1. Ep #323 From a Childhood in Poverty to 300 Million in Sales Interview With Matthew Gallagher Founder and CEO Watch Gang Roman Prokopchuk 32:06

I got to speak to Matthew Gallagher.

Matthew is Los Angeles based entrepreneur with a history in computer engineering and digital advertising. As the founder and CEO of Watch Gang, Matthew oversees the day to day business operations of the world’s largest watch club, leading the business to $300M in sales. Matthew’s childhood in poverty made him passionate about helping others and led him to becoming a committed philanthropist.

We spoke about:

  • 01:22 Growing up in poverty
  • 1:52 Finding a role model
  • 3:17 Starting Watch Gang from watch gifted from his father.
  • 5:47 Moving to LA to pursue.
  • 6:22 Fathers passing out things in perspective.
  • 9:17 Starting Watch Gang.
  • 13:12 Company growing pains.
  • 13:52 Hiring friends to fill roles and grow company.
  • 15:50 Pivoting during lockdowns.
  • 26:17 Philanthropy helping kids.
  • 28:32 Take action

This episode is sponsored by Nova Zora Digital experts in digital marketing.

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Roman is a 1st generation immigrant from Ukraine. He arrived in US with 6 other family members to a 2 bedroom apartment. Roman interned with the Secret Service and held a top secret government clearance. He was forced to become a self taught digital marketer as a result of the 2008 recession, and fell in love with it. Roman has 14 years of experience leading digital teams in senior leadership roles on over 600 campaigns across many industries. He founded Nova Zora Digital in 2012.

Roman is the host of the Digital Savage Experience Podcast, a Top 100 Podcast on Apple Podcasts for How To and has worked on other projects in the podcast space. He is a foster parent, and has had 29 kids in his home since June 2018. He became a foster parent by going through 6 miscarriages with his wife in 3 years, 2 of which happened on Christmas Days. With death, loss, and hardships Roman pushes through no matter what.