# Josef Gorowitz

> Josef Gorowitz is the founder and founding CEO of Prodege, the company behind Swagbucks. His career spans commodity trading, charitable search platforms, consumer rewards and investment in creator businesses. He became Prodege’s president in 2014 and is listed as a partner at Creator Growth Group.

- **Role:** Founder at Prodege, LLC; Partner at Creator Growth Group
- **Organizations:** Prodege, LLC, Swagbucks, MYM Trading, Creator Growth Group, Reco Social, Friendship Foundation
- **Education:** Oholei Torah
- **Known for:** Founded Prodege and co-founded Swagbucks., Received the 2014 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Greater Los Angeles award in advertising., Led the business through its bootstrapped growth before its first external capital round in 2014.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2005** — Founded MYM Trading, a physical commodity trading business focused on South America.
- **2005** — Founded Prodege, initially developing white-label search platforms.
- **2008** — Co-founded the Swagbucks consumer rewards portal with Scott Dudelson.
- **2012** — Published the Inc. essay How Long Can You Unplug? on January 18.
- **2013** — Chuck Davis joined Prodege as executive chairman in January.
- **2014** — Became president as Davis became CEO; the company announced $60 million from TCV in May.
- **2014** — Won EY Entrepreneur Of The Year for Greater Los Angeles in the advertising category.
- **2014** — Discussed Prodege’s first acquisition, SodaHead, announced in July.

## Achievements

- Founded Prodege and co-founded Swagbucks.
- Received the 2014 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Greater Los Angeles award in advertising.
- Led the business through its bootstrapped growth before its first external capital round in 2014.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Creator Growth Group’s public team page lists Gorowitz as a partner, observed during this research.
- **2026-10** — Prodege, the company he founded, appointed Todd Parsons CEO effective October 1, 2026.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josef-gorowitz-947aaa5

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Last updated: 2026-10-23