Mridula Singh: Building Value Through Strategy and Detail

Real estate and technology education don’t usually converge; but for Mridula Singh they do. She is the founder of ZENA Properties, a firm known for upgrading and managing residential spaces in Dubai, and the Director at Spectrum Networks, which works with businesses to strengthen their digital capabilities. While she serves in two very different sectors, she refuses to let limitations sway her. Her uniqueness lies in her ability to build powerful bridges and wear multiple hats with ease. As she continues to bag success after success in these two sectors, Mridula is internationally recognized for her strong business acumen and powerful corporate presence.

Early Work and Shift to Real Estate

Her career began after an MBA, moving through industries like shipping, oil and gas, and infrastructure. In her early roles, the focus wasn’t real estate but how work actually moved forward. She dealt with planning, negotiations, and coordination across different teams. Those years shaped how she later built her own ventures.

Later, when she began investing in Dubai, she saw the same pattern over and over: solid buildings that weren’t earning enough. That gap became the seed of her business. Rather than simply buying and holding properties, she focused on what could be improved with creative design, better layout, and strategic planning. That interest gradually grew into the concept for ZENA Properties, which is an outstanding real estate company catering to the investor needs in Dubai.

How ZENA Properties Stands Out

ZENA’s approach focuses on giving existing properties an enriching fresh life. The company focuses on short-term luxury rentals and executive leases. Interiors are redesigned, systems are tightened, and the properties are managed to bring in higher yields. Mridula doesn’t keep a distant role; she is present in decisions about design, contractors, and timelines. She also handles planning around strategy and finance.

The company is revered for its optimum services and exponential growth. In 2025, Mridula Singh has received the Excellence in Real Estate award in Impact Innovation Summit and Excellence Awards in Riyadh for  the way ZENA Properties has been shining in the sector.  

Work at Spectrum Networks

Alongside property, Mridula works with Spectrum Networks, which builds enterprise learning programs in cloud computing, cybersecurity, and AI. Her role is centered on expansion planning, client relationships, and shaping what courses and services are offered.

Spectrum has grown across the GCC, with plans to extend to Africa and Asia. Its training programs have been covered in Bloomberg for their focus on practical enterprise learning.

For Mridula, the link between these two sectors lies in how systems can be improved. In real estate, it is physical space. In technology education, it is skill-building inside organizations.

Working Through Challenges

Building businesses in fast-moving industries has meant dealing with uncertainty, shifting regulations, and funding pressures. Mridula Singh often talks about how years of contract work and expanding operations taught her more than any manual could. Later, an executive program at Wharton helped her bring more structure to how Mridula planned growth and built partnerships.

Mridula’s work has brought recognition over time, including the BeingShe Excellence Award and being named among CIO Look Magazine’s Top 25 Leaders to Watch. Connect with Mridula Singh on LinkedIn here.

What Comes Next

Mridula’s plans for ZENA involve expanding outside Dubai and working with larger investors. She’s exploring ways to bring more sustainable practices and practical technology into property management—changes aimed at making buildings easier to operate and more cost-efficient.

At Spectrum Networks, the focus is on growing its partnerships and reaching new markets. The company is already working with clients in the GCC and is now looking toward other regions.

Approach to Leadership

Colleagues often describe Mridula’s leadership as steady and clear. She often joins her teams on site, walks through layouts with them, looks at how things are coming together, and talks through ways to make daily work easier.

That hands-on approach sits alongside broader planning work on strategy and growth.

Looking Ahead

Mridula Singh’s work sits at the point where strategy meets everyday detail. ZENA Properties shows how underused spaces can be turned into stable, income-producing assets. Spectrum Networks shows how targeted learning can build capacity inside companies. Both have grown through consistent execution rather than rapid bets, a pattern that continues to guide her next steps.