Dave Levine

Infobox Person
name = David Levine


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birth_name = David Levine
birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1968|05|06
birth_place = Malden, Massachusetts, USA
residence = West Hollywood, California
nationality = American
citizenship = American
known_for = Founding Covergence
education = BA in Economics
alma_mater = University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
employer = CNV.com Inc.
occupation = CEO
years_active = 1995 to date
home_town = Lynnfield, Massachusetts, USA
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networth = > 1 million USD
height = convert|5|ft|7|in|m
weight = convert|147|lb|kg|0
religion = Atheistcite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/sextoydave|title=Sextoy Dave|last=Levine|first=David|work=MySpace|accessdate=2008-10-06]
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website = [http://www.sextoydave.com sextoydave.com]

David "Dave" Levine, popularly known as "Sextoy Dave" (b. birth date and age|mf=yes|1968|05|06) is the president of Convergence Inc., one of the earliest online retail stores founded in 1994. A millionaire, Levine also owns the popular adult portal, sextoy.com, that sells sex toys and other adult-related accessories. He has been featured on several television shows in the United States and in Germany. On January 22, 2008, Levine was featured in the inaugural episode of the television series "Millionaire Matchmaker" where he described his life and the type of wife he sought.cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/01202008/tv/mister__lonely_466038.htm|title=Mister. Lonely. 'Matchmaker' finds love for lonely rich dudes|last=Paige|first=Albiniak|publisher=NY Post|date=2008-01-20|accessdate=2008-10-06]

Early life

Dave Levine was born on May 6, 1968 in Malden, Massachusetts, the first of three siblings. He spent most of his formative years at Lynnfield, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, after which he pursued a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. After graduation, from June 1990 to June 1991, Levine taught English at a school in Shibuya, Tokyo in Japan. He also taught the language at corporate offices in Japan.

On his return to the United States, he worked in New York in the Personnel Department at the New York City Housing Authority. Finding the job boring and inefficient, he quit withing six months.cite web|url=http://www.sextoydave.com/govjob.html|title=Description of David Levine|last=Levine|first=David|publisher=CNV.com|accessdate=2008-10-06] He then moved back to Charlestown (Boston), and then Somerville to work with his father.cite web|url=http://www.insidesocal.com/orderinthecourt/2008/01/sextoy-dave-doesnt-like-his-ma.html|title=Sextoy Dave doesn't like his matchmaker experience|last=Hopkins|first=Brent|date=2008-01-28|publisher=Order in the Court|accessdate=2008-10-06]

"Sextoy Dave"

In 1994, shortly after he was introduced to the internet, Levine recognized the potential online business.cite news|url=http://www.dailynewstribune.com/state/x1059361235|title=Sextoy Dave left Massachusetts to find millions online|last=Bagley|first=S. H.|date=2008-01-18|publisher=Daily News Tribune|accessdate=2008-10-06] To work on his goals, he took a leave of absence from his father's business. A few months later, Levine founded Convergence Inc., that he described as an "online mall".cite web|url=http://www.sextoydave.com/|title=Sextoy Dave|publisher=CNV.com|accessdate=2008-10-06] The site sold books, T-shirts, watches, clothing, and other such items. However, stiff competition from other online retailers such as Amazon.com forced Levine to rethink the company's business strategies. As the adult accessories or sex toys division, received the most sales and web traffic, Levine decided to focus on that category and started sextoy.com under Convergence Inc. By 1999 the company's revenues crossed the USD 1 million mark.

An interview to the German entertainment channel ProSiebenSat.1 in November 2007, sent the channels ratings soaring. ProSiebenSat.1 has plans to feature Dave for a premiere episode that is expected to be released in late 2008. In June 2008, Levine was featured in the adult magazine "Hustler" for the September 2008 issue, in an article titled "Living the High Life" where he describes his life and work. A bachelor, Levine has also been featured on the inaugural show of the television serial "Millionaire Matchmaker" in January 2008, where he was interviewed by celebrity matchmaker Patti Stanger where she advised him to 'hide his penis cactus and remove his living room stripper pole.'cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/03/entertainment/ca-monitor3|title=The price of love is more than a million|date=2008-02-08|publisher=LA Times|accessdate=2008-10-06]

ee also

*sextoy.com

References

External links

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* [http://www.sextoydave.com/govjob.html Description of David Levine]