The Metaverse speaker and the NFT tech founder Mario Nawfal
Founder of the Athena Group of Companies, a business conglomerate that operates in more than 40 countries, Mario started his first business with $300 in the bank selling blenders door to door.
Through unconventional marketing techniques, efficient logistical systems, and a team of global contractors, he propelled Froothie to $1m in year one and over $10m in year two, all bootstrapped.
Since then Mario launched multiple ventures into the millions, all bootstrapped, including an events business, a FinTech consulting firm, a marketing agency and multiple ecom businesses all while surviving a massive scam, various black swan events, and all the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. He continues to launch new companies, is a partner at a law firm and the founder of a VC fund.
In 2020, Mario decided to begin documenting his journey and helping other entrepreneurs at no cost, all while traveling the world pursuing his hobby dancing Bachata. The journey & the hustle continue…
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Smart work is predominantly doing the RIGHT thing. No matter how hard you grind, if your compass is off, you are screwed. The number of people I have come across who have been hustling for years and don’t seem to move forward is sad…. And what’s more sad is how obvious it is that their compass was way off! This is close to insanity, doing the same thing again and again expecting a different outcome...
Mario Nawfal - Metaverse Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur, CEO, Investor
Companies Operating
In 40+ Countries
Best Performing
Companies in 2021
Mario's Story
To Success
Smart work is predominantly doing the RIGHT thing. No matter how hard you grind, if your compass is off, you are screwed. The number of people I have come across who have been hustling for years and don’t seem to move forward is sad…. And what’s more sad is how obvious it is that their compass was way off! This is close to insanity, doing the same thing again and again expecting a different outcome...
2012
2013
2014
Launches HX, Vie, FX, Prestige Home Appliances and other product lines. Mario continued his entrepreneurship journey by establishing a range of brands in various niches including personal mobility, fitness and e-cigarettes.
2016
2017-2018
2019
VC Fund, Law Firm, Accounting & Entering the Cannabis Space
2020
Launched Roundtable.Club which quickly became the biggest audio room with over 10,000 daily listeners and regular celebrity guests.
2021
In 2021, Mario stepped up as CEO of NFT Technologies, one of the first companies focusing on NFTs planning to go public, and have the ticker symbol NFT reserved in North America. They are backed by leading personalities in the crypto and business world as well as celebrities and thought leaders.
In the meantime IBC Group, Mario’s crypto marketing agency launched in 2017, became one of the largest and most respected incubators and accelerators in the crypto space, launching some of the industry’s largest projects.
2022
NFT Tech goes public on the NEO and Frankfurt exchanges
IBC incubates some of the industry’s largest projects, and launches Eneftee Lab to acquire and incubate NFT projects
Roudtable.Club relaunches on Twitter Spaces
Travelling and speaking around the world including Davos and TEDx
Check Out the Crypto RoundTable Show
- Showing: How to bootstrap 7 figure businesses.
- Covering: All aspects of business including management, accounting, leadership, and crisis management.
- Guiding: On how to adopt & maintain a necessary business mindset.
- Executing: And making money on the knowledge you attain.
- Scaling: Your revenue producing business higher.
