Guest
Akshat Dhawan
CEO & Founder, Rally Sports
Akshat Dhawan is the founder of Rally Sports, a Dubai-based platform helping athletes find coaches, clubs, and communities across the UAE, now running across seven-plus venues and built without outside funding. Raised between the UAE and India and educated in the UK, Akshat took the leap into entrepreneurship in Dubai after a period of real financial hardship, rebuilding from the ground up on belief and consistency rather than capital or connections. On Decoding Wisdom, he goes beyond the business story to talk candidly about the identity void that follows losing a dream, the pressure of body image and comparison, and what it actually takes to build something - not just muscle or a company, but purpose and peace on the inside.
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Akshat Dhawan is the CEO and Founder of Rally Sports - a Dubai-based startup redefining how athletes connect, compete, and build community across the Middle East.
Sachin and Akshat go deep on the moments that shaped the work - the visible wins, the invisible costs, and the frameworks that survived the experience.
Key topics
Timestamps
- 0:00Choosing Entrepreneurship Over the Corporate Path
- 5:36How Dubai's Environment Shaped My Journey
- 12:28Finding Purpose and Strength Through Life's Failures
- 26:05Balancing Data and Gut Instinct in Entrepreneurship
- 35:51Why Dubai is the Ultimate Playground for Entrepreneurs
- 47:28Coding Your Brain for a Fulfilling Life
