From a tiny village, John Bragg quietly built an empire that controls half the world's wild blueberries and North America's largest private telecom network. In this rare interview, the famously private billionaire reveals how he defied conventional wisdom by transforming a small farm into two multi-billion-dollar giants. Discover the contrarian principles th ... Show More
Feb 3
Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships
Michael Ovitz co-founded CAA and helped reshape Hollywood, then took the same playbook into tech investing and advising founders. In this conversation, he breaks down the operating rules that kept CAA from losing clients, and the personal disciplines that kept him grounded when t ... Show More
1h 36m
Jan 27
How McDonald’s Took Over America | Ray Kroc [Outliers]
Ray Kroc turned McDonald’s from a single roadside restaurant into a system built to scale. At 52, after decades selling paper cups and milkshake machines, he opened the first McDonald’s in 1955 and helped grow it to nearly 8,000 restaurants worldwide. This Outliers episode breaks ... Show More
50m 20s
Jan 20
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want
Morgan Housel breaks down the exact framework he uses to build wealth, minimize financial stress, and buy freedom. While most financial advice focuses on how to get rich, Morgan explains why the skills needed to stay rich are completely different. You will learn why "boring" inve ... Show More
1h 57m
Mar 2025
How Tommy Mello Became a Billionaire Painting Garage Doors (And How He Shares the Wealth)
<p><strong>What does it take to turn a blue-collar business into a billion-dollar empire?</strong></p><p>For Tommy Mello, the answer is simple: relentless competition, strategic investing, and an unwavering commitment to winning. From painting garage doors to building A1 Garage D ... Show More
30m 47s
Aug 2024
What It’s Like to Lose 95% of Your Net Worth Overnight
<p>Imagine waking up one day to find nearly everything you've worked for is gone. </p><p>Today’s guest, Domenic, lived through that nightmare.</p><p>His story begins at Facebook, where he was one of the early employees during the dawn of the social media era. He wisely took as mu ... Show More
41m 25s
Sep 2024
What It’s Like to be Worth $50M in a 2400 Person Town
<p>Ever wondered what it feels like to be the richest person in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere?</p><p>Today’s guest, Travis, is worth $50m, yet he’s never been tempted to leave his hometown of 2400 people.</p><p>Travis has already had an exit of $25m, and he’s about to doub ... Show More
37m 12s