127 founders (net worth: ~$1M–$100M+) opened up their personal books. Want to see how your finances stack up? https://www.joinhampton.com/wealth-report
What happens when you grow up alongside a billion-dollar company, lose yourself chasing money, drugs, and approval, and have to rebuild your life from scratch? That’s what happened to Alex Peycoff.
Here’s what we talk about:
- Why growing up in a soon to be billionaire status family taught Alex the wrong lessons about value and self-worth.
- How wild drug-fueled nights and empty relationships left him feeling more isolated than ever despite immense wealth.
- The life-altering moment with his daughter that redefined his understanding of success, money, and emotional presence.
- How Alex rebooted his life, built "emotional wealth," and developed a purpose beyond material success.
- Why he keeps all his money in real estate and avoids markets and crypto.
- Alex’s personal definition of emotional debt and how clearing it created the biggest transformation of his life.
- His current net worth ("north of a couple hundred million dollars") and how he manages it differently now.
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Chapters:
- Introduction to Alex Payoff's Story (00:00)
- Early Life and Family Background (01:38)
- Struggles with Wealth and Identity (04:25)
- The Wild Years: Drugs and Excess (06:17)
- Turning Point: Realizations and Reflections (13:26)
- Embracing Emotional Authenticity (19:12)
- Redefining Success and Happiness (19:34)
- Financial Freedom and Personal Crisis (20:08)
- The Car Obsession (21:48)
- Emotional Wealth vs. Emotional Debt (23:49)
- The Value of Real Estate Investments (32:20)
- Building Emotional Wealth (35:08)
- Join the Hampton Community (36:20)
- Podcast Production by Lower Street (37:05)
This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances.
Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community. Check out Hampton: https://www.joinhampton.com/
Your Host: Harry Morton
- Founder of Lower Street, a podcast production company helping brands launch and grow top-tier podcasts.
- Co-parents a cow named Eliza.