Mentors in Dubai

Marie-Christine Luijckx

Managing Partner

Fruitful Day

Marie-Christine is the Founder of Fruitful Day, a fresh fruit and healthy snacking company focused on delivering health and happiness. Fruitful Day successfully crowdfunded over AED 3m in 2020 and won Microbusiness of the Year at the Gulf Capital SME Awards. Marie-Christine has been living in Dubai for over 15 years and has a background in finance.

Marie-Christine has a degree in Economics and Psychology from the University of Notre-Dame in Indiana, Masters in Applied Economics from the University of Michigan, and is a CFA charterholder. She is a Board Member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization UAE Chapter.

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Content Marketer at Mentor Walks, Tess’s professional life is shaped by a desire to drive gender equality and build an inclusive society. Her passion and experience saw her lead the social media arm of the Teach Us Consent campaign, pulling mandatory consent education for Australian students over the line in March 2022.

She is currently completing her Bachelor of Communications (Social and Political Science) at UTS and is most energised and inspired when surrounded with powerhouse women.