In this episode, Larry speaks with a successful entrepreneur, Roman Sharf, CEO Of Luxury Bazaar

Roman was born on 5/9/75 in the Soviet Union. In 1988, at the age of 13 Roman became a refugee when his father decided to leave the failed Soviet Union and chase the American Dream. With brief stops in both Austria and Italy, Roman and his family settled down in a 400 sq./ft. apartment in Brooklyn, New York. 

His first job was delivering newspapers. As he transitioned from a teenager to young adult Roman held various jobs from dishwasher to construction worker, to bagel truck driver, but due to his love for his country, Roman decided to join the US Army at the age of 18. After leaving the army he enrolled at Penn State University to study electrical engineering, but soon found an interest in computer science. 

Roman broke into the banking industry with Fleet which has been bought several times since. At the pinnacle of his banking career, Roman became a Vice President at Deutsche Bank supporting the local payment systems that process about $40 billion a month in transactions. When 9/11 happened the economy crashed and Deutsche laid off 10% of its employees. The banking industry was not nearly as stable as it once was and Roman made the tough decision to combine his passion for watches and his dream of working for himself, and Luxury Bazaar was born. Big Hitters with Larry Weidel is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so