Asking Miami Moguls How They Got Rich!
A street-interview series chasing wealthy Miami entrepreneurs for their origin stories and financial philosophy — equal parts hustle porn and accidental confession.
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I do things because I want to, not because I have to. Most of you do things because you have to.”
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This video follows the host of the School of Hard Knocks channel as he travels from Austin, Texas to Miami, Florida to interview wealthy entrepreneurs about how they built their fortunes. He approaches strangers in affluent areas like the Design District before securing sit-down interviews with three notable figures, each sharing their origin stories and financial advice.
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Johnny says he has never had a bad month since putting Jewel cigarettes on the market and now does $150 million a year.
The Poppy Steak owner says the restaurant's biggest years were 2021 and 2022, and that financial freedom is never-ending — you always have to work harder.
I do things because I want to, not because I have to. Most of you do things because you have to.
A real-estate investor marks the exact personal threshold where financial freedom shifts from theory to lived reality.
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that exact moment is when you will become financially free the amount of stress endure every day will go down substantially and you get to do this very very cool thing which happened for me a long time ago as a result of investing in real estate I do things because I want to not because I have to most of you do things because you have to you know they don't teach that in school right they certainly do not yeah your last message to the younger generation like like give them the blueprint give them a 60-second business
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The more people that talk shit about me, the more that made me — like it gets me emotional even thinking about it — because I was one of them that, you count me out, I'm going to do it, point blank period.
A mogul traces his relentless drive directly to the people who doubted and dismissed him early in life.
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dollars it's one of the biggest things people struggle with I think I had this Burning Desire inside of me from a young boy but every time I was told no I continued to push through and the more people that talk [ __ ] about me the more that made me even like like it gets me emotional even thinking about it because I was one of them that like you count me out I'm going to do it Point Blank period and so I just kept going and going and going and I never in a million years thought I'd be where I'm at today so you don't come from a lot of money no
The more people that talk [ __ ] shit about me, the more that made me even like — like it gets me emotional even thinking about it — because I was one of them that, like you count me out, I'm going to do it, point blank period.
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There's never financial freedom — you always got to work harder and thrive for more and more.
A multi-million-dollar builder rejects the interviewer's premise that there is a fixed finish line called financial freedom.
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where I am so what was the Turning Point times so what was the turning point to Financial Freedom like what did you see that made you want to stand out and go create a multi-million dollar business it's never it's never ending there's never Financial Freedom you always got to work harder and you always got to thrive to get more and more and your last message to somebody trying to become a multi-millionaire in today's world you got to stay true to your brand and believe in yourself and work very hard do you believe in god of course and
There's never financial freedom — you always got to work harder and you always got to thrive for more and more.
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You must have a somewhat cold-hearted ruthless nature to you and have your loyalty be to your future in how you surround yourself.
An entrepreneur argues that loyalty to your own future must override social comfort when choosing your inner circle.
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hanging out being cool hanging out with losers doing loser stuff if you want to be a winner you have to look around the people around you and go and be honest with yourself are these my friends my boys people I love or are they actual winners why are you hanging out with them you must have somewhat of a cold-hearted ruthless nature to you and have your loyalty be to your future in how you surround yourself with your people I'm not telling you to tell those people to get out of here and never talk to them again and break up with them and and all that love them from a distance
You must have somewhat of a somewhat cold-hearted ruthless nature to you and have your loyalty be to your future in how you surround yourself.
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I couldn't ever figure out bad months — and I haven't had one ever since I put Jewel cigarettes on the market and started doing $150 million a year.
A businessman pins the end of his bad months to a single product launch that took him to nine-figure annual revenue.
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got from a mentor take the money don't keep putting it back in why is that cuz you keep spending your money but what if you have a bad month in business I couldn't ever figure that out and I haven't had a bad month ever since I put Jewel cigarettes on the market and started doing 150 million a year you do 150 million a year how 70 I work with Tyson future everybody how did you scale from an 8 to a N9 figure company that's incredible when opportunity meets preparation you have luck what was your risk tolerance as a business owner I
I couldn't ever figure that out bad months — and I haven't had a bad month one ever since I put Jewel cigarettes on the market and started doing $150 million a year.
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