Episodes

  • Episode 10: Finding that sweet pot of success with Farah Hassan (aka Flourgirl).
    Aug 9 2022

    Farah Hassan has always loved being creative and baking! She talks to our hosts Jasmine and Rui (a DCT Culinary Arts student guest hosting on this episode) about how her career unfolded and how she went from working in French kitchens in Dubai, to Nobu in Houston, USA, to embracing being an entrepreneur and launching Flourgirl, a very successful cake and pastry business in Dubai.

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    21 mins
  • Episode 9: Being a professional hotelier, with Nikoleta Hroncova
    Jul 1 2022

    What is a true Hotelier? We think Nikoleta Hroncova is one! With a wealth of experience working in luxury five star hotels across different continents, the best qualifications in the industry and now an educator in the field, hosts Jasmine and Juzla are so excited to have Nikoleta in the studio to share her story and her thoughts on working in the world of hospitality today.

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    20 mins
  • Episode 8: Going your own way and always wanting more with DJ BLISS
    Feb 25 2022

    Marwan Al Awadhi, also known as DJ Bliss is a well-known DJ, music producer and entrepreneur with a dynamic career path that has been driven by his passion for music and for always wanting to do more. Marwan visited the DCT campus to give a talk during the Entrepreneurship class about his own unique journey to success. After that fascinating session, we still has so many questions! So we are beyond thrilled that Marwan agreed to join us in the studio and answer them.

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    36 mins
  • Episode 7: The origin story of Dubai College of Tourism with Olivia Turner
    Dec 14 2021

    How do you start a new college? How do you make it a success? All ABOARD WITH DCT hosts, Jasmin and Juzla invited Olivia Turner, DCT's Academic Director into the studio to tell the origin story of Dubai College of Tourism, from how is all began, to its vocational roots to becoming the much loved college it is today :)

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    20 mins
  • Episode 6: Being a good leader with Priyanka Madan
    Nov 11 2021

    In the DCT studio with us is DCT Instructor Priyanka Madan, an experienced HR professional with over 15 years in Retail, Telecoms and Consulting. In this episode, she deep dives into the topic of leadership in today's working world. What does it really take to be a good leader?

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    21 mins
  • Episode 5: A Career in Pastry with Peter Boos
    Oct 28 2021

    As an Executive Pastry Chef, Peter Boos spent 13 years managing a team of 112 Pastry chefs while working for Emirates Inflight Catering. He has taught DCT Culinary Arts students and in this episode he shares more about his career journey as well as a bit about his love for both fitness and chocolate!

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    25 mins
  • Episode 4: Succeeding as a young Emirati woman in Hospitality, with Elham Bolooki
    Oct 14 2021

    In this episode, Elham Bolooki tells us about her journey to success as an Emirati woman in the hospitality industry in Dubai where she worked for Jumeirah Group and was awarded The Rising Star award at the 2017 Middle East Hospitality Awards.

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    25 mins
  • Episode 3: Becoming a professional chef with Christian Biesbrouck
    Sep 30 2021

    DCTs Lead Culinary Arts instructor, Christian Biesbrouck has worked in established hotels throughout the UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia with Marriott International for over 26 years, of which 12 years was as Executive Chef. In this episode, he shares his career journey with us and talks about his passion now for inspiring, educating and preparing young people for a future career as a Chef.




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    23 mins