Alan David Horowitz currently serves as the fourth generation clothier and owner of Alan David Custom, a business originally started by his great grandfather in 1926 on Manhattan’s Lower East Side and later taken over by his grandfather Moe Ginsburg. His grandfather was a well-respected figure in the New York retail industry for decades, which was instilled in Alan at a young age. Having spent summers and winter breaks working at his grandfather’s store, Alan took a strong interest in the clothing business from the beginning. While he did attend college and worked as an accountant for Deloitte & Touche for two years, Alan knew that his passion was in the family business. Alan strived to endure the family tradition of owning a successful retail business, which ultimately led him to open his New York City workshop, Alan David Custom. His approach to starting a business offering high-end, luxury, customized suits has proven successful over the years. Alan’s success is backed by his company’s four generations of expertise in measuring, pattern making and tailoring.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Alan’s father
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Literally across the street watching the towers being hit and people jumping out of buildings and the mass devastation that took place on that day, I don’t want to minimise all the people who lost their lives and lost loved ones, however I had all this money and inventory and now I had no one to sell it to”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Sam Walton: Made in America Book by Sam WaltonFavourite Quote:
“It’s not how you fall, it’s how you get up”
Recommended Online Resources:
Kissmetrics – Get, keep and grow more customers with Kissmetrics Customer Engagement Automation platform Built for eCommerce marketers and product teams. You can listen to the co-founder of Kissmetrics here – Neil Patel Podcast
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Just be ready to switch gears, have a strategy, but have an alternate strategy, everybody would be an entrepreneur if everybody’s idea worked all the time, you get into business, there’s going to be changes, changes in the market place, changes in the demographic so just be ready to shift on a dime, have a plan, have an alternate plan”…[Listen for More]
More About Alan David Horowitz:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“In the last analysis, it is our conception of death which decides our answers to all the questions that life puts to us.” Dag Hammarskjold
Other Quotes From the Chat with Alan David Horowitz:
- “If you’re not falling you’re not trying”
- “Without the right people you have no business”
- “Entrepreneurs sometimes, we’re out there pounding our chests, I did this I did that I did this but you know what there are no real great companies without great employees”
- “You need to have complete confidence in yourself”
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