Improvement Key

Improvement Key

Weekly self-development and business podcast hosted by the Kurdish entrepreneur and Co-founder/CEO of Meraki Ventures Darek Salam, where he brings you value by interviewing top professionals, successful people, and sharing his experience to teach you the tips and tricks to win in life and business.

Episodes

July 24, 2021 • 7 mins

What Should You do?

Specialize and focus on one thing or diversify. 

Get the answer on this solo episode

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July 17, 2021 • 57 mins

Eileen with 20 years of experience in Silicon Valley with tech startups and now as director of Takween Accelerator joins Darek for a fire episode about the startup's life cycle and how to improve the startup ecosystem.

If you want to accelerate your business this episode is for you!  


 You can know More about Takween Accelerator through their website :
https://www.takweenaccelerator.com/

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July 10, 2021 • 41 mins

Saeed Kallas a not practicing doctor who changed his industry to development work talks about Change and how to that effectively.

Main Points

  • Preach the need of change but never change too much at once
  • Use Sandwich Method, Hide the new idea (the meat) inside buns (old traditions) to make it more familiar
  • Soft skills are a helpful tool to change more easily
  • Change has consequences be ready for them
  • The point is not "not...
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July 3, 2021 • 26 mins

After a Hiatus, Darek comes back with a new season and a new episode.

Talking about how to get your dream job and big mistakes that people do when they want to get a job.

From preparing their CV to the job interview, this episode is a complete guide to getting a job that fulfills you.


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November 1, 2020 • 28 mins

Fadhil a young student who decided to go from his school in Germany all the way to Iraq by bike. the way he overcame fear is very inspiring for entrepreneurs. 

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October 26, 2020 • 22 mins

Leadership 

the 5 Levels of leadership talked about by Darek, how to be a leader, and create a safe productive culture. 

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October 18, 2020 • 8 mins

North Star

The concept of finding your light in the darkest of times, here Darek on his birthday ( October 18th)  talks about how this concept shaped his mindset and made him calm in the toughest of times).

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October 11, 2020 • 28 mins

Mr. Godar the Co-Founder and CEO of Awrosoft and Lecturer at Salahaddin University, college of engineering.
Talks about his journey and how he created Awrosoft one the leading It and development companies in the region.

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October 3, 2020 • 11 mins

Extreme Ownership

When Darek first heard this concept from Jocko willink, he adapted the idea to his business and life.
 in this episode, he explains the importance of that concept in entrepreneurship and personal success. Not bringing excuses is the key to improvement.

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Mazen Sirwan the director of marketing at Korek Telecom talks about how his history major helped him in his life and how can we learn from history to make better decisions in our personal and professional life. 


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September 19, 2020 • 10 mins

A solo Episode with Darek talking about how to protect your energy, and how to focus down on things that matter.

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Ayar

The mysterious Fixer who got an Emmy award, opens up about his story, traumas and how he became an entrepreneur and co-founded Grei agency.

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Depression something that most of us face at some point in our lives, and it can be hidden the  way we handle it and understand it can be a difference that changes everything

In this episode Darek interviews Warzan whose a life coach and specialist talking about types and levels of depression, how to handle it and when to reach out to a specialist.

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Shvan Founder and President of AB HORECA co.  and his media Consultant Halo, talk about how they grew their company and their story of growing even in Corona times. this is the first time In improvement key to interview two people at once.

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August 22, 2020 • 42 mins

Kaiwan the young Photographer/ Entrepreneur and artist talks about how he got to where he is now, his journey from the little town of Akre to all over the world. and being a known youtuber in photography tutorials and etc

he also talk about how to follow your passion and create new things.

Make sure to subscribe to his youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC37YX_5sEWTk024SPAXWG3Q 

and Follow him on In...

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In this episode, Lana Haddad founder of urbilum talks about her new board game the Assyrian empire, and how she shifted from academia to business and entrepreneurship. 

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August 5, 2020 • 10 mins

we all face adversity in our lives but the way we react and process that problem will either move us forward or put us down
in this episode, Darek breaks down the system in three steps 
1- take 100% responsibility for the situation 
2- Don't Panic and stay Calm 
3- Choose the best option and be willing to sacrifice. 

and the last point is knowing that everything that happens to you will make your life ...

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July 27, 2020 • 54 mins

Mental Fitness 

in this episode darek interviews Kawar from City Duhok over zoom, they talk about kawars journey and how to develop mental fitness, say no to excuses and have a morning routine and more,

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July 21, 2020 • 21 mins

 let me tell you a bit about ayman. He is like the youngest entrepreneur. I know, like he amazed us like about all of his work and projects.


Yeah, so I'm ayman. Uh, commonly known as a Mooney here and there via, um, currently 18 years old.
 slowly but surely I built a pretty good client base. But then, uh, yeah, I mean, I reached a peak level where I was ready to expand. Uh, but then, uh, I traveled to German...

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July 13, 2020 • 6 mins

DGT which stands for Daily Growth Time a system developed by darek to excel in your life and become the person you need to be.

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