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Asking Texan Billionaires How They Got Rich!

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This is the full, timestamped transcript of "Asking Texan Billionaires How They Got Rich!", an episode of School of Hard Knocks published April 16, 2025 (21 min, about 5,382 words). It mentions 9 people, works and ideas, including Health, Brian Johnson, Billion Dollar Company, Texas, Private Equity.

What this episode is about

Exploring the immense wealth of Texas, this content features interviews with successful billionaires, including insights on their journeys to financial success and strategies for aspiring entrepreneurs. Highlighting Texas' status as home to over 80 billionaires and its economic significance, the discussions aim to inspire others to achieve financial freedom and success in today's competitive landscape.

Key takeaways

  • In Austin, billionaires aren't just tech giants; smoothie sellers rake in millions too.
  • Texas houses 80 billionaires; if it were a country, it would be the 8th largest economy worldwide.
  • Success isn't about the hand you’re dealt; it’s how you play it—especially if you’re washing cars first.
  • The key to wealth? Surrender to responsibility—own your circumstances and transform your narrative.
  • Take care of your mom: true wealth is honoring family, not just your bank account.

Who speaks in this episode?

What is discussed, and when

  1. – 5:00: Billion Dollar Company, Texas, Brainree, Private Equity
  2. – 10:00: Health, Billion Dollar Company, Private Equity, Venture Capital
  3. – 15:00: Health, Brian Johnson
  4. – 20:00: Billion Dollar Company

Notable quotes from "Asking Texan Billionaires How They Got Rich!"

  • Revenue. Over 850 million. Yeah. So through the grace of God, the companies I started do well in excess of a billion dollars of revenue every year. You're doing a billion…
    about Billion Dollar Company · at
  • Everybody's overlooking it. Only.5% of the world's private equity and venture capital is going into Africa despite the fact that it's going to be the only continent with a growing population. A.
    about Private Equity · at
  • And if you're a business owner, you know how hard it is to build a team that you can depend on. And that's why tools like Zip Recruiter are game changers. Zip Recruiter's…
    about Zip Recruiter · at
  • Career? It would be the advice I would give to myself, the advice I ever received. Make health your number one life priority. And there's always a story in entrepreneurship…
    about Health · at
  • So much for your time. I appreciate that. All right, you guys. So, we just ran into and interviewed Brian Johnson who sold his company for $800 million.
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Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

  • Brian Johnson — Person · Featured interviewee (referenced by name) · 3 mentions · first at
    Interviewee presented as having sold a payments company for $800M and as a leading voice on radical health optimization and longevity ('don't die').

Companies & orgs

  • Brainree — Company · Referenced company · 2 mentions · first at
    Named as the payments company associated with Venmo and the $800M sale; used to establish credibility of the interviewee's business success.
    Could we get one minute with you for our channel real quick? Sure. What type of company did you sell? Payments. Brainree Venmo. Do you ever pay somebody with Venmo? Like Venmo, the app. You sold Venmo or actually could we ask you a.
  • Venmo — Company · Referenced company · 2 mentions · first at
    Used as a recognizable consumer product to explain the payments business that was sold for $800M (described as "Brainree Venmo").
    Much? 800 million. You sold a company for 800 million. What type of company did you sell? Brainree Venmo. Do you ever pay somebody with Venmo? Like Venmo, the app. And you…

Concepts & topics

  • Health — Concept · Core topic · 5 mentions · first at
    A major segment centers on prioritizing health as the highest-yield lever for entrepreneurship and longevity, framed through Brian Johnson's advice and practices.
  • Billion Dollar Company — Concept · Core topic · 5 mentions · first at
    A recurring goalpost: guests discuss building or operating businesses at billion-dollar scale (revenue) and what it takes to reach that level.
  • Private Equity — Concept · Referenced finance domain · 3 mentions · first at
    Multiple interviewees identify as investors in private equity; it is also used to quantify capital flows into Africa.
  • Venture Capital — Concept · Referenced finance domain · 3 mentions · first at
    Paired with private equity as the investing background of interviewees and as a metric for underinvestment in Africa.
    Everybody's overlooking it. Only.5% of the world's private equity and venture capital is going into Africa despite the fact that it's going to be the only continent with a growing population. A.

Places & events

  • Texas — Place · Primary setting / core topic · 2 mentions · first at
    The episode frames Texas (Austin) as a hub of wealth and entrepreneurship, used to motivate the street-interview format with high-net-worth individuals.
    You've heard the saying that everything's bigger in Texas, but I don't think you realize how big, I mean wealthy it actually is out here. In fact, Texas is home to over 80 billionaires. And if Texas was its own.

Sponsors

  • Zip Recruiter — Company · Sponsor / advertised tool · 2 mentions · first at
    Presented as a hiring solution for entrepreneurs; the host reads an ad emphasizing matching technology and speed of candidate sourcing.

Full transcript with timestamps

Excuse me, sir. Sir, question for you. Yeah. Is this your G Wagon? Yes. Yes, it is. What do you do for living out here in Austin to be able to afford a G Wagon? I'm in software. I'm an investor. So, you're in finance? Yeah. Private equity, venture capital. Absolutely. What was the most amount of money that you made in a single year? Well, I sold my company for 800 million. For how much? 800 million. You sold a company for 800 million. What type of company did you sell? Brainree Venmo. Do you ever pay somebody with Venmo? Like Venmo, the app. And you think I could interview real quick? I have one of the biggest business media channels in the entire world. I go all over interviewing the most successful people. I think I've heard of you guys. Yeah, I'd love to with you. Is that cool? That would be awesome. Awesome. What was the most amount of money that you made in a single year? We're over $850 million in

revenue. Over 850 million. Yeah. So through the grace of God, the companies I started do well in excess of a billion dollars of revenue every year. You're doing a billion dollars in revenue a year? Yes, I absolutely do. Your last message to somebody in their 20s trying to build a billion dollar company in today's world. They want to become successful like me. You've heard the saying that everything's bigger in Texas, but I don't think you realize how big, I mean wealthy it actually is out here. In fact, Texas is home to over 80 billionaires. And if Texas was its own country, it would be the eighth largest economy in the entire world. So, I flew out to Texas today in Austin, which is home to billionaires like Elon Musk and Michael Dell, to go around finding and asking some of these billionaires what they did to become wealthy and how you watching can become financially free and follow in their footsteps to become

millionaires and billionaires in today's world. This video is about to be insane from start to finish. So stay tuned. And with that being said, let's get this video on the way. Excuse me, sir. Sir, question for you. Yeah. Is this your G Wagon? Yes. Yes. What do you do for a living out here in Austin to be able to afford a G Wagon? I am a entrepreneur. I make smoothies for a living. You sell smoothies? Yes. How long have you been a business owner? 13 years. Over these 13 years, what's the most amount of money that you made in a single year? Last year we did 23 million. This year we'll do between 32 and 35 million. 35 million? Yeah. When I go all over the world, I grew a channel to 12 million followers interviewing the most successful business owners. Can we get one minute with you for our channel real quick? Yeah. I see you on Instagram. I love you. You think everybody's built for entrepreneurship?

No, not everybody's built for entrepreneurship. Listen, there's two types of people on this planet. People that talk and people that do If you talk you're going to be a miserable If you do you're going to have a good life. So you're going to be an action taker. You got to be an action taker and you got to speak life onto people. Compliment people. Build them up. all this cancel culture Somebody deserves a compliment. You give them a compliment. Don't flatter people. Never flatter people cuz it's creepy and it'll come back to bite you in the ass. If you put your faith in God, miracles will happen.

Doors will open. that you never in a million years could imagine will take place in your life. Have you seen miracles happen? Oh my god, dude. I went from living under a bridge 21 years ago addicted to heroin and crack and now drive a fancy car, got a fancy business. So what was that turning point in your life then to financial freedom? First of all, you got to surrender. Once you surrender, once you turn your will and your life over over to God, then you got to take responsibility for everything that's going on in your life, good and bad. So like my whole thing was I was a victim.

I spent 33 years on this planet as a victim. My parents were bad. I got molested. My teachers were bad. I got kicked out of high school. I'm a loser. I'm a high school dropout. I'm a convicted felon. It was just this perpetual tape of victimhood. And it was everybody else's fault. The moment I took autonomy over myself, once I finally conceded to my innermost self that everything going on in my life was my fault, not my parents' fault, not the school that kicked me out. It was my fault. Once you take responsibility for yourself and you ask God with all your heart to help you there's nothing you can't do. I started at 33 homeless and penniles. I wash dogs. I clean houses. I wash cars.

I did whatever the I could do cuz I couldn't get a job. Nobody would hire me. I looked like But I did whatever the I had to do. I worked seven days a week. Make more money than you spend. Invest that money. Save that money. Invest that money. And just ask God for help. And honestly, for the young men out there, don't look at that porn. Stop pounding your carrot every day. That's your life force. Put that away. That will rob you of your soul just like the dope will. Your last message to the younger generation. What's the best advice you could give to any 20-year-old watching this right now? Young men out there take care of your mom. Take care of your mom. Call her every day and tell her you love her. I wish I could call my mom right now and tell her I love her. She's gone. But I spoiled the out of my mom the last 17 years of her life.

Jewelry vacations house everything. That's the highest level of manhood is taking care of your mom. I know she's a pain in the ass. I know she pushes your buttons. I know she drives you nuts. That's what they're supposed to do. They're your mother. Take care of your mom. That was fire. That was incredible. Thank you so much for your time, sir. Yeah, man. Guys, that was one of my favorite conversations I've ever had. He got rich. I mean, rich off of selling smoothies. his business is going to do $30 million this year.

But he just gave us some of the best life advice I've ever heard, especially towards the end of that interview when he said, "Fellas, take care of your mom." At the end of the day, the most important thing that you can do is take care of your family and never give up on them. Great interview out here in Austin, but we got to go get this next one. You guys, come on. Let's go. Excuse me, sir. Yes. Question for you. Yes. How old were you when you made your first million? Well, how old was I when I made my first million? 28. 28. What line of business are you in? What line of business am I in now? I'm an investor.

So, you're in finance? Yeah. Private equity, venture capital. Absolutely. What was the most amount of money that you made in a single year? A lot of money. Could you give me a range? So through the grace of God, the companies I started do well in excess of a billion dollars of revenue every year. Are you serious? Yes. You're doing a billion dollars in revenue a year. The companies that I started, yes, absolutely do. What's the best industry somebody can get into in today's world? Oh gosh. Gosh, there Oh, there are a lot of great ones in every You can be the number one right now, though. I'm going to redefine the term industry. Africa. Here's the story. Follow me on this. Nine of the 20 fastest growing economies in the world are going to be in Africa in 2025.

Everybody's overlooking it. Only.5% of the world's private equity and venture capital is going into Africa despite the fact that it's going to be the only continent with a growing population. A marketplace is all about consumers and producers instead of people on the tail end of life that are draining money out of an economy. Africa has a vibrancy. They're able to just step over the traditional landline telecom. They're technology. They're digital natives. They're growing. They've got incredible work ethic. They've got stable democracies. Now, in many cases, Africa as an industry, as a concept, is the most overlooked, undervalued investment opportunity for entrepreneurs and investors right now in 2025. Let me ask you this. What was your secret to scaling to a billion dollar company? I got to know the guys at Chick-fil-A really well. Okay. So, when you buy a chicken sandwich and you say thank you

they say "It's my pleasure." And they mean it. I'm like, "How do you do that? How do you train that?" Like, you can't do that. It's not about the customer. You can't have somebody behind the counter say, "It's my pleasure." if they tripped over an extension cord or you're late with their paycheck or they had to walk a half mile from where they're parked. You delight your employee. Everything flows from that because then your employees want to stick around. The greatest expense that any entrepreneur will ever have is employee churn. You delight your employee. Give them an opportunity to flourish and to thrive.

Just solving real customer issues and working on real red meat to be able to like chew on. When you do that, they'll stick with you. You take care of your employees. They take care of your customers 100%. But your best ideas are going to come from your customers that are taking care of those employees. I'm not smart enough to have enough good ideas about how my business needs to thrive and flourish and pivot and make all the decisions I need to make. I need to rely on my company employees. You see, when they feel like they're in a safe environment where they can thrive and flourish and work on really important work. They're thinking about how to do it better. If instead they're thinking about how do I get another paycheck from someplace else, then I've lost that competitive mojo. You take care of your employees, you love them you understand their story and who they are and what makes them tick, they'll

stick with you and you'll have a business that'll thrive. Now you guys see why they say everything's bigger in Texas. And this video is off to a crazy start so far, but I want to be real with you guys for a second. So, in the last 4 years, I've been able to grow this channel to over 13 million followers across social media and build a multi-million dollar business at the exact same time. But I want to be very clear with you all. It didn't happen because of me alone. It's the incredible team I have behind me. From my two other co-founders to my editors, my videographers to even the strategists everyone plays a crucial role and they do things I could never do on my own.

And if you're a business owner, you know how hard it is to build a team that you can depend on. And that's why tools like Zip Recruiter are game changers. Zip Recruiter's powerful matching technologies helps you find the right candidates as fast as possible. They even let you send personalized invites to top candidates so that way you don't miss the perfect fit. And right now, you can try it for free at ziprecruiter.com/hardnox. So hire experienced people who are excited about what they do with Ziprecruiter. And you want to know something crazy? Four out of five employers who post on Ziprecruiter get a quality candidate within the first day. So see for yourself and go to ziprecruiter.com/hardnox. Ziprecruiter the smartest way to hire. Now with that being said, let's go get this next interview. Excuse me, sir. Question for you. How old were you when you made your first million? Uh million or billion?

You made a billion dollars? Well, I sold my company for 800 million. For how much? 800 million. You sold a company for 800 billion? I did. And I I go all over the world interviewing the most successful entrepreneurs on how they made it for the younger generation. Could we get one minute with you for our channel real quick? Sure. What type of company did you sell? Payments. Brainree Venmo. Do you ever pay somebody with Venmo? Like Venmo, the app. You sold Venmo or actually could we ask you a couple quick questions? Sure. How long have you been a business owner? When I was 21, I determined that I was going to try to make a difference in the world doing something interesting for the human race. And I thought entrepreneurship was the path. I didn't know what to do. So I thought making a bunch of money would be a good solution.

And then when I made the money, I would figure out what to do in my life. How old are you now? 47. Over these 47 years, if you can think about one piece of advice that you've received that maybe helped you in business or even outside of business, what's the best advice you ever got throughout your career? It would be the advice I would give to myself, the advice I ever received. Make health your number one life priority. And there's always a story in entrepreneurship where you grind as hard as you can. You'll hear stories of the person who slept under their desk or coded for two nights in a row. It's like amazing. They're epic.

But you never hear the story like the person's well- rested and has really great biomarkers and a clear head. And so I wish I would have received the advice, make health your number one life priority because if you do, you'll be a better entrepreneur. And I really miss that. I I really I traded health for wealth and it hurt my ability to create wealth. And there's that saying that I love that a rich man wants a thousand things but a sick man only wants one thing and that's their health. Let me ask you this. What is your most controversial opinion about health that a lot of people may disagree with you on? Something that is normalized in society. What's your most controversial opinion about health in today's world?

That we are the first generation that won't die. What do you mean? We are the first generation who will not die. like dies and like actually That's right. So you don't plan on dying. That's right. How old realistically do you think you can live until? I'm chronologically 47 but biologically, you know, my cardiovascular ability is age 18. My lung capacity is age 18. My telomeirs my chromosomes are age 18. So my body functions in many ways like an 18-year-old. And so when you start measuring the biological age of your body, it's very different than the time which you were born. So that's what I wish I would have learned. Typically people perform very well in their youth.

There's skill sets. There's physical ability, mental ability, emotional ability that peaks typically in like early life stages and then it declines with older stages, especially that's true if you're grinding very hard. And so this is why I say making health your top priority because if you do so you're going to be in peak performance. Like the difference between being healthy and non-healthy when you're thinking is like night and day. And so that's why I think being an entrepreneur, making health your top priority is the highest yield thing you can do for your company. So you said that you're 47, but you have the cardiovascular endurance or capacity of an 18-year-old. So are you like reverse aging? Yeah, I guess you could say you're slowing down the progression of how you So you can do two things. One is you can reverse agent damage. You can slow down speed of aging. So my speed of aging currently is the slowest in the

entire world. So there's 5,000 people all over the world competing for the the lowest possible speed of aging. We call ourselves rejuvenation Olympics and I'm number one in the world on doing this. So my birthday happens every 24 months. And so I've made a new Olympic sport out of how to slow down your speed of aging. So in many ways I'm an entrepreneur again. I'm trying to create a brand new sport and the new sport is don't die. It's like we are the first generation who won't die. And if you if you take that path, what do you do? Like you want to slow down your speed of aging. You want to reverse aging damage and you want your body to operate basically functionally like you know 18-year-olds.

Now I'm 22 years old. My original goal was to live until about 80 years old. I was like hey that's good. Let's say I want to live to 100. What's the number one thing I should be doing right now on a daily basis to make that happen? First those are rookie numbers. 100. Yeah. Yeah. Seriously. So the ambition we can have as a species right now. There's no reason why we couldn't think in the hundreds or even thousands of years. If you just look at the speed at which AI is improving and medical advancements that are coming over the coming decades we'll be able to extend our lifespans.

Like for example, like right now, my birthday happens every two years. I've slowed down my speed of aging. That buys us a lot of time to find a lot of advancements to extend life further and further. And so I'd say for you the three things I would say is sleep is your number one life priority. Nothing's more important than sleep. That's incredible. Do you think America's trying to kill us? I will tell you, I've tested over the years everything I put into my body. So all the air I breathe all the food I eat, all the water I drink, and the world is toxic. Like it's, you've probably heard this, but when you see the data, it's terrifying.

Give an example for people that really don't know like like how toxic like maybe the littlest things are like the water we drink or just something that you think would surprise a lot of people. I mean everything. So we just started testing a bunch of stuff. So like common things like foods you buy in packages. They have heavy metals like mercury, cadmium, arsenic, lead. They have aggrochemicals like gly glyifhat. So everything you eat has chemicals and very few companies test. So, we've been testing everything. It's really contaminated. We just tested a diaper just because we were trying to figure out it has these dangerous levels of glyophate, this chemical. We tested dog food, has high levels of mercury. And so, uh, it really is in all the food supply. And so, we're now working on trying to source our own foods, test them all for all these chemicals, and try to have a pure food source, which

I've done for myself, trying to make it available to others. But these are the kinds of things you need to nail down. You just don't realize every day how exposed you are to contamination. I know that you said that your goal is to live forever, and you brought up how me wanting to live to 100 is rookie numbers. That's right. How old do you think you possibly can live until? Give me a number, an estimate. I don't think you'll die. You don't think you will die? No. I mean, on on the time spans which our minds can comprehend, right?

Right now, Earth has existed for 3.4 billion years or more. We think of our lifespans on 70 years like thereabouts. Why? Like why couldn't it be a few hundred? Why could there's already biology already has a few immortal species? So, we know biology can achieve immortality. We just have to take from one species over to our species. So, it can be done. It's not like we're talking about trying to exceed the speed of light, you know, where it's like a major physics problem. So, it can be done. And that's why I'm saying like there's no reason why we should have some kind of tempered expectations or ambitions right? You got amazing advice. Thank you so much for your time. I appreciate that. All right, you guys. So, we just ran into and interviewed Brian Johnson who sold his company for $800 million.

But that was not a typical school of hard knocks interview. See, I'm always talking about business and wealth building and how these millionaires and billionaires make their money. We talked about the most important thing that we have that we don't even realize, which is our health. You see, remember, a rich man wants a thousand things, but a sick man only wants one, and that's their health. Great interview with Brian Johnson. He just gave us some serious value and gold in that last interview but we got to keep this one rolling and go get another one out here, you guys.

Come on, let's go. Excuse me, sir. Sir. Sir, question for you. How old were you when you made your first million? Me personally, not the business. Yeah personally, 42. And what line of business are you in? I'm in software. Yeah. And you think I could interview real quick? I have one of the biggest business media channels in the entire world. I go all over interviewing the most successful people. I think I've heard of you guys. Yeah, I'd love to with you. Is that cool? That would be awesome. Awesome. How long have you been a business owner? This particular company almost 20 years and I had one before that for about six. What was the turning point like getting into software? Did you always know that you were going to pursue software or like like how did you end up in this business? So, I started in tech as a young man and in my case that was 40 years ago in IBM which was a big tech firm that we all still know. But I

didn't kind of move towards software till I was in the industry about 15 years and then came to Austin to work for a company here. kind of got the bug of the startup game and then three other buddies and I started one in 2000. That was our first company. Absolutely. What was the most amount of money that you made in a single year? The company we're over $850 million in revenue. Over $850 billion. What was the best advice you ever received throughout your career? The most pivotal life-changing advice that you received in business or anything? What was the best advice you ever got? I'm going to hesitate to say this is the only great piece of advice I got, but I've given this piece of advice to a lot of people in business setting and an older guy that when I joined IBM in the 1980s said, look, my advice to younger folks is to spend about 90% of your time on your job and 10% on your career. And I'm like, what does that

mean? And he said, look, if you spend 100% on your job, you're going to do a really good job at the job you're in but nobody's ever going to see you moving beyond that job because you aren't making connections. You're not thinking beyond that. How do you where do you go next? On the other hand, if you drop it to like 8020, spend 80% on your job and 20% runaround truck in your career, you're not going to do a good enough job. You're only putting 80%. So he's like the right balance is put most to all of your energy, 90ish plus percent into doing a great job with where you're at. But you always want to reserve like 10% of your capacity, make connections, learn about what it takes to go to the next level, how do I become an entrepreneur if I have never been an entrepreneur? How do I get into that industry if I'm in another industry?

You're always thinking about stretching and growing, but that's about 10%. And if you keep that balance, I think that's a really healthy piece of advice. You sold hundreds of millions of dollars in the tech industry. Somebody wants to break into the tech industry right now. Give them a hack to sell their product at a large scale. I think to be fair in my case, and again, we're selling that kind of dollars to large scale companies. So, we're selling to big business. So, you're selling the big businesses. So, in other words, you got to solve those $100,000 million problems. That's where I go. And you got to have people that know what they're doing. That's where I was going. Like you got to have software engineers. You got to have salespeople, marketers that understand that large business environment because it's very different from small business which is different from consumer. But but so as you said

you're selling to tech giants though. Oh, yeah. We're selling to the biggest companies in the world, like the Fortune 500. Half of them are our customers. Yeah. So So when you're when you're approaching them, when you're selling to them, what does that conversation look like? How do you sell to a tech giant like Well, you know what? It's not one conversation. Our sales cycles can be a year and longer and it can be 50 people in the organization that we got to talk to. What is the biggest thing that the deal depends on? Well, ultimately, and it's a team decision typically on the customer side. It's going to come down to do they believe we're the best partner, I'll use that term, the best company that's going to solve their problem. And if they don't believe that they're not going to spend the millions of dollars. How do you effectively communicate that when you're in a conversation? You got to show them.

There's proving it by showing them. Often there's these things called proofs of concept or pilot where you're showing them the tech. You got to have typically very strong references. They got to go I want to see five other people like me that already use this. So, the hardest part of a business like ours is the early days when you don't have those references yet. You got to find people that will trust you with a new technology. But once you're bigger and we're there, we're referencing, we're using our existing references to help our new potential prospects trust that we can solve their problem. How old are you now? 62. I would have guessed like 40.

But real quick though, I'm in my 20s. Your last message to somebody in their 20s trying to build a billion dollar company in today's world. They want to become successful like you. Give them one more nugget about business. One more piece of advice. Your last message to the younger generation trying to become successful. Surround yourself with a great team. It all comes down to people. Never do this by yourself. Yeah. Find the right team. Get the right people around you and then go after a great problem. You got to have a big enough market problem to get to a billion dollar business for sure. But you got to have the right team to get How did you identify billion dollar problem? I had been in this space a long time, been around security for big companies. So we had seen a lot of what worked and what didn't. And ultimately we saw things emerging that look like they could be big problems. And look, I will tell you

the truth. This problem, this space has gotten bigger than we ever thought it would. So some of it is sometimes markets evolve in ways you can't predict and it's actually made our space even more attractive. But we knew it'd be a good space. It's become a great space. Do you believe in God? I don't just believe in him. I follow him. Did you always believe in God? Yes, I did. Talk to me about how important faith has been for you building a billion dollar company. Well, to me the faith thing has a number of aspects in my life. It means partly because I I felt like Jesus lived this way. I value all the people in my life. They don't have to join me in my faith view. They don't have to be having the same belief system as me, but I want to care about them. Right? Jesus famously said, "Do unto others the way you like them to do unto you. Treat others the way you like to be treated."

Well, if you live that way, you're going to have pretty good life. You're going to treat people the way they want to be treated. They're going to feel good. They're going to feel valued. So, that's core. And then I think the other part of the faith thing is kind of to use an overused term maybe. What's your identity? My identity is not in being a business guy or an entrepreneur, right? My identity is being a child of God, but I happen to be an entrepreneur. I'm I'm also a husband and a father and a bunch of other things that are super important to me. But at the end of the day, I'm not going to base my worth on whether my business works or not. I'm happy that it's been great. The Lord blessed me a lot in our business, blessed our people but at the end of the day, that's not how I value myself. The business could go away tomorrow and I'd be okay. You got amazing advice, my friend. Well thanks. It was fun chatting with you. I

really appreciate that, guys. This video was incredible. Austin just went crazy with the billiondoll mogul out here. But I need you guys to like and subscribe for amazing content we've got coming every single week, cuz I'm going all over the world to interview the biggest business owners and the most successful people for you all. And do yourself a favor, go down to the link in the description of this video to join the number one community for business owners in the entire world, the school of mentors. Because every single week, I bring in the multi-millionaires and billionaires that I interview to mentor you on live calls where you can learn skill sets directly from them and the blueprints that they use to become millionaire and billionaire entrepreneurs so you can do the same. I can't wait to see you on the inside of the school of mentors. And with that being said, I'll see you in the next

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What is "Asking Texan Billionaires How They Got Rich!" about?

Exploring the immense wealth of Texas, this content features interviews with successful billionaires, including insights on their journeys to financial success and strategies for aspiring entrepreneurs. Highlighting Texas' status as home to over 80 billionaires and its economic significance, the discussions aim to inspire others to achieve financial freedom and success in today's competitive…

What is mentioned in this School of Hard Knocks episode?

9 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Health, Brian Johnson, Billion Dollar Company, Texas, Private Equity, Venture Capital. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Asking Texan Billionaires How They Got Rich!"?

The episode runs 21 min; the transcript is about 5,382 words in 37 timestamped sections.

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About this transcript: the episode's spoken words as captioned on YouTube, split into timestamped sections. Reclip.Me locates every person, work and idea in the text, keeps the time it is first named, and quotes the words around it verbatim. Last updated January 24, 2026.