User:Alan Newberry

In his business dealings over the past 26 years, he has experienced everything from the most subtle of grand Hustlers to the finest of the international networking clique.

Since 2005, following his devastating period between mid 2003 and January 2005 at the ripe young age of 39, he embarked on what has become one of the most dramatic, exhilarating, successful and thought provoking journey's in international business networking.

Alan was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, South Wales on March 24, 1966. His mother was Catholic, held down multiple jobs to make ends meat, while his father, a burly steel worker favoured no real Christian faith and worked every hour God made to support his family.

He left school in 1982 at the age of 16 with the sole aspiration to climb out of his working class up-bringing through his passion of the then Modernist British Sub Culture. Obsessed with only the best in everything and armed with only 1 O 'level examination in Religious Education, he began work in the humble shoe industry of Thatcher's Britain. The only way he could satisfy his desire for detailed and bespoke fashion was by working every hour possible and driving his ambition for something better with multiple moves up the bottom rung of the ladder.

In 1986 at the age of 20 following a serious head injury from a car accident and coma for 8 days, he decided that being spared from death or even worse, brain damage and disability, he had to achieve more with his life. His first business in 1987 taught him nothing in the Yuppie world of "Loads of money" and thus he failed in 1992. The high lifestyle he had achieved with multiple toys, bespoke clothes and Italian shoes in such a short year span were wasted away. His eternal belief in Luxury Fashion however and the powerful words of Vince Lombardi 'winner's never quit and quitter's never win', drove him to the conclusion it was time to learn about the real executive business.

In 1992, London called and executive status, with a growing Public Limited Company. Always quick to learn and even quicker to adapt, in 1995 he opened his 1st of 9 stores, specialising in shoe refurbishment to fund his passion of Italian footwear and leather goods, which now he not only adorned himself with but offered to the paying public. His growth in business and comfortable lifestyle caused him to take his eye off his creation and through an opportunist Hustler he again failed in 2004, this time from another, but again at the hands of his own mis-guided actions. Again the words of Vince Lombardi were etched into his sub conscious to pick him back up, "it is not important how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up."

Most begin their life at 40, Alan Newberry however initiated his most important journey at 39, in every aspect imaginable. His years of highs and lows, with the ultimate education in gains and failures in business, along with his most perfect partner Albena Taneva created the ultimate luxury accessories brand from Italy, Pavoni. Now internationally adorning the rich and famous, Pavoni continues to furnish his desire for the best in Bespoke fashion and all things Luxury.

In 2012 he was invited into the prestigious Luxury Network in London, which is real recognition for his detailed attention in a single product from his passionate work as Chief Executive Officer for Pavoni.

Having partnered with the best in the global market place with brands such as Aston Martin, Jimmy Choo, Peter Golding amongst others, his journey evolves.