In this episode, serial entrepreneur Doug Levine joins us for some gin and tonics and a ton of laughs, as he shares his wild ride through the world of business. Picture this: fresh out of college and working for a private equity firm in San Francisco, Doug stumbles upon some gym concepts and decides to pump iron on a whole new level. He heads back to his NYC roots and opens his first Crunch gym in 1989, eventually flexing his business muscles to sell it for a whopping $90 million in 2001.
Not one to rest on his laurels (or his abs), Doug pulled a classic New Yorker move and headed straight to the 305. In 2006, he co-founded Frida Baby, because why not pivot from fitness to baby products? While hunting for warehouse space in Wynwood, Doug had yet another lightbulb moment and realized there was some serious green to be made in commercial real estate. Enter Big Move Properties, founded in 2015. Join us as Doug shares his entrepreneurial escapades, complete with the kind of stories that pair perfectly with a gin and tonic. Cheers!

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