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26 Years In The UAE Taught Me One Thing: Never Bet Against Dubai.
Khaldoun A. Shindi
General Manager | Real Estate Masters
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26 Years In The UAE Taught Me One Thing: Never Bet Against Dubai.
From an AED 1,500 salary and a suitcase to a 26-year career shaped alongside the UAE's transformation.
Khaldoun A. Shindi·General Manager, Real Estate Masters
The archive
12 stories
- 02Prime Capital Real Estate
How This Man Turned Social Media Into AED 500M+ In Property Sales In Just 2 Years.
Read storyTwo decades in Dubai real estate, then a new chapter that proved content could become a serious sales channel.
Founders' TableTahir Majithia
Founder
- 03Footprint Real Estate / Khamash Group
Dubai Does Not Stop. Neither Do I.
Read storyMore than 18 years in real estate shaped a founder's belief that momentum is not optional in a city built on reinvention.
Founders' TableMuhammad Ather Khawaja
Founder & CEO
- 04White & Co.
Her Biggest Setback Became The Beginning Of Her Greatest Success.
Read storyA Dubai recruitment journey shaped not by a straight rise, but by rebuilding after everything changed.
Rising VanguardJodi Thompson
Recruitment Director
- 05EverNest Real Estate
How This Man Closed AED 8B+ In Property Sales At International Roadshows.
Read storyA career that started at 19 and grew through international roadshows, major portfolios, and relationships that expanded far beyond the first deal.
Founders' TableFarhan Ali
Chairman & Founder
- 06Provident Estate
A 20+ Year Leadership Journey Built On Excellence.
Read storyFrom luxury fashion to real estate leadership, a career shaped by premium service, discipline, and learning to build people instead of doing everything alone.
Brokerage EliteMohammad Jaafari (MJ)
Director of Primary Sales & Operations
- 07Wolves International Real Estate
From A ₹2,000 Salary To Leading Her Own Real Estate Company In Dubai.
Read storyA 23-year career across four industries, built through reinvention, fearlessness, and the refusal to become comfortable after one win.
Founders' TableRishika Mihani
CEO & Co-Founder
- 08Nestwood Realty
A company grows when its people grow. Invest in your team, and the results follow.
Read storyA founder may carry the vision, but the right people are what give that vision the ability to grow.
Founders' TableSarfaraz Khan
CEO & Co-Founder
- 09Betterhomes
How A Hospitality Mindset Built A 19-Year Dubai Real Estate Career.
Read storyA long real estate career built on a simple idea: people remember how you made them feel.
Brokerage EliteFabio Lombardi
Director & Head of Global Affiliates
- 10Nestwood Realty
Invest In The Right People.
Read storyA 10-year real estate journey built around people, purpose, and the belief that passion compounds.
Founders' TableVinay Patel
Co-Founder & COO
- 11DAMAC Properties
From Zero To AED 25 Billion In Sales, A 19-Year Journey With DAMAC.
Read storyA two-decade real estate career that shows what happens when confidence, consistency, and experience compound.
Market ArchitectsFaiz Riza
Vice President, Sales
- 12Dubai Real Estate
22+ Years Of Turning Legal Complexity Into Clarity.
Read storyFor more than two decades, Arash Zad has helped people navigate legal risk with a philosophy built on clarity, prevention and trust.
Brokerage EliteArash Zad
Dubai Legal Consultant
- 13PARK Group
‘Get closer to sales’ is the key to drive stronger marketing in Dubai Real Estate.
Read storyKashif Sandhu explains how real conversations and sales insight drive stronger campaigns in Dubai real estate marketing.
Market ArchitectsKashif Sandhu
Marketing Director

