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The Pomp Podcast

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Mar 6, 2023 • 1h 18min

#1167 John Shahidi on Happy Dad, NELK Boys, Full Send, Elon Musk, & SteveWillDoIt

John Shahidi is the president of Happy Dad, Shots Podcast Network, & NELK Boys. In this conversation, we talk about the rise of the NELK Boys, how they make money, what the business is behind all the content. This includes the Full Send Podcast, SteveWillDoIt being banned from YouTube, how they interviewed Elon Musk, sales figures & product plan for Happy Dad. Happy Dad is one of the fastest growing seltzers in the world. John is one of the greatest minds when it comes to scaling products when a creator is providing all the distribution.  ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/
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Mar 2, 2023 • 1h 10min

#1166 Laura Spaulding On Making $18 Million For Cleaning Up Crime Scenes

Laura Spaulding is the founder of Spaulding Decon Industries, which is a full service restoration company for crime scene cleaning. In this conversation, we talk about the economics of cleaning a crime scene, prostitution, drug busts, and many more topics. This is one of the most wild episodes yet. We also break down all the finances and businesses Laura has been involved with.   ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a series of bold discussions, covering topics from investing, emerging tech, longevity, space exploration, entertainment and more.The speaker lineup includes names such as investing legend Cathie Wood, NYT bestselling author Vivek Ramaswamy, billionaire Christian Angermayer, master of Contrarian Thinking Codie Sanchez, Modern Wisdom host Chris Williamson plus many more. Listeners will receive an exclusive 40% discount on VIP and Insider Pass tickets with code POMP40.  General Admission tickets are free of charge. Spots are limited so head to lyceummiami.com to buy your ticket today. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/ =======================
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Feb 28, 2023 • 39min

#1165 Dylan LeClair On Bitcoin, Nostr, Ordinals, Regulation, & The Fed

Dylan LeClair is the head of research at Bitcoin Magazine, & the co-founder of 21st Paradigm. In this conversation, we talk about bitcoin, macro economy, Nostr, ordinals, Lightning Network, bitcoin mining, regulation, & more.  ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a series of bold discussions, covering topics from investing, emerging tech, longevity, space exploration, entertainment and more.The speaker lineup includes names such as investing legend Cathie Wood, NYT bestselling author Vivek Ramaswamy, billionaire Christian Angermayer, master of Contrarian Thinking Codie Sanchez, Modern Wisdom host Chris Williamson plus many more. Listeners will receive an exclusive 40% discount on VIP and Insider Pass tickets with code POMP40.  General Admission tickets are free of charge. Spots are limited so head to lyceummiami.com to buy your ticket today. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/ =======================
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Feb 27, 2023 • 57min

#1164 Richard Ryan | Founder of Black Rifle Coffee on Product vs Distribution, Social Media Influencers, Blockchain & Web3

Richard Ryan is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Black Rifle Coffee Company. In this conversation, we talk about his entrepreneurial career, building mobile apps before YouTube was in the app store, how he built a media company with Verizon, all the secrets of Black Rifle Coffee, and tips to grow an audience online.  ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a series of bold discussions, covering topics from investing, emerging tech, longevity, space exploration, entertainment and more.The speaker lineup includes names such as investing legend Cathie Wood, NYT bestselling author Vivek Ramaswamy, billionaire Christian Angermayer, master of Contrarian Thinking Codie Sanchez, Modern Wisdom host Chris Williamson plus many more. Listeners will receive an exclusive 40% discount on VIP and Insider Pass tickets with code POMP40.  General Admission tickets are free of charge. Spots are limited so head to lyceummiami.com to buy your ticket today. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/ =======================
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Feb 23, 2023 • 43min

#1163 Robert Bryce | Russia, Ukraine, Nuclear, & Bitcoin: Energy Market Deep Dive

Robert Bryce is one of the foremost experts and reporters on the energy business around the world. He is also the author of a book, “A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations.” In this conversation, we talk about energy markets, about renewables, can the United States become energy independent? What is going on with Russia & Ukraine? Why does China have a monopoly on different metals and magnets that are necessary to actually build renewable technology? And what does Robert think about bitcoin and the energy markets? ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a series of bold discussions, covering topics from investing, emerging tech, longevity, space exploration, entertainment and more.The speaker lineup includes names such as investing legend Cathie Wood, NYT bestselling author Vivek Ramaswamy, billionaire Christian Angermayer, master of Contrarian Thinking Codie Sanchez, Modern Wisdom host Chris Williamson plus many more. Listeners will receive an exclusive 40% discount on VIP and Insider Pass tickets with code POMP40.  General Admission tickets are free of charge. Spots are limited so head to lyceummiami.com to buy your ticket today. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/ =======================
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Feb 22, 2023 • 40min

#1162 Chloe Melas | Escaping A German POW Camp: Frank Murphy's WWII Story

Chloe Melas is an entertainment reporter at CNN. She recently rewrote the foreword to her grandfathers book, "Luck Of The Draw by Frank Murphy." In the book, Frank unpacks his experience in World War 2 as a bomber who got shot down, spent months in a German POW camp, and eventually got back home safely. The book is an incredible tale of what so many people in the greatest generation went through. I really enjoyed talking to Chloe about the book, why they are republishing it, how her & her mother rewrote the foreword, and what they hope people take away from reading it.  ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a series of bold discussions, covering topics from investing, emerging tech, longevity, space exploration, entertainment and more.The speaker lineup includes names such as investing legend Cathie Wood, NYT bestselling author Vivek Ramaswamy, billionaire Christian Angermayer, master of Contrarian Thinking Codie Sanchez, Modern Wisdom host Chris Williamson plus many more. Listeners will receive an exclusive 40% discount on VIP and Insider Pass tickets with code POMP40.  General Admission tickets are free of charge. Spots are limited so head to lyceummiami.com to buy your ticket today. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/ =======================
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Feb 21, 2023 • 1h 49min

#1161 Jon Finkel | The Author Documenting Your Sports Heroes

Jon Finkel is the author of a number of books across the sports industry, everyone from Charlie Ward, Nate Robinson, and more. He also writes a newsletter every week 'Books & Biceps'. In this conversation, we talk about greatest athletes, best sports moments, writing process, the rise of social media in sports, and much more.     ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a series of bold discussions, covering topics from investing, emerging tech, longevity, space exploration, entertainment and more.The speaker lineup includes names such as investing legend Cathie Wood, NYT bestselling author Vivek Ramaswamy, billionaire Christian Angermayer, master of Contrarian Thinking Codie Sanchez, Modern Wisdom host Chris Williamson plus many more. Listeners will receive an exclusive 40% discount on VIP and Insider Pass tickets with code POMP40.  General Admission tickets are free of charge. Spots are limited so head to lyceummiami.com to buy your ticket today. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/ =======================
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Feb 20, 2023 • 48min

#1160 Lance Lambert | Is Real Estate About To Crash?

Lance Lambert is the real estate editor at Fortune Magazine. In this conversation, we talk about the housing market, mortgage applications, interest rates, federal reserve, and trends & insights across housing and rent. Lance studies the housing market day-to-day, and has a lot of information.   ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a series of bold discussions, covering topics from investing, emerging tech, longevity, space exploration, entertainment and more.The speaker lineup includes names such as investing legend Cathie Wood, NYT bestselling author Vivek Ramaswamy, billionaire Christian Angermayer, master of Contrarian Thinking Codie Sanchez, Modern Wisdom host Chris Williamson plus many more. Listeners will receive an exclusive 40% discount on VIP and Insider Pass tickets with code POMP40.  General Admission tickets are free of charge. Spots are limited so head to lyceummiami.com to buy your ticket today. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/ =======================
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Feb 16, 2023 • 1h 4min

#1159 Shane Mac | Private, Secure Texting Disrupts iMessage

Shane Mac is the co-founder & CEO of XMTP Labs. In this conversation, we talk about decentralized messaging, what exactly happens when you send an encrypted message, how XMTP hopes to build the protocol that various applications & technologies can be built on top to empower private direct messaging. This is an important problem, and they are working diligently to come up with a solution that can usher in global adoption of private messaging.  ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a series of bold discussions, covering topics from investing, emerging tech, longevity, space exploration, entertainment and more.The speaker lineup includes names such as investing legend Cathie Wood, NYT bestselling author Vivek Ramaswamy, billionaire Christian Angermayer, master of Contrarian Thinking Codie Sanchez, Modern Wisdom host Chris Williamson plus many more. Listeners will receive an exclusive 40% discount on VIP and Insider Pass tickets with code POMP40.  General Admission tickets are free of charge. Spots are limited so head to lyceummiami.com to buy your ticket today. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/ =======================
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Feb 15, 2023 • 1h 15min

#1158 Jake Wurzak | Investing Lessons From Billion Dollar Hotel Owner

Jake Wurzak is the CEO of DoveHill Capital Management, and Wurzak Hotel Group. In this conversation, we talk about the hotel industry, everything from investing to operating both boutique and roadside businesses. When you think about this hotels that you visit, there is an operator that owns both the business & real estate, and they constantly think about how they can drive a profit. Jake is an expert, and has been doing it now with multiple hotels around the country. Jake breaks down both the economics and what makes a good hotel.  ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami, a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a series of bold discussions, covering topics from investing, emerging tech, longevity, space exploration, entertainment and more.The speaker lineup includes names such as investing legend Cathie Wood, NYT bestselling author Vivek Ramaswamy, billionaire Christian Angermayer, master of Contrarian Thinking Codie Sanchez, Modern Wisdom host Chris Williamson plus many more. Listeners will receive an exclusive 40% discount on VIP and Insider Pass tickets with code POMP40.  General Admission tickets are free of charge. Spots are limited so head to lyceummiami.com to buy your ticket today. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/ =======================

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