I sat down with Mario Nawfal.
He is the founder of the Athena Group of Companies, a business conglomerate that operates in more than 40 countries.
Mario had embarked upon his entrepreneurial path, with $300 in the bank, selling blenders door to door which led to Froothie Australia . Through unconventional marketing techniques, efficient logistical systems and a team of global contractors, he propelled Froothie to $1m in year one and over $10 million in year two, all bootstrapped.
We spoke about how he built up and grew his companies, where he came from and his journey to now. Â How he was scammed and almost lost everything, where his motivation comes from and much more. Â
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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.
