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Design Your CareerStephen Dovala
September, 2014
Design Your Career
September 2014
Stephen Dovala
(513) 703-6030
Agenda
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Guiding Principles
The Journey
Dubai – Where Things All Came Together
What’s Next?
Design Your Career
September 2014
Stephen Dovala
(513) 703-6030
Guiding Principles
What Miami Taught Me
BED & MArch:
Integration
Collaboration
Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
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Key Learning: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
Design Your Career
September 2014
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(513) 703-6030
Guiding Principles
What Business Taught Me
Build and Lead Teams – it is always about people
Culture Trumps Money
Thrive on Uncertainty
Recognize & Seize Opportunity
Take Risks
Be Entrepeneurial within Structure
Make it up as You Go
Remain Optimistic
Divide and Conquer
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Key Learning: Seize Opportunities
Design Your Career
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(513) 703-6030
The Horse Latitudes
The Journey
30 Years of Change
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Graduate
Program
Move into the Pre-
Engineered
Building Field
“Take a Message to Garcia”
Travel to
Taiwan
Join Colliers
Graduate Miami
Singapore London
Belgium
Head of
CRE
Provident
What’s Next?Decline in MetLife
Revenue
Construction
Downturn
Leave JLL
Start Local
Office for a
National
Firm
Join JLL
Dubai
Experience
Mismatch
Cultural Fit
1st Job in
Architecture
$6 million in
Annual
Revenue
Boss at
Bank
Resigns
Next
Phase
in
Career
Defining Moments
The Day-to-Day Set-Backs
What’s Next?
Architectural
Association
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The Journey
The Dubai Decision
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2 Weeks Can Change Your Life
May 9
May 20
w/o May 12
May 24
May 26
May 21-23
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Business Lessons Learned
Doing Business in MENA
Insha’Allah
Large lead times for hiring and especially background vetting
Very safe environment
Dubai is MENA Lite
Labor is very inexpensive
Expo 2020 will increase pressure on labor
Confluence of so many cultures makes for a constant state of holiday
Doing business with the ministries is fluid and sometimes appears arbitrary
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Key Consideration: The Rich Cultural Diversity
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Business Lessons Learned
Life as a Guest Worker
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Personally
• Calling on Scratch
Cards
• 30 Day Visa
• $60k+ Total
• 40+ Separate
Expense Reports
• 1000+ Lines of Entries
• $10k Reimbursements
• $500 ATM Fees
Dubai #’s
• 1.9 million Foreign
Workers
• 200k Emirati’s
• Wages as low as $300
per month
Design Your Career
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Jumeirah Lakes Towers
Over 79 Towers Clustered A-Z
Most Over 35 Floors
Dubai
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Stephen Dovala
(513) 703-6030
This Day last Year was a Sunday
the start of the Work Week
3 days later I would be skydiving
over the Palm Jumeirah on a
Memorable 9/11
The Palm Jumeirah is the World’s
Largest Artificial Island. Brilliantly
adding 330 Miles of Shoreline
Dubai
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Longest Automated Metro System in the
world – Air Conditioned – 50 miles long
and Carbon Neutral
Dubai
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Dubai
Burj al Arab the 3rd Tallest
Hotel in the World.
Smallest room is 1,820 Sqft
$10k iPad on Sale
Design Your Career
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Burj Khalifa the Tallest
Building in the World.
2,722 Ft. – 163 Floors
Dubai
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September 2014
Stephen Dovala
(513) 703-6030
Over 70 Shopping Malls
Dubai Mall 13 million Sqft
Over 1,800 Shops
Dubai
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Stephen Dovala
(513) 703-6030
The Dubai Sevens
Dubai Rugby Sevens
2,600 Players
41,000 Attendees
Over 3 Days
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Dovala’s Top Pick: Skydive Over the Palm Jumeirah
When in Rome
Things to do in Dubai
Skydive Over the Palm Jumeirah
Friday Brunch – Observatory Marina Marriott
Atmosphere at the Burj Kahlifa
Al Mahara at the Burj Al Arab
The Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding
Iftar (Ramadan)
Dinner at Rivington’s Overlooking the Fountain
Dubai Mall Aquarium
Ski at Mall of the Emirates
Tram to Atlantis
Souk Madinat
Buy some Sand Art
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Stephen Dovala
(513) 703-6030
Muscat
Oman #’s
• 240kForeign Workers
• 390k Omani’s
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Dovala’s Top Pick: Mutrah Souk
When in Rome
Things to do in Muscat
Visit or Stay at the Shangri-La
Safari Rooftop Restaurant at the Grand Hyatt
Mutrah Souk
Buy a Pair of Arab Sandals
Buy a few Cashmere Scarves
Buy an Omani Dagger (but don’t try to take it on your carry-on)
Rugs (if you know what you are doing)
Spend Time with an Omani
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Design Your Career
September 2014
Stephen Dovala
(513) 703-6030
What’s Next?
Into the Unknown Again
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Design Your Career
September 2014
Stephen Dovala
(513) 703-6030
What’s Next?
Real Estate Data
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Design Your Career
September 2014
Stephen Dovala
(513) 703-6030
What’s Next?
Real-Time Occupancy Tracking
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Design Your Career
September 2014
Stephen Dovala
(513) 703-6030
What’s Next?
Sunset IWMS and Related Culture
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Ma’a as-Salama
Insha’Allah