What does it mean to become a female entrepreneur in the UAE?
Orit Mohammed, the founder and CEO of Boon Coffee shared her life journey with students starting with her formative years in Ethiopia, moving to the US for education, and then the UAE at a later in her life. Orit described the process she underwent to become an entrepreneur, the supportive eco-system she built to grow her company, and the challenges she faced as she did so. Orit’s reflections on the intersection of race, class, gender, citizenship, and motherhood enabled students to better understand the nuances of the entrepreneurial landscape in the UAE and regulations shaping women’s work in the country.