 Who are you and please tell us about what you do at Hydric? My name is Shadi Elfar and I'm the regional managing partner for the financial services practice across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Where are you from? From Beirut. How long have you been in Dubai? More than 11 years now. Favorite place in the UAE is? I love the palm. Favorite part about Hydric? It's a place that takes its people's growth and development very seriously. What keeps you going every day? Well, my clients and a cup of coffee. What is the one question you ask every client? What is it that you want to be that you aren't yet? Something you can't meet a client without. A new idea. Is there a certain philosophy that you live by? Treat others as well and exactly in the same way as you would like to be treated. What's the last thing you think of before you sleep? I do a brief day review of what went right and what was wrong during the day. Early bird or night owl? Night owl, big time. Your most used emoji? The one with the sunglasses. What was your dream job as a child? Becoming a neurosurgeon. What Olympic sport would you compete in? Roman style wrestling. If you were a wrestler, what would be your entrance theme song? Back in black for ACBC. If you can teleport anywhere right now, where would you go? Straight to Hawaii. If you can time travel, what year would you go to? I would go to 2050 to see what happened to me in the future. If you could be a superhero, what would your superpower be? Eating as much as I can without putting weight on.