Year by year.

Timeline

1. 1976

   Arrives in America

   At 17, from Israel, with $20 and hardly any English. Bus boy, cook, painter, warehouseman, shoe factory shipping clerk.

2. 1978

   Founds LJ Simone

   At 19, he starts his own business. The LJ Simone story

3. 1985

   L. J. SIMONE trademark registered

   Ladies' handbags and shoes, registered to Admos Shoe Corp., New York.

4. 1986

   Profiled in The Dynamos

   Over 250 employees and over $20 million in sales. Read the profile

5. 1993

   LJ Simone acquired by Pentland Brands

   He becomes President of Pentland USA. Finance chapter

6. 1993 to 2007

   Securities and real estate

   Series 7, 63 and 24 licenses, the securities industry, and a Real Estate Broker license.

7. 1995

   ShopRite site, Glen Cove

   Develops a supermarket site in Glen Cove, New York. Real estate

8. 2001

   Sale to Ahold

   Manages the sale to the Ahold group, owner of Stop & Shop, valued at about $26 million.

9. 2007

   Founds PLV Studio

   Pour La Victoire and Kelsi Dagger. PLV Studio

10. 2012 to 2014

    TAG, Inc.

    Investor and director, home of Modern Vice. Modern Vice

11. 2014

    VMG Partners and Keep Healthy

    VMG Partners acquires a majority interest in PLV Studio. The KEEP HEALTHY trademark is filed. Keep Healthy

12. Since 2015

    Consultant to Modern Vice

    Advising the brand made in New York City.

Figures are company sales and transaction values, not personal income.