Yasmine El-Mehairy | |
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Born | Cairo, Egypt |
Education |
Ain Shams University University of Westminster London Business School |
Known for | SuperMama |
Yasmine El-Mehairy ( Arabic: ياسمين المهيري) is an Egyptian entrepreneur and founder of the parenting website SuperMama, which reaches about 4 million mothers monthly. [1] [2] She was included in a 2014 volume compiled by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania which featured 35 women who brought significant change to their chosen field.
Born and raised in Cairo, El-Mehairy graduated from the Computer and Information College of Ain Shams University. [3] After graduating with a Computer Science degree, El-Mehairy worked for IBM Cairo. [4] While working there, El-Mehairy was granted a scholarship by the MBI Al Jaber Foundation to study at University of Westminster, and there, she studied Interactive Multimedia. [3] [4] In addition, she also studied business administration at the London Business School. [5]
In 2011, El-Mehairy quit her job at an IT services company in Cairo to launch the website SuperMama [3] together with Zeinab Samir and Sherine Al Samma. [6] [7] She also started a YouTube channel that focuses on female lifestyle. Together, the channel and website serve over 3 million people each month and have become the leading destination for mothers in Egypt. [4]
In October 2011, [7] El-Mehairy launched the interactive parenting website SuperMama, the first website of its kind in the Arab world according to one of its backers, [6] the Saudi media conglomerate MBC. [8] [6] According to El-Mehairy, the idea for the website arose after the pregnancy of her sister-in-law and aims to prepare future mothers for the challenges posed by motherhood. [7] It seeks to raise awareness and discusses motherhood related issues while providing educational information. [1] [6]
El-Mehairy's work has been recognised with a number of awards, among which are first-place finishes at the NexGen IT Competition, [6] [1] the ArabNet Cairo Startup Demo Competition, [6] [1] [9] and the eNovation competition. [6] [10] She was included in a 2014 volume compiled by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania which featured 35 women who brought significant change to their chosen field. [11] [12] Her website SuperMama finished in first place at the Arab Business Projects Forum Competition [7] while the website's team reached the semi-finals of the MIT Arab Enterprise Forum Business Plan Competition of 2010. [7] [10]
Yasmine El-Mehairy | |
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Born | Cairo, Egypt |
Education |
Ain Shams University University of Westminster London Business School |
Known for | SuperMama |
Yasmine El-Mehairy ( Arabic: ياسمين المهيري) is an Egyptian entrepreneur and founder of the parenting website SuperMama, which reaches about 4 million mothers monthly. [1] [2] She was included in a 2014 volume compiled by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania which featured 35 women who brought significant change to their chosen field.
Born and raised in Cairo, El-Mehairy graduated from the Computer and Information College of Ain Shams University. [3] After graduating with a Computer Science degree, El-Mehairy worked for IBM Cairo. [4] While working there, El-Mehairy was granted a scholarship by the MBI Al Jaber Foundation to study at University of Westminster, and there, she studied Interactive Multimedia. [3] [4] In addition, she also studied business administration at the London Business School. [5]
In 2011, El-Mehairy quit her job at an IT services company in Cairo to launch the website SuperMama [3] together with Zeinab Samir and Sherine Al Samma. [6] [7] She also started a YouTube channel that focuses on female lifestyle. Together, the channel and website serve over 3 million people each month and have become the leading destination for mothers in Egypt. [4]
In October 2011, [7] El-Mehairy launched the interactive parenting website SuperMama, the first website of its kind in the Arab world according to one of its backers, [6] the Saudi media conglomerate MBC. [8] [6] According to El-Mehairy, the idea for the website arose after the pregnancy of her sister-in-law and aims to prepare future mothers for the challenges posed by motherhood. [7] It seeks to raise awareness and discusses motherhood related issues while providing educational information. [1] [6]
El-Mehairy's work has been recognised with a number of awards, among which are first-place finishes at the NexGen IT Competition, [6] [1] the ArabNet Cairo Startup Demo Competition, [6] [1] [9] and the eNovation competition. [6] [10] She was included in a 2014 volume compiled by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania which featured 35 women who brought significant change to their chosen field. [11] [12] Her website SuperMama finished in first place at the Arab Business Projects Forum Competition [7] while the website's team reached the semi-finals of the MIT Arab Enterprise Forum Business Plan Competition of 2010. [7] [10]