In 1996, Badar began his financial advisor career with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. in New York City, where he built strong relationships with his clients. During his time here, he quickly realized that he "didn't want CNBC to dictate [his] life, so he returned to Houston and began a retail brokerage firm and began working with physicians who needed help investing their money.  Badar took this opportunity after receiving advice from his sister, Dr. Tehmina Badar, a pulmonologist; brother-in-law Dr. Shahin Shirzadi, a neurologist; and his best friend Dr. Raza Pasha, an ENT surgeon. Thus began Altus Health.  In 2014, as CEO of Altus Health, Badar opened Altus House, the first in-patient hospice unit in Sugar Land, TX.  In 2014, sensing an opportunity to expand outside of healthcare, Badar ventured into Florida and purchased several dealerships, including a Mercedes, BMW, Toyota, Kia, and Mazda. This collection would soon become ZT Motors.  In 2020, Badar began a partnership with Swapnil Agarwal of Nitya Capital.  Follow my Instagram @lifeofsupersammyz for even more content.