Top 100: Kris Fade, Entertainer and Entrepreneur The 100: A Definite Guide to Success

You're reading Entrepreneur Middle East, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media.

BNC Publishing

Kris Fade (born Kristan Fahd) is the Australian/Lebanese radio phenomenon that has taken the region by storm. He hosts the biggest breakfast show in The Middle East, The Kris Fade Show, on Virgin Radio, speaking to more than one million listeners daily. The show is also broadcast across Australia. In addition, he has now been catapulted to global stardom due to the Netflix hit; Dubai Bling.

Fade, who is one of the most recognized voices and faces in the country, has written and produced two #1 songs with Sony, hosted the biggest events in the region such as the Pope's first visit, performed with Hugh Jackman on stage, gone viral with a video of his surprise proposal to his now wife Brianna Fade, with Will Smith, and has been immortalized with his own wax doll in Madame Tussauds Dubai.

Kris Fade hosts the official Middle East Chart, regularly interviews the biggest celebrities both on and off air, and is the official Middle East TV host at the red carpet Oscars every year for OSN.

His larger-than-life persona and unparalleled live entertainment skills have made him one of the most coveted people in the industry, and his authentic content creation on social media, in combination with that, has resulted in multiple brand ambassadorships. An entrepreneur at heart, Fade is the founder of a successful multi-million dollar healthy snack company (Fade Fit), partner in a fitness company (Enhance), co-founder of the Baby Expo Dubai, and the founder of Fade Fit Tennis Academy.

Related: The 100: A Definitive Guide to Success

Leadership

The 100: A Definitive Guide to Success

From an initial pool of 628 names, the inaugural Entrepreneur Middle East's 100 is dedicated to the final 100 who, in our view, deserve extra recognition.

Thought Leaders

12 Big Ideas From Business Books Published in 2024

After considering more than 1000 books for our annual Non-Obvious Book Awards, a few big themes emerged. Read our trend recap and how these trends can help your business in 2025.

Making a Change

15 Free Online Learning Sites Every Entrepreneur Should Visit

The best places you can go to learn more about marketing, entrepreneurship, business management and more.

Technology

FortyGuard: Proprietary Analytics Enabling Effective Cooling For Cities

FortyGuard actually started out as a materials science company in 2020, before becoming a data company.

Entrepreneurs

2023, The Year That Was: Shafeena Yusuf Ali, Founder And Executive Director, Rizq Art Initiative

With Ali acting as its Executive Director, Rizq, located in Abu Dhabi's Al Reem Island, has been billed as an "independent, forward-thinking, and inclusive" artistic space that will focus on championing art and artists from the Global South.