“When she agreed to join the Ministry of Youth Affairs in 2013, Shkh. Al Sabah walked away from the successful business she helped build, although she insisted on bringing along ADASA, which now continues its work from within her department. “I left everything that I held dear to my heart, my company, my projects, my private life,” she said. Why? Because she felt that it wasn’t good enough to sit back and complain about the government. It was time to step up and serve. With her experience as the successful co-founder of a start-up company, however, she was also motivated by the huge blank canvas put before her and the chance to build a powerful organization from scratch.”