— 10 years experience in MENA luxury retail — Top-notch experts from LVMH, Richemont and Kering — Educational license for courses in English and Arabic in the Gulf countries
Founded in 2014 and operating across MENA, Europe, and Asia, Grey Matter has earned the trust as a partner for 120 companies, including Fortune 500 leaders like PepsiCo, LVMH, Samsung and Philip Morris
In 2023, we launched the Digital University to improve training productivity in companies by implementing Large Language Models and advanced blended learning methods
Kais Badran Founder & CEO
Who are we?
Grey Matter - leading provider of corporate retail training in the Gulf region
Founder and CEO of Grey Matter, Kais Badran is an international keynote speaker who partnered with Fortune 100 companies. Kais trained more than 100k students in over 30 countries and 97 nationalities, and his signature «Train the Trainer» program has been taken worldwide by PepsiCo.
Kais is a consultant, coach and facilitator with more than 25 years of experience in the Learning & Development and luxury retail industries. Drawing on his involvement in leading projects worldwide, he uses his experience in coaching, retail, media and entrepreneurship to develop powerful programs that help companies and individuals achieve actionable growth.
✹ Cohort based learning strategy ✹ Regular live-workshops and team work ✹ Performing tasks and practice on company projects ✹ 24/7 access to knowledge on the IT platform ✹ Training format (500+ tasks) to hone your skills
Live formats and simulators
Business seminars
*For your convenience, simultaneous translation into Arabic will be provided during meetings with foreign speakers.
Online meetings with expert practitioners and networking sessions take place regularly and are an important part of the training. They complement the materials that students learn on the educational platform.
Successfully grow your company
Raise the level of your employees using a certified methodology built on applied cases