What happens when the salary you depend on disappears overnight?

In this episode of Dubai Stars Podcast, we sit down with Anis, a Chief Cash Flow Strategist, entrepreneur, investor, and trader, to break down one of the biggest financial misconceptions: earning a salary is not the same as building cash flow.

After years climbing the corporate ladder and reaching senior management positions, Anis faced a major career turning point in 2018. Suddenly, the predictable monthly salary was gone. That experience pushed him toward entrepreneurship, financial education, investing, and eventually building income streams designed around one principle: cash flow first.

We go deep into the mistakes, wins, losses, and strategies that changed the way he looks at money.

One of the biggest lessons came from his early investing years. After making roughly 12–13% in his first year, he followed it with approximately 87% the next year, then suffered around a 90% loss the year after. That experience completely changed his approach to investing and risk.

Anis explains that his focus is not buying investments simply hoping their value increases. His philosophy centers around owning assets capable of generating recurring income, whether through real estate, bonds or investment strategies.

He also explains his approach to selling options, where he looks for probability-based setups rather than constantly trying to predict whether markets will rise or fall. During the conversation, he describes strategies targeting around 1–1.5% monthly returns, while emphasizing consistency over trying to become rich from one trade.

Another major topic is psychology.

Markets are driven heavily by human emotion. Fear, greed, breaking news and unexpected events can move prices within seconds. Anis explains why controlling emotion and staying disciplined became a major part of his investment philosophy.

He also explains which news events he actually pays attention to, including earnings announcements, CPI, PPI and other major reports capable of creating significant market volatility.

This conversation is not about getting rich overnight.

It is about understanding money, risk, cash flow, entrepreneurship and how experienced investors think differently about financial freedom.

If you're an entrepreneur, business owner, investor, trader, or simply trying to understand how money can work for you instead of depending entirely on your monthly salary, this episode is worth watching until the end.

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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing discussed in this episode should be considered financial, investment, legal or tax advice. Investing and trading involve risk, and past performance or examples discussed by guests do not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consult a qualified professional before making financial decisions.

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What happens when your entire life changes in a matter of seconds?

In this episode of Dubai Stars Podcast, Anthony Joseph AJ sits down with Yannick Rebsamen, whose story is one of survival, mindset, reinvention, and refusing to let circumstances decide what happens next.

On December 24, 2018, Yannick’s life changed forever. A young footballer in Switzerland, he was involved in a devastating train accident in Zurich that resulted in the loss of both of his legs. Doctors later told him he had been clinically dead for approximately 20 minutes. Instead of seeing the accident as the end of his life, Yannick describes it as his rebirth and his second birthday.

What followed was an extraordinary mental and personal transformation.

Within days of the accident, Yannick began asking a different question: not Why did this happen to me? but What can I do now?

He started rebuilding his independence one small challenge at a time, working on his mindset, meditating, studying himself, and learning to focus on what he could still control. Today, he says the accident became one of the best things that ever happened to him because it gave him a second chance at life.

But his story didn’t stop with recovery.

While still recovering, Yannick saw an opportunity to build a different future. Just one week after the accident, while still heavily medicated, he purchased an e-commerce course and began learning online business. His first online sale was only around $8, but it proved something to him: it worked.

Within his first six months, he says he generated around $100,000 and eventually left his job at Mercedes. Over the following years, he immersed himself in e-commerce, affiliate marketing, copywriting, human behavior and marketing, experiencing major wins alongside losses, blocked bank accounts and lawsuits. Yanic says that across roughly eight years, he generated around $30 million through his business journey and now operates a payment provider in Brazil.

This conversation goes much deeper than money.

Anthony and Yannick discuss why understanding human behavior can be more valuable than chasing individual business tactics, why Yannick refuses to become another e-commerce course seller, how controlling your thoughts can change the direction of your life, and why failure and loss became some of his greatest teachers.

They also discuss Yannick’s decision to make Dubai his main base, what attracted him to the city from a young age, the ambition and international environment he finds here, and why being surrounded by people achieving at a high level continues to motivate him.

Toward the end of the conversation, Yannick opens up about something even more personal: happiness.

For him, happiness is no longer about temporary pleasure, money or constantly chasing the next thing. It comes from being proud of himself, making progress, helping other people and knowing his experience can prove that circumstances do not have to define what someone becomes.

Yannick is now preparing to share more of his story publicly through speaking and his own framework around mind awareness, with one central message:

Everything is possible when you learn to control your mind.

If this episode gives you a different perspective on adversity, mindset or what is possible after life knocks you down, share it with someone who needs to hear Yannick’s story.

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What does it really take to go from selling tomatoes at 14 years old to becoming an international hospitality leader, author and mentor?

In this inspiring episode of Dubai Stars Podcast, Dr. Rikhsibay Tursunov shares his incredible life journey, from growing up in Uzbekistan and supporting a family of six sisters to building a successful career spanning more than 30 years in the hospitality industry. He opens up about the hardships that shaped him, the responsibility that changed his life forever and why he believes success starts with serving others.

This episode covers:

📖 The inspiring story behind Be the Change in the Hospitality Industry
👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Supporting a family from the age of 14
💼 Starting a business journey by selling products after school
🏨 From bellboy to hospitality executive in Dubai
✈️ Leaving Uzbekistan to build a new life in the UAE
💡 Why humility, discipline and consistency matter more than talent
❤️ The emotional life lessons that shaped his mindset
🌍 Building a successful career in one of the world's most competitive hospitality markets
📚 Why he wrote his first book and the message behind it
🎯 The importance of mentoring the next generation of leaders
🧠 Emotional intelligence in hospitality and business
🚀 Entrepreneurship vs. traditional employment
🙏 Why gratitude and purpose create lasting success
✨ Why true happiness is found in the little things

Throughout the conversation, Dr. Rikhsibay explains how personal tragedy, responsibility and resilience became the foundation of his success. He also shares why leaders should mentor young professionals, why emotional intelligence is essential in hospitality and business, and how anyone regardless of where they start can create a meaningful legacy by helping others.

Whether you're an entrepreneur, hospitality professional, business owner, student or someone looking for motivation, this episode is filled with practical wisdom and life-changing perspectives.

📘 Featured Book: Be the Change in the Hospitality Industry


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