Asking Wall Street Millionaires How To Make $1 Million

Excuse me, sir. Question for you. How old were you when you made your first million?

39. How old are you now? 40.

40. So, you made it this last year? Made a lot of millions in the last year.

What line of business? I'm in finance. Like, what what exactly?

Private equity. What is the most amount of money you made in a single year? Uh, it was 250 million.

250 million. And what line of business are you in? Uh, I run a television network in all the airports, hotels.

Did you come from a lot of money? Did you come came from nothing? So, in other words, you don't have to come from a rich family, but a rich family can come from you all day.

How old were you when you made your first million? Honestly, that was not too long ago. That was actually like maybe 10 years ago.

But then it switched. I sold everything and now I'm starting over with an app. Yeah.

So, you got to have some balls to do this [ __ ] Like, last message to somebody. They're trying to make a million dollars in today's world. I would say, guys, we're back in New York City right now and we're on Wall Street.

And today, I'm going to be going all over to find and ask Wall Street millionaires how they got rich and how to make a million dollars in today's world. This video is going to be insane from start to finish. So stay tuned.

But with that being said, let's get this video on the way. [Music] Excuse me, sir. Question for you.

How old were you when you made your first million? Hey, uh uh that's a great question. Real quick, could I interview one of you guys?

I have the biggest business media channel. No, I'm sure. Real quick, wait.

Which one would you say is the most successful person here? Which one? I've interviewed I've interviewed Mark Cuban Shaq.

Can I get one minute with one of you guys? I know exactly what you're doing. No, dude.

We're good. Wait, wait, real quick. Do you work on Wall Street?

Yeah. What do you do then? Question for you.

Real quick, come here. How old were you when you made your first million? When I made my first million?

I just made it. You just now? Like, how old are you now?

46. Congratulations. What do you do for a living?

I live the dream. Wait, real quick. So, I have the biggest business media channel on social media right now.

It's the School of Hard Knocks. We have 11 million followers. Could I get 30 seconds with you?

Just trying to ask you. Okay, real quick. Real quick.

What do you Do you work on Wall Street? No. What do you do, sir?

Can I walk with you? I'm sorry. I got to go.

Well, I guess one message to the younger generation. Live the dream. Say that again.

Live the dream. What is your dream? Did Did you come from a lot of money?

No. No. What's more important in business?

What you know or who you know? Take care. Good luck to you.

Excuse me, sir. Question for you. How old were you when you made your first million?

Excuse me, sir. Sir, sir. Excuse me, sir.

All right, you guys. So, as you can see, yesterday did not go as planned. We could not get an interview to save our lives, but we're back here on Wall Street for day two.

It's still freezing out here, but I want to emphasize that just because we got a lot of nos yesterday, no does not mean never. All no means is not yet. So, we're going to keep being persistent today, going after these Wall Street moguls, and we're going to find the richest people, the most successful people out here on Wall Street to interview and deliver a million dollars worth of game to you guys.

Come on, let's go. Sir. Sir, question for you real quick for 30 seconds.

I have one of the biggest business media channels in the world. We got 11 million followers. Wait, right here.

Let me get you. Can I get you? Let me get you.

How old were you when you made your first million? Honestly, that was not too long ago. That was actually like maybe 10 years ago.

But then it switched. I sold everything and now I'm starting over with an app actually. So yeah.

So you got to have some balls to do this [ __ ] like So So what line of business were you in? I used to be in the dry cleaning business. I had 10 dry cleaners in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

That's incredible. How did you scale up from 1 to 10 locations? Was it hard?

How did you go? No. So the trick is, right, you want to own the factory, right?

If you own the factory, then everything else is a pop-up. So that looks like a cleaners, but all you're doing is tagging and bagging. Then the van comes around, picks everything, takes to the factory.

So you could get a 500 foot place and still make $50,000 a month. That's game because remember a shirt is called the wash and press. It cost about 40 cents to the hanger.

You're charging $1. 99. That's incredible.

And that's just in dry cleaning. But I moved into a tech. I moved into tech now.

But you said that when you own the factory, I'm assuming that your competitors also become your customers. Correct. Cuz now they want wholesale.

It's a good business. But I moved from that to tech. You know why?

Because there's no money like tech. As somebody who's made millions in a year before, what was the best financial advice that you ever received? I will tell you what my mentor taught me, right?

Be more interested than interesting. If you're in the room and you want to be the big star, then you're going to miss an opportunity. So, be interested, not so interesting.

You learn more. And the idea is we live in a world where people want a reaction right now. That's not how life works.

If you want to really be a millionaire, this shit's going to take time. I know there's been a lot of crypto. I get all that, but we're talking sustainability.

How do you keep it sustainable with this key of your curry? And that takes years. That's not going to happen overnight.

And if that's the thing, hey, you're going to probably make a million in a year, but then what happens after that? How do you keep that flow? And I'm trying to keep the flow, right?

How are you preserving this kind of wealth? Because they say it's easy to make a lot of money, but it's hard to keep a lot of money. What are you investing?

The reality, it's not about investment. Now, do you know how you keep your money? Stay who you are.

Don't be a weirdo. You haven't been driving a Lambo. Why do you want one now?

Just be I drive a Kia. Yeah. And you're a multi-millionaire.

It's not that I'm a multi-millionaire. It doesn't matter if I have 10,000. I drive a Kia.

You know why? Cuz in New York, your car gets [ __ ] up. So why would I want to drive in the cobble streets?

Come on, make it make sense. You know, this ain't Santa Barbara, bro. You know, the the idea is stay true to you.

It doesn't matter if you make 10 million, 30 million. Yes, you want an amazing trip, do that. Do whatever you want, but stay true to you.

Don't do weird stuff. Don't buy $10,000 steaks. Don't be a weirdo, you know.

I love that. A lot of people need to hear that. You know, it's just, you know, I've been eating Joe's Pizza for 25 years.

I still love Joe's Pizza on Barefoot Avenue. That doesn't change. So, you think I want to pay $90 for a pizza when Joe's pizza is $4?

Don't change who you are cuz it then it kind of dilutes you and then you're on Instagram looking goofy. I'm 56 years old. Don't do goofy [ __ ] Do goofy [ __ ] Yeah, my advice.

Don't do goofy [ __ ] You're 56. Act appropriate. You know how weird I look in a Lambo right now.

Come on. I don't think so. I think you rock.

It's not a It's just not necessary. I have three kids. I want my kids with me.

I want my wife with me. Thank you so much for your time, sir. I know, bro.

I love I love your [ __ ] bro. I watch your [ __ ] all the time. Every time I see you like, "Oh, man.

This guy is killing it. Hey, you know what? Everything happens for a reason.

I'm glad you were there cuz that was one of my favorite interviews I've done over the last when people do dumbass [ __ ] like that. You know why? Cuz No, they don't see enough gray in your hair.

Yeah, that's true. They they measure. And this is the biggest mistake.

People measure people's ages now still to this day. Oh, he's too young. He don't know.

That guy just made $11 million on on Clickunner, you dumbass. 19. Wake up.

He knows more than you. Straight out. You're amazing, man.

Can I get your contact? Is that okay? Yeah.

Awesome. I'd love that. You guys, everything happens for a reason.

We're out here for day two on Wall Street. And it's been tough out here in New York City, you guys. It's freezing.

People are coming and going from meeting to meeting. But we got my guy right there to stop. And he just gave us an incredible interview out here on Wall Street.

We got to keep that momentum going with this next one out here. You guys, come on. Don't miss it.

Let's go. Excuse me, sir. Question for you.

How old were you when you made your first million? 39. 39.

How old are you now? 40. 40.

So, you made it this last year. Made a lot of millions in the last year. What life is this?

I'm a spine surgeon, actually. Uh-huh. So, let me ask this real quick.

A lot of people, they go to medical school, they come out with shiny object syndrome because they were in school for so long. What's the lesson about business you could give to a medical professional when they're starting out? Always plan for the future because today's sunshine will turn into tomorrow's rain.

You may be wealthy today, you may lose everything tomorrow. And the other thing I would tell to everybody that wants to focus on acquiring objects and things and well, I have everything I've ever dreamed of. It doesn't make you happy.

Happiness is a pursuit of your dream, pursuit of your mission, your purpose. Don't chase money and don't chase objects. Chase your purpose.

That's where happiness lies. So, so, so real quick right here. You said you made a lot of millions last year.

What happened this last year as opposed to all the other Did you sell a your practice or what? Started my own practice. So, when you when you took that leap is when it happened.

Correct. Got to take a leap of faith. Got to trust in yourself.

How are you getting all your clients? What's your secret to selling? How like are you are you a good salesman?

I don't sell. My product sells. So, I take care of people.

I care about people and people know that. So, you're delivering equal or greater value for the people that are coming in in their You got to ask the patients that. But you you're delivering though.

I I try to. Yeah. As somebody who made a lot of millions in the last year, what are you doing to preserve that kind of money?

Cuz they say that it's easy to make a lot of money. It's hard to keep a lot of money. How are you preserving that wealth?

Being better than I was yesterday. Erns Hemingway said, "There's nothing noble about being superior to your fellow men. True nobility is being superior to your former self.

" What are you doing to scale? Let's say in the next 2 three years. You said that you're you're thinking long term, expand, hire other people, have other people work for you, have other have help.

You got to have help cuz you can't carry the load on your shoulders. Are there any challenges that you're facing right now that you're trying to overcome? Is it tough in medicine?

Life is always full of challenges. It's tough. And medicine is tough and finance is tough on Wall Street's tough for everybody.

It must be tough for you. That's why you're out here in the cold. Not so tough.

So, so what are you doing on Wall Street? My office is right there. You have some pretty wealthy clients.

I don't ask about that. You don't ask about that. So, you humanize the people that kind of come into your office.

Everybody, everybody's on the same playing field just like I am. I'm here. There's a homeless guy there.

I'm not any better than anybody else. So, what was the best advice you ever got throughout your career? Don't ever give up.

Is that why a lot of people fail is that they just give up too soon? I believe that that's why a lot of people that start out wanting to be physicians, for example, never become physicians because it's hard. But it's hard like that in anything that you do in life.

Anything that's good is worth fighting for. And that journey is always hard. The view from a mountaintop is beautiful only because you took the effort to climb it.

You got amazing advice, my friend. You guys, that was an incredible interview. One of my favorites I've done in a long time.

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I have the biggest business media channel in the entire world. We've interviewed Shaq, Mark Cuban. I've seen you.

How old were you when you became a millionaire? Probably 28. And what line of business are you in at that time?

I was in computers and consumer electronics. What are you doing right now? Uh, I run a television network in all the airports, hotels.

What business is that area? It's called Reach TV. Actually, how do you get into the television business?

It's very competitive in entertainment cuz there's some there's some huge companies there. How are you standing out? Well, I'm working with them.

And also, we own our space. So, nobody else can dominate travel like we can. And our tech cuz I came from tech delivers directly down to every single screen.

So, we're the only television network that actually knows where it is. And you have 54 million travelers a month going through. So, every league, every partner all want those eyeballs.

So, so you're not afraid to go into a competitive market where there's a lot of people. I've been competing all my life. Competition is part of it.

Did you come from a lot of money? Did you come came from nothing? My grandfather ran a garbage route and a second grade education.

My grandmother the same. So in other words, you don't have to come from a rich family, but a rich family can come from you all day. How old are you now?

I'm 53. 53. You look incredible for 53.

Thank you very much. Over these years, what's the most amount of money you made in a single year? 250 million.

250 million. Now, when you said that you're making the the competition like you're working with them, are you making them your customers as well? Yeah, they're my partners and they're my customers.

So, what happened is think about Netflix. Netflix created its own rights window. When they started Netflix, there was no such thing as SVOD, Avod, none of that.

So, I stole that idea and created my own rights window for what I'm doing now in travel. Then you accumulate all the touch points in there. And in 2021, January 21, we acquired what you know as CNN airport now is ours.

What's your best sales and negotiation advice for anybody in business? You've been at the table with some heavy hitters. Simple.

Serve the person you're talking to. Are you providing service to the person you're talking to? Never do something to somebody.

Do something for someone. But but how about you? You got a prospective client.

They're on the fence. They're leaning towards a no. How do you get that no into a yes?

No is never no. It's always not yet. Wow.

That's gay right there. That's it. And any tactics specifically that you leverage or that you use when you're relationships?

I have run the same phone number for the last 32 years. I can pick up the phone and call anybody. And I'd say your net worth is really your network.

So that rolodex is deep that you have. My rolodex is how I do whatever I want to do whenever I want to do it. It's also showing up.

You know, I show up here. I show up everywhere I'm supposed to be. And a lot of people don't.

You can't do it sitting in your home. You got to get out and you got to be in person. You got to go and see those people and you got to show your commitment to them before they commit to you.

So, so you don't think everybody's built for entrepreneurship? No, they're not. I think Instagram and other things like people think it's overnight.

Like some people call me now and say, "Wow, this is amazing. Look what you did. This is my ninth year.

Ninth year. You're seeing the end. What I love the most about business is the journey.

I love the value. I love all of that. You can't tell me you appreciate being the winner if you don't appreciate the failures.

Got to learn all of it to enjoy every single bit of it. Every single day I love waking up. I'm up at 5.

I'm up every day. Same energy you see me now. I have all day every day.

Ask anybody who knows me, they'll tell you the same thing. And I'm 53. Same exact thing.

You got amazing advice. Thank you so much for your time. I really appreciate you.

Can I get your number for the you guys? So, we're just walking right outside of the New York Stock Exchange and I catch my guy going into the building. He seen the channel before.

I call him over and he just gave us an incredible master class. I'm gonna have to go back and rewatch that one. You guys, that entire interview was straight class, man.

We got to keep this one rolling and go get another one out here, you guys. That was excellent. Come on.

Excuse me, sir. Sir, did I tap him or No, sir. I had a question for you.

How old were you when you made your first million? I'm not there yet. No.

What do you do out here in New York City? I'm in finance. Like what?

What exactly? Private equity. Private equity.

How'd you get into private equity? Networking. Do you think people should start or buy a business in today's world?

Depends on the business. Yeah. What are you primarily focusing in?

Real assets like real estate, those types of companies. Digital centers, waste management, things like that. Boring stuff.

How old are you now? 35. How long have you been in Binance?

Too long. Too long. I have to have a lunch after.

But if you were starting over in 2025, what industry would you get into? Cuz you're in Yeah. Yeah.

You're in the money business. So, you know, more than most people. I'm a fan of businesses that make real cash flow.

Yeah. boring businesses as well as financial services businesses that can achieve scale, right? So, you want to find businesses that you can underwrite to create actual dollars, not like IBIDA, which is kind of fake cash flow within a year or two, right?

Cuz then you can get debt. Do you own a private equity firm or do you work for I'm building one now. You're building one.

What was the transition getting like becoming an entrepreneur? Were you kind of just like, "All right, I know the game now. I know the playbook.

" I feel like I knew enough knew enough people, might as well start building. What's the biggest thing you're doing to scale right now? finding deals and then matching those deals with money.

So, is it competitive? Very, very. How are you standing?

You have to be very competitive. Yeah. How are you standing out?

The team The team stands out. People I work with. I I could do it alone, but it's much easier to go further with more people.

So, what is the most amount of money you made in a single year? I'm not comfortable saying that. Because just a range.

Not Not exact amount, just a range. Half a million. Half a million.

Yeah. But I don't like making I don't like making cash because you get taxed a lot, right? But I I I'm going to walk with you.

Is that okay? I'll walk with you. Here, Derek.

Get in front of right here. Yeah. I walk fast.

I got you, brother. I got you. What's the lesson about money that banks don't want people to know?

They don't want you to know that they have to lend to make money. Actually, they don't want you to know that they need to lend money to people to make money. That's how that's how they create a bottom line.

They make money on the spread, right? Yeah. So, they don't want you to know that.

I love that. And and how about the best financial advice you ever got from a mentor? Something a mentor taught you about money that changed your perspective on money.

Like, what's the best advice you ever got? It's more of a mindset. You want to be able to think about money like it's air.

Break that down. We're breathing, right? Yeah.

What are you breathing? Breathing air. Yeah.

But do you think about that every day? No. Exactly.

So when you want to get to a point where where money is like air. I love that. I haven't heard that before.

Did Did you Did you come from a rich family? Not at all. No.

So how did you break into, you know, private equity? You just got to have a lot of hustle, hunger, college degree. Did you have a college degree?

Yeah, I got a college degree. I got an NBA as well. So you don't have to get that, but Right.

It it helps. I mean, I don't look like every person that works in finance. I had to stand out somehow, so I did that.

Absolutely. And also, you have to network your ass off. And how did you build those relationships?

How did you get in the right rooms with the right people? You got to run. You got to spend a lot of shoe leather.

Absolutely. My man, thank you so much for your time. I'm talking to this man.

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