Dimitriy Zinchenko’s life journey from a struggling waiter in his Ukrainian hometown to a successful fitness influencer in Dubai is quite\u00a0typical of those who\u2019ve made it in this business hub. It all started for Zinchenko with a football injury. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born in 1991 in a\u00a0middle-class family in Krivoy Rog, Ukraine, he enrolled in the FC Dnipro football team at the age of 17.\u00a0\u201cAt such a young age, I thought football was going to be my life career until an injury altered my plans,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201dAt that point, playing football was nearly impossible, I couldn’t even run or walk properly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zinchenko\u00a0then decided to move cities and start a new life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201dI moved to Donetsk, a town almost seven hours away from my home city. Once there, my friend\u2019s sofa became my new home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He started to look for a job, any job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201dI luckily got a job as a waiter in a restaurant which was close to my friend’s house,\u201d he said. \u201cAfter a couple of months of surviving on tips, I got an opportunity that shifted the direction of my life again.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On a winter night around Donetsk, a lady approached him with an interesting proposition. Ekaterina Afonina, a Ukrainian booker in a local modeling agency, told him that she saw potential in him in the fashion industry and then offered him a working opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After six years in the fashion industry, Zinchenko found a new place to call home. \u201cI traveled to Dubai just for a visit, and ended up renting a place.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once there, he began creating fitness content on social media, and soon he became an influencer with thousands of followers.
\u201cI created training plans based on my own knowledge and some extra research,\u201d he said. Today at the age of 30, Zinchenko works as a coach, a brand consultant, and an investor. He may not have yet identified the real cause of his football injury, but when he looks back today, he realizes that battling adversity may have taught him how to succeed in life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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