Dana Alhanbali is a strategist, storyteller, and founder of Bark & Berg—a creative company built on the belief that the strategy is in the story.
With 16+ years of experience advising 150+ brands, she co-founded the globally awarded agency Beattie + Dane and leads work rooted in purpose, growth, and cultural impact.
A TEDx speaker, writer, and advocate, Dana uses storytelling to challenge narratives, spark awareness, and lead with intention. Her work lives at the intersection of entrepreneurship, identity, and social change.
She is also the host of Something to Consider—an award-winning podcast exploring identity, entrepreneurship, and social culture through intimate, thought-provoking conversations.
This podcast is where those conversations live—real, reflective, and always evolving. We hope you’ll find something to consider.
Dana Alhanbali is a strategist, storyteller, and founder of Bark & Berg—a creative company built on the belief that the strategy is in the story.
With 16+ years of experience advising 150+ brands, she co-founded the globally awarded agency Beattie + Dane and leads work rooted in purpose, growth, and cultural impact.
A TEDx speaker, writer, and advocate, Dana uses storytelling to challenge narratives, spark awareness, and lead with intention. Her work lives at the intersection of entrepreneurship, identity, and social change.
She is also the host of Something to Consider—an award-winning podcast exploring identity, entrepreneurship, and social culture through intimate, thought-provoking conversations.
This podcast is where those conversations live—real, reflective, and always evolving. We hope you’ll find something to consider.
Entrepreneur and writer Fouad Jeryes—behind CashBasha, Amman Tech Tuesdays, and now Maqsam, an Arabic-first AI cloud contact center—joins Dana Alhanbali to talk about the side of startups you don’t see in headlines: self-doubt, burnout, heartbreak, and the clarity that sometimes follows unraveling.
We cover: tying identity to performance, coming of age in adulthood, small wins vs. “scale,” building Arabic AI for real contact-center work, and why vulnerability is a leadership advantage—especially in MENA cultures that expect men to carry silently.
Fouad also shares how his team at Maqsam funds anonymous mental-health care for employees across Jordan, KSA, Egypt, and the UAE.If you’re building in MENA tech, curious about Arabic LLMs, or renegotiating your metrics for a good life, this episode gives language, tools, and maybe permission to change.
We hope you will find something to consider.
Connect with the Guest:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fouadjeryes
X: X.com/fouadjeryes
Company Website: www.maqsam.com
Medium: https://medium.com/@fouadjeryes
Find us at (Instagram podcast page) https://www.instagram.com/somethingtoconsider.podcast/
Listen to us (all available platforms)
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-to-consider/id1674861838
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/618zDVAJO0teMngLOzyKz4?si=8bfddd1364d34fc7
Connect with the Host:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dalhanbali/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/danaalhanbali
X: https://x.com/DanaAlhanbali
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@danaalhanbali
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@danaalhanbali5621/about
