Brian Silverberg

Co-Founder and Principal @ The Furniture X-Change

About

Brian Silverberg, Managing Partner and Co-founder of The Furniture X-change has acted for the last 25 years as the lead client relationship manager and resource connector to help the company become the largest office furniture re-seller and liquidator in the country. At the firm, Brian is the leader in helping enterprise level organizations like Deloitte, Verizon, Chase, Sony, L’Oréal, Credit Suisse, Interior Move Consultants, Guardian Life and Reed Smith transform their new spaces and liquidate former space furniture with no hassles. Among his achievements: > Built largest used/refurbished furniture company in Nortih East > Led the liquidation of an average of 7.5 million of real estate space per year > Bought out a 20-year partner in 2014 > Has created a Furniture Buying business that remains the greenest solution imaginable > Built the Furniture X-Change to be a 120-employee business with 14 million dollars in sales > Has grown client base to approximately 5000 clients > Has built an end to end product and service delivery business with 120 full time employees, 250 forty-five foot trailers, 10 demolition/dump trailers, 10 tractors and 10 delivery trucks. Brian is a true connector and resource in his industry. He is often called on to aid in relationship development among key executives in real estate, project management, owners’ representative teams, moving companies and consulting groups. On a personal level, Brian is committed to helping causes he cares about deeply. He and his company provide financial and equipment support to the American Cancer Society and The Big Brothers & Big Sisters organization. Brian is open to personalized LinkedIn Connect Requests from former and current clients and partners in the Real Estate industry. You may also send Brian an Inmail with any specific requests.

Country

United States

City

New York City Metropolitan Area

Industry

Furniture

Skill

Client Services, Client Relations, Systems Furniture, Custom Furniture, Commercial Real Estate, Furniture, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Management, Customer Service, Sales Management, Sales, Sales Operations, Marketing Strategy, Marketing

Experience

Co-Founder and Principal

The Furniture X-Change

1997-1 - Present · 29 yrs 9 mos

New Jersey

Brian Silverberg is the Co-Founder and Principal of The Furniture Exchange, a company he has been pivotal in building to one of the largest buyer and re-seller of high-end office furniture in the United States over the last 25+ years. In his role, Mr. Silverberg is responsible for all client relations and supporting his sales team, which he has built, trained and groomed to provide excellent client service to The Furniture Exchange enterprise level clientele. Mr. Silverberg is committed to supporting the needs of his vendors, partners, clients and employees. He is often seen walking the halls of The Furniture Exchange finding ways to motivate and nurture his sales teams and customer service people. He is generous as a resource in connecting his clients to qualified vendors in real estate brokerage, real estate development, construction, interior design, moving services.

Investor

MBS Value

2008-5 - 2016-3 · 7 yrs 11 mos

Brian as an investor and partner of MBS Value, a sub ISO credit card processor company, built the company from a start up to a $1.5mm recurring annual business in 8 years. In this role, he was responsible for creating all deal structure, business development and contract adherence. MBS Value provides credit card processing services for small professional services businesses.

Principal Owner

SmartChoice

2000-1 - 2010-3 · 10 yrs 3 mos

Greater New York City Area

Brian invested and grew Smart Choice Communications, an end-to-end telecommunications consulting and management company with a partner from a $500k company to an $8 million business. In this role, Brian managed all company Sales & Marketing including assigning sales resources and managing a sales team.

Principal and Owner

Used Business Equipment

1988-4 - 1996-3 · 8 yrs

New Jersey

As Principal and Owner of UBE (Used Business Equipment) Brain Silverberg from built a small startup used business equipment into a $15 million company in just 8 years. In this role. Brian was responsible for all company Marketing and Sales. He was responsible for finding all lead sources, bringing in deals, negotiations and client management. In this role, he also trained the UBE sales team.