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$300M+ Houston Curtis, The Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist $300M+ Houston Curtis, The Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist | Kardsharp Media & Creator of Many Multi – Million Dollar Entertainment Brands Do what you love and the money will comeTweet ThisHouston Curtis joins the crew on Beyond 8 Figures, he has some great stories of life as a Former MTV network executive and Creator of niche-driven multi-million dollar entertainment brands, Houston Curtis has been called a “Visionary” and “trail-blazer” by his peers. Houston brings with him over 20 years of success and experience as a Producer, EP, Show-runner, Direct Marketing expert, independent Label President, writer, speaker, and entertainment consultant. Houston has built multi million dollar after multi million dollar business all in the entertainment space. One of Houstons stories was about how he had created backyard wrestling, pre youtube, how he had to get people to mail him VHS tapes of the crazy backyard stunts, even MTV deemed these too much for TV. If Houston looked back now he says he would have put all his content on Youtube as soon as it launched and waited for a revenue model to be created.Houston Curtis’s Founder and CEO positions have included start-ups Backyard Wrestling Inc., Xtreme Entertainment Group, Big Vision Entertainment and Legend Group Studios. Collectively, these companies have grossed over 100 million dollars in revenues from exploitation of all content rights since their 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2014 inception. Houston has created and executive produced shows, films and a variety of television programming for FOX, MTV, CBS, A&E, GSN, G4, DirecTV, Warner Brothers, Sony Studios, and Twentieth Television among others.Most notable Houston co-founded of the largest private poker game in Hollywood history along side actor Tobey Maguire. As they engineer behind the events that inspired the book and film Molly’s Game, Curtis new book Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist, tells the true rise and fall story of this now legendary poker game, and how when it all came crashing down, Curtis crashed hardest.In this episode, Steve, Richard, and Houston discuss: Content Content Content From MTV to Backyard Wrestling to Professional Poker Say Yes to Opportunities Don’t let anyone take over your content Find what you love and the money will come Key Takeaways: Keep your content, make sure you own it If Youtube was starting over today he would have put every piece of content on there and waited for a revenue model If you are blessed to find something you love so much and you can make money doing it, do it Best Advice I Ever Received:“Do what you love and the money will come”Best Advice I’d Give To Someone Who Wants To Build A $10m+ Business:“I’ve always taken an aim for the stars, land on the moon approach to growing a company. If you want to build a 10 million dollar business, set out to build a billion dollar business instead” Connect with Houston:Twitter: @Houston_CurtisWebsite: https://www.kardsharp.comEmail: stacked@KardSharp.comYouTube: youtube.com/user/buildmybusinessLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/houstoncurtisInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kardsharp89Follow Beyond 8 Figures: Website: Beyond8Figures.com Twitter: @beyond8figures Facebook: Beyond 8 Figures Instagram:@b8fpodcast Email: team@b8fpodcast.com Search for:Recent Episodes 8 Figures with Matthew Korban from protecting his house with a rifle in Lebanon to an award winning businessAugust 25, 2020 $321 Million Dollar Exit From Restaurant Delivery, Will Moore CEO of Moore MomentumJune 10, 2020 $100 Million Business | Marek Zmyslowski, Investing in AfricaMay 5, 2020 $10M+ | Mac Lackey Started, Scaled & Sold 6 Businesses and Raised Over $75 Million in CapitalApril 28, 2020 $10M+ 2 Businesses – Susie Carder, CEO | SD ConsultingApril 7, 2020 $10M+ Annual Revenue – Annie Hyman Pratt, CEO | Executive Consultant Leading Edge Teams |The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf FamilyMarch 24, 2020 $10+ Million in Annual Revenue – Rich Schefren, Strategic ProfitsMarch 5, 2020 $10+ Million in Annual Revenue – Rod Khleif, Lifetime Cash Flow PodcastFebruary 20, 2020 $11.5 Million Annual Revenue – Nick Bogacz, Caliente Pizza & DrafthouseJanuary 23, 2020 $18M Exit, Chris Guerriero, Executive Fitness ClubJanuary 18, 2020 $10M+ Exits – David Finkel, Multiple CompaniesJanuary 16, 2020 $100M+ Exit – Minnie Ingersoll, ShiftNovember 13, 2019 Rebecca Costa, Dazai Advertising Inc.November 6, 2019 $10M in Annual Revenue – TK Kader, ToutAppOctober 30, 2019 Recapping the QuarterOctober 23, 2019 Steve Olsher, Liquor.comOctober 16, 2019 $140M in Revenue – Dave Woodward, ClickFunnelsOctober 9, 2019 $100M Exits – Kevin Harrington, several companiesSeptember 18, 2019 $200M+ Annually – Chris Cicchinelli, Pure RomanceSeptember 12, 2019 $20M Annually – Dr. Angela Lauria, The Author IncubatorAugust 28, 2019 $50M Exit – David Schottenstein, Astor & BlackAugust 14, 2019 $13M in Annual Revenue – Steven Sashen, Xero Shoes August 7, 2019 $37M+ in Revenue – Adam Hergenrother, Adam Hergenrother CompaniesJuly 31, 2019 $16M+ in Revenue – Doug Morneau, Real Marketing Real FastJuly 24, 2019 $100M+ in Annual Revenue – Klee Irwin, Irwin NaturalsJuly 3, 2019 $50M+ in Annual Revenue – Dr. Lori Barr, The Doctor’s MentorJune 26, 2019 $100M+ Exits and IPOs – Kenneth Aldrich, multiple companiesJune 18, 2019 $2.5B+ in Assets – Dwayne Clark, Aegis LivingJune 11, 2019 $300M+ in Revenue – Cameron Mitchell, Cameron Mitchell RestaurantsJune 4, 2019 $1B+ in Assets – Andres Pira, Blue Horizon DevelopmentsMay 28, 2019 $20M+ in Annual Revenue – Steve Gray, Primal LabsMay 21, 2019 $5B Exits – Jeff Saling, Exited 3 CompaniesMay 14, 2019 $10M+ in Annual Revenue – Aaron Young Runs Multiple CompaniesMay 7, 2019 $80M+ Exit – Michael Coles, Great American Cookie CompanyApril 30, 2019 $10M+ in Annual Revenue – Nathan Hirsch, Freee UpApril 23, 2019 $10M+ Exit – Mark Timm Exited 7 BusinessesApril 16, 2019 $10M+ in annual revenue – Chalene JohnsonApril 9, 2019 $100M+ Figure Exit – Michael Houlihan, Barefoot WinesApril 2, 2019 $10M+ in annual revenue – Ryan Levesque, ASK MethodMarch 26, 2019 $40M+ in annual revenue – Tony Falkenstein, Just Water Intl.March 19, 2019 $25M in annual revenue – Kisha Mays, Just FearlessMarch 12, 2019 $40M Exit – Frank Shamrock, Strike ForceMarch 5, 2019 $10M+ in annual revenue – Jonathan Cronstedt Runs KajabiFebruary 26, 2019 $10M+ in annual revenue – Garrett White Runs Wake Up Warrior Which GeneratesFebruary 19, 2019 $30M in annual revenue – Mark Evans, American Wealth Builders, Cash Flow Lead GenFebruary 12, 2019 $30M in annual revenue – Mike O’Hagan, MiniMovers, Shore360, and MikesBusinessToursFebruary 5, 2019 $10M in annual revenue – Lee Richter, Richter Communication & Design GroupJanuary 29, 2019 $10M in annual revenue – Nyasha Gwatidzo, BanyaJanuary 22, 2019 $10M+ Exit – Parham Parastaran, Car-X Tire and AutoJanuary 15, 2019 $10M Exit – Björn Öste, DynasoftJanuary 8, 2019 $2B Exit – Stuart Taylor, Taylor Nelson and AssociatesDecember 24, 2018 $50M in annual revenue – Mike McDerment, FreshbooksDecember 17, 2018 $10M+ Exit – Chip Conley, Joie de Vivre Hospitality December 11, 2018 $10M+ in annual revenue- Sabri Suby, King KongDecember 4, 2018 $36M in annual revenue- Marx Acosta-Rubio, OnestopNovember 27, 2018 $83M Exit- Sharran Srivatsaa, TelesNovember 20, 2018 $30M Exit- David Hauser, GrasshopperNovember 13, 2018 $30M in annual revenue- Colin Wayne, Redline SteelNovember 6, 2018 $50M in revenue- Steve Layton, Layton GroupsOctober 30, 2018 Multiple 8 and 9 Figure Exits – Roland FrasierOctober 23, 2018 $34M in revenue- Antonio T. 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