Eugene Finkelshtein is the head of the PMI media holding and the Planet Plus corporation, which organized Lady Gaga and Madonna tours in St. Petersburg. In addition, it was this man who built the Alla Pugacheva Song Theater and created PMIbar.
Today, Eugene is rightfully considered one of the most successful Russian entrepreneurs who have earned billions over the years of their activity. How exactly did a man start and develop his own business, how did he build a career and whose recommendations were he guided by? One of the most influential businessmen of St. Petersburg talks about his secrets of success and the experience of building profitable enterprises in numerous interviews.
Biography of Eugene Finkelstein
The future billionaire was born on October 13, 1970 in the city of Fergana in Uzbekistan. Already in his teens, Zhenya began to show the excellent inclinations of a businessman. But the guy’s training didn’t grow together: he graduated from school somehow, he was expelled from the technical school. And all for one reason - dyslexia.
As a teenager, the boy once ran away from home due to family problems. So, already at the age of 14, Eugene got his first job, becoming a butcher. At the end of the school, the boy's family changed his place of residence, going to Holland. Here in 1989, an entrepreneurial guy organized organized export and import of food products to the territory of Russia - he named the created company Infin Gala.
The beginning of the way
In the early 90s, Eugene Finkelstein arrived in St. Petersburg, which had once attracted him. Brother Eugene offered him a position in his own company, but the ambitious guy, only to demonstrate to his family that he was doing so well, began to throw all kinds of parties. At the dawn of the 90s, the initiative of Eugene ended very predictably - with bodily injuries and concussion.
Six months later, the guy’s condition stabilized, and he began to reflect on his future. Suddenly for himself, he realized that he could only do one thing - to organize vivid performances and concerts. So, Eugene Finkelstein founded the first music club in St. Petersburg, called the Planetarium. This place has become an arena for performances by foreign celebrities: U-96, Scooter, Aerosmith, Robert Miles have visited its walls. And the first truly successful event in the club was a tour of the world-famous Depeche Mode team.
Further activities
The affairs of the music club founded by Eugene Finkelstein went uphill, and the creator of the organization began to move on. So, just a few years later, a novice businessman officially registered the Planet Plus company. And already in 2002, he headed the St. Petersburg Music Industry Society, which he later began to call abbreviated as PMI. Gradually, the Finkelstein Corporation included:
- promotion company "Planet Plus";
- construction holding "PMI Development";
- Studio "Institute of Beauty";
- network of tennis courts "PMI Sport";
- radio station "Love Radio", Russian Radio ", " Monte Carlo ", " Maximum ";
- advertising agency "PMI Media";
- creative structure "I am talent";
- tour operator "Continental";
- advertising operator "Top Music";
- the largest ticket operator in the CIS and Baltic countries, as well as in Russia, is Kassir.ru.
Now the corporation of Eugene Finkelstein is considered the leader in the field of domestic show business and the largest organization in the northwest. This company is mainly involved in organizing concerts of Russian and foreign celebrities in St. Petersburg and the surrounding regions of the country.
Finkelshtein's business today
Now the president of the corporation is working on the construction of a large modern hall in the cultural capital of Russia. According to the idea of Eugene, the Alla Pugacheva Song Theater will become the largest arena in the city for the performance of foreign stars. In general, the main focus of the PMI holding is the full-scale coverage of the entire music market of St. Petersburg and the north-west of the country.
Of course, the main assets of the entrepreneur is a large corporation PMI. In 2016, Eugene’s fortune was estimated at 7.8 billion rubles. He was 99th in the ranking of Russian billionaires. However, over the past year, Finkelstein has almost lost its radiant business. The main source of income for Yevgeny Grigoryevich today is the ticket operator Kassir.ru: according to the entrepreneur himself, the company's turnover in Russia and abroad is approximately 13 billion rubles.
Income
It is noteworthy that Finkelstein’s elder brother, Vadim, is the head of the international level corporation M-1 Global. In addition, he is the founder of the network of equipment stores for MMA and clothing "Empire", as well as the owner of the candy factory "Christoph". Senior Finkelstein takes 102nd place all in the same ranking of billionaires.
Being the most popular promoter today, on whose account hundreds of successful concerts by world famous stars, Evgeny Grigoryevich also became a restaurateur. PMIbar was the first brainchild of Finkelstein in the restaurant business.
