My First Million

Derek From More Plates More Dates: His +$100M Business Empire, Bryan Johnson & TRT

Sep 12, 2023

Derek, the founder of More Plates More Dates, shares the journey behind his +$100M business empire. He discusses the transition from bodybuilding to entrepreneurship and insights on investing. The conversation dives into the challenges of running a supplement e-commerce store and navigating the health supplement landscape. Derek also shares his thoughts on Bryan Johnson and the complexities of hormone optimization. This episode is packed with lessons on personal finance and the importance of informed health decisions.

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Quick takeaways

Building trust with an audience is crucial in the health niche, especially with conflicting information and multiple influencers offering different recommendations.

Tech industry leaders like Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Brian Johnson prioritize fitness, but consistency and not contradicting health protocols are key.

Segregating life goals into seasons allows for better focus and quality of achievement.

Deep dives

Derek's journey from affiliate marketing to starting his own businesses

Derek started his career in affiliate marketing, promoting products that he personally used and believed in. This allowed him to monetize his recommendations and generate funds to start his own businesses. He began with supplements and hair loss prevention products, eventually branching into telemedicine and hormone optimization.

Building Companies and Relationships

00:57

Lessons learned from managing wealth as an entrepreneur

01:13

The Importance of Authenticity in Monetizing Your Passion

01:10

The Overkill of Age Clocks

03:23

Intro

5min

Virtual Connections and Personal Growth

6min

Navigating Confidence, Relationships, and Business Ventures

3min

Navigating the Health Supplement Landscape

14min

From Bodybuilding to Business Success

7min

Focusing on Seasons of Life

9min

From Affiliates to Empires: A Health Journey

27min

Episode 495: Shaan Puri (https://twitter.com/ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (https://twitter.com/theSamParr) talk with Derek from More Plates More Dates (https://www.youtube.com/@MorePlatesMoreDates) about his origin story, +$100M business empire, investment portfolio, his thoughts on Bryan Johnson, how he sources his food and much more.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro

(7:15) Why Pickup artists are often great entrepreneurs

(12:50) Derek’s business empire

(21:30) Degrees of difficulty with Derek’s businesses

(28:00) What are Derek’s business goals?

(39:25) Derek’s investment portfolio

(43:45) The origin story of More Plates More Dates

(52:00) How Derek became a health science expert

(54:20) Thoughts on Bryan Johnson

(1:00:25) Taking TRT and other supplements

(1:06:15) Where Derek buys his food

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Links:

• More Plates More Dates Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/MorePlatesMoreDates

• Derek's Twitter - https://twitter.com/Derek_Fitness

• Gorilla Mind - https://gorillamind.com/

• Marek Health - https://marekhealth.com/

• Intelligent Elephant - https://intelligent.shop/

• Good Looking Loser - https://www.goodlookingloser.com/

• Chris's Twitter - https://twitter.com/goodlookinglosr

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Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack Butcher, Reed Duchscher, Tai Lopez, Harley Finkelstein, Alexa von Tobel, Noah Kagan, Nick Bare, Greg Isenberg, James Altucher, Randy Hetrick and more.

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