Ryan Mahoney of Dubai, UAE is a significant figure in the Dubai housing market and is currently the CEO of two property-related businesses: Better Homes and CenCorp. An active and prolific entrepreneur, Mahoney has dedicated his career to the economic transformation of the UAE’s most populous city, Dubai, and is an expert on the evolving business and lifestyle environment in the UAE and the countr
y’s property market. He has also built and co-founded a number of start-ups across different industries in Dubai and across the region, including Dubizzle, which grew to become one of the most visited sites in the MENA region; MasterKey, an innovative real estate CRM technology used by real estate companies around the world to manage their data; and Houza, the UAE’s biggest agency-owned real estate website. In addition to his roles with these companies, Mahoney is also the owner and CEO of CenCorp, a conglomerate of real estate-related businesses, and a member of the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy’s advisory council. Focusing on business, tech and design, Mahoney’s key skills are in design, branding, process building and strategic planning. With a strong interest in the more creative aspects of business, Mahoney has developed his creative expertise throughout his career, having initially studied Art at the University of Kent in the UK before returning to the UAE and moving into the world of property and business.