Zoran Kalabić

Biography

Zoran
Kalabić

“Over the past thirty years, either personally or through my company in Vienna, I have taken pride in regularly taking part in numerous humanitarian activities…”

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Zoran Kalabić opening the St. Sava Ball at the Hofburg, Vienna
1Zoran Kalabić opening the St. Sava Ball at the Hofburg, Vienna

In his own words

2014

Over the past thirty years, either personally or through my company in Vienna, I have taken pride in regularly taking part in numerous humanitarian activities — assistance to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia during the 1990s, the floods in Serbia in 2014 and many others — organised by the Embassy in Vienna, clubs and associations of Serbian and Bosnian citizens, the humanitarian organisation “Humanitas”, the “Serbian Center”, the Association of Businessmen and others.

1997 · 2000 · 2002

The travel agency “Falcon Tours”, which I founded in Vienna in 1997 and later expanded with offices in Belgrade (2000) and Montenegro (2002), contributed to promoting the tourist and spa potential, as well as the cultural and historical heritage of the then FR Yugoslavia — Serbia and Montenegro.

2003

Since 2003 I have been a founder and co-founder of several real-estate companies.

At the same time, my work has made a great contribution to organising numerous cultural and sporting events in Austria that have helped to uphold our interests.

Interview at the first Privileg workshop
2Interview at the first Privileg workshop

Personal details

Born
Paraćin, Serbia
Lives in
Vienna, Austria
Nationality
Austria
Family
Married, four children

Education

  1. 018 years of elementary school
  2. 024 years of high school
  3. 03Graduate Economist (Serbia)
  4. 04Diploma of the Joseph Schumpeter Institute — Academic Real Estate Manager (Akad. IM)
  5. 05Master of Business Administration (MBA), Wels
  6. 06Master of Arts (MA) in Economics — Vienna International Studies

31

events on the timeline 1991–2025

54

awards and honours 1992–2025

All awards

Timeline

1991–2025

Awards, business, humanitarian work and education, year by year.

Showing 31 of 31 events

Decade 1990s

6 events

  1. 1991

    Business

    Opens his own dance club, “Karibik”, in Vienna.

  2. 1992/93

    Award

    ORF award: “Karibik” named best club with a foreign manager.

  3. 1994

    Business

    Organises the successful football tournament in Vienna and Steyr with Red Star Belgrade — the former European Cup and World Cup winners — Rapid, Sportklub and Steyr; over 20,000 spectators.

  4. 1994–97

    Humanitarian

    Leads the Serbian Cultural Organisation — more than 20 theatre events.

  5. 1997

    Business

    Founds the travel agency “Falcon Tours” in Vienna.

  6. 1999

    Business

    Second “Falcon Tours” office opens.

Decade 2000s

9 events

  1. 2000

    Award

    Third “Falcon Tours” office in Belgrade; journalists’ award for best organisation; best tourism representative of the ex-Yugoslav region (Serbian ambassador).

  2. 2001

    Award

    Golden award for special contribution, given by Montenegro.

  3. 2002

    Award

    Fourth “Falcon Tours” office in Montenegro; Best Sports Manager award; recognition from the Serbian Embassy in Vienna for special contribution.

  4. 2003

    Business

    From 2003, founder and co-founder of several real-estate companies.

  5. 2005

    Business

    Real-estate agent at “Schalk-Immobilien” and “RE/MAX Landstraße”.

  6. 2006–08

    Award

    Three years running, best real-estate agent in Austria by the association for ex-Yugoslav economy.

  7. 2007

    Award

    Best RE/MAX agent in Austria; vice-president of SV Prater; member of the Serbian Culture Centre.

  8. 2008

    Business

    ERA Real Estate franchise; ERA Award — Newcomer of the Year.

  9. 2009

    Award

    ERA Award — Office of the Year, Austria.

Decade 2010s

10 events

  1. 2010

    Education

    ERA Office of the Year in Austria; diploma of the Joseph Schumpeter Institute — Academic Real Estate Manager.

  2. 2011

    Award

    ERA Office of the Year in Austria; ERA Award (March, New Orleans) — among the best managers in Europe.

  3. 2012

    Education

    Special contribution award (Belgrade); MBA (Wels); several awards from associations, clubs and cultural institutions; ERA Award Las Vegas — best office and best broker in Austria.

  4. 2013

    Award

    ERA Award (Austin, Texas) — best office and best broker in Austria; member of the Economic Senate of Austria; award of the Serbian community “Prosvjeta” for special contribution.

  5. 2014

    Award

    ERA Award (Los Angeles, California) — best broker and best office in Austria; golden insignia of the Serbian umbrella organisation in Vienna for special contributions; nominated honorary citizen of Jagodina.

  6. 2015

    Award

    ERA Award (Washington DC) — best broker and best office in Austria.

  7. 2016

    Award

    ERA Award (Texas) — best broker and best office in Austria; FindMyHome top-quality agent in Austria.

  8. 2017

    Humanitarian

    ERA Award (Los Angeles) — best broker and best office in Austria; founds the non-profit “Privileg Vienna” — 5,250 members in four years; FindMyHome top-quality agent in Austria.

  9. 2018

    Award

    ERA Award (San Francisco) — best broker and best office in Austria; FindMyHome top-quality agent in Austria.

  10. 2019

    Award

    ERA Award (Washington DC) — best broker and best office in Austria.

Decade 2020s

6 events

  1. 2020

    Humanitarian

    Award of the Association of Serbs in Austria and France for nurturing Serbian culture and language; Certificate of Honour of the St. Anna Children’s cancer research institute — 23 years of support for the hospital; ABC Award for top enterprise in Austria (4M Immobilien & Consulting); ImmoWelt Award (Germany) for proven qualification and first-class marketing performance.

  2. 2021

    Award

    Knight Commander of the Military & Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem — proclaimed by the Prior in Austria (London, Vienna, Söchau, September 2021); Tesla Gold Medal (Nikola Tesla Science Foundation, Philadelphia) for patriotic and humanitarian activities (November 2021); “Privileg” after four years of work — 5,820+ members and 12,000+ pro-bono legal counsels since its founding (December 2021); St. Anna — 24 years of support.

  3. 2022

    Business

    Owner and shareholder of several investment companies with 220+ employees; Senator of VAUWIPVW — the Association for Education and Further Training in Practice-Oriented Insurance Science (Verein für Aus- und Weiterbildung in praxisorientierter Versicherungswissenschaft) — for his strong support in several projects.

  4. 2023

    Award

    Star of Karađorđe — awarded by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, on Statehood Day for strengthening Serbian–Austrian relations in the field of public and economic activities (Order of Karađorđe’s Star, Third Class; decree of 10 February 2023); recognition from His Excellency the Ambassador of Serbia to Austria, Dr Nebojša Rodić, for his contribution to social and cultural engagement and to promoting an ecological and social market economy between Serbia and Austria; Gold plaque of the city of Jagodina (October) for exceptional contribution to business contacts and strengthening the economy — the 50,000-dinar prize donated to a mother of five.

  5. 2024

    Humanitarian

    French Association of Serbian Friendship award (February, Paris) for selfless support of Serbian–French culture, language and friendship; St. Anna — 27 years of support; FindMyHome award for quality of service (4M Immobilien).

  6. 2025

    Award

    Golden plaque of the Municipality of Paraćin (September) — recognition from his hometown.

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