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From Graduating High School With a 2.0 GPA To Scaling Multiple Marketing Agencies

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For Massimo Didomenico to grow from a lower-middle-class household, it would be hard to envision becoming a coveted figure in the digital marketing world. Massimo graduated from high school with a 2.0 GPA having an entrepreneurial flame burning within him. He wanted to join college and study business. However, upon entering, he dropped out of college in his second semester and started pursuing his business ventures. His interest was in helping people achieve their goals by making money through digital marketing. 

Massimo partnered with two of his colleagues and started a marketing company when he was just 18 years old. The move came with lots of challenges like any other startup company. Massimo would wake up at 4 am to go to the gym, arrive at the office at 8 am to build his company. What was he going to do differently to disrupt the market and emerge as the number one authority in his field?

The Rise

As a startup, Massimo’s company had a tiny client base. However, due to their dedication, persistence, and passion, they managed to get to work with some of the big brand names and CEOs. Their company was soon rising and “blowing up.” But when they tried to exit the company, something went wrong. The partners’ names were tarnished online, and they moved on to launch a new venture, and guess what? The Bahamas was the ideal place to work on the next move for Massimo. 

Luckily, Massimo managed to connect with an individual who owned a marketing company but did it differently. The collaboration was the birth of something big. The duo began to disrupt the digital marketing field and build a name for themselves. Sooner than later, they acquired a publicly-traded holdings company, and still today they are scaling like crazy. 

Why Massimo’s Strategy is Unique

When Massimo joined the digital marketing industry, it was clear that a new force had arrived. He chose to be honest with his clients in every step of serving them. The fluffy marketing that was slowly killing most entrepreneurs’ business was now on the spot. Massimo chose the other way round. He was going to market without the fluff. He began offering marketing services that everyone cherished and needed, not just for quick bucks but for the sake of helping them gain credibility. 

Today, Massimo is at the forefront of helping individuals increase their social presence on social media and establish them as credible and authoritative in their niches. In the process, he helps them leverage and generate more income and become more visible online. Massimo also helps his clients build client acquisition systems through digital media to increase volume and qualified leads. 

Scaling Multiple Agencies

In his prior business, Massimo helped scale his agency to over 6-figures in under four months. He has also helped companies such as Bang Energy, Toyota and helped a plethora of 8-9 Figure Earners establish their personal brand online over Instagram. 

His company Tansocial focuses on personal branding and building automated client acquisition systems for businesses through digital media. He helps agencies develop social presence and communicate their value on Instagram and teach them how to leverage it to bring in more revenue, visibility, speaking engagements, and more opportunities. He also helps corporate entities generate more revenue and build a scalable system to acquire clients. 

For more information on scaling your company, you can connect with Massimo on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Instagram. 

Michelle has been a part of the journey ever since Bigtime Daily started. As a strong learner and passionate writer, she contributes her editing skills for the news agency. She also jots down intellectual pieces from categories such as science and health.

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Why Derik Fay Is Becoming a Case Study in Long-Haul Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship today is often framed in extremes — overnight exits or public flameouts. But a small cohort of operators is being studied for something far less viral: consistency. Among them, Derik Fay has quietly surfaced as a long-term figure whose name appears frequently across sectors, interviews, and editorial mentions — yet whose personal visibility remains relatively limited.

Fay’s career spans more than 20 years and includes work in private investment, business operations, and emerging entertainment ventures. Though many of his companies are not household names, the volume and duration of his activity have made him a subject of interest among business media outlets and founders who study entrepreneurial longevity over fame.

He was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, in 1978, and while much of his early career remains undocumented publicly, recent profiles including recurring features in Forbes — have chronicled his current portfolio and leadership methods. These accounts often emphasize his pattern of working behind the scenes, embedding within businesses rather than leading from a distance. His style is often described by peers as “operational first, media last.”

Fay has also become recognizable for his consistency in leadership approach: focus on internal systems, low public profile, and long-term strategy over short-term visibility. At 46 years old, his posture in business remains one of longevity rather than disruption  a contrast to many of the more heavily publicized entrepreneurs of the post-2010 era.

While Fay has never publicly confirmed his net worth, independent analysis based on documented real estate holdings, corporate exits, and investment activity suggests a conservative floor of $100 million, with several credible indicators placing the figure at well over $250 million. The exact number may remain private  but the scale is increasingly difficult to overlook.

He is also involved in creative sectors, including film and media, and maintains a presence on social platforms, though not at the scale or tone of many personal-brand-driven CEOs. He lives with his long-term partner, Shandra Phillips, and is the father of two daughters — both occasionally referenced in interviews, though rarely centered.

While not an outspoken figure, Fay’s work continues to gain media attention. The reason may lie in the contrast he presents: in a climate of rapid rises and equally rapid burnout, his profile reflects something less dramatic but increasingly valuable — steadiness.

There are no viral speeches. No Twitter threads drawing blueprints. Just a track record that’s building its own momentum over time.

Whether that style becomes the norm for the next wave of founders is unknown. But it does offer something more enduring than buzz: a model of entrepreneurship where attention isn’t the currency — results are.

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