Adam Levine

Current

CEO at Sicuro, Inc.

Past

Director of Sales and Marketing at IEMC
President at Zone Funding
CFO/SVP at Rekaren/ABFS/HomeAmerican Credit

AVP/Regional Manager at New Century Mortgage
VP/Regional Manager at WMC
Area Sales Manager at Pacific Shore Funding
Account Executive at Long Beach Bank
Sr. Assistant Branch Manager at Household Finance
High Net Worth Client Specialist at Charles Schwab
Investment Banker at Bear Stearns
Trader/Retail Account Executive at Domestic Arbitrage Group (DAG)

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Education

The Dale Carnegie School
Boston University
Hackley School

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Real Estate

Websites

Adam Levine’s Summary

Over 14 years of Senior Management experience in the financial industry with specialty in alternative financing.

Developed and designed three successful start-up companies with innovative products and marketing. Seeking an opportunity to leverage skill set and resources in a creative and innovative environment. Champion in achieving aggressive goals.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• In 2000, co-founded Rekaren, Inc., a mortgage banker and Realtor which generated over $1million in profits by the second year and then sold to a NASDAQ publicly traded banker.

• Responsible for the development, production and lending operations, including the management of over 100 employees. Designed and developed a unique B2B industry model that facilitated the ability to offer profitable, non prime, Texas Home Equity loans that were adopted by almost every non-prime lender in the mortgage industry. Led the advancement of WMC as the first and one of the largest non-prime lenders in Texas.

• Successfully developed and implemented Household Financial Service’s B2B Real Estate Lending Channel. Conceptualized and pioneered a broker fax-blasting program which revolutionized how Household Financial Services contacted its business clients and prospects. Nationwide launch of this model resulted in over $100 million per month in company’s lending volume.

Adam Levine’s Specialties:

Proven intrepreneur in mortgage banking operations and financial sales. Strategic planner successful in developing and executing plans to position and promote a wide variety of products both tangible and intangible. Successful in building and leading teams with an innovative style that drives results exceeding shareholder expectations.

Adam Levine’s Experience

CEO

Sicuro, Inc.

(Real Estate industry)

December 2007 — Present (2 years )

Founded Sicuro, Inc.,a non-performing asset company representing both buyers and sellers. Offers real estate financing through WholesaleLending.com subsidiary and equipment leasing through FinanceIT. Consults buyers and sellers of Non-Performing Assets including agency services for Fannie Mae's Alternative Sales division.
Director of Sales and Marketing

IEMC

(Financial Services industry)

March 2007 — December 2007 (10 months)

Managed a sales team that grew annual sales 153% in under six month. Implemented an innovative pricing model resulting in 25% more profit while reducing credit risk. Architected an effective marketing plan increasing the response rate by 50%.
President

Zone Funding

(Financial Services industry)

July 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 6 months)

Founded and grew company revenue to $5 million and loan production to $300 million. Led a team of forty sales executives, launched an institutional equity financing platform. Built and grew loan partnerships with Bear Stearns, Countrywide Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank and GMAC.
CFO/SVP

Rekaren/ABFS/HomeAmerican Credit

(Financial Services industry)

June 2000 — April 2005 (4 years 11 months)

Founded Rekaren, a mortgage banker, which was sold in three years to ABFS (ABFI: NASDAQ). Post sale, grew loan closings to $88 million per month.
AVP/Regional Manager

New Century Mortgage

(Public Company; NEW; Financial Services industry)

1998 — 1999 (1 year )

Led a team of thirty and drove loan closings in seven states including California and Texas. Increased monthly loan closings to $25 million a month.
VP/Regional Manager

WMC

(Financial Services industry)

1996 — 1998 (2 years )

Responsible for the development, production and lending operations, including the management of over 100 employees. Designed and developed a unique B2B industry model that facilitated the ability to offer profitable, non prime, Texas Home Equity loans. The model was adopted by almost every non-prime lender in the mortgage industry. Led the advancement of WMC as the first and one of the largest non-prime lenders in Texas.
Area Sales Manager

Pacific Shore Funding

(Real Estate industry)

1996 — 1996 (less than a year)

Developed new products, underwriting manuals and marketing incentives that increased Pacific Shore Funding’s B2B lending volume by 300% year over year.
Account Executive

Long Beach Bank

(Financial Services industry)

1993 — 1996 (3 years )

Pioneered the subprime residential lending platform for Long Beach Bank. Expanded knowledge and key subprime lending programs for client base.
Sr. Assistant Branch Manager

Household Finance

(Public Company; Financial Services industry)

August 1988 — March 1993 (4 years 8 months)

Successfully developed and implemented Household Finance’s B2B Real Estate Lending Channel. Conceptualized and pioneered a broker fax-blasting program which revolutionized how Household Finance contacted business clients and prospects. Nationwide launch of this model resulted in over $100 million per month in company’s lending volume.
High Net Worth Client Specialist

Charles Schwab

(Public Company; SCHW; Financial Services industry)

May 1987 — August 1988 (1 year 4 months)

Built and leveraged relationships with C level clients executed option, junk bond, and equity trades. Surpassed goal thresholds across categories, recognized as company's leading Client Specialist.
Investment Banker

Bear Stearns

(Public Company; BSC; Financial Services industry)

January 1986 — May 1987 (1 year 5 months)

Developed a client base of high net worth investors. Created broad opportunities for clients in the equity, fixed income, and derivative markets.
Trader/Retail Account Executive

Domestic Arbitrage Group (DAG)

(Financial Services industry)

June 1985 — December 1985 (7 months)

Obtained SEC securities license. Built a client base of equity investors. Bought and sold micro and small cap securities on the OTC/NASDAQ.

Adam Levine’s Education

The Dale Carnegie School

Sales , Sales , 1986 — 1986
Boston University

Bachelor of Arts , Economics , 1981 — 1985

Economics, Econometrics, Physics, Accounting, High-level Calculus, Sociology, Business, and Engineering.
Hackley School

High School , General Studies , 1979 — 1981

Additional Information

Adam Levine’s Websites:

Adam Levine’s Interests:

Music, Real Estate, Technology and Family

Adam Levine’s Groups:

REO-NPA Professionals
Southland Realtors Association
Hackley Alumni
Boston University Alumni

OpenNetworker.com
Slatecreek Ventures Investors Network
Boston University Alumni & Current Students
The Due Diligence Den
REO Professionals
Mortgage Warehouse Banking
M & A advisors
Boston University Alumni
Credit Risk Group
WMC Pre-Y2K
New Century Alumni Network
To Our Short Sale Success!
Connect to the World
Credit Risk Management Professionals Network
Commercial Real Estate Professional Investor Group CREPIG
Commercial Real Estate Connections
Real Estate Owned / REO Professionals
Alumni of Boston University
Due Diligence Underwriters & Transaction Managers
Household Finance
Credit Risk Managers
REO Professional Agents
Due Diligence Professionals
REO
The Foreclosure Group
Whole Loan Traders
Whole Loan Trading
TopLinked Entrepreneurs
REOMAC MEMBERS
Subprime Lenders
Buyers and Sellers Commercial Property Loans including B Notes, Mezzanine, CMBS, CDO, ABS, CRE CDOs
CompliancEX
Venture Capital – Private Equity – Funding – Investment
Hackley School Alumni
Rye, NY 10580
FSSA - Foreclosure/Short Sale Agents
REO-NPA Professionals
Realty Services - (Real Estate, Property Management, Investments, Apartment Locating)
iSee Innovations, LLC
Non-Performing Asset (NPA) Sales including both Notes and Real Estate
BULK REOS
Real Estate Exchange
Connect to the USA
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