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Today Greg is joined by Michael Girdley--who's spent the last 30 years building a $100M+ holding company. In this episode, Greg and Michael talk about whether holding companies should take sexy VC money and how to be a decades-long player in a world of base hitters.
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https://latecheckout.substack.com
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LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Production Team:
https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.com
Michael Girdley
https://twitter.com/girdley
https://girdley.com/
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
4:32 - Finding great businesses to buy
7:22 - Does Michael think Greg made a mistake by turning down $30M?
15:15 - Do this one thing before making a big decision
25:27 - Scalepath, EverthingMarketplaces.com, Reforge and other companies doing communities right
33:15 - The story behind Alamo Fireworks
44:58 - How Michael Girdley is playing the long game
Today Greg is joined by Phil Toronto, a Partner at Vayner/RSE. In this episode, Greg and Phil share their biggest cheat codes for saying 'yes' to the right kind of events and why being the person who brings others together is the biggest value add of all.
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https://latecheckout.substack.com
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LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Production Team:
https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.com
Phil Toronto
https://twitter.com/philtoronto
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
5:16 - Say 'no' to networking events
11:06 - Greg says 'yes' to a Tony Robbins event
23:06 - The power of proximity to a big cultural events
27:00 - Be the host
Today Greg is joined by Nick Huber. In the last 9 months, Nick has co-founded 6 companies in addition to Bolt Storage. In this episode, Nick and Greg break down the inner workings of a personal holding company and how to grow it at max speed with minimal risk.
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LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Production Team:
https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.com
Nick Huber
https://sweatystartup.com/
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
3:23 - Twitter as a network accelerant
8:15 - Personal Holding Companies 101
12:10 - Buy vs. Build
20:22 - Nick asks Greg for constructive feedback
26:39 - Avoid mental overload as a multipreneur
30:27 - Substack vs. ConvertKit
Today Greg is joined by Chris Hutchins, the host of All the Hacks, a podcast to upgrade your life, money, and travel. In this episode, Greg and Chris talk about the best reason to start a podcast and how to grow it way beyond sponsorship revenue.
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LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Production Team:
https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.com
Chris Hutchins
https://www.allthehacks.com/
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
4:15 - How to launch a successful podcast
14:00 - How to think about listener data
21:03 - How to "hack" a profitable media company
37:19 - Social strategies for podcasters
Today Greg is joined by Nicolas Cole, the co-founder of Ship 30 for 30, a daily writing challenge. In this episode, Greg and Nicolas talk about how much money it really takes to be free and why it's better to be anonymously rich than it is to be internet famous with no customers.
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TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gregisenberga
LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Production Team:
https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.com
Nicolas Cole:
https://www.ship30for30.com/
https://twitter.com/Nicolascole77
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
4:37 - Someone somewhere is working harder than you
12:48 - A mental model for competition
20:32 - How much money does it take to be "rich"?
30:51 - Status games
Today Greg is joined by Andy Ellwood, a startup operator, sales genius, and all-around curious human. In this episode, Greg and Andy talk about how curiosity increases your surface area for luck, why journaling is an underrated life skill, and why you should be growing your business, not your burn rate.
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LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Production Team:
https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.com
Andy Ellwood:
https://www.andyellwood.com/
https://www.andyellwood.com/journalchallenge
https://twitter.com/andyellwood
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
6:00 - Increasing your luck
16:30 - What religion tells us about community
26:40 - Journaling for creativity and clarity
39:25 - Grow your business, not your burn rate
Today Greg is joined by Jesse Pujji, the founder of Gateway X, a venture studio and holding company that builds and launches companies from scratch. In this episode, Greg asks Jesse how unfair advantages are gained and leveraged.
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LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Production Team:
https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.com
Jesse Pujji:
https://twitter.com/jspujji
https://www.gateway.xyz/
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
5:00 - The truth about agencies
16:14 - Framework for a successful agency
22:09 - Unfair advantages
36:32 - When to quit
40:16 - Advice for multipreneurs
Today Greg is joined by Emma Lawler, the founder of Velvet, an infrastructure provider for cross-platform app authentication and monetization. In this episode, Greg and Emma talk about what trends are worth attention in an post-web3 world and why the Pick-and-Shovel Play could be the most exciting opportunity right now.
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LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Production Team:
https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.com
Emma Lawler:
https://www.velvet.cash/
https://twitter.com/emmaryanlawler
https://www.emmalawler.com/
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
7:53 - Takeaways from working at The Skimm
18:45 - Business trends to pay attention to
33:56 - Why your should build a "boring" business
Today Greg is joined by Case Kenny, the host of New Mindset, Who Dis? and author of "That's Bold of You". In this episode, Greg asks Case how he was able to build a one-man content creator flywheel that involves a newsletter, SMS community, podcast, books and merch.
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LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Production Team:
https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.com
Case Kenny:
https://twitter.com/thecasekenny
https://newmindsetwhodis.com/
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
1:32 - Turn a podcast into a content flywheel
10:55 - Mission + Rituals = Community
25:56 - Turn content into products
Today Greg is joined by Peter Shallard, The Shrink for Entrepreneurs. In this episode, they'll talk about conscious blind spots and cognitive biases particular to bootstrapped and venture-backed founders.
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creators and commerce.You'll also find out when new and exclusive
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LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Production Team:
https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.com
Peter Shallard:
https://www.petershallard.com/
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
4:47 - How to practice focus
16:12 - Bootrapped vs. Ventrure-backed mindsets
30:14 - The business of coaching
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