Map It Forward Middle East Podcast

This is the 5th in a 5-part Swapcast series between The Daily Coffee Pro by MAP IT FORWARD (English version host) Lee Safar and (Arabic version host) Sara Alali. 10 months into the operation of Sara's Saudi-based cafe, THAT Boutique Cafe, Lee and Sara are exploring the theme of this series - "What Noone Tells You About Owning A Cafe".

In this final episode of the Swapcast series on The Daily Coffee Pro, Sara shares her insights into what she would have done differently if she had the luxury of hindsight.

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This is the 4th in a 5-part Swapcast series between The Daily Coffee Pro by MAP IT FORWARD (English version host) Lee Safar and (Arabic version host) Sara Alali. 10 months into the operation of Sara's Saudi-based cafe, THAT Boutique Cafe, Lee and Sara are exploring the theme of this series - "What Noone Tells You About Owning A Cafe".

In this episode of the Swapcast series on The Daily Coffee Pro, Sara and Lee share tips for new cafe owners based on their experience owner (and helping to open) cafes in a post-pandemic economy.

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This is the 3rd in a 5-part Swapcast series between The Daily Coffee Pro by MAP IT FORWARD (English version host) Lee Safar and (Arabic version host) Sara Alali. 10 months into the operation of Sara's Saudi-based cafe, THAT Boutique Cafe, Lee and Sara are exploring the theme of this series - "What Noone Tells You About Owning A Cafe".

In this episode of the Swapcast series on The Daily Coffee Pro, Sara discusses how opening a cafe during a pandemic and global economic challenges shaped her as a person.

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This is the 2nd in a 5-part Swapcast series between The Daily Coffee Pro by MAP IT FORWARD (English version host) Lee Safar and (Arabic version host) Sara Alali. 10 months into the operation of Sara's Saudi-based cafe, THAT Boutique Cafe, Lee and Sara are exploring the theme of this series - "What Noone Tells You About Owning A Cafe".

In this episode of the Swapcast series on The Daily Coffee Pro, Sara outlines the difference between owning a pop-up cafe compared to a brick-and-mortar cafe with the same brand.

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This is the first in a 5-part Swapcast series between The Daily Coffee Pro by MAP IT FORWARD (English version host) Lee Safar and (Arabic version host) Sara Alali. 10 months into the operation of Sara's Saudi-based cafe, THAT Boutique Cafe, Lee and Sara are exploring the theme of this series - "What Noone Tells You About Owning A Cafe".

In this first episode of the Swapcast series on The Daily Coffee Pro, Sara and Lee (a consultant on the project) discuss the challenges that they anticipated and those they didn't.

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