Things I did before real estate… (that secretly trained me for this job) 😉 People think I woke up one day and became “the Emaar Beachfront guy.” Truth is, everything I did before real estate built the toolkit I use with clients every single day. ⚡️ Luxury retail (Harrods, Selfridges, Tommy Hilfiger) If you can handle peak-season VIP clients who want the exact shade of navy at 8:57pm, you can handle a back-to-back viewing day with three offers and a last-minute contract change. I learned: polish, patience, and how to listen between the lines. Today that translates into sharper briefs, cleaner negotiations, and homes that actually match your lifestyle (not just your Pinterest board). ⚡️ Head of Ops for 110 salons (RUSH Hair) During COVID, I helped reopen a national network; scheduling, compliance, training, safety, the lot. Real estate looks glamorous, but it’s operations that win: timelines, checklists, handovers, snagging, DLD paperwork, utilities, move-ins. You see the keys on R...