The places and people I personally go back to, and would send a friend to.
01Daniel McCullagh, Dubai commercial real estateDubai · Commercial real estate, fäm PropertiesCommercial real estate in JLT and Business Bay
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Daniel McCullagh, Dubai commercial real estate.
Daniel McCullagh is Commercial Sales Manager at fäm Properties in Dubai. He spent years in London's commercial market before moving to Dubai, where he works with investors, landlords and companies buying or leasing office space.
His home turf is JLT and Business Bay, with work across DMCC, DIFC and Downtown. A friend, and the sharpest commercial broker I know in JLT.
“Dan the man is without a doubt the best commercial realtor I have ever seen.”Mo Daas
In my book he has undoubtedly been the top commercial realtor in JLT for the last five years, and his deals back it up. His Property Finder profile shows 42 closed deals in the last 12 months worth AED219.5 million, 26 of them in JLT. Dubai Land Department records under his broker number, BRN 53904, carry 119 registered deals worth AED392.8 million.
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Offices, bought and leased
Office sales and leasing for investors, landlords and corporate occupiers, from single units to whole floors.
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An AED124m office deal
Led fäm's commercial team on the sale of about 40,000 sq ft of Grade A office space at Vision Tower, Business Bay, for AED124 million.
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London, then Dubai
Commercial experience in two markets: London first, then Dubai, including Allsopp & Allsopp before joining fäm in 2025.
Role
Commercial Sales Manager, fäm Properties
Licence
RERA BRN 53904
Focus
JLT, Business Bay and DMCC offices
On the radio
How affected are you by parking fees rise?
The Agenda, Dubai Eye 103.8 · · Daniel's segment, 5:54
Daniel joined The Agenda to talk about how parking now shapes where Dubai businesses choose to set up, and why offices with good parking access are drawing stronger investment interest.
02Pizzeria Via NapoliEtobicoke, Toronto · Wood-fired pizza and gelatoWood-fired pizza, slow-rested dough, and gelato you'll still be thinking about tomorrow.
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Pizzeria Via Napoli.
One of my regular spots. Wood-fired pizza, slow-rested dough, and gelato you'll still be thinking about tomorrow.
It's the kind of place I'd send a friend without thinking twice, so it's the first place on this page.
Etobicoke, TorontoWood-fired pizza and gelato
The wood-fired oven
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Gelato
“The best gelato I've ever had. Pistachio and hazelnut are out of this world.”Mo Daas
Every other flavour I've tried has been amazing too.
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Wood-fired pizza
Baked in a real wood-fired oven, right there in the room. Blistered crust, fresh toppings, and seriously delicious every time.
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The dough
Dough so good you can skip the sauce.
This is what got me. They ferment it for 72 hours, and I'd happily eat the bread on its own.
Wood-fired pizza with mushroom and artichokePistachio gelatoPesto pizza with a charred crustChocolate gelatoShrimp linguine with a pizza for the tableFried calamari with lemonHandmade ravioli in cream sauce
03Elite Barbershop and SalonEtobicoke, Toronto · Barbershop and salonWhere style meets precision.
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Elite Barbershop and Salon.
A barbershop and salon on Dundas St W, a few doors from Pizzeria Via Napoli, run by two cousins who cut hair and handle everything behind the scenes. Fades, line-ups, beard trims and kids' cuts, plus braiding and colour on the salon side.
Etobicoke, TorontoBarbershop and salon
On Dundas St W
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Fades and line-ups
The core of the chair: clean fades, sharp line-ups and designs cut into the fade.
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Cuts, beards, braids
Haircuts, haircut and beard, line-ups, kids' and youth cuts, plus box braids, cornrows and designs.
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Barbershop and salon
The salon side covers colour, including grey blending and colour refreshes, hair and scalp treatments, and brow, ear and nose waxing.
In their words
“Where style meets precision.”
Under one roof
A barbershop and a salon: cuts, braiding, colour, treatments and waxing
All ages
Kids' cuts from age 1, through youth and adult cuts
The shop floor with the Elite logoThe sign lit up at nightA fade with a design line, from behindA finished skin fade, seen from behindClippers on a fade, mid-cutInside Elite: gold-and-red barber chairs
Visit
Elite Barbershop and Salon
4937 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1B6
Mon to Wed9:30 AM to 8 PM
Thu9:30 AM to 8:30 PM
Fri to Sat9 AM to 9 PM
Sun10 AM to 6 PM
Hours per elitebarbershop.ca. Hours can change, so check their website before you go.
04Momo (Mohamed Nour), video editorGTA · Video editor and creative directorIsn't that Momo? The editor behind the scroll-stoppers.
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Momo (Mohamed Nour), video editor.
Momo is a GTA-based video editor and creative director who scripts, films and edits short-form and long-form content for creators and brands. He also builds AI video concepts and visuals, and teaches editing to new creators.
GTAVideo editor and creative director
A logo reveal from one of his edits
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Script to final cut
“From scriptwriting and filming to editing… I handle every step.”Momo
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Creative director, GTA
In his own words, a creative director in the GTA region, making short-form and long-form content for creators and brands.
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Teaches DaVinci Resolve
His series Becoming a Video Editor in 30 Days walks new editors through DaVinci Resolve one effect at a time. He also puts out The Movie Maker's Manual (TM³).
Experience
Over five years behind the camera
Teaching
Becoming a Video Editor in 30 Days, on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube Shorts
Toolkit
Effects and transitions built in DaVinci Resolve Fusion
Momo on set in an orange hoodieAn invisibility-effect shot: two takes of Momo in one roomA clone-tunnel effect from one of his editsA double-exposure silhouette over a yellow fieldA 3D HUD effect tracked to his handA glowing logo reveal on a PC buildInside DaVinci Resolve Fusion: the node graph behind a transitionStill from his Camera Angles in Real Estate Short
05Youcef Cherid, Ottawa real estateOttawa · REALTOR® with TRU RealtyOttawa REALTOR® with a civil engineering background
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Youcef Cherid, Ottawa real estate.
Youcef Cherid is an Ottawa REALTOR® with TRU Realty who has been licensed since 2016 and has called Ottawa home for the past two decades. He has a civil engineering background with hands-on construction, home-building and renovation experience, and he brings that eye to every home he helps clients buy, sell, rent or invest in.
He works across the Ottawa region, from downtown condos to townhomes and houses in Nepean, Kanata, Barrhaven and the south end, in English and Arabic.
OttawaREALTOR® with TRU Realty
Youcef Cherid
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Engineer's eye
A civil engineering background, plus hands-on construction, home-building and renovation experience.
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Buy, sell, rent or invest
He works with buyers, sellers, builders and investors, from downtown condos to townhomes and houses.
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Ottawa-wide, in two languages
Nepean, Kanata, Barrhaven, and central, east and south Ottawa, in English and Arabic.
Licensed
REALTOR® since 2016
Brokerage
TRU Realty, Brokerage, since 2022
Board
Member of the Ottawa Real Estate Board
Front of an end-unit townhome on Hunter's Glen Crescent, GreenboroHunter's Glen Crescent streetscape in Ottawa's Greenboro neighbourhoodFenced backyard with no rear neighbours at Hunter's Glen CrescentStill from Youcef's video tour of 815 Snap Hook Crescent in Barrhaven
Contact
Youcef Cherid, Ottawa real estate
TRU Realty, Brokerage, 403 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1Y6
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