If You Only Watch One Money Video, Make It This

If You Only Watch One Money Video, Make It This

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Zen Zone Workplace
6 Video Views·Jul 9, 2026  #worklifebalance #life #work

How I got here:
13 yrs old: Became a semi-pro tennis player. Learned discipline through losing early
17 yrs old: Moved to the United States alone
21 yrs old: First startup exit
22–24 yrs old: Taught tennis to Bill & Melinda Gates, Richard Branson, Sultan of Brunei
24 yrs old: Built leveraged income products so I could earn without trading time for tennis lessons
28 yrs old: Graduated Vanderbilt MBA With Honors
28 yrs old: Joined Goldman Sachs during the Global Financial Crisis only hire from my class after 39 interviews
28 yrs old: Married my wife with less than $10K in savings
31 yrs old: Bought into Teles (borrowed money)Became President & COO of a 1-office brokerage. Scaled it from 1 to 22 offices
37 yrs old: Teles acquired by Douglas Elliman, 10x growth in 5 years ($300M to $3.4B)
38 yrs old: Founded Highland Prime (Private Equity) invested in and scaled dozens of service businesses
38 yrs old: Founded Kingston Lane (real estate tech). Self-funded. No salary. Early AI. COVID forced asset sale
40 yrs old: 2 exits, Mortgage Company (public buyer) + Escrow Company (management buyout)
42 yrs old: Joined Real as President, scaled from 6,800 → 27,000 agents. Grew valuation $200M → $1.2B. Fastest-growing brokerage in the world. Rang Nasdaq closing bell
45 yrs old: Joined Acquisition.com as President and Managing Partner and later CEO




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