Marco Sarussi lived every teenage boy's fantasy - 'everything I wanted, I could afford to buy'
At just 30 years old, Leeds dynamo Marco Sarussi has accrued a vast empire of properties and tears up the sky behind the wheel of aeroplanes when he’s not making an absolute killing on the ground.
Marco also shared how becoming bald has worked to his advantage, how he was quick to suss out a business venture after being stuck in the most dire of living situations in London and has even set up his dad’s business. Marco said: “There was probably about 10 or 12 of us who’d always play out together. I said to them if any of them wanted to make some money, that I’d knock on the door.
'Everything I wanted, I could afford' He was a huge American wrestling fan and when he was 14 he wanted to use his earnings to buy wrestling merchandise online but was put off by the “ridiculous” prices. He “figured out a way” to buy the merchandise from the American website for much cheaper. He then realised he could make a huge “30 per cent” profit by selling these items in the UK himself, considering it was $2 to the pound at that time .
“I had a table tennis table, a basketball net, three motorbikes, including a chopper, a dirt bike and a petrol scooter. I also had a massive flat screen 32-inch TV - which was big for back then - and a PS3 before it even came out in the UK because I bought it from the States. Everything I wanted, I could afford to buy.”
The landlord said he could move out as long as he found a replacement tenant. Marco went about putting an advertisement online, along with high quality pictures and description. His advertising drummed up so much interest, the landlord was able to rent it out at a higher price. During this time, he launched a number of different start-ups – including his dad Shalom’s business, importing and selling mechanical parts. One of them called Gecko Direct, an SEO and web design business, really took off and paved the way for Marco's properties.
'I look a lot older than I am' Asked if he was ever not taken seriously due to his young age, Marco said: “I’ve lost all my hair! Because I look a lot older than I am, I’ve never had an issue.
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