📺 SURVIVING WAR, OUTSMARTING BIG TECH & REINVENTING HEALTHCARE — THE STORY OF MOHAMMED AL-UBAIDI

What happens when a child grows up dodging bombs, battling a rare immune disorder — and ends up building one of the world’s largest personal health record platforms?

In this powerful episode of Beyond the Boardroom, Aleksandra King sits down with Mohammed Al-Ubaidi — a Cambridge-educated doctor, programmer, author, and entrepreneur — to unpack a life story that defies the odds. From civil wars to elite universities, exile to innovation, Mohammed reveals what it really takes to thrive in chaos, think across disciplines, and build systems that outlast you.

🔥 This Episode Isn’t About Health Records. It’s About Building When Everything Is Against You.

From a goat-herding childhood in Yemen to outthinking billion-dollar corporations like Google and Microsoft, Mohammed’s story is one of integrity, ambition, and radical openness — to ideas, people, and possibility.

💥 In This Episode, Mohammed Shares:

What surviving war zones as a child taught him about security, change, and identity

How his mother’s defiance and intelligence saved his life before doctors even knew what was wrong

Why he studied both medicine and computing — and what it taught him about chaos, systems, and human error

How he taught himself business by writing books for fun

Why he believes being irritating is the #1 thing that stops smart people from working with you

How he launched a health tech business that challenged global giants — and won

Why he values education and family above everything else

🧠 This Episode Is for You If…

You’ve ever questioned the system — and wanted to build your own

You believe experience in different cultures gives you a sharper view of the world

You’re tired of experts telling you why something won’t work — and ready to ask what if it does

You’re balancing deep intellect with entrepreneurial grit

You’re navigating illness, isolation, or instability — and still believe in your future

🎯 This Episode Will Give You:

A new lens on building a company — one that values substance over pitch decks

A deeper understanding of how values like family, education, and curiosity can be your anchors

Clarity on how health, data, and personal empowerment are connected

Inspiration to pursue cross-disciplinary ideas, even when no one else gets it

An emotional reminder that “impossible” is often just a lack of imagination

💬 What Resonated With You Most? Drop a Comment.

Have you ever had to reinvent your identity in a new country?
Do you think being open to new cultures makes you stronger?
How do you stay ambitious when everything feels uncertain?

👇 Let’s talk about what really builds resilience.

👑 Hosted by Aleksandra King
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This is not media training. This is real talk.

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