In this episode, Ali Khawaja sits down with Nokhez, founder of Mind Me and a practicing psychologist in Dubai, to explore her shift from clinical mental health work into entrepreneurship

Nokhez shares how her experience as a psychologist exposed the limitations of traditional mental health support, especially around accessibility, consistency, and scale. That realization led her to build Mind Me, a startup focused on democratizing well being and giving people support they can access more easily.

The conversation covers the early founder journey, from testing ideas and speaking to users, to landing the first B2B customer, navigating investor conversations, managing cash flow, and dealing with the emotional weight of building a startup. Ali and Nokhez also discuss the loneliness of entrepreneurship, the importance of community, and the reality of being a female founder in the startup ecosystem.

They close with a deep discussion on pivots, including Mind Me’s move from a B2B SaaS well being platform toward a more direct-to-consumer coaching companion. The episode is a candid look at what it really feels like to build, fail, adjust, and keep moving.

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