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Seeing Around Corners: Powerful Lessons of Perseverance, Grit and Luck chronicles the seven decades-long adventure that has made Alan Levan exactly who he is. His unrelenting perseverance, a strong sense of optimism, and a tireless determination have carried him through the best and worst of times. En route to building a billion dollar enterprise from scratch, and becoming CEO of four NYSE companies, Alan B. Levan has successfully steered a number of sinking ships away from the rocks. His uncanny ability to foresee devastating economic events, often long before prognosticators did, or admitted to, resulted in a celebrated career though not one without its share of detractors. He battled fallacious lawsuits, the SEC, class action opportunists, paralyzing economic recessions, banking regulators, a spurious ABC 20/20 national broadcast, and untold naysayers. Holding tight to the absolute truth and integrity about everything he did and unwilling to give up or give in, he bounced back again and again. His story is about the profound love and support of family-something he always put first-that helped him turn imminent failure and loss into unimaginable opportunity.

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"""If Mr. Levan is sensitive about his bank, it may be because he built it from a sleepy savings and loan into Florida's second largest bank.""\ - NEW YORK TIMES ""BankAtlantic is making waves."" - BUSINESSWEEK ""To attract customers to its Florida turf, Alan B. Levan, BankAtlantic's chief executive, sends a dozen Volkswagen bugs, painted loud colors and bearing the bank logo, out on the road."" - FORBES MAGAZINE ""In his long career, Alan Levan has kept plenty of investments cooking simultaneously, but his main interest for nearly three decades was leading BankAtlantic, one of the largest Florida based banks."" - FLORIDA TREND MAGAZINE ""For Alan Levan, reputation is everything, backing down is not an option in court battle with the SEC."" - SUN SENTINEL ""One of the elements of Levan's success has been a cohesive team that has worked together through thick and thin."" - THE MIAMI HERALD ""Alan Levan and Eugene Stearns - They Fought the SEC and Won"" - SOUTH FLORIDA BUSINESS & WEALTH MAGAZINE ""BBX Capital receives the 2018 South Florida Business of the Year award."" - SOUTH FLORIDA BUSINESS JOURNAL"

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ALAN B. LEVAN, throughout a five decade career, has served as chairman and CEO of four NYSE-listed companies. He's had the honor of ringing the bell nine times and the unique distinction of being the only businessperson in 225 years of NYSE history to ring the opening and closing bells on the same day. In 1972 at the age of twenty-eight, he raised more than $100 million in seed capital and went on to buy a national portfolio of real estate including millions of square feet of office space, shopping centers, apartment communities and industrial parks. After acquiring control of BankAtlantic in 1984, he built it into a 100-branch, $6 billion Florida banking powerhouse and later led its sale to BB&T. Under his leadership, BBX Capital has acquired businesses in banking, retail, securities brokerage, investment banking, hospitality, vacation ownership, apartment development, and home building.Alan B. Levan formerly served as Chairman of Nova Southeastern University Board of Trustees. He humbly has received many prestigious corporate and community awards and recognitions over the last forty years. He resides in Fort Lauderdale with his wife, Susie.

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