Private Membership & Business Consultancy

Business, connected. Lifestyle, perfected.

A private membership organisation with an integrated private office at its centre — strategic business support, curated introductions, and the discretion to move through Dubai's business and lifestyle ecosystem without friction.

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The Membership Journey

Curated Support, From First Enquiry Onward

Serving entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals, and multi-family offices with absolute discretion.

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Business

Company set-up, licensing, banking introductions, corporate structuring, and Golden Visa advisory.

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Lifestyle

Private travel planning, VIP reservations, luxury sourcing, and access across our curated partner network.

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Events & Community

Founder roundtables, investment salons, and private cultural evenings across the network.

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Our Ethos

Philosophy

Access, not discounts. Time saved, not tick-boxes. Membership at The Empowered World is a relationship that deepens — not a subscription that expires.

The Empowered World has evolved from a concierge and consultancy offering into a private membership organisation with an integrated private office at its centre. Members are not paying for discounts — they are paying for access, expertise, introductions, time saved, and a trusted relationship that deepens over time.

"Partner privileges are a pleasant consequence of membership, not the reason someone joins."

The reason is strategic support, curated introductions, and the discretion to move through Dubai's business and lifestyle ecosystem without friction.

The Membership Journey

  • —The Inner World — complimentary introduction to The Empowered World
  • —The Quartz Collection — curated entry, application-based
  • —The Ruby Collection — the entrepreneur and founder tier
  • —The Sapphire Collection — core executive and HNWI tier
  • —The Imperial Emerald Collection — private client tier, maximum 5 members
  • —The Private Office — invitation only, sits outside the collection ladder entirely

Each collection increases the depth of the relationship, not simply the length of the benefits list. Business services dominate the lower collections; lifestyle and strategic access become increasingly dominant at the top.

Membership Portfolio

The Collections

The cameras capture the arrival. We handle everything before it — the logistics, the introductions, the discretion. Discover the private membership Collections behind one of the world's most curated business and lifestyle networks.

Curated Entry · Application-Based

The Quartz Collection

For entrepreneurs beginning their Dubai journey.

AED 4,000 / year + AED 1,500 one-time joining fee

Member cap: open, by application · Response SLA: 72 hrs · Strategic Welcome Session (30 min)

Business

Strategic Welcome Session — a guided onboarding conversation. Monthly Dubai Intelligence Brief. Light-touch business introductions. All business services available pay-per-use at member-preferred pricing.

Community

Private, application-approved member community. Invitations to networking evenings. Directory listing within the member network.

Privileges

Co-working partner rates and hotel business lounge preferred rates, plus preferred rates across the wider lifestyle partner network.

Learning

Quarterly Empowered Learning public webinar.

Upgrade Path

Up to 3 months of Quartz fees credited toward Ruby on upgrade.

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The Entrepreneur Tier

The Ruby Collection

For founders, consultants and investors building in Dubai.

AED 18,000 / year + AED 4,500 one-time joining fee

Member cap: 50 active members · Response SLA: 48 hrs · Executive Strategy Session ×2 annually

Business

Everything in Quartz, plus Sector Opportunity Brief (up to 2/year), discounted PRO, visa and incorporation services (10–15% off standard rates), banking, legal, accounting, PR and property introductions, and SSO access to the private member portal with service-request tracking.

Concierge

6 complimentary concierge requests per year. Bank account introduction package at partner rates.

Community

Member networking dinners and limited workspace passes via workspace partners.

Privileges

Expanded Business and Lifestyle Privileges across the partner network.

Learning

4 Empowered Learning masterclasses annually with priority booking, plus a discounted optional upgrade to our full learning platform.

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Core Executive & HNWI Tier

The Sapphire Collection

Where business and lifestyle become equal partners.

AED 45,000 / year + AED 10,000 joining fee (waived for Founding Members)

Member cap: 25 active members (first 15 seated as Founding Members) · Response SLA: 24 hrs + emergency out-of-hours line · Growth Review ×4 annually + unlimited advisory calls, fair usage

Business

Everything in Ruby, plus a dedicated business and lifestyle concierge manager, priority Golden Visa advisory and incorporation support, family office and wealth structuring introductions, and property sourcing support (residential and commercial).

Lifestyle

Luxury travel planning and VIP reservations, luxury retail and jewellery privileges, personal styling, and medical and wellness partner access.

Community

Private investment events and executive dinners, plus quarterly private member mixer events.

Learning

Full annual access to our curated learning platform included, plus priority masterclasses and private workshops.

Apply — Sapphire
The Private Client Tier · Maximum 5 Members

The Imperial Emerald Collection

By invitation and application.

AED 120,000+ / year + AED 25,000 joining fee (waived for Founding Members)

Member cap: 5 concurrent members · Response SLA: 1 hour, 24/7 · Principal Advisory — unlimited, direct founder-level access

Business

Everything in Sapphire, plus a 24/7 dedicated lifestyle and business manager, direct founder-level access for sensitive or confidential matters, white-glove incorporation and relocation escrow, and confidential introductions to government contacts, private networks and investment circles.

Lifestyle

Unlimited concierge requests, no monthly cap. Private jet, yacht and supercar coordination via vetted partners. Household and domestic staff sourcing and vetting. Estate and property management oversight. Luxury school boarding placement advisory (UK / Switzerland). Second citizenship advisory introductions.

Confidentiality

NDA and full confidentiality agreement signed as standard.

Learning

Full Empowered Learning curriculum, plus private roundtables with invited speakers.

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Collection Comparison

Joining fees for Sapphire and Imperial Emerald are waived for Founding Members invited directly during the launch phase; the annual subscription is retained in all cases.

  Quartz Ruby Sapphire Imperial Emerald
Annual Fee (AED)4,00018,00045,000120,000+
Joining Fee (AED)1,5004,50010,000*25,000*
Joint Membership (AED/yr)5,35024,00060,000By arrangement
Member CapOpen (applied)50255
Response SLA72 hrs48 hrs24 hrs + emergency1 hour, 24/7
ConsultationStrategic Welcome SessionExecutive Strategy Session ×2Growth Review ×4 + unlimited calls*Principal Advisory, unlimited
Concierge RequestsPay-per-use6 / yearUnlimited (fair use)Unlimited, no cap
Empowered LearningQuarterly public webinar4 masterclasses + platform upgradeFull platform access includedFull curriculum + private roundtables
Dedicated Manager——YesYes, 24/7
Property Sourcing—IntroductionsIncludedIncluded
Jet / Yacht / Supercar———Included
NDA Standard———Yes
Sapphire & Imperial Emerald

The Founding Member Program

As a new membership organisation, admission to our two most senior Collections opens through personal invitation rather than public application. Qualifying founders, executives and investors are invited directly, with the one-time joining fee waived — the annual subscription is retained in full. Even under invitation, a short qualification conversation precedes admission. Once each founding cohort is seated — the first 15 seats at Sapphire, the first 5 at Imperial Emerald — admission shifts to member-referral and formal application.

Because Success Never Stands Still

Empowered Learning

Qualifying members receive access to a curated annual learning programme, delivered through a premium learning platform and framed as an investment The Empowered World makes in its members — not a bundled subscription. Sapphire and Imperial Emerald members can also receive a structured quarterly curriculum — negotiation, leadership, communication, and wealth or investing across the year — delivered as a recommendation from The Empowered World.

Core Architecture

The 5 Pillars

The boardroom and the lifestyle it affords are never separate conversations here. Five pillars — Business, Lifestyle, Learning, Community and Privileges — form the architecture behind every private membership Collection.

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Business

Company set-up, licensing, banking introductions, corporate structuring, and Golden Visa advisory — delivered pay-per-use or included, depending on your Collection.

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Lifestyle

Luxury travel planning, VIP reservations, personal styling, and private jet and yacht coordination via our vetted partner network.

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Learning

A curated annual programme delivered through a premium learning platform, plus private roundtables and workshops — an investment in you, not a bundled subscription.

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Community

Application-approved member circles, networking dinners, executive mixers, and curated introductions across the network.

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Privileges

Preferential rates across our partner network of restaurants, jewellers, clinics and hotels — a pleasant consequence of membership, not the reason to join.

Bespoke Curation

Events Management

The conversation doesn't end when the meeting does. Curated business briefings, private evenings and everything between. Events Management built around a single membership network, not a public calendar.

Programming Across Business & Community

From practical workshops to private cultural evenings, curated for our members and their networks.

Business & Educational

  • — Dubai Relocation workshops
  • — VAT & Corporate Tax seminars
  • — Expat orientation sessions
  • — Investment roundtables

Private & Community

  • — Founder networking events
  • — Women in Business salons
  • — Private HNWI cultural evenings
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Complimentary Introduction

The Inner World

The weekend belongs to you. The Inner World is where you begin — a complimentary introduction to The Empowered World, with nothing to commit to yet.

AED 0 / year · No joining fee · Open registration

Your gateway to explore The Empowered World before committing to a Collection.

  • —Monthly Empowered Insights newsletter
  • —Curated Dubai market articles and intelligence
  • —Invitations to selected public webinars and networking evenings
  • —Early access to selected Empowered World events
  • —Ability to purchase services individually, at standard non-member rates
  • —Eligibility to apply for a paid Collection
Beyond Membership · By Invitation Only

The Private Office

Every mode of travel, every hour of the day, arranged before you arrive. The Private Office sits outside every Collection entirely — a bespoke relationship for one client, by invitation only.

The Private Office sits outside the Collection ladder entirely — not a further tier, but a bespoke relationship built around a single client's affairs, closer to how a family office is built around one family.

Access is invitation-only, sourced through Shaneela's existing relationships. Even a personal invitation begins with a short qualification conversation before any engagement is scoped.

No Published Pricing Fully Bespoke Retainer Dedicated Infrastructure, One Client
Application

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