Businessman, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
Louis David Spagnuolo is a successive entrepreneur and a captain of industry, who has been blessed to have the opportunity of living the American Dream.
- “Don’t waste time looking for help. Life is hard. Just bite the bullet and do it yourself.”
-Louis D. Spagnuolo
Mr. Spagnuolo currently serves as the Chairman of Illuminati Trust, LLC, a diversified monetization company with holdings spread across 37 industry verticals with an emphasis on insurance, private aviation, finance and technology. Throughout his career Mr. Spagnuolo has collaborated with industry titans, professional athletes, entertainers, national business leaders, heads of state and what he calls “countless genuinely fantastic people,” while sharing in the financial dreams of all his clients to the tune of more than $884 million in deal participations.
- “It takes a lot of little steps. The biggest myth is the thought that giant steps actually exist.”
– Louis D. Spagnuolo
Mr. Spagnuolo grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of first-generation Italian Americans. Starting from humble beginnings, Mr. Spagnuolo recites that his first job was at eight years old, stealing food from the back of restaurants to help feed his family. From the beginning, a relentless perseverance has always run deep through his veins and combined with an undying positive attitude have been cornerstones of his success. While in High School, Mr. Spagnuolo excelled at St. John’s Prep, an all-boy Roman Catholic High School on the North Shore of Boston, where he excelled in sports and various school activities. Upon graduating, he chose the University of Miami and studied finance. Without the typical financial support many other students had, Mr. Spagnuolo was relegated to becoming a security person/bouncer at many of the top nightclubs in Miami to help makes ends meet.
- “It was a pretty challenging upbringing, but it made me stronger and I think it built me into the man that I am today.”
– Louis D. Spagnuolo
It was there at UM, that his fortunes began to shift. With three wealthy friends, he landed in the import/export business, exporting cell phone accessories to South America. Another friend led him into the technology industry during the dot-com explosion, followed by real estate investment and mortgage brokering during the euphoric real estate boom. But it was during his tenure at the Royal Bank of Canada where he began to uncover the secret to his greatest success: The INTERNET. Two venture capital companies later, he was well on his way to becoming a serial Internet entrepreneur and the rest, as they say, is history.
- “The key is to make deposits in everything you do…and then LUCK will come!”
– Louis D. Spagnuolo
Mr. Spagnuolo has been recognized in more than 278 major media publications, including Forbes, Fox Business News, BankRate.com, Associated Press, South Florida Business Journal, Palm Beach Post, Sun-Sentinel, South Florida Business Leader Magazine and South Florida Opulence. He is a nationally sought after expert in Internet Monetization, with an emphasis on asset acquisitions that can be leveraged to generate liquidity events.
- “Focus on the millions of things that can go right and commit yourself to being great in everything you do!” – Louis D. Spagnuolo
As a result of his extraordinary efforts in business and the incredible opportunities that have been blessed upon him, Mr. Spagnuolo most recently became a vetted member of TIGER 21 (The Investment Group for Enhanced Results in the 21st Century). Tiger 21 is the premier peer-to-peer learning network for ultra high-net-worth investors in the world. More than 250 TIGER 21 members collectively manage approximately $24 billion in investable assets. Members are entrepreneurs, CEOs, inventors, and top executives with backgrounds in financial services, real estate, industrial and consumer goods, legal services, and more. In 2013, Mr. Spagnuolo was named Brand Ambassador of North America, for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, where his role is to promote the brand at exclusive events throughout the country and to welcome new Rolls-Royce purchasers into “The Rolls-Royce Family.” Additional honors and awards include Mr. Spagnuolo being named to the Marquis Who’s Who in Finance, a Business Leader Magazine Award Winner and a Business Leader Movers and Shakers Award Winner.
- “I have been criticized, laughed at and ridiculed, but in the end I have done ok.”
– Louis D. Spagnuolo