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Biography
Art Lewin is the Founder of PBN, the premier "Relationship Marketing" networking organization in the area. PBN was founded in February 2009. And, in a very short time the organization has grown to over 4000 online members throughout every populated continent of the world. He is CEO & President of Executive Clothiers, one of the nation's premier Custom Clothiers. Mr. Lewin is considered one of the leading experts on direct marketing, image consultant and a top clothier to California Corporate Stars. Lewin has been feature in the L.A. Times, Wall Street Journal, Hispanic Business, Entrepreneur Magazine, Los Angeles Business Journal and numerous other newspapers and magazines.
Here is Art Lewin's Resume...
Voted #1 Custom Clothier in Los Angeles... Downtown News 2008 & 2009
2006 Businessman of the Year... Wall Street Journal
Top 75 fastest minority-owned businesses in Los Angeles...Los Angeles Business Journal 2000-2008
Nominated as 2009 Businessman of the Year... CA Chambers of Commerce
Top 100 Nationwide Hispanic Entrepreneurs...Hispanic Magazine 1999 - 2008
Top 15 Minority-owned Businesses in San Fernando Valley,CA...Daily News 2007
Nominated as one of the Best Dressed Men in America...Esquire Magazine 2007 & 2009
2008 Top 500 Businesses. Entreprenuer Magazine.
2009 Best Custom Tailor in Los Angeles. MyFoxLA news
2009 listed on the prestigious Inc 500 list. INC Magazine
And, this is his story...
Arturo Carlos Lewin, is originally from Chile. Grew up very poor. Mud house, dirt floor & all. He came to the United States ILLEGALLY in 1977 and he is one lucky guy...
Lewin has been selling things since he was 12 years old... During high school he started selling $1250 vacumm cleaners door to door(to date the hardest job he has ever had). At 19, Lewin sold water filters with a multi level marketing company and created a downline of over 200 distributors with sales of over $1Million within his 1st year. By 20, Lewin was selling the 1st Alphanumeric pager for Metagram America a fortune 500 company with over 3000 sales people. And, Mr. Lewin was consistantly their Top Producer Nationwide....that's when he ran across a Custom Clothier that totally impressed the young and ambitious Lewin with his Clothes, Cars, Homes, Penthouses & Vegas trips, and, he has been in the Custom Clothing business ever since.
In 1989, Lewin started with Perkas Custom Clothiers in Woodland Hills, CA. 2 1/2 years later became partners and started AvenueExecutive Clothiers in Encino, CA. 3 years later they decided to part ways. For the next 3 years, Lewin was recruited by Custom Shirt Shops, about 88 stores nationwide. He managed their Beverly Hills store. Lewin, joined Montalvo on Montana in Santa Monica, CA. He was in charge of all sales, tailors & staff. Their specialty was catering to some of the biggest movie stars to date & he was lucky enough to have had that opportunity to meet some of Hollywoods biggest movie stars. Lewin was recruited by Tom James Clothiers, they are the largest custom clothing company in the world with $500 million dollars in annual sales. Lewin was a Tom James Company top worldwide producer almost from the start.
On April 2, 1997. Art Lewin Executive Clothiers was started.
Today, they are one of the leading custom clothiers in the country. They plan, coordinate & maintain your wardrobe so you are perfectly attired for any occassion. They are the leading custom clothier to California's corporate stars to some of Hollywood movie stars. And, as a second-generation clothier, Lewin says that our clients tell us that our workmanship, knowledge & service makes it readily apparent why we have been able to establish such a loyal following.
Mr. Lewin sits on the Membership Committee of the City Club on Bunker Hill. A prestigous private members only excutive club. He lives with his fiancee in Beverly Hills, CA. In his spare time, he enjoys his kids, fine dining, working out and weekend getaways.
Thank you for taking a few minutes to read his story..if you want to know more just ask:art@artlewin.com or visit his website at http://www.artlewin.com
