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The Richest Man in the World You've Never Heard Of

This is the amazing story of Yoshiaki Tsutsumi (tsoo-TSOO-mee) — who, for four years straight from 1987–1990, was ranked the richest person ...

Mark Cuban - The Lucky Billionaire

I’m being a bit flippant here because this is a guy who worked hard for his money – he became a millionaire at 31 and then proceeded to buil...

Sam Waksal: The Improbable Rise, Fall & Redemption

2001 was Sam Waksal’s year. Seven years after discovering Erbitux — the so-called wonder drug — everything seemed to be falling into place. ...

Jeff Bezos: 1964-1999

It was the autumn of 1996. Jeff Bezos had just raised eight million dollars, putting Amazon’s valuation at around sixty million. Revenue tha...

Sandy Weill: Building and Breaking the World’s Largest Bank

Welcome to today’s episode called Sandy Weill: Building and Breaking the World’s Largest Bank . Throughout my twenties, Weill was a constant...

Michael Dell: My favourite business person?

I’m sure I’ll come across other people I admire for their business acumen, but after researching Dell for this episode, he’s at the top — on...

Reid Hoffman: From Role Player to Master Networker

Most of us know who Reid Hoffman is — I thought I knew a good bit about him before we did that episode on PayPal, but it was while researchi...

Leon Black: Master of the Universe Undone

Morning  folks and welcome to today’s episode called Leon Black: Master of the Universe Undone Black made billions with junk bonds, com...

Gautam Adani: From Diamond Trader to Billionaire Tycoon

Morning folks and welcome to today’s episode called “Gautam Adani: From Diamond Trader to Billionaire Tycoon.” He was once the second riches...

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