Episode 13- Rob Gough

Rob Gough is an American entrepreneur, actor and investor and the current Owner and CEO of streetwear label DOPE.  As an early entrepreneur, he set up Bidaroo, an online auction site which went on to sponsor an Indy car for the season and was eventually sold to a private buyer in 2009. Gough then went to work for Finish Line (NYSE: FINL) where he grew their online marketing programs over 500% each year from $300k a year to over $30 million. Gough co-founded Eckim, an award-winning performance marketing company, in 2012. The company moved from Indianapolis to Marina Del Rey, California.  The company grew rapidly and won awards. In 2012, Eckim won "Best New Publisher" at the Golden Link Awards in New York City. Under Gough’s leadership the company continued to win prestigious awards every year. Within 3 years, the company was hitting 8-figure revenues and was eventually sold to Quotient (NYSE: QUOT), formerly known as "Coupons," in August 2014. In 2017 Gough purchased Los Angeles-based streetwear label DOPE.  In one of his first moves as CEO, Gough announced a collaboration between DOPE and BET.  In 2021, Gough acquired a rare Mickey Mantle card that was sold for a record-breaking $5.2 million, the highest price ever for a baseball card.