Ep 62. Building a Business After Cancer: Umniah Alzahery’s Story from Jeddah

What happens when life forces you to stop - and start again?

In this episode of Saudi Life Unpacked, Frankie Lily sit down with Umniah Alzahery, a Saudi entrepreneur based in Jeddah, to talk about career ambition, burnout, illness, and building a business that brought joy back into her life.

Umniah shares her journey from a high-pressure corporate HR career to surviving cancer during the pandemic - and how that experience completely reshaped her relationship with work, health, and success. We explore what it is really like to navigate Saudi Arabia’s corporate world, the healthcare system, and female entrepreneurship, and how a simple love of food evolved into a taco truck business that went all the way to Formula 1 events.This is an honest, powerful conversation about resilience, reinvention, and what life and business can look like when you choose purpose over pressure.

A must-listen for those at a crossroads - For anyone feeling burned out, rethinking their career, building something new, or finding their place in Saudi Arabia.

SHOWNOTES:
- Working in Saudi Arabia’s corporate world and the pressure to succeed
- Burnout, health challenges, and navigating cancer during COVID
- The Saudi healthcare system and personal care experiences
- Leaving corporate life and redefining success
- Building a food truck business in Jeddah from scratch
- Turning a side hustle into a Formula 1-level business
- Female entrepreneurship and startup culture in Saudi Arabia
- Life lessons on resilience, purpose, and starting again

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