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= Damian Prosalendis = Damian Prosalendis (born October 19, 1995) is a Greek social media personality, entrepreneur and member of the Prosalendis Family. Damian became a self-made millionaire in 2016, when he turned 20, after dropping out of college. He attracted widespread attention in 2020 due to his participation in GNTM.

Born and raised in Corfu, Damian started studying Chemical Engineering in Greece. However, he never acquired a degree since he gave up his studies to start a freelancing business on Fiverr. He began offering paid courses and memberships through his website and rose to fame as an Internet celebrity,

promoting a luxurious lifestyle and money-making methods.

Early life
Damian was born on October 19, 1995 in Corfu. Raised in Greece, he faced many financial difficulties in his 19s. After dropping out of university, he worked as a flyer distributor for $1 an hour to survive. He participated in many competitions, including GNTM and the National Kickboxing Championship of Greece.

Education
Damian studied Chemical Engineering at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He quit education at 19 years old to focus on his business career. He granted self-education on entrepreneurship through books and webinars.

Competitions
Damian fought in the National Kickboxing Championship of Greece when he was seventeen. He won a gold medal, which was a decisive factor in his love for martial arts. He gave up Kick-Boxing due to family pressure to study.

In 2020, Damian competed in GNTM 3. His comments on the audition about his success story drew massive attention and even attracted controversy. Although he passed to the next part of the competition, he was disqualified later on in the show.

Freelancing Business
In 2016, Damian showed interest in entrepreneurship. As a 19-year-old, he quit formal education and launched his first consulting business. He offered copywriting services for advertisements on Fiverr. Starting selling as low as $5 per gig, he later formed a team of more than 20 people serving thousands of people around the world. After 3 months of monetizing his marketing skills, he made $5,000, while this consulting firm made him a millionaire before turning 21.

Conquering Fiverr by Anax Publishing
Later Damian became the founder of Anax Publishing, a media company specializing in self-improvement publications. He wrote an e-book named Conquering Fiverr, which aimed to teach readers ways to secure stable income by offering services on Fiverr. In this book, he explained the methods and the tools he used for his freelancing business.

SPXMAC
In 2017, Damian found SPXMAC, an online consulting firm for Amazon FBA businesses. SPXMAC scaled on an international level, cooperating with more than 10,000 clients in 116 countries. Damian participated in many interviews for his consulting business, including Forbes, Huffington Post, International Business Times and Entrepreneur Magazine. He also gave a public speech on stage at a conference of more than 1,500 Amazon Brands owners as the CEO of SPXMAC.

Badass Talent
At 24, Damian launched Badass Talent in Miami. It was a talent and model management agency that aimed to bring fame to upcoming models.

Studio Badass
Later that year, Damian found Studio Badass, a company that filmed videos of travel destinations all around the globe showcasing luxury living. Being the protagonist of the videos, he run this company with his videographer.

ProsaMedia
In the same year, Damian found ProsaMedia, a marketing agency that helped established businesses scale. ProsaMedia offered social media marketing, project management, film production and consultancy services for Fiverr and Amazon brands.

Conclavio
In 2021 Damian found Conclavio, an online organization that teaches its members modern money-making methods. Members of Conclavio also have direct communication with Damian himself and other multimillionaires and they host numerous events. Today, Conclavio is amongst the most successful businesses of Damian, having thousands of members.

Investments
Damian efficiently diversifies even further, investing in real estate in Dubai, the USA and Greece. He also holds a multi-million dollar portfolio in Forex, stocks, cryptocurrencies and NFT investments.

Social media
As a media personality, Damian collectively has more than 250,000 followers on his YouTube channel, Instagram and Twitter page. Damian received attention for his TikTok videos describing his views on self-improvement, wealth acquiring methods and also showcasing luxury living and advertising his organization. His videos attracted controversy leading to fraud accusations against Damian after people claimed that "he is not wealthy" and that "he takes advantage of people to steal their money". However, Damian and his team debunked that theory. Today there is no TikTok account under his name, but videos of him are still getting uploaded by his fans and members of his organization.

In September 2020, Damian uploaded his first video on his YouTube channel, commenting on his audition on GNTM and answering questions from his viewers. He kept posting videos of his lifestyle, financial advice and investing tips.

Personal views
Although his political views remain hidden, he explains his opinions on finance, the economy and entrepreneurship in many videos.

Money
Damian is a capitalist and believes that anybody can become rich provided they work hard. Based on his story when he was younger, he claims that trauma is essential for someone to become successful. He is a strong advocate of the opinion that "money buys happiness" because of the journey that people go through to become wealthy. Last but not least, he believes that money is directly connected to freedom, although such statements are sometimes commented on as controversial.

Entrepreneurship
Damian is an ardent supporter of modern money-making methods and business models. He believes that adapting is a crucial skill to success as an entrepreneur. He encourages his audience to find internet-based jobs to secure a high income and to invest in the Cryptocurrency and NFT market. He states that a correct mindset is a skill that defines successful entrepreneurs and that martial arts have personally helped him fix his mindset. Damian despises gambling and every other method to make money that requires luck.

Personal life
After becoming wealthy, Damian moved to Dubai. Being a media personality, he exposes a large part of his life. He promotes an ultra-luxurious lifestyle, showcasing numerous supercars, yachts and fancy clothing, while maintaining and running his businesses. He creates videos for his fans and shares them with his organization. He often meets with other internet influencers, hosts real-life events with them and uploads videos. Damian also likes reading self-improvement books that help strengthening his mindset. Last but foremost, he is athletic and keen on martial arts.

Public perception
Damian attracted many times the attention of the public. Although part of the youth consider him a role model and he is often looked up to for the wealth he has acquired and his success story, plenty of times he receives negative comments and is sometimes accused of fraud. When he auditioned for GNTM 3, people blamed him for lying to the critics and giving misinformation about his wealth and the ways he collected it. Damian denied such allegations as they have not been proven to be true. Damian has appeared in many podcasts and interviews, including the Online Success Journey podcast, the Amazing.com interview, Forbes, Huffington Post, International Business Times and Entrepreneur Magazine. He talked about his journey as an entrepreneur and gave tips to upcoming brands.