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Noona Nafousi

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Success looks good on the outside. But what’s really driving you and what’s quietly holding you back? Limitless with Noona Nafousi is the podcast for high-achievers ready to close the gap between who they are and who they’re capable of becoming. Through raw, unfiltered conversations with CEOs, founders, and world-class experts, we explore identity, power, and the uncomfortable truths behind true leadership.

5 days ago

I Lost My Best Friend Of 33 Years Over A Difference Of Opinion

We have an entire industry built around romantic heartbreak - but almost nothing for the grief of losing a friend. In this deeply personal solo episode, Noona shares the story of a 33-year friendship that ended after she and her closest friend found themselves on opposing sides of a political divide, and the compounding pain of losing her father in the same period without a word from the person she once considered family. Out of that gap, Noona coined the term "friend dating" and shares the exact, practical framework she used to rebuild an entirely new circle of friendships in her 40s, one intentional connection at a time. Chapters 0:30 The adult friendship crisis no one talks about 2:13 What happens when a forever friend disappears 2:41 Her story: meeting her best friend at 13 4:13 33 years of friendship - closer than sisters 5:20 Opposing views of the war - the friendship fractures 6:11 "If you can't support me, that's it" 7:00 Her dad's chemo and the silence that followed 7:33 Losing her dad without a word from her closest friend 8:08 The grief no one has language for 9:26 Two choices: crumble, or build something new 10:13 Coining the term "friend dating" 13:35 Step 1: Stop waiting until you're ready 14:45 Step 2: Notice who lights you up 16:00 Step 3: Ask and don't take no personally 17:49 Step 4: Invest and follow up without expectation 20:22 The women who showed up during her hardest five months 20:50 Why the best friendships are built in your 40s 22:52 The gap became a garden 23:52 Closing - go friend dating Work with Noona 🔹 1:1 Executive Coaching → https://neonoor.com/work-with-us/ 🔹 Keynote Speaking → https://neonoor.com/services/speaking-events/ 🔹 Corporate Training & Workshops → https://confidenceclaritystrategycall.as.me/schedule/a95442fe 🔹 Coaching Session Questionnaire → https://form.jotform.com/Neo_Noor/coaching-application Connect with Noona: 📲 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/limitlessbynoona 🎥 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@limitlessbynoona 🌐 Website → https://www.neonoor.com 📩 Email → noona@neonoor.com Noona Nafousi is a Master NLP Trainer, executive search veteran of two decades, and the creator of The Limitless Leader Codes. Through Neo Noor, she works with leaders and organisations across the world to unlock peak performance from the inside out.
23 Jul

The Doyen of Divorce: Money, Power & Why Every Woman Needs Her Own

She's been called the Fiona Shackleton of Dubai - the “doyen of divorce” and one of the first women ever to run her own law firm and appear before the Sharia family courts in the UAE. In this unforgettable episode, Diana sits down with Noona to pull back the curtain on high-net-worth divorce, family law, and what she's learned from a lifetime inside the room where marriages end. She shares the two cases that pulled her into family law, why divorce is a grief people will do anything to escape, and the single piece of advice she gives every woman who walks into her office: have your own money. This is a raw, funny, deeply wise conversation about power, independence, reading the signs early, and picking your battles - from a woman who has fought her wars and won. 🎙️ Limitless is hosted by Noona Nafousi. New episodes every Thursday. ▶️ Subscribe for new episodes. Work with Noona 🔹 1:1 Executive Coaching → https://neonoor.com/work-with-us/🔹 Keynote Speaking → https://neonoor.com/services/speaking-events/ 🔹 Corporate Training & Workshops → https://confidenceclaritystrategycall.as.me/schedule/a95442fe🔹 Coaching Session Questionnaire → https://form.jotform.com/Neo_Noor/coaching-application Connect with Noona 📲 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/limitlessbynoona 🎥 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@limitlessbynoona 🌐 Website → https://www.neonoor.com 📩 Email → noona@neonoor.com Noona Nafousi is a Master NLP Trainer, executive search veteran of two decades, and the creator of The Limitless Leader Codes. Through Neo Noor, she works with leaders and organisations across the world to unlock peak performance from the inside out.
16 Jul

The Trust Account: Why Breaking Promises To Yourself Is Costing You Everything

Noona's word for 2026 is DISCIPLINE - but not the version most of us grew up fearing. In this solo episode she offers a complete reframe: discipline isn't punishment, it's the purest form of self-love, and every promise you keep (or break) to yourself is a deposit into or a withdrawal from your own trust account. From the $10,000 lending analogy that reframes how you see broken promises, to why motivation will always fail you where discipline won't, to the moment she stopped speaking to herself as "the fat older sister" - this episode is a practical, no-fluff look at how to start trusting yourself again, one tiny promise at a time. Work with Noona 🔹 1:1 Executive Coaching → https://neonoor.com/work-with-us/🔹 Keynote Speaking → https://neonoor.com/services/speaking-events/ 🔹 Corporate Training & Workshops → https://confidenceclaritystrategycall.as.me/schedule/a95442fe🔹 Coaching Session Questionnaire → https://form.jotform.com/Neo_Noor/coaching-application Connect with Noona: 📲 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/limitlessbynoona 🎥 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@limitlessbynoona 🌐 Website → https://www.neonoor.com 📩 Email → noona@neonoor.com Noona Nafousi is a Master NLP Trainer, executive search veteran of two decades, and the creator of The Limitless Leader Codes. Through Neo Noor, she works with leaders and organisations across the world to unlock peak performance from
9 Jul

She Quit With No Salary To Build A Wellness Brand

Elly was burnt out in the corporate world - successful, but trapped. “A caged bird that needs to be set free,” as she put it to her old boss.So she took the leap: quit her job, gave up her salary, and went all in on Shroums - a functional mushroom wellness brand alongside co-founder Richie. In this episode she tells Noona the real story behind it: years of failed side projects, the phone call that changed everything, the supplier crisis that nearly ended the business a week before Christmas, and the award and investment round that followed.But the heart of this conversation is what it really costs to build something and why Elly's biggest breakthrough wasn't the business at all, but learning to stop running herself into the ground and fall in love with herself first.A must-listen for any founder, especially women building something while raising a family.🎙️ Limitless is hosted by Noona Nafousi. New episodes every Thursday.▶️ Subscribe for new episodes.Chapters00:00 Intro — meet Elly, founder of Shroums00:36 The corporate burnout and the entrepreneurial itch01:06 Years of side projects that never stuck03:24 The phone call that changed everything04:03 Quitting with no salary and two kids05:41 What she had to let go of to follow the dream06:40 The “I can do it” energy — and learning to own it09:55 Her parents' split and becoming the mediator12:30 Compassion for everyone but herself17:51 What drew her to Shroums and the wellness industry19:11 What makes Shroums different21:35 Advice for getting into the wellness business26:08 The supplier crisis that nearly ended it28:42 Letting go to lead a global business34:08 “You're all you've got”38:14 Nosy Noona quick-fire questions45:46 What limitless means to Elly47:04 Where to find Elly and ShroumsWork with Noona🔹 1:1 Executive Coaching → https://neonoor.com/work-with-us/🔹 Keynote Speaking → https://neonoor.com/services/speaking-events/🔹 Corporate Training & Workshops → https://confidenceclaritystrategycall.as.me/schedule/a95442fe🔹 Coaching Session Questionnaire → https://form.jotform.com/Neo_Noor/coaching-applicationConnect with Noona📲 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/limitlessbynoona🎥 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@limitlessbynoona🌐 Website → https://www.neonoor.com📩 Email → noona@neonoor.comNoona Nafousi is a Master NLP Trainer, executive search veteran of two decades, and the creator of The Limitless Leader Codes. Through Neo Noor, she works with leaders and organisations across the world to unlock peak performance from the inside out.
2 Jul

The 6-Year-Old Running Your Life | Identity & Self-Sabotage

Most of what you call a behaviour problem isn't one. It's an identity problem. In this solo episode of Limitless, Noona unpacks where your identity really comes from (mostly before you turned seven), why happy, successful people self-sabotage, and how to finally update the version of yourself you've been running since childhood. She shares the moment at six that left her believing she wasn't lovable, the CEO secretly run by his five-year-old self, and the future-self work that changed everything. For anyone who keeps getting close to what they want — and getting in their own way. 🤍 Hosted by Noona Nafousi. New episodes every Thursday.
25 Jun

My Lowest Point Saved My Life

He went from everything to nothing, betrayed by the people he trusted most. Lee Paul Davies joins Noona for an honest conversation about hitting rock bottom in Dubai, the truth about men's mental health, and how his lowest point became Kaya — the emotional companion app he built from everything he needed and didn't have. They get into the loneliness epidemic inside the world's busiest city, the weight of "just get up and carry on," and the future-self reframe that changed how Lee lives: let your future pull you, instead of letting your past push you. For anyone who's ever typed the message… and deleted it. 🤍 Hosted by Noona Nafousi. New episodes every Thursday.
18 Jun

I'm All I've Got

Five words that changed everything. I'm all I've got. In this solo episode, Noona explores what it really means to have your own back and why most of us are still waiting for someone to come and rescue us.This one is personal. Noona speaks openly about betrayal, grief, solitude, and what she has learned about herself in one of the hardest seasons of her life. In this episode: The fantasy we were all sold about being rescuedWhy loneliness is not what we think it isThe difference between loneliness and solitudeWhat happens when you stop outsourcing your needsHow having your own back frees the people around youWhy solitude is a skill worth buildingThe sacred pause that changed everything after loss Noona Nafousi is a Master NLP Trainer and founder of Neo Noor, a leadership development company. After two decades in executive search placing C-suite leaders across global organisations, she created The Limitless Leader Codes — a framework for identity-level transformation used by executives across the GCC and beyond. "The only constant from the moment you were born to the day you take your last breath is you."
11 Jun

She Built 100 Staff and Nearly Lost It All | Tara Rose Kidd

Tara moved to Dubai 17 years ago thinking self-help books were for people in a cult. Then she opened her second salon, hit a wall, and everything changed. Now running one of Dubai's most iconic salon groups with 100 staff, she sits down with Noona for one of the most honest conversations on the podcast yet. About scaling too fast, burning out, nearly losing everything, and what it actually means to build a business with purpose.In this episode: Why she once thought self-help was a cultThe moment she realised she was the problemHow scaling quickly made her lose sight of herselfBuilding AI dashboards with no tech backgroundWhy she nearly sold everything to do what she actually lovesWhat the eight pillars of wellness taught her about burnoutThe identity shift that changed how she leadsWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@limitlessbynoona Noona Nafousi is a Master NLP Trainer and founder of Neo Noor, a leadership development company. After two decades in executive search placing C-suite leaders across global organisations, she created The Limitless Leader Codes — a framework for identity-level transformation used by executives across the GCC and beyond. "The only person you can rely on is yourself. Either excuses or action."

Success looks good on the outside. But what’s really driving you and what’s quietly holding you back? Limitless with Noona Nafousi is the podcast for high-achievers ready to close the gap between who they are and who they’re capable of becoming. Through raw, unfiltered conversations with CEOs, founders, and world-class experts, we explore identity, power, and the uncomfortable truths behind true leadership.

Creator

Noona Nafousi
Years Active

2026
Episodes

21
Rating

Clean
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