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Gary Brecka

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The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

And I think that you're deploying it in a really fascinating way because Emiratis make up a very small percentage of the population.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

Yes.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

So I would imagine that a large part of your implementation teams are not natural born citizens.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

Yes, absolutely.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

And so how do you, because if you haven't been to Dubai, and I'm not just saying this because I'm sitting in front of you, I've said this many times on my social media channel,

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

There's a cultural feel here that is different, in my opinion, than anywhere else in the world.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

There's a layer of safety that I haven't felt anywhere else in the world.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

My family is here, my daughters, my wife feel very safe outside at night by themselves.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

And I can't emphasize that enough because there's always this air of

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

you know, concern when you're in certain other cities.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

But having such a small natural born population and having such an enormous vision, how do you keep your culture together the way that you have?

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

Because I feel that there's a decorum here that's different than anywhere else.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

And I want to be sure that I emphasize it's not stuffy.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

It feels very respectful.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

And I noticed that

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

Everyone seems to adopt this.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

And with such a small portion of the population and leadership having such a massive vision, how do you bring these two things together?

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

Because I think, you know, this is very, and I like the way that the Sheikh wrote his book, the CEO Sheikh, you know, running the country like a business.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

And, you know, this country feels like a business, not in the sense that it's very corporate, but it's very organized.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

The execution of everything from transportation to construction, to food service, to safety, to me, since I've been here, it's been flawless.