Jillan Ali Moussa, a name that is to be engraved in history as a pioneer, a visionary, and a true inspiration for all the women in MENA region and even all over the world. Oprah Winfrey said, “When you meet obstacles with gratitude, your perception starts to shift, resistance loses its power, and grace finds a home within you.” Not only does Ms. Moussa shares the same view of Oprah, but she is the actual embodiment of a real warrior, and idol who lived her own moment of Eureka in a field that was known to be sealed and a case of gender exclusivity that was beyond dispute.
UAE was the place, where no one dared to step a foot in the ruthless world of men of IP services, in their well-established firms, and no room for competition. Obstacles have risen from the grounds and hardships stood like mountains, moments of despair threw their fists at her, but faith and self-belief were the shields that protected the dream. She stood in the middle of the storm facing doubting voices and worked night and day moving with steadiness towards her goal.
Bureaucracy and prolonged procedure were a wall after another, but she stood on her feet breaking them with arduous work, blood, and sweat. Peers thought, she is to quit, but they were wrong as persistence lit her path to move ahead. Focused and strong, she decided to start all over again but this time as a leader and a founder, Jillan has established, Miss IP, the only IP services firm owned by a woman to join the market in the UAE since its predecessor over 25 years ago.
Jillan rebuilt her entire life, and with her bare hands launched the first fully functioning, all-women-powered, success-oriented, IP firm in the UAE and in the Arab world. The aggressiveness of the market might have broken many people, but not her, as now the figure and the proud leader of a team of qualified trademarks, patents, designs, and copyrights experts, who share her passion and immense legal experience in traversing the nuances of both international and local IP, have announced the beginning of a new era.
The story is yet to continue, let Ms. Mousa’s success be a beacon for others to stand in the face of challenges, and thrive for nothing less than greatness.