The Future of the Metaverse with Mario Nawfal
Mario Nawfal / Founder & CEO of The IBC Group
December 13, 2022
Guest Bio
Mario Nawfal / Founder & CEO of The IBC Group
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
Selling blenders door to door leads to Froothie Australia.
Mario began his journey with $300 in the bank. Unconventional marketing techniques, efficient logistical systems and a team of global contractors propelled Froothie to $1m in year one and over $10m in year 2, all bootstrapped.
2013
Forms Optimum Appliances.
Mario built the Optimum range of appliances to satisfy the demand for high-end kitchen appliances. Optimum went on to achieve global brand status.
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
Founds business scaling incubator GoGlobal.
Leveraging the infrastructure and connections developed throughout his entrepreneurship journey, Mario established GoGlobal, an incubator that sits at the heart of what is now a rapidly expanding conglomerate, the Athena Group of Companies.
2017-2018
In 2017, Mario launched IBC Group which is now one of the largest and most respected accelerators and marketing agencies in the crypto space. Mario also founded his own VC fund in 2018.
2019
VC Fund, Accounting & Entering the Cannabis Space
After the success of IBC, Mario launches IBI Ventures (VC Fund), IBA (Blockchain Accounting), IGC (Cannabis & Hemp Consulting).
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
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