The ecosystem of business is closely bonded with the vision of the entrepreneurs who make it great. In a world where inspiration is not too hard to find with the kind of resources that are being accessible to society, working with the ‘Best in Business’ is the job of Business Outreach Magazine. The editorial is taking special attention while unfolding the growth and scalability in the real estate industry with Juned Bilal Thekiya, Founder of RJ Ventures (Rising Journey Ventures) and Founder/Partner at Prabhat Logistics & Warehousing (PL&W).
Mr. Juned Thekiya is a real estate mogul who is involved in top-tier investment strategies in the industry. Some of Juned’s areas of expertise can be chalked up as buying and selling of land, trading, development for construction, and plotting of land. He is also engaged in leading teams, which involves constructing warehouses and commercial properties for generating rental income. The editorial believes Mr. Juned Thekiya’s leadership insights will further enrich the diverse community of entrepreneurs in India. It has been over eight years that Mr. Juned Thekiya has been leading the real estate and construction industry.
To understand the monumental achievements of Mr. Juned Thekiya, we could analyze that he led a team to construct a 1.5 lakh sq ft warehouse. Under his leadership, this huge project was also put on rent for a single client in 2025. Additionally, Juned also led his team in putting approximately 10 lakh+ sq ft of warehouses and commercial properties on rent for their clients, which encompasses more than 50 brokers and advisors. Furthermore, his guidance motivated his team in selling 15 lakh+ sq ft of plottable land for their clients, which came with 300 + agents and advisors. With a far-sighted perspective on a scalable business model, Mr. Juned Thekiya led his team in successfully completing more than 11 projects in real estate and commercial projects independently. Approximately 40 projects are already completed, and Juned is a working partner with different companies in both layout projects and warehouse projects.
The leadership definition for Mr. Juned Thekiya is all about nurturing curiosity to learn more. He shares that he has always been particularly interested in understanding new businesses and how they work and what brought them to their current success. He has an eye for detail in understanding if businesses have any connecting aspect with his domain, like real estate and construction. A profound expression lies today, where being one of the best in the industry demands a certain amount of patience and resilience.
Mr. Juned Thekiya learned the enormity of being patient from Mr. Bilal Thekiya, his father, and Rafique Thekiya, his uncle, or Juned Thekiya’s “Bade Papa.” It is from them that Mr. Juned Thekiya understood achieving a goal, learning about life, and donating back to society. Mr. Juned Thekiya’s father bade Papa and his whole family works with their own investments and also consults and executes projects for investors in the domains of real estate and warehousing too. It is the thrill that comes with doing something for the economy and the business ecosystem that Mr. Juned Thekiya aspires to build wealth for the future.
Mr. Juned Thekiya is a stickler for collaboration, clarity, and building something that has a long-term positive impact in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Both RJ Ventures and PL&W have grown exponentially due to the fact that they have invested in partnering with individuals who believe in the company vision. Mr. Juned Thekiya says that it has been his utmost pleasure and victory to be in a position that builds a team with such like-minded people.
As a business leader, Mr. Juned Thekiya also opens up about the strength of his leadership shoulders, which he knows are capable of studying trends and market patterns, understanding present and future growth prospects of the company, generating profits for his clients, and many other intricate metrics. Mr. Juned Thekiya is the kind of entrepreneur who believes success to be a fruit out of collaboration. A blessing that should be experienced by the entrepreneur, the business, its valuable investors, the clients, and most importantly, the customers. He is inspiringly imperative on the good outcomes from this attitude, where the company grows along with all its stakeholders.
Looking into Mr. Juned Thekiya’s education, he completed his graduation and plunged into the spectrum of careers. He has also relied upon the ‘people connection’ when trying to learn skills. Mr. Juned Thekiya is a beacon of entrepreneurship, and he has leaned upon networking with mentors. He shares an inside story of the actual growth in business, which starts from talking to more experienced people and understanding their battles, hurdles, small wins, big wins, life’s purpose, etc. Mr. Juned Thekiya likes to study businesses and talk to people, sometimes who can also be strangers.
But he understood that unbiased business advice comes from networking, which instilled within Mr. Juned Thekiya the meaning of agility and staying on top in the industry. His long-term goal is to take his firm to a level that will inspire hundreds and thousands to build their lives and careers. His blueprint of success will motivate like-minded visionaries to explore opportunities, take calculated business decisions, and sculpt exceptional strategies to scale a brand.
To put it simply, Mr. Juned Thekiya’s business model revolves around plotting land and selling it. They work with their own investments and also consult and execute projects for investors in the domains of real estate and warehousing, too. Being in the frontline, Mr. Juned Thekiya has to supervise things like checking the site of land that will be developed and then sold in plots or in any commercial and residential project.
He has to constantly be updated regarding the market, the site, the location surrounding the site, documentation like the advocate clearance certificate, government sanctions for the particular project, ensuring the building of the site on time, and most importantly, carefully navigating proper and hassle-free money transactions. Mr. Juned Thekiya charges about 15% to working partners on profits from layout projects. For warehouse, commercial or rental projects, his team looks into arranging rental clients for rental income as they have been connected with 100+ companies that look for warehouses on rent, commercial property for offices, showrooms, etc.
They charge 5% on the projects that cost more than Rs. 10 crore and 10% on the projects that cost less than Rs. 10 crore by providing all services mentioned above. Mr. Juned Thekiya has worked with clients like Mahindra (commercial and passenger vehicle), Mahindra Logistics, Samsung Electronics, Gati Logistics, Gotek Logistics, TATA (all segments), Meesho, V Guard Industries, Herbal life, Lifecare Logistics, Neeta Logistics, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank, Yes Bank, ICICI Bank, Haldiram’s, Kareems, Naturals, Skechers, Blackberry, Godrej (all segments), Delhivery Logistics, LG Electronics, Lodha Group, Apollo Clinic, and many others. For Mr. Juned Thekiya’s real estate clients, investors have received from about 70% to 200% within 2 years from buying the property to selling the whole project. In warehousing and commercial properties, Mr. Juned Thekiya has helped his customers get 8% to 15% of rental income annually on their investments, and the rate/value of property has been increased 3 to 4 times within 2-5 years. In spite of several hurdles like checking regulations, multiple taxes, and land disputes, Mr. Juned Thekiya learned from his life experiences. Strictly for the purpose of general knowledge and understanding Mr. Juned Thekiya is inspired by the quote, “Loyalty is a two-way street; if I am asking it from you, then you are getting it from me.”
