{"id":72455,"date":"2023-09-12T11:46:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T07:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=72455"},"modified":"2023-09-12T14:10:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T10:10:35","slug":"ex-footballer-creative-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/latest\/ex-footballer-creative-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"LISTEN: How An Ex-Footballer Ended Up Running A Creative Agency In Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/ae\/podcast\/wajdan-gul-ceo-at-squatwolf\/id1450257652?i=1000624133274\" height=\"175\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>LISTEN: How An Ex-Footballer Ended Up Running A Creative Agency In Dubai<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re joined by David Balfour, the co-founder at LIGHTBLUE. 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