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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Marwan Al Awadhi, also known as DJ Bliss is a well-known DJ, music producer and entrepreneur with a dynamic career path that has been driven by his passion for music and for always wanting to do more. Marwan visited the DCT campus to give a talk during the Entrepreneurship class about his own unique journey to success.  After that fascinating session, we still has so many questions! So we are beyond thrilled that Marwan agreed to join us in the studio and answer them. ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the DCT studio with us is DCT Instructor Priyanka Madan, an experienced HR professional with over 15 years in Retail, Telecoms and Consulting.  In this episode, she deep dives into the topic of leadership in today's working world. What does it really take to be a good leader?  ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As an Executive Pastry Chef, Peter Boos spent 13 years managing a team of 112 Pastry chefs while working for Emirates Inflight Catering. He has taught DCT Culinary Arts students and  in this episode he shares more about his career journey as well as a bit about his love for both fitness and chocolate! ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Elham Bolooki tells us about her journey to success as an Emirati woman in the hospitality industry in Dubai where she worked for Jumeirah Group and was awarded The Rising Star award at the 2017 Middle East Hospitality Awards. ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[DCTs Lead Culinary Arts instructor, Christian Biesbrouck has worked in established hotels throughout the UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia with Marriott International for over 26 years, of which 12 years was as Executive Chef. In this episode, he shares his career journey with us and talks about his passion now for inspiring, educating and preparing young people for a future career as a Chef.       ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[DCTs Jeff Strachan shares stories about his career that spans 30 years in the hospitality industry and his love for getting up early, the power of self-discipline and the Burj Khalifa! ]]></itunes:summary>
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