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International artist and fashion icon Domingo Zapata joins Matt Haycox for a no-BS chat about art, brand, and building a multimillion-dollar empire with paint, passion, and patience. From hustling for leftover pizza in the Bronx to painting Keith Richards and collecting Patek Philippe watches, Domingo shares how he went from broke to global, without ever selling out.

This episode dives deep into:

• Why marketing doesn’t sell $2M paintings, but brand does.
• The difference between painting what you see vs what you feel.
• How luxury is about story, not price tag, from Screaming Eagle wine to Rolex.
• Why discipline, not drugs, fuels Domingo’s creativity.
• The real return on investment of art: emotion, legacy, and status.

Plus, Domingo and Matt get real about fame, fakes, and why he’d never sell his Tiffany Patek, even for $4 million.

Timestamps:

00:00 – This Is Not Your Average Podcast…
01:16 – Meet Domingo Zapata: The Artist Who Paints With Fire
03:07 – Inside the TUKTUK Gallery: Where Chaos Meets Creativity
06:17 – A Bar Chat Like No Other – The Truth Starts Pouring
10:00 – Domingo Plays Piano… And It’s Not What You Expect
16:54 – A Game of Pool, A Masterclass in Life Lessons
30:47 – The Sit-Down: Fame, Failure, and Finding Purpose
54:09 – Final Words That’ll Stay With You

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Welcome to Stripping Off with Matt Haycox
This isn’t your average business podcast. It’s where real entrepreneurs, celebs, and industry leaders strip back the polished PR, and get brutally honest about the journeys that made them.

Hosted by entrepreneur and investor Matt Haycox, Stripping Off dives into the raw, unfiltered realities behind success: the wins, the fuck-ups, the breakthroughs, and everything in between. No scripts. No sugar-coating. Just real talk from people who’ve lived it.

Whether you’re hustling to scale your business or just love a behind-the-scenes look at how people really make it, this podcast is your front-row seat to the truth behind the triumphs.

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