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Ahmed Ben Chaibah | The Truth About Getting Rich in Dubai (He Went Bankrupt Twice)
Ahmed Ben Chaibah is a Dubai-based entrepreneur, founder of Aqua Fun, the world's largest inflatable waterpark, and owner of eight companies.After facing 617 rejections, two business bankruptcies, and $1.8 …
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Ahmed Ben Chaibah is a Dubai-based entrepreneur, founder of Aqua Fun, the world's largest inflatable waterpark, and owner of eight companies.
After facing 617 rejections, two business bankruptcies, and $1.8 million in debt, Ahmed rebuilt his business and expanded internationally.
In this episode, he reveals the realities of entrepreneurship in Dubai, from government negotiations and international expansion to scaling operations and marketing.
We also discuss Dubai's tax environment, the importance of networking, his views on American business culture, and the discipline required to recover from major financial setbacks.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-ben-chaibah-6b48668/
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Website: https://aquafun.ae/
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Jesper Nielsen | He Slept In His Car For 3 Years… Then Made $350M Selling Pandora
Jesper Nielsen is the Danish entrepreneur who helped transform Pandora into one of the world's most recognizable jewelry brands, earning approximately $350 million from his exit.From bankruptcy and sleeping in …
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Jesper Nielsen is the Danish entrepreneur who helped transform Pandora into one of the world's most recognizable jewelry brands, earning approximately $350 million from his exit.
From bankruptcy and sleeping in his car to building a global empire, Jesper shares the strategies behind Pandora's extraordinary growth.
He also discusses his legal battles, the risks of selling to private equity, and the lessons he's learned about ownership, negotiation, and resilience.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesper-nielsen-1311226/
Explore Pandora:
Website: https://www.pandora.net/
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Dan Henry | He Delivered Pizza for 7 Years… Here's How He Made $45 Million
Dan Henry is an entrepreneur, bestselling author, and founder of GetClients.com who has generated approximately $45 million in business revenue. After spending seven years delivering pizza, he transformed his …
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Dan Henry is an entrepreneur, bestselling author, and founder of GetClients.com who has generated approximately $45 million in business revenue. After spending seven years delivering pizza, he transformed his career by mastering sales, marketing, and persuasive communication.
In this episode of the School of Hard Knocks podcast, Dan shares how he generated his first $10 million without a social media following, developed million-dollar webinar strategies, and scaled an offer to $950,000 per month.
He explains how wealthy people approach opportunities, why communication is one of the most valuable business skills, and how entrepreneurs can build profitable businesses around solving expensive problems.
The conversation also explores his personal struggles, business comeback, high-ticket sales strategies, and philosophy of pursuing what you're best at rather than blindly following your passion.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/danhenry
Website / GetClients: https://getclients.com/
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Jesse Cole | He Was $1M in Debt… Now 5 Million People Want His Tickets
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Jesse Cole is the founder of the Savannah Bananas and Banana Ball, a rapidly growing sports entertainment organization with six teams and millions of fans across America.
After facing $1 million in debt, selling his house, and struggling to sell tickets, Jesse transformed a failing baseball venture into a business reportedly valued at $1 billion.
Today, Banana Ball sells out major stadiums and has a ticket waitlist exceeding 5 million people, all without outside investors.
In this episode of the School of Hard Knocks, Jesse shares his journey from financial hardship to national success, the innovative business model behind Banana Ball, and his approach to building a loyal fanbase.
He also discusses leadership, customer experience, creative experimentation, and why he refuses to sacrifice long-term trust for short-term profits.
Follow Jesse Cole: https://www.instagram.com/yellowtuxjesse/
Jesse's Website: https://findyouryellowtux.com/
Savannah Bananas: https://thesavannahbananas.com/
Banana Ball: https://bananaball.com/
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Omar Soliman | He Got Rich Hauling Trash… Now His Business Makes $300 Million/Year
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Omar Soliman is the co-founder of College HUNKS Hauling Junk & Moving, a national franchise business generating roughly $300 million in systemwide annual revenue.
After starting the company with a borrowed cargo van, Omar and his co-founder bootstrapped the business, became the first entrepreneurs to reject a deal on Shark Tank, and later raised minority private-equity capital at an approximately $140 million valuation.
In this episode, Omar explains how they scaled from two founders in a truck into a national operating system, why franchising became their growth engine, and what entrepreneurs must change as they move from startup to scale.
We also discuss hiring, leadership, focus, education, resourcefulness, surviving recessions, and why building real wealth is often a “get rich slow” process.
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Website: OmarSoliman.com
Instagram: @omarsolimanceo
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Jason Mickool | He Got Fired From Every Job… Then Built a $130M Company
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Learn from the millionaires and billionaires we interview on calls every week. Sign up for our community here: https://www.skool.com/schoolofmentors/aboutJason Mickool is the Founder and CEO of Florida Financial Advisors, a financial services business he started from his kitchen table after years in corporate leadership and repeated firings.
In this episode, Jason shares his philosophy on ownership, uncapped income, recruiting, real estate, entrepreneurship, building scalable businesses, and creating generational wealth. He also explains why his wife pushed him to bet on himself, how he thinks about risk and cash flow, and why he believes the people you surround yourself with can determine the trajectory of your life.
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Website: JasonMickool.com
Instagram: @jmickool
LinkedIn: Jason MickoolFlorida Financial Advisors: Florida Financial Advisors
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Bob Duggan | He Grew Up With Nothing… Then Made $2 Billion In One Day!
Bob Duggan is a billionaire entrepreneur and investor best known for helping transform Pharmacyclics from a struggling biotech company into a cancer-treatment powerhouse that sold for $21 billion.In this …
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Bob Duggan is a billionaire entrepreneur and investor best known for helping transform Pharmacyclics from a struggling biotech company into a cancer-treatment powerhouse that sold for $21 billion.
In this episode, Bob shares his journey from a modest childhood and early investing career to building businesses across food, robotics, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals. He opens up about losing his son to glioblastoma, how that experience shaped his commitment to medicine, and the principles behind his approach to risk, leadership, investing, responsibility, and wealth creation.Find Bob Duggan here:
Website: https://robertduggan.com/
Genius Inc.: https://www.geniusinc.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertwduggan
Pulse Biosciences: https://www.pulsebiosciences.com/
Summit Therapeutics: https://www.smmttx.com/overview/
Duggan Investments: https://www.dugganinvestmentsresearch.com/
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Kim Perell | She Borrowed $10K From Grandma… Then Built a $235M Company
Kim Perell is a nine-time entrepreneur, angel investor in more than 100 companies, and the founder behind a business that grew from a $10,000 loan from her grandmother to a $235 million exit.In this episode …
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Kim Perell is a nine-time entrepreneur, angel investor in more than 100 companies, and the founder behind a business that grew from a $10,000 loan from her grandmother to a $235 million exit.
In this episode, Kim shares how she built through uncertainty, what she looks for when investing in early-stage founders, and the lessons she learned scaling companies from their first million toward nine-figure and billion-dollar outcomes.
She also breaks down mentorship, founder resilience, building valuable relationships, increasing a company’s attractiveness to buyers, and why focus matters more than diversification in the early years.
Kim closes with her philosophy on family, money, creativity, long-term thinking, and why no one becomes successful alone.
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Website: https://kimperell.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimperell/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimperell/
Check out Kim’s books: https://kimperell.com/books/
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Eddie Maalouf | He Couldn’t Give Marketing Away For Free… Now His Agency Makes $18 Million/Year
Eddie Maalouf is the founder and CEO of BAD Marketing, an agency generating roughly $18 million annually, and an entrepreneur behind multiple businesses including Scoville Hot Chicken.Before building his …
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Eddie Maalouf is the founder and CEO of BAD Marketing, an agency generating roughly $18 million annually, and an entrepreneur behind multiple businesses including Scoville Hot Chicken.
Before building his agency, Eddie became the top sales rep by volume at Lifetime Fitness and later helped generate an additional $1 million in profit for his family’s businesses.
In this episode, Eddie explains the sales systems, marketing strategies, hiring decisions, and organic content playbook that helped him scale from struggling to acquire clients to working with major brands including Yeezy. He also breaks down how he negotiated a restaurant business from a $1 million asking price to a $130,000 deal.
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Jhalesa Seymour | She Started With $67… Now Her Soap Company Makes $20 Million/Year
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Jhalesa Seymour is the founder of Salt.XO, an eight-figure feminine hygiene brand generating more than $20 million annually, with one launch producing $1 million in just 30 minutes.She started the company in college with only $67 and became the first millionaire in her family by age 25.
In this episode, Jhalesa shares how she created demand, built trust through organic marketing, survived a devastating 20,000-order fulfillment crisis, scaled with paid advertising, and learned to manage people and money through explosive growth.
She also discusses faith, motherhood, competition, building the right circle, and her ambition to turn Salt.XO into a global billion-dollar company.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jhalesa.xo/
Salt.XO: https://www.instagram.com/salt.xo/
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Mike Wystrach | He Had $15 Left… 10 Years Later He Sold His Company For $1.5 Billion
Mike Wystrach is the founder of Freshly, the prepared-meal company acquired by Nestlé in 2020 in a deal valued at $1.5 billion. Before Freshly, Mike experienced business failure, lost his home, faced a $1 …
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Mike Wystrach is the founder of Freshly, the prepared-meal company acquired by Nestlé in 2020 in a deal valued at $1.5 billion. Before Freshly, Mike experienced business failure, lost his home, faced a $1 million judgment, and at 35 had just $15 in his bank account.
In this episode, he explains how he rebuilt his mindset, scaled Freshly to more than 1 million meals per week, navigated fundraising and hypergrowth, and ultimately decided to sell the business. Mike also shares lessons on entrepreneurship, customer obsession, building great teams, wealth, failure, and what he is building today through Petfolk and Cutting Horse.
Find Mike Wystrach here:
Website: https://mikewystrach.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikewystrach/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelwystrach/
Check out Mike’s businesses:
Petfolk: https://petfolk.com/
Cutting Horse: https://www.cuttinghorse.com/
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Jamie Salter | How He Built a $40B Brand Empire With Reebok, Champion & Forever 21
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Jamie Salter is the founder and chairman of Authentic Brands Group, the global brand platform behind Reebok, Champion, Forever 21, Quiksilver and partnerships with names like Shaquille O’Neal, David Beckham and Kevin Hart.
In this episode, Jamie breaks down how he went from a childhood paper route and the snowboard business to building one of the largest brand licensing companies in the world.
He shares how Authentic evaluates acquisitions, what gives a struggling brand a “heartbeat,” why global expansion matters, and how licensing can unlock growth without owning every part of the supply chain.
Jamie also talks about working alongside his four sons, partnering with major personal brands, the rise of creator-driven commerce, financial discipline, and why organization has been one of the biggest advantages of his career.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiejsalter/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-salter-04a08933/
Learn more about Authentic Brands Group:
Website: https://corporate.authentic.com/
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George Heaton | How He Built Represent Into a $140M/Year Fashion Brand
George Heaton is the co-founder of Represent, the British fashion brand that has grown from a bedroom operation into a global business generating roughly $140 million in annual revenue. In this episode, George …
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George Heaton is the co-founder of Represent, the British fashion brand that has grown from a bedroom operation into a global business generating roughly $140 million in annual revenue. In this episode, George shares how he and his brother built the company from the ground up, navigated a multimillion-dollar trademark dispute, and scaled from approximately $8M to more than $100M in revenue. He also breaks down product strategy, international expansion, hiring, retail, pricing discipline and the importance of delayed gratification. A practical conversation about building a brand designed to outlive its founders.
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David Royce | From Door to Door Sales to 5 Companies Sold for Over $1 Billion
David Royce is an entrepreneur and sales leader who built and sold five pest control companies for more than $1 billion in combined value. Starting as a broke college student in door-to-door sales, he went on …
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David Royce is an entrepreneur and sales leader who built and sold five pest control companies for more than $1 billion in combined value. Starting as a broke college student in door-to-door sales, he went on to create high-performance sales organizations, scalable operating systems, and recurring-revenue businesses across multiple markets.
In this episode, David explains his RACK sales system, how he survived early cash-flow crises, why training and culture became his competitive advantage, and why “boring” businesses continue to create extraordinary wealth.
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Blake Johnson | He Had $7,000 Left… Then Sold His Companies for $1.1 Billion
Blake Johnson is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and sold five companies, including a $97 million exit and the sale of Byte for more than $1 billion. After nearly losing his first business during the 2008 …
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Blake Johnson is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and sold five companies, including a $97 million exit and the sale of Byte for more than $1 billion. After nearly losing his first business during the 2008 financial crisis, he developed a disciplined framework for bootstrapping, scaling and positioning companies for acquisition. In this episode, Blake explains how he evaluates markets, controls customer acquisition costs, builds high-performing teams and creates businesses that strategic buyers and private equity firms want to acquire.
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Dr. Jason Wersland | How a Terrible Motorcycle Accident Led to the Invention of Theragun
Dr. Jason Wersland is the inventor of the Theragun and the founder of Therabody, the global wellness company that transformed percussive therapy and recovery.After a serious motorcycle accident left him in …
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Dr. Jason Wersland is the inventor of the Theragun and the founder of Therabody, the global wellness company that transformed percussive therapy and recovery.
After a serious motorcycle accident left him in extreme pain, Jason created the first Theragun prototype from a modified power tool and spent years developing the product while facing financial pressure, family doubt and failed business partnerships.
In this episode, he explains how he found the right investor, protected the invention, built an entirely new product category and earned adoption from world-class athletes including Cristiano Ronaldo and Aaron Rodgers.
The conversation explores invention, resilience, brand building, strategic partnerships and why consistency, persistence and delusion are often required to build something revolutionary.
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David Stout | He Started With a $400 Loan… Now His AI Company Is Worth $2.5 Billion
David Stout is the founder of WebAI, an artificial intelligence company publicly valued at $2.5 billion. After growing up on a Michigan ranch, he launched a web services company in college that generated more …
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David Stout is the founder of WebAI, an artificial intelligence company publicly valued at $2.5 billion. After growing up on a Michigan ranch, he launched a web services company in college that generated more than $750,000 annually before leaving school to pursue AI.
In this episode, David explains how a $400 loan, repeated investor rejection, and a relentless focus on on-device intelligence shaped WebAI’s rise. He also discusses AI ownership, data centers, leadership, faith, recruiting elite talent, and the future of specialized artificial intelligence.
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Mike Sherbakov | He Came To America With Nothing… Now He Funds $1 Billion Companies
Mike Sherbakov is a Russian-born immigrant, Marine Corps veteran, entrepreneur, angel investor, and co-founder of The Veteran Fund. After building and selling companies, Mike moved into venture capital and now …
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Mike Sherbakov is a Russian-born immigrant, Marine Corps veteran, entrepreneur, angel investor, and co-founder of The Veteran Fund. After building and selling companies, Mike moved into venture capital and now helps back veteran-led startups across defense, AI, space, energy, robotics, and critical technology.
In this episode, Mike breaks down his journey from poverty and military service to entrepreneurship, early-stage investing, 100X returns, and building a 130-company portfolio. He also shares what he looks for in founders, why resilience matters, and how veteran leadership is shaping the future of American innovation.
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John Imah | He Sold 2 Tech Companies At 16… Now His AI Company Is Worth $1.5 Billion
John Imah is the founder of SpreeAI, a fashion technology company valued at $1.5 billion, and the youngest millionaire in School of Hard Knocks history after selling two tech companies before age 16.In this …
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John Imah is the founder of SpreeAI, a fashion technology company valued at $1.5 billion, and the youngest millionaire in School of Hard Knocks history after selling two tech companies before age 16.
In this episode, John shares his journey from growing up poor in an immigrant family to working at Samsung, Twitch, Meta, and Snapchat before returning to entrepreneurship.
He breaks down building AI for fashion, attracting elite talent, selling into major brands, overcoming bullying, losing his mother, and using faith, discipline, and execution to build a lasting company.
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Ronnen Harary | Meet The Billionaire Toymaker Who Turned 5,000 Toys Into $2 Billion
Ronnen Harary is the co-founder of Spin Master, the global toy and entertainment company behind Paw Patrol, Bakugan, Air Hogs, Rubik’s Cube, and more. Starting with a handmade product called Earth Buddies, he …
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Ronnen Harary is the co-founder of Spin Master, the global toy and entertainment company behind Paw Patrol, Bakugan, Air Hogs, Rubik’s Cube, and more. Starting with a handmade product called Earth Buddies, he helped build the company into a multi-billion-dollar business across toys, entertainment, and digital games.
In this episode, Ronnen breaks down the early Kmart deal, passing on Beyblade, building Bakugan, creating Paw Patrol, scaling globally, learning from failure, and why your 20s are the best decade to bet on yourself.
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Lynnwood Bibbens | He Sold Cutco Knives In College… Then Built A $2 Billion Empire
Lynnwood Bibbens is the founder of ReachTV and an entrepreneur who has built billions of dollars in business across tech, media, retail, film finance, and distribution. In this episode, he breaks down how he …
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Lynnwood Bibbens is the founder of ReachTV and an entrepreneur who has built billions of dollars in business across tech, media, retail, film finance, and distribution. In this episode, he breaks down how he went from selling knives in college to building major companies, creating new rights windows, and acquiring CNN Airport during the pandemic. Lynnwood shares his philosophy on serving customers, building real relationships, finding hidden value in ecosystems, and why distribution is more powerful than content alone.
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Peter Tuchman | He Survived Every Stock Market Crash… Now He Trades $1 Billion/Day
Peter Tuchman, known globally as the “Einstein of Wall Street,” is the longest-standing trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and one of the most recognizable figures in finance. After starting as …
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Peter Tuchman, known globally as the “Einstein of Wall Street,” is the longest-standing trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and one of the most recognizable figures in finance. After starting as a $47-a-week runner in 1985, he built a decades-long career through Black Monday, the internet bubble, the 2008 financial crisis, Covid, and today’s AI-driven market boom. In this episode, Peter shares lessons on market crashes, greed, disciplined investing, retail traders, wealth building, and what it really takes to survive on Wall Street.
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Greg LaVecchia | He Had a 2.5 GPA… Now He’s Got a $1 Billion Brand
Greg La Vecchia is the founder of Bloom, one of America’s fastest-growing supplement and energy drink brands, now sold across 70,000 retail doors. After bootstrapping the company to $180 million with no …
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Greg La Vecchia is the founder of Bloom, one of America’s fastest-growing supplement and energy drink brands, now sold across 70,000 retail doors. After bootstrapping the company to $180 million with no investors, mentors, or traditional playbook, Greg helped turn Bloom into a category-defining brand doing $23 million in weekly net sales.
In this episode, Greg breaks down the early days of selling fitness products, building with his wife, betting $1 million on Target distribution, influencer marketing, retail strategy, product failures, fatherhood, and the pressure of scaling a brand built from scratch.
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Patrick Terry | It’s Never Too Late… He Started At 47 And Beat McDonald’s Out
Patrick Terry is the co-founder of P. Terry’s, the Texas burger brand that grew from a 527-square-foot Austin stand into 38 locations and 1,800 employees.In this episode, Patrick shares how he built the company …
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Patrick Terry is the co-founder of P. Terry’s, the Texas burger brand that grew from a 527-square-foot Austin stand into 38 locations and 1,800 employees.
In this episode, Patrick shares how he built the company with his wife Kathy, competed directly against national fast food giants, protected the brand’s culture, and refused franchising or private equity to preserve quality.
We discuss leadership, employee loyalty, pricing with fairness, building customer love, and why showing up every day is still the ultimate business advantage.
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Andy Frisella | He Made $58K In 10 Years… Now His Portfolio Is Worth $1B
Andy Frisella is the founder of 1st Phorm, creator of 75 Hard, and one of the most influential entrepreneurs in the fitness and personal development space. After making only $58,380 total across his first ten …
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Andy Frisella is the founder of 1st Phorm, creator of 75 Hard, and one of the most influential entrepreneurs in the fitness and personal development space. After making only $58,380 total across his first ten years in business, he built a vertically integrated supplement empire and a personal portfolio worth over $1 billion.
In this episode, Andy shares the early years of struggle, the mindset behind discipline, how 75 Hard was created, why customer experience changed his business, and what it takes to build culture, standards, and long-term enterprise value.
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Eric Spofford | He Was Addicted To Drugs... Now He's Sold A $115 Million Company
Eric Spofford is an entrepreneur, investor, and founder who overcame heroin addiction before building and selling his treatment business for $115 million. After dropping out of high school at 15 and getting …
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Eric Spofford is an entrepreneur, investor, and founder who overcame heroin addiction before building and selling his treatment business for $115 million. After dropping out of high school at 15 and getting sober with almost nothing, he launched his state’s first sober living house and scaled it into a major operation.
In this episode, Eric breaks down addiction, entrepreneurship, building a sellable company, private equity, hiring elite teams, relationship building, wealth after exit, and the mindset required to survive the hardest seasons in business.
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Lucy Guo | How She Became The World's Youngest Self Made Woman Billionaire
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Lucy Guo is the youngest self-made female billionaire in the world and the co-founder of Scale AI, one of the most important infrastructure companies behind the artificial intelligence boom. After dropping out of college through the Thiel Fellowship, she helped build Scale AI into a company valued around $26 billion.In this episode, Lucy shares how she handled family pressure, why she believes founders must pivot quickly, how Scale AI found product-market fit, and what young entrepreneurs need to understand about AI, talent, risk, and proximity.
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RJ Jain | He Left India, Sold a Startup to Google, Now He’s Building a $200M Company
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RJ Jain is the founder of Price.com, an AI-powered shopping platform valued at around $200 million, and previously sold his last startup to Google for nine figures. In this episode, he shares his journey from growing up in India and studying in Michigan to building and exiting a company, then starting again as a solo founder. He breaks down the reality of startup risk, fundraising, distribution, consumer tech, and how AI is changing execution. This conversation is a sharp look at resilience, ambition, and what it takes to build at scale.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Richard Harpin | He Was $10K From Bankruptcy… Then Built a $4B Company
Richard built HomeServe into a £4.1 billion global company operating in 10 countries, starting with just £50,000 and multiple early failures.In this episode, he breaks down the near-collapse moments, the pivot …
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Richard built HomeServe into a £4.1 billion global company operating in 10 countries, starting with just £50,000 and multiple early failures.
In this episode, he breaks down the near-collapse moments, the pivot that changed everything, and the exact business model that scaled globally.
He also shares his 9-step framework for building a billion-pound company, insights on bootstrapping vs. raising capital, and why copying proven ideas beats chasing originality.
A masterclass in scaling, resilience, and strategic execution.
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Simon Squibb | He Was Homeless at 15… Now He’s Worth Hundreds of Millions
Simon Squibb is a self-made entrepreneur worth hundreds of millions who has invested in over 80 companies. After becoming homeless at 15, he built his first business with just £200 and no formal education in …
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Simon Squibb is a self-made entrepreneur worth hundreds of millions who has invested in over 80 companies. After becoming homeless at 15, he built his first business with just £200 and no formal education in business. In this episode, he shares the raw truth about failure, survival, and building from nothing. He breaks down why traditional education fails, why purpose matters more than money, and what it really takes to succeed. This is a conversation about ownership, resilience, and creating your own path.
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