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– Before becoming the ‘most disruptive internet marketer’, Wall Street Journal Keith Gill reports that he was a perfect college athlete who set out to become a professional runner. “When he thinks of something, he can be very focused,” he tells his mother, Elaine Gill Journal. Gill, 34, turned his attention to online trading, which put him on the path to becoming the man behind the recent GameStop trading frenzy. Here’s more about Gill.
- The hero of his hometown. Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, Gill is still remembered for his speed on the track, says John Fidalgo, Brockton High School field coach. USA Today: “The children all know him by name. Gill’s name is everywhere in our locker room and on the record. ”
- Person online. Known on Reddit as “DeepF – ingValue” and on YouTube as “Roaring Kitty”, Gill often wears a “samurai-esque” backing band and a cat-themed T-shirt, depending on New York Post. He operates a YouTube channel in the basement of his Boston suburb “behind an office full of used cups, assorted technological equipment, sports hats and Uno cards.”
- Buying GameStop. In September 2019, Gill posted a screenshot of the portfolio to Reddit group WallStreetBets, showing that he had invested $ 53,000 in GameStop and had already made a profit of $ 46,000, reports Reuters. Wednesday, on Post, shared a screenshot with a daily profit of $ 20 million in GameStop shares.
- Athletic aspirations. Gill was a promising runner in high school and flourished in college, according to him Journal. However, he was “caught in a cycle of boom and bust while fighting wounds.” In 2008, he set a Stonehill College record, running 4: 03.43 miles. But Achilles’ tendinosis eventually put an end to his running dreams.
- Wealth discovered. With huge potential gains on the horizon, says Gill Journal that he has only one major acquisition on his wish list: funding an indoor track facility in Brockton. “Now it looks like I could do that,” he told the newspaper.
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