Hydra Properties, an international company based in the U.A.E. , in cooperation with Showtime Arabia and Infinity TV has announced the launch of its new reality-TV series, ‘The Hydra Executives’. This very creative Reality Series invites 16 would be entrepreneurs, 8 Americans and 8 Brits to Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates to compete against each other whereby at the end of the 15 week competition 1 winner will be entitled to get his business venture funded to a tune of $1,000,000.
“Its edutainment, but of a different kind,” said the show’s founder and host Dr. Sulaiman Al Fahim, “It’s about the world of adventure, about doing something that hasn’t been done before or doing something differently.” Dr. Suleiman, who is the CEO of Hydra Properties is part of new generation of young UAE business leaders that believes in turning challenges into opportunities through innovation. “The show will further emphasize Hydra’s association with innovation and leadership in the UAE and the International real estate development arena. The show will aim to educate and entertain, while simultaneously tapping international Entrepreneurial talent to start their Real Estate venture in the richest and fastest growing development market in the world, Abu Dhabi.
Upon their selection, contestants will fly to the capital city of Abu Dhabi where they will spend their first 2 weeks in boot camp to learn the art of the real estate deal and how to identify various playing fields. Following this they will be split into 2 mixed teams to compete in real estate business assignments for a three month period.
The show is unlike any other because the show focuses on the Entrepreneurial spirit of each candidate, each contestant arrives into the program with his or her own idea for a business venture, and the final winner will get his venture funded t a tune of $500,000. It’s not a job that we give them it’s a career in the U.A.E. The competition will be fierce because it’s 2 countries Britain and the United States in 2 separate teams battling it out in an Arab country. During this time the 16 contestants will also be introduced to the crème du la crème of the UAE’s business society enabling them to establish the needed networks. These Entrepreneurs selected by Dr. Sulaiman will help guide the contestants giving them tips and advice as they go through their various business dealing.
“This all English reality show will be amongst the first of its kind for the Middle East audience and also the first involving the real estate sector in the region” said Mr. Marc- Antoine d’Halluin CEO of Showtime Arabia “We are delighted to be part of this great endeavor that Hydra has chosen and feel that this is one of the most creative business shows that we’ve seen
Hydra Executives is more than just a Reality Show. The show is a creative project, not confined to the traditional but rather looks at the diversity of doing business in interconnected societies. “No longer are business themes topics of conversation limited to boardrooms but are also mentioned in many social settings,” Al Fahim points out. The show’s unfolding program saga pits an American team against the British team in countless twists, challenges, the elimination process, and the real time creation of an international business venture will create fierce competition..
For those who want a shot at becoming an international reality-TV star casting begins in both the US and Britain in December. Eligible candidates are required to have a background in real estate, and/or architecture, engineering, sales, marketing and finance. They should also reflect qualities of success: passion, risk taking, dynamic people skills, multidisciplinary perspectives, innovation and change. ”. Who will win the dream opportunity? The show is slated to air in March of 2008.
