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Carlos Slim: The Numbers Genius Who Built an Empire

This is a guy whose father fled Lebanon with almost nothing and today is worth $120 billion. I examine how he built his fortune buying up di...

CZ and Binance: The Man Who Built Crypto's Biggest Empire

Morning folks, and welcome to today's episode called "CZ and Binance: The Man Who Built Crypto's Biggest Empire." This is a guy who grew up ...

Hyundai Part 1: Chung Ju-yung, The Founder

Initially I had intended to do just one episode on Hyundai, focusing mainly on the car business and its current leadership, but the story of...

Calvin Klein: An American Icon

Now, I'm not into fashion and I really didn't know anything about Klein before I did my research for this episode, and I found him to be suc...

David Sacks: Silicon Valley's Rainmaker

Sacks is a very interesting and powerful figure. He started his tech career with PayPal, and it was Sacks, together with other PayPal founde...

Roberto Calvi: Italy’s Corruption Laid Bare

Morning folks, and welcome to today's episode called Roberto Calvi: Italy's Corruption Laid Bare. This is a story that I've wanted to get to...

Steven A. Cohen: The Master of Edge

Morning folks, and welcome to today's episode called "Steven A. Cohen: The Master of Edge" — and the edge in the title refers to an advantag...

Michael O'Leary: The Jumped-Up Paddy Who Doesn't Give a Shit

Morning folks, and welcome to today's episode called "Michael O'Leary: The Jumped-Up Paddy Who Doesn't Give a Shit" — and that's how O'Leary...

Sam Altman 1985–2023

Morning folks, and welcome to today's episode called Sam Altman 1985–2023 . I’ll open up with an excerpt from a fantastic New Yorker article...

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