Leadership team
Saima Faruqui
Senior Partner
PROFILE
15+ years of experience as Project Director in Finances and Business Development, Managing Director, Chief Operations Officer, University Hybrid Program Director & Content Creator, Human Resources Consultant, Infrastructure and Social Development Consultant, and Marketing Director
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Saima covers a broad spectrum of bold and innovative problem solving. Her creative inspiration comes from engaging with and storytelling across diverse industries, ranging from Finance and Education, to a variety of technical fields, including Biomedicine and Engineering. Her passion for innovation and creativity drives her towards being an immersive and engaging content creator, driven by both efficiency as well as empowerment and authenticity. A natural embodiment of design thinking, she has 10+ years of experience as a C-Suite Executive with a focus across operations, general management, as well as business development. Starting as a teenager in Event Management and the United Nations, she thrives both on the public stage as well as behind the scenes.
CHRISSY UERLINGS
Senior Partner
PROFILE
35+ years of experience as an award-winning Production Manager, Operations Director, Tour Director, Project Manager, Site Coordinator, Line Producer, Promoter Representative, and Live Entertainment Producer
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Christoph has organized and promoted leading trade fairs, Broadway shows as well as world tours of rock and pop stars. For years, he worked directly with giants of the music industry such as Prince, Phil Collins, and Depeche Mode. Additionally, Christoph has worked for Live Nation, AEG Live, Peter Rieger Konzertagentur, ICO Concerts, Premium Entertainment & Events, and Freestate (Sony/Samsung). He has produced more than 4,000 shows and projects on five continents, and has been responsible for budgets of all sizes. His most prestigious projects include Pavarotti at the Eiffel Tower, the opening of the Miejski Stadium in Wroclaw, as well as arena and stadium tours for Elton John, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, U2, Whitney Houston, George Michael, P!NK, The Police, Genesis, and many other world-renowned artists.
BRAD J. CLEARY
Senior Partner
PROFILE
17+ years of experience as Creative Innovator, Live Entertainment Producer, Artistic Director, award-winning Show Director, Art Director & Creative Designer
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Brad is an impact-minded, innovative producer and storyteller. He has been responsible for the design and direction of numerous corporate and private events around the world, creating fascinating, inspiring, and touching storylines, entertainment concepts and brand campaigns that captivate global audiences. Brad served as Show Director and Production Designer at the landmark hotel casinos "Tropicana" and the late "Riveria" on the Las Vegas Strip, winning multiple „Best of Las Vegas Show“ awards. He also worked as a Show Director for the "New Body Awards 2017", as Co-Director/Choreographer for the „About You - Berlin Fashion Week“ in 2020/2021, as well as Creative Director for fashion brands Hunkemöller and Shiseido for their campaigns.
UZAIR MOHAMMAD
Senior Partner
PROFILE
17+ years of experience in Strategic Brand & Marketing Communication, as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Operations Officer, Director of Content Curation, Head of Marketing, Chief Curator, and Brand Manager
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Uzair has developed strategic brand and marketing communication for leading GCC brands in real estate, banking, infrastructure, telecommunications, education, culture, sports, tourism. Uzair has served as Head of Marketing at Qatar National Tourism Council where he was responsible for all corporate, destination and event marketing across Qatar as well as 12 global markets, and as Director of Content Curation for Qatar’s Guest Country participation at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2021) where the nation showcased 180+ active investment opportunities by 50+ Qatari organizations across 20 sectors. Uzair is Co-Founder of Turkiye-based investment house, Hashmi Group, as well as Qatar-based digital firm, Faayiz QSTP-LLC, and has served as Chief Curator of TEDxYouth@Doha and TEDxEducationCity, as well as a Board Advisor at Katara Cultural Centre.
BARBARA SIMON
Senior Partner
PROFILE
35+ years of experience in Strategic Brand Management & Communication, as Creative Director, Marketing Manager, Designer & Live Entertainment Graphics Producer. Co-Founder and Vice President of Eyes&Ears Europe
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Barbara gathered extensive experience as Creative Director and Head of Marketing while working for leading free and pay TV corporations, such as ProSiebenSat.1 Media and NBC Universal. Her areas of expertise are brand positioning, corporate design and campaigns across all media, trailers, animation and post-production. Barbara has worked as a freelance Strategic Creative Director and Brand Consultant for German and international brands for 14+ years. She has overseen brand development and execution for a large number of major productions, such as 3 editions of the Eurovision Song Contest reaching 200 million viewers worldwide, 5 editions of the Laureus World Sports Awards as well as the Spike Video Game Awards. As Creative Director, she was responsible for over 20 TV channel designs as well as countless program packages and multimedia marketing campaigns