On duckit’s first episode this season, we tackle (deeply) personal subjects like honesty, gut feelings and bad decisions.
Our first guest is Mike Fairburn, a legend in the music industry.

Time Stamps:
00:00 - 1:40 : Intro & Catching Up
01:41 - 3:30 : How honest can you be at work?
03:31 - 08:00 : Personal Values x Workplace - A rising trend?
08:04 - 16:09 : How do you stay objective in the music industry?
16:10 - 19:33 : The issue of Arabic content production in the region.
19:34 - 21:25 : An intuitive career path.
21:26 - 22:57 : What would you tell your 20-year younger self?
22:58 - 27:00 : Can you describe instinct?
27:03 - 28:15 : Do bad decisions exist?
28:16 - 32:35 : Would you choose the same path if you had to redo it all?
32:40 - 37:54 : How do you balance passion and financial freedom?
37:55 : Play a song from your personal playlist

🎙️Host:
Christian Eid: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aboubannatxnobuenoxchristianeid/

🎙️Guest:
Mike Fairburn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeinthemiddleeast/

Tough times don't last - tough people do. Despite the market craziness and fear of a hard crisis that started already, we remain positive that this too shall pass!

Time Stamps:
00:00 - 06:45   2022, tough year for tech.
06:45 -17:00    Are Layoffs scary?
17:00 - 22:00  Are these lists useful?
22:00-  26:00  Patience will save you.
26:00 - 30:40  You might have to take tough decisions.
30:40 - 34:00  Are expats overworked in Dubai?

DUCKLIFE
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Have you seen our URGENT campaingn?
https://www.weareducklife.com/urgent
In this episode we are discussing why we decided to do this campaign and how we got our inspiration from our daily internal and external interactions  (we are guilty too!).
Remember that nothing is urgent, it doesn't have to be urgent and we all deserve better!

Time Stamps:
00:00 - 11:00     Urgent, the thought behind it.
11:00 - 16:00     Understand your brief, have one for starter
16:00 - 21:40     Opportunistic vs Strategic
21:40 - 39:52     Why people don't invest in strategy?

DUCKLIFE
Website: https://www.weareducklife.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeAreDuckLife
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weareducklife/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/duck...
Podcast: https://linktr.ee/weareducklife