Success Story with Scott D. Clary – Details, episodes & analysis

➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Paul Allen is a serial entrepreneur and technology pioneer who co-founded Ancestry.com in 1997 and served as its first CEO, helping to build the company into the largest for-profit genealogy company in the world before its sale to Blackstone for $4.7 billion. Under his leadership, Ancestry reached profitability before raising any outside capital and developed one of the largest databases of historical records, revolutionizing how people discover their family history. Beyond Ancestry, Allen founded multiple mission-driven technology companies, including MyFamily.com and FamilyLink, which created the viral Facebook app "We're Related" that attracted over 120 million users. A Brigham Young University graduate who began coding at age twelve, Allen has dedicated his career to leveraging technology to connect people and unlock human potential, currently serving as CEO of Soar.com while remaining a passionate advocate for strengths-based leadership development. ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/paulallendc/  https://x.com/paulballen/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulballen/  ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/   Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott) ShipStation - https://www.shipstation.com/ (Code: SuccessStory) Square - https://square.com/go/success  SurveyMonkey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/scott  Monarch Money - https://www.monarchmoney.com (Code: Success) NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/  Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary ➡️ Talking Points

➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Eddie Wilson, known as the "King of Exits," has owned over 140 companies and successfully exited more than 100 of them. He's the founder of the Aspire Tour, one of America's largest business mastermind events, and leads Collective Influence, a private equity firm with holdings across multiple industries. Wilson also created the Empire Operating System, a methodology for scaling and exiting companies. Beyond business, his foundation Impact Others feeds and educates nearly 5,000 children daily and supports anti-slavery initiatives globally. ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/eddiewilsonofficial/  https://x.com/eddie_wilson3/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddiewilsonofficial/  ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/   Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott) ShipStation - https://www.shipstation.com/ (Code: SuccessStory) Square - https://square.com/go/success  SurveyMonkey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/scott  Monarch Money - https://www.monarchmoney.com (Code: Success) NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/  Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 01:29 – Eddie Wilson’s Origin 10:16 – The Mindset That Makes or Breaks Businesses 11:33 – Learning the Art of Acquisition 14:12 – Operator vs Investor: Mastering Both 16:08 – Why Hiring Is Still Hard at the Top 20:18 – The Truth Behind Eddie’s First Exits 22:19 – Why Timing Changes Everything 26:06 – Sponsor Break 28:38 – The Most Overlooked Acquisition Opportunities 32:15 – Building a Real Community 39:18 – Depression After Success 48:05 – Sponsor Break 49:59 – When Success Feels Empty 53:39 – How Self-Work Changed Eddie as a Founder 54:55 – The Loneliness of Winning 57:17 – Eddie’s Frustration With Young Entrepreneurs 1:05:14 – Why Ego Is the Real Enemy 1:10:36 – Eddie’s Next 10-Year Vision 1:11:25 – Advice to His 20-Year-Old Self 1:17:58 – The One Lesson He’d Teach His Kids

➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com   ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Mike and Kass Lazerow are married serial entrepreneurs and investors best known as the co-founders of Golf.com and Buddy Media, a social media marketing platform that sold to Salesforce in 2012 for $745 million. Their entrepreneurial journey began after they reconnected at a mutual friend's wedding in 1996, and two years later they co-founded Golf.com before marrying in 1999. After selling Golf.com to Time Warner in 2006 for $24 million, they launched Buddy Media. Since then, they have supported nearly 100 early-stage startup founders as angel investors and advisors, with their investments generating more than $10 billion in realized gains, including notable successes like Scopely and Liquid Death. They are authors of "Shoveling $h!t: A Love Story" and have received numerous accolades, including being ranked number one on Business Insider's Silicon Alley 100.    ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/kassandmike/ https://kassandmike.com/    ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/   ShipStation - https://www.shipstation.com/ (Code: SuccessStory) Square - https://square.com/go/success  SurveyMonkey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/scott  Monarch Money - https://www.monarchmoney.com (Code: Success) Claude - https://claude.ai/success  Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott) Revenued - https://www.revenued.com/  NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/  Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary   ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 01:28 – Why Building a Company Is Awful and Amazing 04:33 – How Not to Destroy a Relationship in Business 08:16 – Turning Each Other’s Weaknesses Into an Edge 11:45 – Building a Company With Your Partner 13:56 – Pivot or Die: Surviving the Hard Moments 18:26 – When to Quit vs. When to Push Through 23:29 – Sponsor Break 26:13 – Getting Your Team to Truly Buy In 33:03 – The 3 Real Reasons Companies Fail 35:46 – Why They Hired a Coach After Raising $100M 42:15 – Health, Burnout, and Long-Term Success 51:50 – Sponsor Break 53:45 – The Traits They Bet On as Investors 1:05:38 – Is Social Media Breaking Entrepreneurs? 1:10:38 – The “Go Gauge” Decision Framework 1:15:59 – The Founder Delusion That Kills Great Ideas 1:17:26 – What They Respect Most About Each Other 1:18:23 – The One Lesson They’d Teach Their Kids

➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory     In this "Lessons" episode, Sharran Srivatsaa, President of Real (NASDAQ: REAX), breaks down the playbook to building billion-dollar businesses. He shares how singularity of focus can align entire organizations toward one powerful goal, why a cadence of accountability is the key to driving consistent performance, and how strong processes create momentum that sustains growth. Drawing on his experience scaling companies, investing through his private fund, and advising high-performing CEOs, Sharran offers a practical framework for entrepreneurs who want to move from incremental gains to exponential results.   ➡️ Show Links https://successstorypodcast.com   YouTube: https://youtu.be/A_dQhuAyro8  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/pk/podcast/sharran-srivatsaa-ceo-of-srilo-capital-4x-inc-500/id1484783544  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0BJSMlAWYKhgSiB7VNkqmH    ➡️ Watch the Podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclary

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➡️ For More Episodes Visit: successstorypodcast.comToday, you'll hear me on the Wired for Success podcast with Claudia Garbutt, where we break down the science behind success and performance.Tweet Me: twitter.com/scottdclaryMy Newsletter: newsletter.scottdclary.com/subscribe

➡️ For More Episodes Visit: successstorypodcast.comToday, you'll hear me on the Wired for Success podcast with Claudia Garbutt, where we break down the science behind success and performance.Tweet Me: twitter.com/scottdclaryMy Newsletter: newsletter.scottdclary.com/subscribe

➡️ For More Episodes Visit: successstorypodcast.comClubhouse. The audio only, social media network. You've seen Elon Musk, Gary Vaynerchuk and Meek Mill chat about business, politics, sports and tech but how did it get to be so big?A mix of FOMO, exclusivity and a perfectly executed take to market strategy.Here's a case study breaking down Clubhouse's rapid growth from startup to $1b dollar valuation in 8 months.Tweet Me: twitter.com/scottdclaryMy Newsletter: newsletter.scottdclary.com/subscribe

➡️ About The GuestAubrey Strobel is the Head of Communications at Lolli, a platform where you earn free Bitcoin while shopping online. She discovered crypto in 2016 and worked for a few different blockchain projects shortly after wrapping up her journalism degree. She is a regular contributor for coindesk, has had her works featured by NBC, speaks globally on crypto and blockchain, and today, both Lolli and Aubrey are household names within the crypto scene.➡️ Talking Points00:00 - Intro02:50 - Aubrey’s origin story.07:42 - Transitioning from journalism to crypto.12:36 - Leading the charge in the crypto space.15:15 - The marketing play for a brand new crypto blockchain project.24:19 - Lolli’s social media marketing strategy.28:05 - The responsibility of being an educator in the blockchain space.36:26 - Navigating a tumultuous market.39:17 - Lolli’s global expansion plans.41:22 - Where will Bitcoin be in 10 years from now?42:50 - Is Aubrey a Bitcoin maximalist?50:19 - The biggest misconception about Bitcoin?52:19 - Aubrey’s advice to her younger self.57:19 - Advice for young entrepreneurs.➡️ Show Linkshttps://twitter.com/aubreystrobelhttps://www.instagram.com/aubreystrobel/https://www.lolli.com/➡️ Show SponsorGusto - gusto.com/scott (3 months free payroll / platform services)Gusto's people platform helps businesses like yours onboard, pay, insure, and support your hardworking team. Payroll, benefits, and more.Ladder - ladderlife.com/successstoryLadder is life insurance built to be instant, simple and smart. We offer direct-to-​consumer, term life insurance online. ➡️ Success Story PodcastStories worth telling.Welcome to the Success Story Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, business executive, author, educator & speaker, Scott D. Clary.On this podcast, you'll find interviews, Q&A, keynote presentations & conversations on sales, marketing, business, startups and entrepreneurship.Scott will discuss some of the lessons he's learned over his own career, as well as have candid interviews with execs, celebrities, notable figures and politicians. All who have achieved success through both wins and losses, to learn more about their life, their ideas and insights.He sits down with leaders and mentors and unpacks their story to help pass those lessons onto others through both experiences and tactical strategy for business professionals, entrepreneurs and everyone in between.Website: https://www.scottdclary.comPodcast: https://www.successstorypodcast.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/scottdclaryInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottdclaryTwitter: https://twitter.com/scottdclaryFacebook: https://facebook.com/scottdclarypageLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/scottdclary

➡️ For More Episodes Visit: successstorypodcast.comMost of us know Slack as the instant messenger and communication tool that 90%+ of all tech startups use.Did you know it started as a video game company?Here's a case study breaking down Slack's history, and how it's grown into the instant communication SaaS behemoth, it is, today.Tweet Me: twitter.com/scottdclaryMy Newsletter: newsletter.scottdclary.com/subscribe