MAX SHALOM, BORN AND RAISED IN THE IMPORTING BUSINESS IN NEW YORK CITY, CO-FOUNDED ISL WITH ABE IN 2015. THROUGH THE GROWTH OF ISL IN VARIOUS DIFFERENT MARKETS, MAX HAS BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND HIS CAREER OF BRINGING VALUE-ORIENTED PRODUCTS TO THE MASS MARKET INTO A PRODUCT CATEGORY THAT HE BELIEVES “HAS A DEEP SOCIAL AND PERSONAL IMPACT ON THE WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS TODAY”. ISL’S SUCCESS IN SUPPLYING INTERIOR FINISHES TO PROPERTIES AROUND THE COUNTRY IS CLOSELY TIED TO THE PARTNERS’ MISSION TO SUPPLY WELL-BALANCED FF&E AT A GREAT VALUE THAT CREATES AN UPLIFTING ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERY GENERATION.

AFTER GRADUATING FROM NEW YORK UNIVERSITY IN 2005, MAX HAS HELD SEVERAL EXECUTIVE ROLES AT FAMILY TEXTILE BUSINESSES AND HAS MANAGED AND EXECUTED OVER $500M OF B2B BUSINESS. Mr. Shalom HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN BUILDING THE ISL MANAGEMENT TEAM ALONGSIDE ABE AND CHOREOGRAPHING ITS CUSTOMER-FOCUSED PROCESSES TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN ITS REPUTATION OF DELIVERING THE BEST IN CLASS QUALITY FINISHES FOR SOME OF THE MOST EXCLUSIVE PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.