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In this episode, Nick Harvey speaks with Rob DiCastri, CEO of Serenity Aviation, about the transformation of private aviation in Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East - and what it reveals about leadership, innovation, and market opportunity.
For decades, we’ve been told to chase work-life balance. I hate it. The phrase implies two opposing forces - work and life pulling at each other like ends of a rope. But what if that’s the wrong metaphor altogether? What if the goal isn’t to balance work and life - but simply to create balance?
In Episode 3, Evercare CEO Irfan Khan reflects on building sustainable leadership systems that endure. By scaling its academy and embedding values, Evercare empowers clinicians and administrators alike to lead with integrity, ensuring healthcare systems can thrive across emerging markets.
Across emerging markets, hospitals are under immense strain, from workforce shortages to brain drain and systemic inequities. The Evercare × ecap Leadership Transformation Programme demonstrates how investing in local leadership can strengthen resilience from within. By equipping clinicians, managers, and operational staff with adaptive, people-centred skills, the initiative builds trust, improves patient outcomes, and reduces turnover by up to 25%. Through mentorship, scenario planning, and culture-driven learning, it transforms healthcare leadership into a clinical asset, proving that resilience begins not with resources, but with people.
In this inspiring interview, ecap's Reem Al-Aryan speaks to Tania Jalil, HR leader and two-time participant in the Evercare × ecap Leadership Transformation Programme, shares how the experience has reshaped her approach to leadership, empathy, and personal growth.
In this inspiring interview, Eric Ochieng, healthcare operations leader and alumnus of the Evercare × ecap Leadership Transformation Programme, shares how the experience helped him evolve from managing operations to empowering people, redefining what it means to lead with empathy, trust, and purpose.

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Episode 4, A CEO’s Playbook
from Gulf to Global

In this ecap Insights Podcast episode, James Hogan, former CEO of Etihad Airways, discusses how vision and innovation turned the Gulf into a global aviation hub. He highlights customer experience and investment in people, pointing to India, China, and Africa as future growth areas. Now advising aviation ventures, Hogan shares valuable lessons.

In this engaging interview guided by leadership coach Reem Al-Aryan, Uzair Ali Shaikh, hospital operations leader and alumnus of the Evercare × ecap Leadership Transformation Programme, reflects on how the experience has strengthened his leadership mindset, enhanced team collaboration, and deepened his ability to navigate complex healthcare environments.
Episode 2 looks beyond the C-Suite, with Evercare CEO Irfan Khan highlighting leadership at every level of healthcare. From nurses to administrators, the programme builds resilience, agility, and culture, enabling teams to navigate volatility and improve patient outcomes across frontier markets.
In Episode 1 of the Evercare × ecap Leadership Transformation Program Mini Series, Evercare Group CEO Irfan Khan explores how investing in local talent is reshaping healthcare in Nigeria, Pakistan, and Kenya. By training leaders from within, Evercare prevents brain drain, embeds cultural understanding, and delivers stronger patient outcomes.
Luxury in travel is no longer just about exclusivity, it’s about experience, personalisation, and anticipating needs. In this ecap Insights conversation, Ali Bora Isbulan, Deputy CEO of Premium Group, shares how airport hospitality is evolving worldwide and what business leaders can learn about redefining luxury, embracing technology, and leading with cultural sensitivity.
Our new whitepaper, The Power of Storytelling: Enabling Leaders to Shape and Control Change, explores how narrative is not just a communication tool but a leadership imperative. Rooted in the Gulf’s poetic traditions and supported by global insights from neuroscience and organisational change, it shows how stories build trust, align teams, and turn abstract visions into lived realities.
In the second part of our conversation with Liam Hughes, Director of Football at Azul FC, we explore how the football pitch is becoming a training ground for tomorrow’s leaders. From embracing failure to fostering emotional resilience, Liam shares how Azul is rethinking youth development and what organisations can learn from their approach.