Selected - The Sesamers Podcast

Selected 015 - Ray Dargham

Episode Summary

It's 5pm for Dan in London, and 9pm for Ray in Dubai. At the end of the day, there's nothing better than an ice cold beverage and talks about the future of the event industry. Ray and Dan discuss the genesis and pivot of Stepfeed, the state of virtual events, and what's in store for The Step Conference, version 2.0. Ray reveals his favourite car at age 13, and what he first plans on doing once arriving on Mars. All this and more on Selected's Episode 15 with Ray Dargham, CEO of The Step Group.

Episode Notes

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Topics Discussed:

• Weather in Dubai. Not quite hot shit. Yet.
• You won't find a pour this good outside of Dublin.
• Dan's gonna take some time off. 
• Ray's been vaccinated!
• What is the UAE doing right that the rest of the world is doing wrong?
• "It's like a factory."
• Ray's other.
• Ray's all over the place.
• And in Texas, pre-Biden!
• Austin is like mini-California.
• A lot of Ribs and Brisket.
• Stepfeed
  • What is it/was it?
  • Where's it going now?
• VICE of the Middle East.
• Newsletters are where it's at!
• "Things are much worse now with Substack."
• Human are inherently good.
• What's up with the weather in Riyadh?
• The Lightning Round!

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• Aaaaaaand we're back!
• Stepfeed is free.
• "I live in Europe, and it's always f*cking cold here in March."
• Step Conference 2021.
• "We were better than others."
• Mate!
• "You're not supposed to mix a lot of things with alcohol."
• Getting people to meet and network at virtual events.
• The return of Anna Pelova! #onlinesex
• Dan's covering trade shows for Agricultural Products.
• Flying in the face of everything you've just said.
• Entertainment and booze usually fuel meaningful connections.
• Taking screenshots.
• 10 pitches. Oye Vey!
• The webcam or microphone industry.
• Logitech's financial disclosure.
• Step and Ray and Clubhouse.
• Ray's first thing to do when landing on Mars.
• Chelsea vs. Arsenal!
• Subscribe!

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Clubhouse: @ray

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Clubhouse: @dantelor