I'm Lloyd Cremer, founder of Arah Talent and host of the Scaling in the Sand Podcast
On this Podcast, I speak to industry leaders across the GCC about their experience, challenges and successes in scaling organisations
Scaling in the Sand
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I'm Lloyd Cremer, founder of Arah Talent and host of the Scaling in the Sand Podcast On this Podcast, I speak to industry leaders across the GCC about their experience, challenges and successes in scaling organisations
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11/19/2025
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June 19, 2026
Scaling in the Sand - Episode 5 - Cicero Hennemann on change management, leading culturally diverse teams and the real-world viability of AI
<p>Today, I’m joined by Cicero Hennemann, Director of Digital, Data & AI at Nagarro.</p><p>Cicero has been scaling teams for over 15 years across Europe and the Middle East for companies such as Dunhumby, Reckitt, Agthia and now Nagarro, so brings a unique perspective on how to build Engineering teams in different geographies with different Cultural nuances. </p><p>We’re going to dive into how he’s successfully hired, mentored and importantly has retained his top tech talent, and how he sees the future of Engineering team development at a point in history whereby we’re seeing such a profound shift in hiring dynamics in the world of technology. <br><br></p>
January 27, 2026
Scaling in the Sand - Episode 4 - Ridaa Shah on scaling start-ups in a highly regulated environment
<p>Today, I’m joined by Ridaa Shah, co-founder of Daleel, MENA’s first Financial Marketplace. Ridaa is an expert across all things Open Finance, prior to founding Daleel she ran operations for Tarabut Gateway, one of the region’s first and most successful Open Banking start-ups based in Bahrain.We’re going to be talking about the challenges of building in a regulated industry, the clutch control of product development with compliance restrictions, and her views on the changing FinTech landscape across the Middle East.</p>
January 20, 2026
Scaling in the Sand - Episode 3 - Natasha Corbin on Talent and scaling start-ups in the Middle East
<p>Today, I’m joined by Natasha Corbin, a Talent Acquisition Leader with experience at some of the highest growth tech organizations globally. Natasha was Global Head of TA at Badoo, who IPO’d as Bumble at a $7bn valuation in 2021, and Senior TA Director at Talabat who IPO’d in 2024 at a valuation of $10bn. She is Advisory Board Chair Certified, sits as a Talent Advisor to 500 Global and is the Director of Talent Consultancy at Start MEA, helping GCC start-ups to build strategic talent capability.</p>
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