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As an accomplished entrepreneur for
over three decades Michael has always had a keen eye for
cutting edge companies for whom innovation is the rule,
not the exception. He has founded and built numerous
companies that are going concerns today in the areas of
travel, media, publishing, auctioning, marketing,
sourcing and more recently real estate finance and from
there real estate development services through his
investment and participation in CenterPoint LLC.
Born in New York Michael founded his
flagship company Magical Holidays Inc. in 1981, a
specialty tour operation which has been responsible for
the sale of hundreds of millions of dollars in travel
products over its tenure. Still headquartered in the
same physical location after 25 years in operation,
Magical Holidays Inc. has a broad reach throughout the
industry via a wide range of subsidiary companies that
specialize in Non-Profit and Specialty Travel, Cruises,
Tour Programs and Auctioning Travel via the Internet.
Combined, Michaels various travel related companies (SkyAuction.com,
Magical Holidays Inc., Intermissions, World InService
Inc., and Springfield Travel Inc.) produce some $400
million dollars in annual travel sales.
Thinking strategically in order to
expand his reach beyond travel, Michael created Virtual
Internet Group LLC, to explore and secure partnership
relationships in various industries where he could
leverage his expertise in the creation of Internet based
marketing initiatives as well as technology distribution
systems. That plan led to the creation of several
organizations with powerful synergies attracting some of
the major operating companies in each of the
concentrated segments. For example, Virtual Internet
Group shares ownership in its publishing endeavors with
The Miami Herald and NatCom Marketing Communications
(Wave Magazine). And in turn these companies have teamed
with Genmar Holdings, one of the world's largest boat
manufactures, to create what is the premier e-commerce
auction portal for boats on the Internet. (WaveLife.com)
In the area of media Michael has centralized the
purchasing of print, video, outdoor and online
advertising, marketed primarily to the travel and real
estate industry in conjunction with Sky Radio Corp.,
Affluent Media Inc. and One-Stop Media.
Over the past ten years, Michael has
progressively become involved operationally in a field
that has long been a passion for him, real estate.
Owning many properties in different U.S. and foreign
locations, Michael has become one of the founders of the
most innovative real estate boutique financing house,
CenterPoint. Additionally, he is an owner in three of
CenterPoint's affiliate companies, Madison International
Venture Partners, Source China and One-Stop Media.
One-Stop Media (www.one-stopmedia.com)
is a one-stop shop for real estate developers for
strategic media planning, placement, and post-analysis.
Source China is the real estate developer's sourcing
solution, providing developers with direct sourcing
access into China. Today Madison International is
rapidly being seen throughout the real estate
development industry as the premier Presales and
Conversion focused Investment Company in North America.
Michael currently lives in New Jersey
with his wife and three children. |