Hey guys, in today's podcast you're going to be listening to a conversation I did at Facebook

in Dubai in the Middle East. Super excited about it. Some interesting insights, the marketing

and mindset. A couple of nuggets that I think some of the hardcore daily listeners will

really enjoy. Please enjoy, have the best day ever, and please hit me up on Twitter, Gary

and tell me how you're enjoying the podcast. See ya.

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Hello, hello, welcome everyone. We have a very, very special treat for us today.

Welcome to Through the Lens, which is a Facebook Live series where we shed the light on thought

leaders in the creative space. And today we have Gary V. himself in the house. Good, how are you?

Thanks for having me.

Welcome, first of all, to the Middle East.

You mentioned that you've been here before a couple of times. What's your impressions about

our region? What you've been here for a day? What are your thoughts?

I think there's a huge naivete to the sheer size and scope of the region. When you factor

in the smartphone usage and the social usage, it's interesting for me that people spend so

much time looking at places like India and other places without actually realizing how big

the addressable market is. I think the sheer youth.

There's a palpable explosion of entrepreneurship and optimism specifically here in the UAE.

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