{"id":62989,"date":"2022-09-09T19:41:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T15:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=62989"},"modified":"2022-09-09T19:52:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T15:52:45","slug":"podcast-the-ceo-of-a-much-needed-uae-app-shares-why-its-creation-was-necessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/latest\/podcast-the-ceo-of-a-much-needed-uae-app-shares-why-its-creation-was-necessary\/","title":{"rendered":"PODCAST: The CEO Of A Much-Needed UAE App Shares Why It Was Created"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>PODCAST: The CEO Of A Much-Needed UAE App Shares Why It Was Created<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Richard Fitzgerald, the host of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/podcasts\/dubai-works-podcast\">Dubai Works<\/a> business podcast, sat down with Michael Askew, the co-founder and CEO at Askwho.<\/p>\n<p>ASKWHO is a UAE-based mobile app that brings like-minded people together through community events and activities.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Listen to the full podcast below!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4WJAyyaZR6cIl2KrxUYTHk?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Wether you like fashion, art, pets or tech- the app, currently also in the crowd funding stage, aims to hook it up on all fronts with a strong online community as its merger<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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