Author: Alex

Maria Maslenkova of MIO Real Estate — selecting only 5% of market offerings, top-5 Aldar partner despite being tiny, and a client who has never visited…

Jan Semotam of Ebony and Co — bog oak 7,000 years old, 12-metre boards nobody thought possible, and the philosophy that true luxury is quiet, meaningful,…

Alexey and Darya Nakazny of Vision Club — why Dubai had networking but not community, and how a physical clubhouse changed the depth of every conversation.

Olga Tatarkina on building a real estate career in Dubai's competitive market through one principle: never recommend what you would not buy yourself.

Vladislav and Yuri Lomakin on bringing hockey from Kazan to Dubai — building a community around a sport that has no natural home in the desert,…

Dinar Nasyrov on BC Academy Dubai — where children pitch to investors and learn that entrepreneurship matters as much as academic excellence in preparing for the…

InterContinental Maldives — the brand's first all-inclusive property in the Raa Atoll, adjacent to the Baa Atoll UNESCO Reserve and its manta rays, where the reef…

Portrait Firenze — the Ferragamo family's hotel on the Arno, facing the Ponte Vecchio, where a century of Florentine craft tradition informs every decision from the…

Portrait Milano on Via Montenapoleone — the Ferragamo family's palazzo hotel in the heart of Italian fashion, where the staff's insider knowledge comes from actually belonging…

Datcha Club in Fujairah — the Russian concept of the dacha reimagined on the shores of the Gulf of Oman, for the community that understands exactly…