Allan is an excellent photographer, a skill he learned early as a young man working at Polaroid Land Camera. He also writes and has served as editor,plus covered events for Leasing News. Recently we asked him four questions: 1.What is the biggest issue you face in your business? Hiring good sales personnel with the ability to grow and develop into the best they can be. 2. What advice would you give to a young person entering the business today? Be prepared to spend a few years learning all the ins and outs of our industry. Always keep reading and gain that special edge, “ INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE” 3. To what do you attribute your success? Goal setting, a methodical work ethic, always staying positive, and being able to teach others to be successful-so they can make the company successful. I learned way back when to “train your replacement”. 4. What is one big thing that hope to do before you die? My 11 golf handicap has never yielded an elusive hole-in-one.
Allan Levine is the Chief Operating Officer and of Madison Capital, LLC, and has been in the vehicle and equipment leasing business for 34 years. In 1971, he began working with a firm focused on vehicle and small-ticket equipment leasing. In 1974, Allan started Fox Auto & Truck Discount Leasing Company, which evolved, in the early 1980's, into Fox Discount Leasing, Inc. In 1987, he formed Fox Valley Leasing, which merged with Harbor Leasing to become Madison Capital in August of 1997. Allan has served on many boards and committees throughout the leasing industry, including: the local chapter of the NVLA (National Vehicle Leasing Association), the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association's committee for independent leasing companies (ILC) and its Future Council group, is past chair of The Gordon Center (a 550-seat boutique venue for the performing arts), and as past Chairman of the Board of an international not-for-profit serving over 5500 individuals with development disabilities and has 2300 employees. Allan is currently on the Board of The Eastern Association of Equipment Lessors (EAEL) and is the Editor of The Independent, which is EAEL's newsletter. He has also served on the board of many additional local philanthropic and community organizations. Allan is a graduate of the University of Maryland where he played lacrosse.
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