56-degree heat that greeted Ilham at Dubai Airport's Terminal 3 in July 2016, after a rerouted journey that began with a flight cancellation on the very morning tanks rolled into Istanbul. Ilham's story starts earlier, though — in Tashkent, 1984, the year of ...
30 Aug 2026
"John Conte"
Welcome once again to "It's About Time" Today I have the great pleasure of introducing you to my dear friend Fabio. Fabio Grilli stands as one of the most influential design voices shaping Dubai's evolving urban landscape today. As Head of Design & Development at Emaar Properties—the developer behind some of the emirate's most iconic skylines—he has overseen the conception and execution of masterplans that continue to redefine what modern city-making means in the 21st century. Born and ed...
16 Aug 2026
"The Maestro"
Welcome to "It's About Time"! Join me today as I introduce you to Maestro Michele Gelemini! Michele Gelmini is an Italian composer, entrepreneur, and chief executive based in Dubai. He honed his craft studying Harmony and Counterpoint at the Conservatorio Luca Marenzio in Darfo Boario Terme, Italy, and went on to build an international career composing for broadcast media and film soundtracks across Europe, the United States, the Middle East, and Asia. His accolades include the award for Best...
2 Aug 2026
"The Angel of Music"
Welcome to "It's About Time"! Join me today as I introduce you to Cynthia Khabsa. Cynthia Khabsa, a 33-year-old Lebanese multidisciplinary artist whose creative journey began before she could even read. Painting since childhood, Cynthia was profoundly inspired by her mother, Mona Khabsa—a distinguished visual artist who holds a Master's degree in Visual Arts from ALBA University in Lebanon. Growing up surrounded by brushes, canvases, and her mother's artistic spirit, Cynthia developed an earl...
19 Jul 2026
Let's Talk: What is Luxury? - Part 1
Welcome to "It's About Time"! Today we will do something different: I want to have a chat on the ideologies of luxury and the many faces it may have. The english language defines luxury as: luxury /lŭg′zhə-rē, lŭk′shə-/ noun Sumptuous or extremely comfortable living or surroundings. "lives in luxury."Something that is desirable but expensive or hard to obtain or do. "did not have the luxury of working in an up-to-date laboratory."A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or an...
19 Jul 2026
Let's Talk: What is Luxury? - Part 2
Welcome to "It's About Time"! Today we will do something different: I want to have a chat on the ideologies of luxury and the many faces it may have. The english language defines luxury as: luxury /lŭg′zhə-rē, lŭk′shə-/ noun Sumptuous or extremely comfortable living or surroundings. "lives in luxury."Something that is desirable but expensive or hard to obtain or do. "did not have the luxury of working in an up-to-date laboratory."A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or an...
4 Jul 2026
"The Rocket Man"
Welcome to "It's About Time"! Join me today as I introduce you to Dr. Philip Koshy Panicker. Dr. Panicker holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. From a young age, he was fascinated by flight, a passion that took him across the globe in pursuit of higher education. Thanks to this journey, he discovered not only his passion for what lies beyond the stars but also his deep love of teaching. Dr. Panicker began teaching while in America, which eventually...
20 Jun 2026
"The Designer"
Welcome to "It's About Time"! Today I have the pleasure to introduce you to Ms. Ksenia Dolgova. Ksenia has lived in the United Arab Emirates for the better part of 21 years. She arrived here looking for a place to get away from cold weather of Russia and found the summer heats of Dubai. Since a childhood, Ksenia begun toying with the creation of accessories and jewelry. Today she designs leather and crystal accessories and purses/bags from her workshop in St. Petersburg, Russia as well as des...
6 Jun 2026
"The Stoic Georges"
Welcome to "It's About Time"! Today I have the pleasure to introduce you to Mr. Georges Calas. Georges has lived in the UAE for over 24 years and has no intention of moving. He met his lovely wife in Dubai as well as is raising his 2 lovely kids. I met Georges while I was living in Jumeirah Lakes Towers: we were floor mates as well as, later on, neighbors. We know each other for over 15 years, but due to one thing or another we never really synced up until after COVID: we decided to have a co...
24 May 2026
"Il Dottore"
Welcome to It's About Time! On our first episode you will get to know a little bit about my self as well as Dottore, Omar Fabbro. Doc has been a constant presence through out my time in the United Arab Emirates. He has been an entrepreneur since he begun his adventures in the Emirates, managing his own Dental Clinic in Dubai as well as exploring his other passions, such as dental jewelry and watch making. Like me, Dottore had to deal with how to handle family business and working with h...
17 May 2026
It's About Time - Welcome!
Welcome to: "It's About Time!" I am your host, Cristobal. Join me while we explore the lives and adventures of people whom I have come to see as successful in their lives. Stay a while and enjoy... It's About Time we start! Got Questions? Want to know more? Get in Touch! Follow the podcast on Instagram: @itsabouttimeiat
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