From street vendor to CEO of Rs 3413 crore company in Dubai, meet...
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Meet Kabir Joshi
Kabir Joshi started his career as a perfume seller on the streets of the USA. He is now the CEO of Vantage Capital and Vantage Properties in Dubai.
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Early life
Kabir was born into a middle-class family with army roots. His family moved a lot during his childhood. This helped him learn adaptability to new environments and people.
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Early education
At a young age, Joshi moved to the US and attended the University of Central Florida. During his trip to India, he got his right arm paralysed due to a serious accident.
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Selling perfumes on the streets
He finished his degree remotely from Punjab. Returning to the US, he did not have many job options so he started selling perfume on the streets of Chicago.
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Interest in Dubai
In 2003, Kabir got interested in property and brokerage after a Dubai property show in New York. In 2004, Kabir visited India for his wedding and decided to stop by Dubai.
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Building career in Dubai
There Kabir secured a job in Dubai Holding's sales team. With the experience he got from the role, Kabir founded Vantage Capital Advisory in 2019.
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Property tycoon
In 2023, he established Vantage Properties with a team of 12 people. He plans to double the team soon. He is the CEO of the company and handles over 1.2 billion AED.