One of the latest winners of ABC’s Shark Tank made an appearance in Palm Beach County Tuesday.Alexiou Gibson’s health-focused company, The Transformation Factory, is headquartered in Lake Worth Beach.A Moment of Joy: News We LoveBack in May, he inked a $600,000 deal with Kevin Hart and Mark Cuban on the show’s finale.“The Transformation Factory is an organization where we’re building on a health line of products to help people become the best versions of themselves. And the reason why it’s called the Transformation Factory is because it’s based off my own transformation,” Gibson, who lives in Wellington, said.At his heaviest, Gibson weighed over 500 pounds and doctors told him he wouldn’t make it to the age of 30.That’s when he made the decision to transform his life by spending four to six hours in the gym daily, adopting a vegan diet, and turning to a so-called superfood he would eat in his native Bahamas — sea moss.“Sea moss is a super-marine algae that grows in the ocean. It has 90% of all the minerals that the human body is made of, so zinc, potassium, everything that we need. It finds what’s wrong in your body and kind of repairs and rebuilds it,” Gibson said.Now, The Transformation Factory sells sea moss and a lot of it, tallying up seven figures in sales in its first seven months.Share with us: Upload your photos and videos via uLocalGibson spoke with veteran journalist Daphne Taylor at the Marina Village Event Center in Riviera Beach Tuesday, sharing his story and laying the groundwork with city officials to share his wealth of knowledge with city youth.“Introducing that literacy to the kids, introducing that entrepreneurship for the kids introducing that possibility of actually getting to that business ownership. So that’s what we want to showcase with our children because some kids don’t have the opportunity to just go to college,” Douglas Lawson, a Riviera Beach city commissioner, said.Currently, Gibson has a summer internship program for middle and high schoolers to teach them e-commerce skills. He’s excited to bring something similar to Riviera Beach while also continuing to build his brand.“I’m passionate about working with people that may not have the best environment and they need someone like me that’s like positive and say, ‘Hey, you can do this and let’s work on this together,’” Gibson said.Around the country: National coverage from WPBF 25 News
One of the latest winners of ABC’s Shark Tank made an appearance in Palm Beach County Tuesday.
Alexiou Gibson’s health-focused company, The Transformation Factory, is headquartered in Lake Worth Beach.
A Moment of Joy: News We Love
Back in May, he inked a $600,000 deal with Kevin Hart and Mark Cuban on the show’s finale.
“The Transformation Factory is an organization where we’re building on a health line of products to help people become the best versions of themselves. And the reason why it’s called the Transformation Factory is because it’s based off my own transformation,” Gibson, who lives in Wellington, said.
At his heaviest, Gibson weighed over 500 pounds and doctors told him he wouldn’t make it to the age of 30.
That’s when he made the decision to transform his life by spending four to six hours in the gym daily, adopting a vegan diet, and turning to a so-called superfood he would eat in his native Bahamas — sea moss.
“Sea moss is a super-marine algae that grows in the ocean. It has 90% of all the minerals that the human body is made of, so zinc, potassium, everything that we need. It finds what’s wrong in your body and kind of repairs and rebuilds it,” Gibson said.
Now, The Transformation Factory sells sea moss and a lot of it, tallying up seven figures in sales in its first seven months.
Share with us: Upload your photos and videos via uLocal
Gibson spoke with veteran journalist Daphne Taylor at the Marina Village Event Center in Riviera Beach Tuesday, sharing his story and laying the groundwork with city officials to share his wealth of knowledge with city youth.
“Introducing that literacy to the kids, introducing that entrepreneurship for the kids introducing that possibility of actually getting to that business ownership. So that’s what we want to showcase with our children because some kids don’t have the opportunity to just go to college,” Douglas Lawson, a Riviera Beach city commissioner, said.
Currently, Gibson has a summer internship program for middle and high schoolers to teach them e-commerce skills. He’s excited to bring something similar to Riviera Beach while also continuing to build his brand.
“I’m passionate about working with people that may not have the best environment and they need someone like me that’s like positive and say, ‘Hey, you can do this and let’s work on this together,’” Gibson said.
Around the country: National coverage from WPBF 25 News
