This Is Qatar

He's only just landed in D-Town and loving life already. Having spend several years in the UAE and Oman, Rudi Scheepers has found even more comfort having landed the role of Country Manager of FUGRO. A proud South African, Rudi and his family hope to make a life for themselves in Qatar and we hear more about his story from before his FUGRO adventure started to his initial impressions of his new home.

Settled in Doha for over 5 years, Sean Sibley has seen the growth and success of DESA flourish. Continuing the community presence that surrounds the school, which is steeped in history over the years. The School eve had a famous student in the past, none other than HE Sheikh Tamim himself.

Robert Cats has a career spanning several successful sectors including Business Consultancy & Facilities Management. Working with Qatar Embassies and Partners, Robert has turned his passion for networking into a way of life and his core business. Host, Simon Joss discusses the new world of maintaining a long term contact network, from anywhere in the World and we learn how Robert uses this strategy during his time of lockdown.

An experience IT Specialist and having lived in the Middle East for many years, we welcome Michael Bowen. Currently back home in his native South Africa, Michael gives us an insight into his long term strategies aside from his IT & Technology Career.

A devoted expat to the Qatar cause, Johanna Handley takes us on a journey of research and market analysis. Johanna give us insight into her love for Doha and passion for writing, albeit to starkly contrasting genres...

ARC Business Networking Superstar and Happy People Founder, Ann Williams shows us how to kick back and have fun while working.. Ann came to Qatar following her love and fell in love with Qatar.... and we are sure you will fall in love with her after listening to this. Enjoy the show

I can't believe we have completed our first season. Huge thanks to all out guests who took the time to give us their insight into business in Qatar and what they love about their adopted home.

Join us on TIQ Episode 11 with your Host Simon Joss as he interviews Nicky Summerbee, an English former professional footballer, sports television pundit and commentator. He notably played in the Premier League for Swindon Town, Manchester City and Sunderland, as well as in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest. Nicky and his family have called Doha their home for over 8 years and he tells us what makes Doha so social.

Join us on #TIQ with your Host Simon Joss as he interviews Natalie Clark, Country Manager for Reza Hygiene. Having spent 14 years in Qatar, Natalie has spent her career working across the construction and hygiene sectors, bringing drive and determination to her roles. Her success has been based on honesty, straight talking and her ability to get the maximum out of her team. Her journey is now set to continue back in the United Kingdom, where her creativity and speak for ideas are sure to see...

Warriorfit aim to disrupt an already tough market by offering clients combined classes focusing on endurance, flexibility and strength, all while tailored to the individual. Host Simon Joss discuss the impact COVID has had on their plans and how they aim to diversify and adapt.

Rathmore Consulting’s Managing Director Ronan Kelly is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators with 13 years’ industry experience. He has worked on a broad range of construction and civil engineering projects in Ireland, the UK, Europe and the Middle East, and has been working as a construction claims consultant based in Qatar for the last seven and a half years, including a Directorship role in a...

It’s been my Blairs role to mould a relatively small business into a rapidly growing, multi-sport retail, distribution and corporate supplier in Qatar. The rate of expansion brought challenges to their doorstep which the team were able to tackle with a head on & confident attitude given the strong presence in the region and host of incredible local partners. Without doubt, Qatar has one of the strongest and most exciting platforms in the world for any business, and in his four years it’s...

Stefan is the CEO/Owner of Ginger Camel LLC a film production company based here in Qatar. Stefan comes from a broadcasting background after qualifying at Ravensbourne TV College and going on to work for the likes of Quantel Systems, ITV, Sky, OSN, Aljazeera, and Aljazeera Sports. Since arriving in Qatar in 2006 as the following spouse Stefan has freelanced as a Holistic Masseur, Tech Op, Sports Producer, Producer then going into film production, where he was the GM at Resolution Productions...

Canadian born, Jeffrey has over 18 years of international banking experience, and has now been running his own businesses since 2009. He graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario in 1990 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration Degree, the same year that he was awarded the Balfour Province Award by the Sigma Chi Fraternity, given to the most outstanding undergraduate in the fraternity in Ontario and Quebec, and followed this up with his CFA in 1993. During his...

Kirk Durrant is a construction law partner in the DWF Doha office. He has been practicing and resident on Doha for over 12 years. He has considerable experience advising clients in relation to construction disputes/international arbitrations and non-contentious construction matters, including matters relating to major pipeline projects (energy, water, waste), utility projects (district cooling, power, water), process facility projects (solar, desalination, bio-fuels), transportation...

Chris moved to Qatar at the young age of 22, diving straight into a new career at DeVere Group. 6 users on he tells us how those years have evolved and his progression through a tough industry.

Husam Gawish is HKA’s Partner responsible for Business Development in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Prior to assuming this role, Husam was HKA’s Country Manager and Head of Operations in Qatar responsible for the overall management and delivery of HKA’s business in the GCC Country. Husam is a Chartered Engineer and a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers in the UK. Husam has 25 years of diverse engineering, commercial, claims, project management, and business development...

Stuart Mounter is no stranger to the Doha shores, having spent several years in his shipping career frequenting Qatar and it's neighbours. During a general catch up with host Simon Joss, Simon made the immediate decision to make TIQ a reality and launch the first episode. Here Stuart and Simon talk about the impact the global lockdown will have for the long term. Is remote working the new norm? Is the digital world about to take precedence to physical offices, networking as such...