Your Onion

Melvin Garvey talks to Your Onion about his life before opening Garvey’s members-only pub and leisure club and life after the closure and the opening of the Rose & Thistle at the Horizon Manor Hotel near the Corniche . https://web.facebook.com/The-Rose-Thistle-1474319686131760/

Jeanine Bailey talks to Your Onion about Life Coaching and her company Empower World which she co-owns with Marie Quigley. Empower World are the pioneers of the coaching profession in Qatar. They are passionate about sharing their coaching and leadership knowledge and expertise with others who want to make a real difference in the world. http://empower-world.com/

Khalifa Al Haroon is a powerhouse of energy and who is one of the shining lights in Qatar when it comes to entrepreneurs. Khalifa is the man behind www.iloveqatar.net and has many partnerships, investments in start-up’s and business’s here in Qatar.

As Qatar moves forward developing its infrastructure and road networks, the car industry is taking note and moving forward in developing its car showrooms, customer service and servicing programs to give their customers a better experience. Almana Automotive Group GM’s Ian Partridge and Gurdeep Singh pop into the Your Onion studio to talk about the group plans and all the exciting developments happening in 2016. http://www.almanamotors.com.qa

Meet Jeffrey Asselstine, a man who turned his back on a high salary and status within the finance industry to follow his inner calling to become an entrepreneur here in Qatar. Listen to Jeffrey’s story and his outlook going forward into 2016. Flex-I Partners Qatar LLC - www.flexipartners.com NelsonPark Property - www.nelsonparkproperty.com Quest Advisors LLC - www.quest.qa

Patric Rozario is an artist with a difference. Patric paints on ceramics, metals and glass. He then adds pearls and crystals to his artwork. In previous years Patric travelled the world as a businessman. When Patric came to Qatar he felt it was time to fulfil his dream and become a full-time artist. http://www.pearlappetite.com/

Vineet Nambiar runs Viva Infoventures, listen to Vineet’s life journey from being the lazy kid brought up in Qatar to being pushed by his parents to wake up , study in India and find his life’s path. Vineet got the entrepreneurial bug after University , got involved in several start-up’s and is still looking for the winning formula and business in Viva Infoventures. www.vivainfoventures.com

Rita Mezher is the Virtual Office Manager for ServCorp here in Qatar. Not a business owner on this occasion but very passionate about her work and the company. Find out about her virtual role and how real her job can be sometimes. Find out what else ServCorp offers with regards to services and the beautiful people that look after you all over the world. http://www.servcorp.com.au/

David Buchanan talks passionately about food and how he wants to bring quality fresh food to the Middle East and Qatar from the Highlands of Scotland . David who runs PlatinuMeats shares his past experience in being a chef, where he served up elegant dishes to a simple sandwich for royalty and rich businessmen.

Kevin Waller, founder of mobile app 'Messo', speaks to 'Your Onion' about mobile app development here in the Middle East. He tells us the in's and out's of the 'Messo' app and the high's and low's of its development. See how 'Messo' can capture the memories you will cherish tomorrow.

Belle Harvey Interiors - Director & Co-Founder Neil Robson pops into the studio to talk about how he gave up his high paying salary to start Belle Harvey Interiors. Here about the up’s and downs of running an interior company here in Qatar. www.belleharvey.com

Size 34 , no it’s not an episode from Are You Being Served ? (Old UK Sitcom) Size 34 is a creative branding agency. Claire Kanj the Founder & Creative Partner of Size 34 reveals what it is like to run a branding agency and how she tailor makes a brand identity for each client. You can find more information about Claire and Size 34 by visiting the website at www.size-34.com

What is Content Marketing, Aziz Louksah talks about his company Comverse and the state of content marketing here in Qatar and the region. Aziz wants to change the way brands think about the way they use social media,  to tell a story and not do the hard sell.

What do you get when you put together a professional golfer and a tennis coach apart from the different size balls they use, you get Legacy Sports & Events. David Moreland and Carl Windley talk about their business in sports and events and how they want to bring the community here in Qatar together through sport.

We interview Sal Kahn from Maroon Homes, who opens the door to the Real Estate World here in Qatar. Find out where you had to go to, to find furniture before the dawn of Ikea arriving here in Qatar and what kind of interior designs Sal has been faced with when renting local property. You can find more info about Maroon Homes by going to their website www.maroonhomes.com 

We kick off the new series of “Your Onion” Podcast with Fazil Hameed from Al-Muftah Rental Car Company. Al-Muftah Rental Car Company is one of the first rental car companies to be set-up 40 years ago here in Qatar. Listen to this great podcast as we find out the in’s and out’s of running a car rental company here in Qatar. You can find them at http://rentacardoha.com