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School of Hard Knocks Podcast
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Ahmed Ben Chaibah | The Truth About Getting Rich in Dubai (He Went Bankrupt Twice)
Ahmed Ben Chaibah (Ahmed Chaibah) tells how he built Aquafun, the world’s largest inflatable water park in Dubai, after extreme rejection and two bankruptcies.
7 Nov 2026 · 41m · 18 chaptersJesper Nielsen | He Slept In His Car For 3 Years… Then Made $350M Selling Pandora
Jesper Nielsen recounts building Pandora from Denmark to a global jewelry brand, emphasizing extreme margins, branding/distribution, and the long-term “Pandora math” subscription-like charm purchases.
28 Oct 2026 · 54m · 30 chaptersDan Henry | He Delivered Pizza for 7 Years… Here's How He Made $45 Million
Dan Henry, an internet marketing entrepreneur, explains how he went from delivering pizza in Chicago to earning about $45M in entrepreneurship, arguing that business success comes from rare skills,…
23 Oct 2026 · 1h 3m · 34 chaptersJesse Cole | He Was $1M in Debt… Now 5 Million People Want His Tickets
Jesse Cole, founder of Banana Ball Championship League (Fans First Entertainment), explains how he turned a love of baseball into a nonstop entertainment “show,” built after going $1M in debt, and…
14 Oct 2026 · 45m · 26 chaptersOmar Soliman | He Got Rich Hauling Trash… Now His Business Makes $300 Million/Year
Omar Soliman (College Hunks Hauling Junk) explains how a junk-removal and moving business scaled from a summer job using his mom’s cargo van into a system-wide ~$298M-$300M/year company, emphasizing…
7 Oct 2026 · 35m · 23 chaptersJason Mickool | He Got Fired From Every Job… Then Built a $130M Company
Building generational wealth through entrepreneurship, uncapped earnings, and scaling a financial advisory platform (not just investing).
30 Sep 2026 · 51m · 20 chaptersBob Duggan | He Grew Up With Nothing… Then Made $2 Billion In One Day!
Bob Duggan’s rise from a low-income childhood to building and investing in healthcare/biotech companies, culminating in selling a struggling biotech/pharma company for $21B and earning about $2B in…
23 Sep 2026 · 57m · 26 chaptersKim Perell | She Borrowed $10K From Grandma… Then Built a $235M Company
Kim Perell’s path from a $10K grandma loan to building and selling companies (including a $235M exit), plus her investing and mentorship philosophy.
16 Sep 2026 · 40m · 22 chaptersEddie Maalouf | He Couldn’t Give Marketing Away For Free… Now His Agency Makes $18 Million/Year
Eddie Maalouf (Bad Marketing) explains how to build a high-revenue marketing agency via sales-first execution, focused messaging, self-generated lead flow, and operational leverage; he also shares a…
9 Sep 2026 · 1h 5m · 31 chaptersJhalesa Seymour | She Started With $67… Now Her Soap Company Makes $20 Million/Year
Jaleesa Seymour’s rise building Salt XO, a feminine hygiene soap brand, from $67 in college to an eight-figure company doing over $20M/year, including how she created the formula, scaled operations,…
2 Sep 2026 · 39m · 21 chaptersMike Wystrach | He Had $15 Left… 10 Years Later He Sold His Company For $1.5 Billion
Mike Wystrach’s journey from bankruptcy to selling Freshly (meal delivery) for $1.5B in Oct 2020, plus lessons on mindset, entrepreneurship, growth, and investing.
26 Aug 2026 · 57m · 35 chaptersJamie Salter | How He Built a $40B Brand Empire With Reebok, Champion & Forever 21
Jamie Salter (Authentic Brands Group chairman) explains how he built a $40B brand portfolio via acquisitions and licensing, emphasizing “dusting off” legacy brands, focusing on product, and using…
19 Aug 2026 · 1h 8m · 27 chaptersGeorge Heaton | How He Built Represent Into a $140M/Year Fashion Brand
George Heaton explains how he built Represent from a small side hustle (printing designs on T-shirts) into a global streetwear fashion brand doing about $140M/year, covering early execution,…
12 Aug 2026 · 42m · 21 chaptersDavid Royce | From Door to Door Sales to 5 Companies Sold for Over $1 Billion
David Royce, a pest-control entrepreneur, explains how he built and sold five companies for over $1B, focusing on door-to-door sales systems, training, cash-flow management, and recurring revenue.
5 Aug 2026 · 50m · 28 chaptersBlake Johnson | He Had $7,000 Left… Then Sold His Companies for $1.1 Billion
Blake Johnson’s path from a cattle-ranch upbringing to building and selling multiple companies, culminating in Byte’s “over a billion” exit.
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