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Billion-Dollar CEO For A Day
Long-form interviews with the operators, founders, and capital partners building real estate's next decade.
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One Playbook, 75 Countries: Dr. Ivan Misner's System Behind a Referral Engine That Compounds
With Dr. Ivan Misner · Founder & Chief Visionary Officer, BNI (Business Network International)
Dr. Ivan Misner — founder of BNI (Business Network International), 11,388 chapters across 75 countries — on culture as an engineered system, running the business on daily numbers, the VCP framework, and the founder's shift from "King Arthur" to "Colonel Sanders." Episode 06 of Billion-Dollar CEO For A Day.
1:39:44Episode 05
Inside the 450-Deal-a-Year Machine: Eric Brewer's Office, CRM, and Crisis Playbook
With Eric Brewer · Founder & CEO, Integrity First Home Buyers
Eric Brewer — Founder & CEO of Integrity First Home Buyers — opens his York, PA office for a 2-hour tour: 450 deals a year, a Salesforce + AI lead engine, an HR system that scopes the job before it posts, and the 2008-crash playbook that built his rental portfolio. Episode 05 of Billion-Dollar CEO For A Day.
1:05:24Episode 04
Jack Canfield Sold 500 Million Books. Here's What He Told Me Most People Get Wrong About Wealth.
With Jack Canfield · Co-creator, Chicken Soup for the Soul
Jack Canfield — co-creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul — on confidence as the byproduct of surviving risk, visualization, and what most entrepreneurs get wrong about building wealth. Episode 04 of Billion-Dollar CEO For A Day.
1:01:35Episode 03
From Blackstone-Sponsored Startup to $7B+ in Loans: Jeff Tennyson's $1B Growth Playbook
With Jeff Tennyson · Former CEO, Lima One Capital; Chairman, National Private Lenders Association
Jeff Tennyson — former CEO of Lima One Capital — on the frameworks behind scaling from $100M to $1B+: the four questions every CEO must answer, building institutional infrastructure, the right-people-right-now hiring playbook, and the accountability system that gets you there. Episode 03 of Billion-Dollar CEO For A Day.
1:00:46Episode 02
Inside the $7.5B Panera Exit: Blaine Hurst's Unfiltered Playbook for $100M → $1B Founders
With Blaine Hurst · Former President & CEO, Panera Bread; Former President, Papa John's
Blaine Hurst — former President and CEO of Panera Bread and former President of Papa John's — on what changes as a company scales: people, systems, decisions, culture, and the founder's role. Episode 02 of Billion-Dollar CEO For A Day.
33:55Episode 01
60 Days After the M&A Deal: The Seller's Guide Nobody Gives You
With Jason Cramer · VP of Business Development, Homestead Road
Jason Cramer — VP of Business Development at Homestead Road — on what 2.5 months inside a real M&A deal taught him: doubled gross profit on the same ad spend, the founder-led-business inefficiency trap, and the seller-prep playbook nobody hands you. Episode 01 of Billion-Dollar CEO For A Day.