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Island Influencer Laura Cretney

PhD Researcher, MENA Consultant, CEO of Pink Jinn, Laura Cretney, Island Influencer

23/06/2021 Posted by Sharon Sutton Podcast

My guest this week, Laura Cretney, has pursued an academic and professional career specialising in Middle East politics and culture. She has lived, studied and worked in the Arabian Gulf and speaks Arabic, Spanish and French.

Laura is the Director and MENA Consultant at Al Ishara Consulting, an Isle of Man-based consultancy offering insight and expertise for organisations working in the Middle East and North Africa. Providing bespoke political and cultural advice, project management and support, due diligence research and translation to organisations with projects or clients in the region, particularly in the field of international development.

She is also CEO of Pink Jinn, a socially conscious lifestyle brand inspired by the Middle East and North Africa, promoting cross-cultural interaction and supporting small businesses, victims of conflict and vulnerable women in the region.

Laura is a passionate traveller who believes that active learning and cross-cultural interaction will make the world a better place.

Here is this week’s conversation with Laura Cretney in episode 54 of Island Influencers.

Useful Links:

Visit Pink Jinn on their website, Etsy shop, Facebook or Twitter pages.

Go to the Al Ishara Consulting website.

Connect with Laura on her LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram pages.

The books mentioned in this episode are:

Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

Rising Strong

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About Sharon Sutton

Having founded Thornton in 2000, Sharon became the island’s first Chartered Financial Planner in 2009 and was UK President of the Personal Finance Society for the year 2017/18 having been first elected to the board in 2012. She was awarded the Chartered Insurance Institute's Award 'Building Public Trust in Life and Pensions in 2019 for her work in leading the PFS Financial Planners Practitioner panel (2017 to 2020).

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