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Pavel Rudanovskiy, the CEO of Verdi Global Consulting Group is in the process of bringing billions of dollars of investment into United Arab Emirates. With a knack for attracting capital and an unrivaled ability to advise international investors on where to strategically allocate their investments, Pavel Rudanovskiy is transforming the investment landscape in the United Arab Emirates.

Pavel Rudanovskiy’s impressive portfolio speaks volumes about his expertise and influence in the world of business capital allocation and investment. He serves as a trusted advisor to 35 international investors hailing from diverse regions, including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States. Together, they manage over $5 billion in assets undermanagement (AUM). Pavel’s mission is clear: to guide these investors toward lucrative opportunities in the UAE market.

For several years now, Pavel Rudanovskiy has been instrumental in orchestrating significant investments into the UAE. His efforts to date have resulted in over $1 billion worth of investments flowing into the country, primarily focusing on the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors. Within this realm, Pavel’s primary interests lie in manufacturing businesses, logistics ventures, and exceptional industrial projects that offer tangible and sustainable value.

What sets him apart is his detailed approach to evaluating and recommending investment opportunities. Verdi Global Consulting Group, under his leadership, acts as both an auditor and supervisor, ensuring that every investment deal is meticulously processed, safeguarding the interests of the investors.

Verdi Global Consulting Group has established itself as a powerhouse in the UAE’s investment consultancy landscape. With a core mission to dominate the market as one of the leading investment consulting firms in the region, the company strives to attract capital into the UAE while simultaneously ensuring that investors achieve the best possible returns.

Pavel Rudanovskiy’s influence extends well beyond the private sector. He has collaborated with governments and some of the world’s largest corporations, making a significant impact on the business landscape. Currently, Pavel Rudanovskiy has set his sights firmly on the UAE, recognizing its unparalleled growth potential. He believes that the UAE is on the cusp of a transformational period, positioning itself as one of the most influential and significant countries globally.

In the ever-evolving world of investment, Pavel Rudanovskiy is a trailblazer. His dedication to attracting capital into the UAE and his commitment to ensuring investors achieve remarkable returns profitability ratios are reshaping the nation’s economic landscape. As he continues to channel billions in investments into the UAE market, Pavel Rudanovskiy is playing a pivotal role in realizing the country’s aspirations for growth and global prominence.

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Sean Chin MQ is an entrepreneur, a hedge fund manager and founder of Olritz Financial Group which manages nearly $150M in AUM. Sean Chin MQ who worked in different mainstream sectors worldwide and has consulted large enterprises for various business executions.

In this interview we talk to Sean Chin MQ about importance of change and adaptability, competitiveness and business edge, the role of psychology that plays in entrepreneur’s life and future business trends.

The year 2023 has brought unseen changes to the markets and the fact is that not everybody can and is able to adjust to these changes. Today, things are moving fast requiring substantial knowledge, a flexible mindset, quick reaction, the ability to collaborate, the courage to stand out, the energy to push your business forward, and just relentlessly trying to move higher and higher is truly what is required today in our modern world.

The speed of changing internet trends, technology advancements, advancing global networking, information processing, and access has become the front of everything, and the most important part of it is to be in the middle catching opportunities and connecting dots together.

The volatility in the global markets’ economic environment has brought more opportunities than ever before. Entrepreneurship has risen to all-time highs. The question is if you are able to compete in the current environment. Can you compete against other determined entrepreneurs who want the same as you? Do you have to want it more than others? What do you have to do, think, feel, and imagine to actually accomplish solid results in your business activities?

Today we have prepared a special interview with Sean Chin MQ who is an entrepreneur,business visionary, and opportunity hunter in the global market.

Sean, your experiences tell us about your ability to adjust to any market change. How do you manage to sustain a healthy business during volatility markets?

Sean Chin MQ: Yes, I do manage to adjust to the constantly changing market environment and the reason for that is because I believe diversification in business activities is very important. It is hard to maintain a specific business if the industry is suffering at the given time. I always try to get myself involved in different businesses, it is very possible that one industry may outperform another in demand in different years. To keep your holding safe, I would recommend running several businesses at the same time with proper risk management of course, but keeping them very much apart separately.

For example, if you are in the business consulting service industry and corporate spending is decreasing due to market conditions that is not a good situation for you. Now imagine if you also had other businesses such as healthcare or agriculture. So when the market is bad for one industry, your other business thrives. Because, if you only had 1 business, you would end up losing the game entirely.

That is a very interesting strategy, however, since you are well-diversified in different business activities how do you keep the energy and time to manage everything?

Sean Chin MQ: Of course, by thinking of it generally it does sound very difficult, but at the end of the day the success of business is made by people and their decisions. Of course, you cannot manage things alone, you need a team, and that is where growth happens. Being able to pick the right people to work with is super important. It is the main ingredient of any business venture. If you have the right people in your team, you can manage even a hundred companies, but finding the right people can be a challenge. This challenge you can only overcome by putting in enough time in the search.

See, what I realized over the years, is that when people start a new business, they focus so much on themselves and they end up micromanaging themselves to the very detail. But rather than trying to do everything by yourself, instead spend some time to recruit the early believers.

In the technology business, early users called adopters are the most important ones because they do the marketing work which leads and new user acquisition. In the strategy consulting business, early recruits are the ones who will bring you new clients. There is a limit to how much a single person can handle. I have tested that limit and 24 hours is definitely not enough.

Instead, what you could focus on is creating a strategy so good that your holding could run three different companies under its umbrella at the same time.

Diversification is good and strategic but is it for everyone? Can everyone handle it? What if somebody can’t or doesn’t have the knowledge to run different industry businesses at the same time?

Sean Chin MQ: Of course, new starters usually start with 1 business and that is okay but now we are talking about competitiveness and the edge, flexibility, and management. If the business is advanced, the CEO should lead the business in a proper way, and consider the risks and opportunities. To be a strong leader and respected CEO you have to take certain actions, at times it might seem aggressive but as a CEO you have to look long-term only. Absolutely, new business starters should definitely be good at least in 1 thing that they do and then expand to new areas based on their experience and knowledge growth. But always keep in mind to where you are heading, that very far standing little dot in the future, is where you are heading and you need to keep pushing to get it.

I believe that psychology has an impact on our final outcome and results and managing your thoughts and mindset is absolutely critical in order to move forward fast even if you struggle at times, you still have to keep moving forward regardless of the obstacle.

Do you think that complete determination to succeed will lead one to absolute success? Sometimes people face obstacles bigger than themselves. How do you overcome that?

Sean Chin MQ: It is true. Very often people face difficulties that are much bigger than themselves but the reason why these people have these difficulties and end up in these difficult situations is because of their own actions and decision-making. It is impossible to control future outcomes but we can influence them by taking our next action today. In reality, we can’t be completely sure if the action we take is correct or not, but every one of us has an inner voice to guide us and that inner voice usually helps us avoid difficult situations. But unfortunately, many people are afraid to listen to the inner voice and that is because their overall balance is not strong enough to stand up for themselves. As humans, we have issues, and some of the issues are impossible to get rid of, but we have to keep doing better tomorrow than we do today.

Simply believing you can have a better tomorrow and taking even a small action to change your today is a very strong step forward.

So what is the next big thing? What is the next step in this very interesting economic environment?

Sean Chin MQ: I think there are already multiple big things coming. But I’d say that we should see what is happening right now and what has happened before and based on available information and data we can pretty much understand where the changes are going to take place.

For example, internet trends on social media have been very rapidly changing in just the last 2 years. I would say that social media network has become very powerful and I believe there is something even bigger coming. Then, E-sports is an industry that is booming worldwide and there is no stop to it. Artificial intelligence is being adopted quickly worldwide as well. I think we are still early with AI but it’s definitely moving forward. Also, right now we see a lot of space technology coming out, perhaps in the next 5 years space business will evolve and more startups will emerge in the industry.

But we have to be cautious and not fall for the imagination. Yes, the world seems to be very interesting and exciting and we can get lost in the future, but we have to understand that we live today, and today things are still working differently. We need to not just think about the future but also focus on today and tomorrow. Some CEOs spend too much time creating 10 10-year plan and seeing their successful company in the far future then later realize that the next quarter the firm will have negative returns. If I had to put the current market situation in two words, I’d say it is very noisy.

What opportunity-seeking entrepreneurs should pay attention to today and tomorrow?

Sean Chin MQ: Right now the businesses are constantly changing and many are unstable.

Ideas come and ideas go. Being replaced is an almost unavoidable fact. I’d say that keeping up with the latest developments in your sector is very important. See who are the newcomers and try to spot the losers. See if there is potential to get into the market in between by offering something else that is missing.

Additionally, pay attention to trends. A trend wave can last an average of 3-9 months and during this time there are a lot of possibilities for business. You can supply products during the trend or you can provide services to the ones who are competing in the trend. There are many ways to make business work, you just have to pay really close attention to details. I think right now, today especially, if you are looking for niche market entry paying attention to extreme detail is the key because you will find someone making a mistake and that time will be the best time for you to enter and compete. Remember, speed and efficiency don’t go well together. Because competition is fierce, someone always ends up making mistakes and others tend to take advantage of that and replace old players. Only those who play accurately and prevent mistakes stay the longest in the market.

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XIX International is a trade management consulting firm that specializes on micro-process management of international trade deals. XIX International partners, Swapnadip Roy and Paulius Stankevicius, have been working in international trade sector for nearly a decade and have managed over 1,000 clients for various business deals.

Today, one of the main reasons the deals fall apart is because of miscommunication, lack of preparation and too high expectations from the opposite business party. These issues are real, and they are affecting global trade business. Billions of dollars worth of trade deals fall apart because of wrong reasons. XIX International positions itself at the center of the global trade market and helps unite business parties together for a common goal of mutually profitable business exit.

XIX International is based in Dubai, and as United Arab Emirates is the trading hub of the Middle East, a lot of trade business involves Africa. In fact, Africa is a large importer for soft agricultural commodities. For example, in 2022 South Africa alone imported goods valued over 136 billion US dollars while Sub-Sahara Africa region in 2021 imported over 300 billion US dollars worth of goods.

Trade industry might seem rich and attractive but there are issues and to be included in the market and not get dropped out requires relationship building, resources and certain management techniques. When it comes to foreign buyers purchasing goods from Africa or selling goods to Africa, trade deals require commitment of attention and special motive.

Paulius Stankevicius, partner at XIX International has been working with African companies for various commodity trade businesses for nearly a decade, and during this time a lot of advancements have happened in Africa. The companies want more change in the African markets, and they want more opportunities to work with international clients, says Paulius Stankevicius.

“I have consulted companies in Africa in different sectors from agriculture and precious metals to oil and gas, while at the same time I was working with large Asia-based enterprises for purchasing

African commodities. Representing Africa is not an easy task, there is definitely special energy around it when it comes to doing large trade deals but on the other hand, the risks are high, and we are still not seeing full transparency from Africa as see from the western businesses” – adds Paulius Stankevicius.

Middle East on the other hand, processes a lot of trade. Countries like UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia are huge importers and they facilitate a lot of trade to Africa. XIX International partner Swapnadip Roy has spent a lot of time working with the Middle East and US based companies. Middle East companies have a certain barrier around them that is difficult to penetrate. To understand Middle East companies you need true experience. In certain industries and regions of the world, sometimes things would come out naturally and clearly, however in the Middle East, things may seem very clear but it may not be entirely so.

Swapnadip Roy consults general trading companies in Dubai for various commodities. Some of those companies are African based with branches in the UAE. Helping companies to understand how to manage trade processes better is what I do; that being said involving production, logistics and most importantly early contracting is the specialty of XIX International, says Swapnadip Roy.

With the connections and business experience in international trade sector, XIX International genuinely aims to be more engaged with Africa’s companies to facilitate more business and to provide quality services to increase quality standard of global trade in Africa.

Stankevicius Group CEO and Founder Paulius Stankevicius says that current market condition is very unstable but it’s the perfect time to stack up cash and prepare for the next bull run.

International local markets are disturbed and pricing is not balanced between sectors. Some sectors like real estate are at huge peak in countries like United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. United Arab Emirates even estimated a further growth in real estate pricing due to upcoming casino developments in Ras Al Khaima, making United Arab Emirates being the first country in the Middle East to start a casino business. UAE tourism has reached all time high, it is unimaginable what will happen to UAE’s population growth after casinos start operating in the UAE. UAE will become the major competitor for Macau and Las Vegas.

Dubai has also launched the second Palm Jebel Ali. Estimated real estate construction projects to be set at hundreds of billions of US dollars.

Digital asset markets have seen major disruption recently with SEC smacking down cryptocurrencies with lawsuits, however the fact is that cryptocurrencies cannot be eliminated from the financial markets because already too many people use them, and banks are going ahead with crypto institutional sales.

Stankevicius Alternative Investment Banking, a financial service division of Stankevicius Group has been actively trading digital asset derivatives and provided investors great returns especially last year in 2022 during the mega bear year. In 2022 Stankevicius Alternative Investment banking gained over 100% return on investment for clients.

Stankevicius Group CEO, Paulius Stankevicius says that the next bull run will definitely bring prices to all time highs, however we don’t know when it will happen, could be a year or two, but this can happen any time, and being prepared for it is what counts the most.

While banking sector in the US is collapsing, Stankevicius Group sees another great opportunity in the banking sector. According to Paulius Stankevicius, the safety of capital for institutional clients is at stake because we never know which next bank will crash. One of the main reasons for banks to crash is lending. When banks lend too much, the risk becomes too high, especially if the markets are turning sides into the negative direction.

Paulius Stankevicius says that at Stankevicius Group we diversify businessbetween trends and long term strategy. The good industries to be in is real estate, banking, commodities and electronic trading including stocks and crypto, and these industries have enough diversity between liquidity, shortand long term exit. Investing in multiple sectors at the same time may solve the diversification problem considering that most investment companies are not diversifying enough. Paulius Stankevicius says that for a regular investment firm diversification means investing in stock market between tech,pharmaceutical, and media companies but is that enough? What if stock market crash? You cannot short Apple stock easily like you can short BTC derivative on Binance.

Earlier, the pandemic has shown that such basic stock diversification is not enough in order to survive. You have to diversify between industries that are balanced between currently trending and stable sectors. Stankevicius Group does business in multiple sectors including financial services, general commodity trading and media sectors. Let’s dive into Stankevicius Group diversification. Financial services involve electronic stock and crypto trading, investor relations and IPO management consulting. General commodity trading involve pharmaceutical and medical equipment trading, food commodities such as sugar, rice and wheat trading, energy products such oil and gas, and other alternative commodities. The media sector covers public relations, global branding and advertising. The media sector is quite vast as clientele in the media sector fall under the categories of financial services and commodity trading which creates a robust circulating and perpetual business environment between sectors that Stankevicius Group operates in.

Now, Stankevicius Group has been always searching for the best opportunities in the market. Whether its an electronic trading position in the stock or crypto markets, or a real estate investment deal, or commodity trade deal. In the end of the day, its about the return on investment and making a profit.

CEO Paulius Stankevicius is now looking at massive restructuring and maybe even a potential merger for a new transformation for the world which is about to emerge very soon. The new world is about constantly moving changes within the changes. How crazy it may sound but the markets have transformed to something different. 30 year old CEO Paulius Stankevicius says that the earlier generations “may not get it” the way how things are changing right now in the market, and the speed that is required to adapt to all these changes, and most importantly not just to adapt but to truly understand the change and find new solutions to it and do it quickly enough to compete.

At Stankevicius Group we want to do more and we want to influence and impact the world, says Paulius Stankevicius. That is why we need to transform the entire model into investing only. You can manage only certain amount of things when operating on microlevel, but on macro-scale you can do more. That is what Stankevicius Group wants to do. To get on the macro-scale.

The world’s economy has grown over the decades into a bigger and more capitalized economy on the overall. There is more money now than ever beforeand there will be more money tomorrow than today. To become 1 trillion dollar company today feels the same like becoming a unicorn ($1B valuation company) 5 years ago, and in the current economy where valuations can sky rocket to the sky, building a 1 trillion dollar company is actually reasonable enough if you can manage to connect the right dots together – says Paulius Stankevicius.

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