My guest today is Brad Jacobs. Brad’s resumé is remarkable. He has founded seven companies, all of which are billion-dollar or multibillion-dollar businesses. He has done 500 M&A transactions and raised $30 billion dollars of debt and equity capital. Currently, he is the Executive Chairman of XPO, a commercial trucking company that he started in 2011 and has ... Show More
Yesterday
Sarah Guo - Funding the Frontier - [Invest Like the Best, EP.489]
My guest today is Sarah Guo, founder and managing partner of Conviction, the venture firm she built to back AI-native companies from their earliest days. Sarah has become one of the most sought-after early-stage investors in AI, often the first check into the companies defining t ... Show More
59m 46s
Aug 25
Neil Movva - Making AI 10x Cheaper - [Invest Like the Best, EP.488]
My guest today is Neil Movva, founder of Sail. Sail is building what Neil calls a token factory, an inference company designed for a specific kind of future, one where AI agents run in the background for hours or days at a time rather than answering a human in real time. In that ... Show More
1h 18m
Aug 18
Ben Thompson on Big Tech, China, and the AI Boom Running Out of Money - [Invest Like the Best, EP.487]
My guest today is Ben Thompson, the founder and author of Stratechery. Ben is one of my favorite business thinkers and I love talking to him about everything happening in markets and technology. We go through every important company, including OpenAI, Nvidia, Intel, Apple, Micros ... Show More
1h 16m
Oct 2025
How Brad Jacobs Built 8 Billion-Dollar Companies
Brad Jacobs is the chairman and CEO of QXO, Inc., and the founder of eight separate billion-dollar companies including XPO Logistics, United Rentals and United Waste. He is an entrepreneur and logistics executive widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in industr ... Show More
2h 3m
Oct 2023
XPO's Jacobs Talks Logistics, Economics and Geopolitics
Brad Jacobs, Chairman at XPO, discusses the business of logistics and the economy as well as his forthcoming book How to Make a Few Billion Dollars, Bloomberg News Rates Reporter Michael McKenzie also joins the conversation. Rose Stuckey Kirk, Chief Corporate Social Responsibilit ... Show More
46m 58s
Dec 2023
Insights from an Entrepreneur Turned Investor
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Are you curious about the intersection of entrepreneurship, investing, and SEO expertise? In today's episode, I'm joined by Travis Jamison, a man of many talents and ventures. Travis is not only the force behind SmashDigital.com—a long-standing, ... Show More
46m 50s
Mar 2024
D.R. Horton: Building a New Model - [Business Breakdowns, EP.154]
This is Matt Reustle. Today, we are breaking down D.R. Horton, America’s largest homebuilder. Our guest is Ed Wachenheim, Founder of Greenhaven Associates. Ed takes us through an incredible discussion of D.R. Horton and homebuilders broadly, including how much has changed with th ... Show More
1h 5m
Nov 2024
The Authority Advantage: How to Dominate Your Industry | Bedros Keuilian | EP 46
<p>Today I sit down with Bedros Keuilian, the powerhouse entrepreneur behind multiple businesses, including one doing over $200 million annually. Together, we break down the secrets of building an impactful personal brand, collapsing time for success, and achieving peak performan ... Show More
45m 22s