Christos Garkinos speaks with the confident cadence of someone who's learned that life's biggest setbacks can become its greatest comebacks. While he now runs a multi-million dollar live-shopping empire, it wasn't always this way. After decades owning one of LA’s top clothing stores—which led to a stint with his own Bravo TV show—he became addicted to drugs and lost everything.

Then, after hitting rock bottom—emotionally, physically and financially—he found sobriety.

But getting sober didn’t mean everything came together with a finger snap. While he found love with influencer Rolland Ryan, his finances remained rocky while he built his life back up. As he worked on his emotional sobriety, he came up with a new business model: to turn his Instagram into his own QVC, selling luxury vintage clothing and allowing followers to purchase it in the comments.

That one Instagram Live has turned into his own personal QVC.

Even without the ups and downs, Garkinos’ life would be a page turner: Growing up in Michigan, he took orders at his parents’ Greek diner at seven and eventually worked for Richard Branson before entering the epicenter of Hollywood’s........

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