To an outsider, Raza Beig – CEO of Splash, one of the Middle East’s largest fashion retailers – may look like a man who has it all. But his rise to the top has not been without its hardships. One of the pivotal moments of Beig’s life was when he was six years old and suffered the loss of his father. Growing up with five sisters in patriarchal India, it fell upon Beig to support his family, and so began his life as an entrepreneur. Following the completion of a commerce degree at University of Mumbai, Beig worked in the PR sector and in ticket sales, among other areas, before finding his feet as a store manager at Splash. Today, the company boasts global sales of $1bn (€847m).