NavidRashid
Broker & Entrepreneur
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Introduction
Excuses don't close deals.
Preparation does. Every single time.
Trust is the only currency in this business. Nine years in, I've earned it the same way every time: show up prepared, tell the truth, close it clean.
In 2021 and 2022 I ranked in the top 2% of agents in Canada. In 2023 I moved into Dubai's real estate market, advising clients through complex transactions that run from approachable entry points to landmark luxury. I work both sides of the market: off-plan and secondary. Career deal volume now sits north of $250M USD, with my largest single deal closing at $30M.
Developers have brought me in to launch their buildings. I directed sales on the first JW Marriott-branded private residences on Dubai Islands, and drove the sales success of two landmark Toronto developments: Hills on Bayview by Armour Heights and 8188 Yonge by Constantine. Each one meant building and leading the sales team, not just closing my own deals.
The close is the last five percent. Everything before it is the engine — brand strategy, creative direction, content, CRM, paid acquisition. I write, shoot, and produce my own content and speak publicly on the market and the craft of selling it, so clients arrive already knowing how I think, not just what I'm selling.
Outside real estate, I've built and exited a company of my own: VVS Vapes, founded in Toronto at 21.
Success is never handed over. Obstacles are the price of anything worth having, and the right mindset turns them into leverage. Think big, move fast, never stop hunting.
If you're a client, partner, or principal with something worth building, let's talk.
In the field
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Trajectory
The work behind the numbers.
A decade of building sales operations, launching developments, and starting companies — across Toronto and Dubai.
Sales Director
Sep 2025 — Jul 2026Leading the historic debut of the first JW Marriott-branded private residences on Dubai Islands for CG Developers — a flagship development with AED 400M gross development value. Built and scaled a best-in-class sales team from the ground up, driving strategy across luxury pricing, pipeline, and broker engagement, and running ownership meetings, investor presentations, and launch activations.
Real Estate Broker
Oct 2023 — Sep 2025Established my presence in the UAE market, building international relationships and cross-border pipeline. Developed market insight and cultural fluency while bridging Canadian and Middle Eastern opportunities, brokering transactions across market segments.
Head of Sales, Broker
Sep 2020 — Jan 2024Led sales operations for the agency, brokering over $100M in transactions and closing the largest deal of my career at $30M. Served as lead representative on the 8188 development, managed team performance, and drove client acquisition, negotiations, and developer relationships.
Contract · During Ferrow tenure
Senior Sales Manager
May 2021 — Dec 2021Closed out the Hills on Bayview townhome development — 100+ units and $125M+ in sales. Ran in-house sales operations including broker relations and client consultations, coordinating with development teams from the developer side.
Contract · During Ferrow tenure
Senior Sales Manager
Sep 2020 — Sep 2021Retained by the developer to lead sales for 8188 Yonge. Personally brokered 25+ units — clearing over 10% of the building alone — while orchestrating an external broker network that carried the project to 75% sold within 120 days.
Real Estate Broker
Aug 2018 — Sep 2020Brokered $40M+ across resale and off-plan. Managed client portfolios from first consultation to close — market analysis, valuations, negotiations, and coordination with legal teams, lenders, and trades.
Real Estate Broker
Apr 2017 — Aug 2018Specialized in off-plan and pre-construction across the GTA on a dedicated development team. Closed $20M in my first year through cold calling, lead generation, and digital marketing.
Founder & CEO
In the works2025 — PresentBuilding a proptech platform focused on the UAE's off-plan market — leading product development, market research, and strategic partnerships to ship a sharper way to transact new development.
Founder & CEO
Exited2019Founded and scaled Toronto's most intentional vape destination — retail meets café, built as a brand incubator. Partnered with labs to launch 30 proprietary brands, then exited after two years of rapid growth.
The Marketing Arsenal
Creative craft. Systems that convert.
The skills behind every launch, listing, and client conversation — built in-house, not outsourced.
Graphic design, photography, videography, editing, web, and software aren't side hobbies. They're how I run the business: brand, content, CRM, paid acquisition, and funnels that work before the first call.
YouTube became the scale layer — sharing knowledge, earning trust, and reaching clients long before we spoke. Every piece of content had to do two jobs: help someone, and prove the expertise.
Creative
01- Brand strategy
- Creative direction
- Copywriting
- Photography
- Videography
- Editing
Growth
02- Content systems
- Audience building
- Paid acquisition
- CRM automation
- Funnel design
- Web & software
Sales ops
03- Launch strategy
- Pipeline development
- Broker engagement
- Public speaking
- Team leadership
- AI operations
Early Entrepreneurship
VVS Vapes
I founded VVS Vapes at 21 — Toronto's most intentional vape destination, where retail met café and the floor doubled as a brand incubator. Partnering with labs, we launched 30 proprietary brands with custom formulations, owning the work from identity through production.
The point wasn't only to open a store. It was to prove I could build a brand end to end — design meeting execution. After two years of rapid growth, I exited as the market shifted.
On Camera
YouTube
Market breakdowns, deal strategy, property tours, and the craft of selling — shot, edited, and published myself. The channel is how clients meet my thinking before they ever book a call.
Every video has to do two jobs: help someone make a sharper decision, and prove the expertise behind it.
The camera's been quiet for a minute — but the comeback reel is loading. Fresh drops soon.
Watch on YouTube
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