Rey Flemings, Co-founder and CEO of Myria, has catered to ultra-high-net-worth clients, gaining unique insights into wealth and happiness. He reveals how true success goes beyond money, challenging hustle culture with personal stories. Listen as he recounts his intense mission to procure ventilators during the COVID-19 crisis. Flemings also discusses the transformative power of relationships, community, and self-discovery, offering a fresh perspective on fulfillment in a world obsessed with material wealth.
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Ventilator Procurement
During COVID-19, Rey Flemings received a $45.9 million wire and an FBI inquiry while procuring ventilators for New York.
Despite successfully obtaining the ventilators through extraordinary means, the state ultimately rejected them.
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Beyond Luxury
Myria helps successful people access unique experiences and relationships, going beyond typical concierge services.
They categorize requests based on difficulty, from simple online purchases to seemingly impossible tasks.
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Securing the Unsecurable
A client needed armed security in a country where it was illegal for private citizens.
Myria secured a presidential exception, granting the client diplomatic-level protection.
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In *Connected*, Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler reveal the surprising ways in which social networks shape our lives. They explain how emotions are contagious, health behaviors spread, and how social networks influence our ideas, relationships, and behavior. The book challenges traditional notions of individuality by highlighting the powerful role of networks in shaping our experiences.
Catch-22
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Set in the closing months of World War II, 'Catch-22' is a satirical novel that follows the story of Captain John Yossarian, a bombardier stationed on the island of Pianosa off the coast of Italy. The novel explores the absurdity and inhumanity of warfare through Yossarian's attempts to escape his flying duties, thwarted by the bureaucratic rule known as 'Catch-22'. This rule creates a paradox where a man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous missions, but if he requests to be relieved of duty, he is proven sane and thus ineligible for relief. The novel is known for its nonchronological structure, circular reasoning, and its critique of military bureaucracy and the illogical nature of war.
Dubbed during his career as “The Man Who Knows What the World’s Richest People Want (and How To Get It),” Rey Flemings has years of experience dealing with success. He sees it every day as the co-founder and CEO of Myria, a company that provides concierge services to fewer than 100 elite clients with a combined wealth of over $400 billion. On this episode, Flemings discusses what he’s learned about wealth, money, success and happiness while on the job, how he makes impossible tasks possible, and what it was like to try and smuggle ventilators into New York City during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Flemings founded Myria in 2021 and has worked in the luxury services industry since 2017. He also served as the founder and CEO of Stripple, a web imagery monetization company, and CEO of Particle, an Internet services company acquired by Apple.
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