Haider honored for business
"We are a fully-integrated real estate development and advisory firm, providing our venture partners and consulting clients single source accountability and turnkey product delivery in all phrases or real estate investment," said Sal Haider. He tried to explain his company the best he could to an outsider of the real estate and consulting world.
Haider landed in the Fargo-Moorhead area last fall to get situated for the following days events held at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Haider was receiving an alumni award on Saturday and was able to sit down for an interview to give insight on how he got to where he is today.
Haider began Haider Development Corporation (HDC) in 1999 in Orlando, Fla. The company is small, with fewer than 10 employees, as only the transactional and project development management services are provided by HDC through its own principal and associate. Turnkey services are provided through third party expert service providers such as; large architectural and engineering firms, interior design firms, general contracting firms, and sales and marketing consultants, which are all manages by Haider and his team.
Prior to starting HDC, Haider was chief development executive for Hilton Grand Vacations Company and held other senior level real estate related positions at Holiday Inns worldwide and other major national companies.
It is important to have a passion and know what you want out of life. When a person knows what they want out of life they are able to dedicate every day towards achieving that goal.
"In December 1974, when I arrived at Fargo Airport I was not properly dressed for the winter wearing platform shoes a shirt and a light jacket; I was warned I would need a parka. I had no idea what a parka was but soon found out how important it was," said Haider. He described Fargo-Moorhead as being a cold awakening, weather wise, from his usual environment but with the warmest people.
Haider arrived in the United States when he was 18 from Karachi, Pakistan. He describes America as being a place where there are limitless opportunities if only one is willing to work. The average American might take a second look at the country they live in. With the availability of capitol from U.S. investors and Haider's "don't take now for an answer" work ethic, he pushed to create the business he owns today.
When asked what advice he had for future business students, Haider stressed the importance of setting goals and hard work. "I knew what I wanted to do from the time I enrolled at Minnesota State University Moorhead," said Haider. It is important to have a passion and know what you want out of life. When a person knows what they want out of life they are able to dedicate every day towards achieving that goal.
by: Shanna Conn
