A Global Community for Entrepreneurs, Founders, and SME’s.

Connect Glocal brings together entrepreneurs, innovators, and small business owners to collaborate, share knowledge, and grow their businesses. Through strategy sessions, community events, and meaningful partnerships, we help founders turn ideas into real opportunities locally and globally.

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Glocal Collective is a web series podcast where global voices, bold ideas, and real stories collide. We're bringing together changemakers, creators, and visionaries from every corner of the world, people who think locally and impact globally.

This isn't just a podcast. It's a movement. And we want you in it.

Whether you have a story to tell, a lesson hard-earned, or a perspective the world needs to hear, there's a seat at this table for you.

Join the Collective. Be heard. Be part of history.

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What we Do

Explore our range of services designed to help you move forward with confidence, wherever you're headed next.

  • 60 min x 4 sessions of consultations to help founders clarify their growth strategy.

  • Events, workshops, and collaborations for entrepreneurs.

  • Support for SMEs in marketing, partnerships, and positioning.

  • Opportunities to showcase your brand and story.

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Our Values

Connect

At Connect Glocal, connection is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in building meaningful relationships between people, ideas, and opportunities.

By bridging global perspectives with local insights, we create connections that inspire growth, understanding, and innovation.

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Create

We thrive on creativity and innovation. To us, creation means turning ideas into impact — whether it’s designing strategies that transform businesses, crafting brands that tell authentic stories, or shaping experiences that resonate.

Every solution we deliver is tailored, imaginative, and rooted in purpose.

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Collaborate

True success happens when minds come together. Collaboration is more than a value, it’s our way of working. We partner with clients, communities, and teams to co-create solutions that are inclusive, sustainable, and forward-thinking.

We believe that collaboration fuels innovation and drives long-term success.

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Connect Glocal is for…

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    Small business owner

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    Startup founder

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    entrepreneur

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    Individuals seeking for Personal Branding

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    Creators & Free Lancers

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Meet The Founder

Komal Badar is a dynamic leader, entrepreneur, and talent development professional with over a decade of experience in corporate strategy, people development, and business consulting across the Middle East.

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community programs

Explore our range of services designed to help you move forward with confidence, wherever you're headed next.

  • From Vision To Visibility Workshop & Masterclasses for Founders & SME’s

    Every Saturday at 10 am

  • On behalf of our clients we host Community Events to further activate and elevate the brands value.

    Invite Only

  • We collaborate with different communities to empower SME’s, founders and run different retail programs to educate them on the business acumen.

  • These two are our strengths and we provide support for small business from Starting up alone to working with the team. Our strategies are there to elevate their business.

Community & Events

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our trusted communities

- our trusted communities

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  • "Creative, reliable, and genuinely passionate about what they do."

    —Former Customer

  • "A professional team that delivers on their promises."

    —Former Customer

  • "Every detail was thoughtfully executed. We're thrilled with the outcome."

    —Former Customer

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The Glocal Collective is the podcast where global stories meet local impact. Every episode brings you into honest, unscripted conversations with changemakers, creators, and visionaries from around the world — exploring culture, identity, and wh
The Glocal Collective is the podcast where global stories meet local impact. Every episode brings you into honest, unscripted conversations with changemakers, creators, and visionaries from around the world — exploring culture, identity, and what it truly means to think globally and act locally. New voices. New perspectives. One Collective. Follow along and join the movement. Register your interest: https://tally.so/r/aQDqW9 #theglocalcollective #podcast #webseries #season1 uae
@entrepreneurtvme TV Middle East asked me: “What do founders pretend to have, but actually don’t?” My answer — consistency. Because behind the scenes, it’s not always structured or perfect. Some days you’re driven, clear, unstoppable… and other days, you’re questioning everything. What founders really have isn’t consistency — it’s commitment. The courage to keep showing up, even when it’s messy, uncertain, and far from perfect. So if it feels inconsistent sometimes… you’re not failing, you’re building. #connectglocal #uae #supportlocal #sme #founder
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A founder recently shared amazing feedback—it’s inspiring to see the shift to clarity and confidence. No matter the industry, we have the right strategies to help you succeed. أحد رواد الأعمال شاركنا مؤخراً ملاحظات رائعة—ومن الملهم رؤية التحول نحو الوضوح والثقة. مهما كان مجالك، لدينا الاستراتيجيات المناسبة لدعم نجاحك.
The Glocal Collective is the podcast where global stories meet local impact. Every episode brings you into honest, unscripted conversations with changemakers, creators, and visionaries from around the world — exploring culture, identity, and wh
@entrepreneurtvme TV Middle East asked me: “What do founders pretend to have, but actually don’t?” My answer — consistency. Because behind the scenes, it’s not always structured or perfect. Some days you’re driven,
📢 𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔!! our first edition of 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 newsletter is officially out! 🤍Copy this link to your browser: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/q1-madness-connect-glocal-ncozf?utm_source=share&utm_
A founder recently shared amazing feedback—it’s inspiring to see the shift to clarity and confidence. No matter the industry, we have the right strategies to help you succeed. أحد رواد الأعمال شاركنا مؤخراً ملاحظات رائعة—ومن الملهم

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