The Lighthouse Conversations with Hashem Montasser
The Lighthouse Conversations with Hashem Montasser
The Lighthouse
“Going into a new market requires humility. You don’t know the market well, and you have to accept that.”
44 minutes Posted Jan 12, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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In this year-in-review episode, Hashem looks back on 2025 and what it actually took to open two restaurants in Riyadh in one year.​
It’s a conversation about going up the learning curve fast, staying humble, and why consistency always outlasts hype.​​
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