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Interview with Mais Sukkar,
Founder & Managing Director

of RxSolutions, Jordan

freelancers. In a very health care sector. twenties with lots of experien-
short time she has achie- ce. We are young, dynamic
ved something quite out- We are an extension and sup- and passionate!
standing. We know she port for health care brands and
will not stop there she their awareness levels. Q: Where are your main
is ambitious, clever and clients?
hardworking and it is Q: Why did you choose
worth noting her name. to specialise in the medi- They are mainly in Jordan
cal sector? with three international clients
Q: Why did you leave a in Cyprus, Syria and the GCC.
brilliant career to start The medical sector is a very We work with a range of local
your own agency? interesting segment to work in and international pharma
as it has a lot of rules and ceutical companies, device
I have always been a career- regulations when it comes to manufacturers, hospitals and
orientated individual and loo- marketing, is of many ethical medical insurance clients at
king for the opportunity to values and pushes one's creati- the moment.
start my own venture. Having ve boundaries.
the background & experience We have a regional vision for
in healthcare marketing, I I also have a background in RxSolutions and would like to
found that this industry was Genetic Engineering and an establish our first regional
Mais Sukkar is a young non-existent in Jordan and the
and dynamic Jordanian MSc in Management with office by 2014
female entrepreneur who Middle East, and decided it Marketing, and wanted to
was time for me to do some- combine my knowledge and Q: What is it like as a
left a brilliant career in
thing in my country. passion for both industries young female entrepre-
London to set up a full
service healthcare mar- into one venture. neur in Jordan?
Q What service do you
keting communications
propose to clients? Q: How many employees It is becoming increasingly
agency in Jordan, a little
do you have today? normal. I was only 24 when I
over a year ago. The uni- We are a full marketing com-
queness of her agency is set up the company which was
munications agency, provi- We started with only one in a bit difficult, particularly
that she and her team
ding the same services as any July of 2009, and began to given I have to work alongsi-
work only with the phar-
other agency - such as hire people as per business de much older and experien-
maceutical and health
Strategy Planning, Marketing needs; today we have six full- ced individuals. However, I
care industry. Today she
Plans, Design & Advertising, time employees and call upon believe hard work and deter-
has
six
full-time
Events and many more - a pool of freelancers. The mination to be the key to any
employees and a pool of
except we solely serve the average age is mid to late success!
Aya Al Kahia, une jeune jordanienne en Suisse
Je m'appelle Aya Al Kahia, 21 vaillant dam une ONG, even- personnel. Maiheureusement la sont différentes et proches A la
ans. Je sins d'origine jordanien- tuellement, ou dam une organi- Jordanie est peu représentée en fois. Je dirais pour conclure que
ne etje suis née au Kuwait. J'ai sation intemationale. Suisse ou en Europe du fait de la mixité culturelle est possible
passé une partie de mon enfan- la faible concentration dejorda- lorsqu'on met les préjugés de
ce an Kuwait, en Jordanie et an Bien que je partage certaines niens ici. Cependant, s'il y a côté et que Yon cherche a
Maroc avant de venir vivre valeurs de la culture occidenta- bien une personne que le connaItre l'autre en observant
avec ma mere en Suisse a l'âge le, je sins trés flére d'appartenir monde entier connait et nous nos similitudes au lieu de se
de 7 ans. Je suis mes etudes A ma culture arabe qui privilé- envie, c'est notre ravissante focaliser sur nos differences.
actuellement a la Haute école gie les liens familiaux, la convi- Reine Rania qui représente la-
de gestion de Neuchâtel, en vue vialité, la générosité et le venir de la Jordanie moderne et
d'obtenir ira " Bachelor in respect d'autrui. Le mélange ouverte.
Business Administration des cultures est néanmoins trés
Aprés mes etudes, je souhaite- present en suisse. J'ai le privilé- Je me sens trés flére de repré-
rais mettre a profit mes ge dans ma vie quotidienne de senter la jeune génération de
connaissances pour la cause côtoyer beaucoup de personnes jordaniens vivants en Suisse
palestinienne qui me tient tout d'origines différentes ; ce qui tout en ayant ce privilege de
particulièrement a cceur, en tra- contribue a mon enrichissement pouvoir vivre deux cultures qui

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