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Jeff Bowman is Miami's consummate concierge
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Jeff Bowman is Miami's consummate concierge. The 41 year old founder of VIP South Beach transforms tourist clients into instant "insiders" for a nominal fee:"We are not living in the typical city," explains Bowman, who once modeled for Wilhelmina Models and owned a share of the now defunct Chili Pepper and Brant's Break nightclubs. "The scene is always changing, and its hard to stay up-to-date. You need to know where to stay, where to eat and where to party on which days of the week." Born in Baton Rouge and raised in Coral Gables, Bowman moved to Manhattan at age 20 and modeled between New York and
Europe until 1993. He spent the next seven years building his clubs into hotspots, making a strong network of community connections and directing "out of town friends and their friends and their friends" to Miami's A-list venues. Two years ago he, he chose to capitalize on his sought-after services with VIPSouthBeach.com "Who wants to come to South Beach and stand in line for three hours until a doorman decides to pick you out of the crowd?" asks Bowman, who debuted a sister company, VIPNYCity.com, last fall. "My Service is all about getting right in without any hassles, headaches or problems--- that's a real vacation."
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