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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

Brokerage Elite

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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

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12 stories

  1. 02Prime Capital Real Estate

    How This Man Turned Social Media Into AED 500M+ In Property Sales In Just 2 Years.

    Two decades in Dubai real estate, then a new chapter that proved content could become a serious sales channel.

    Portrait of Tahir Majithia

    Tahir Majithia

    Founder

    Founders' Table
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  2. 03Footprint Real Estate / Khamash Group

    Dubai Does Not Stop. Neither Do I.

    More than 18 years in real estate shaped a founder's belief that momentum is not optional in a city built on reinvention.

    Portrait of Muhammad Ather Khawaja

    Muhammad Ather Khawaja

    Founder & CEO

    Founders' Table
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  3. 04White & Co.

    Her Biggest Setback Became The Beginning Of Her Greatest Success.

    A Dubai recruitment journey shaped not by a straight rise, but by rebuilding after everything changed.

    Portrait of Jodi Thompson

    Jodi Thompson

    Recruitment Director

    Rising Vanguard
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  4. 05EverNest Real Estate

    How This Man Closed AED 8B+ In Property Sales At International Roadshows.

    A career that started at 19 and grew through international roadshows, major portfolios, and relationships that expanded far beyond the first deal.

    Portrait of Farhan Ali

    Farhan Ali

    Chairman & Founder

    Founders' Table
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  5. 06Provident Estate

    A 20+ Year Leadership Journey Built On Excellence.

    From luxury fashion to real estate leadership, a career shaped by premium service, discipline, and learning to build people instead of doing everything alone.

    Portrait of Mohammad Jaafari (MJ)

    Mohammad Jaafari (MJ)

    Director of Primary Sales & Operations

    Brokerage Elite
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  6. 07Wolves International Real Estate

    From A ₹2,000 Salary To Leading Her Own Real Estate Company In Dubai.

    A 23-year career across four industries, built through reinvention, fearlessness, and the refusal to become comfortable after one win.

    Portrait of Rishika Mihani

    Rishika Mihani

    CEO & Co-Founder

    Founders' Table
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  7. 08Nestwood Realty

    A company grows when its people grow. Invest in your team, and the results follow.

    A founder may carry the vision, but the right people are what give that vision the ability to grow.

    Portrait of Sarfaraz Khan

    Sarfaraz Khan

    CEO & Co-Founder

    Founders' Table
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  8. 09Betterhomes

    How A Hospitality Mindset Built A 19-Year Dubai Real Estate Career.

    A long real estate career built on a simple idea: people remember how you made them feel.

    Portrait of Fabio Lombardi

    Fabio Lombardi

    Director & Head of Global Affiliates

    Brokerage Elite
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  9. 10Nestwood Realty

    Invest In The Right People.

    A 10-year real estate journey built around people, purpose, and the belief that passion compounds.

    Portrait of Vinay Patel

    Vinay Patel

    Co-Founder & COO

    Founders' Table
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  10. 11DAMAC Properties

    From Zero To AED 25 Billion In Sales, A 19-Year Journey With DAMAC.

    A two-decade real estate career that shows what happens when confidence, consistency, and experience compound.

    Portrait of Faiz Riza

    Faiz Riza

    Vice President, Sales

    Market Architects
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  11. 12Dubai Real Estate

    22+ Years Of Turning Legal Complexity Into Clarity.

    For more than two decades, Arash Zad has helped people navigate legal risk with a philosophy built on clarity, prevention and trust.

    Portrait of Arash Zad

    Arash Zad

    Dubai Legal Consultant

    Brokerage Elite
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  12. 13PARK Group

    ‘Get closer to sales’ is the key to drive stronger marketing in Dubai Real Estate.

    Kashif Sandhu explains how real conversations and sales insight drive stronger campaigns in Dubai real estate marketing.

    Portrait of Kashif Sandhu

    Kashif Sandhu

    Marketing Director

    Market Architects
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