Success Story with Scott D. Clary

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Dr. Abraham M. George built a fortune on Wall Street, founding Multinational Computer Models and selling it to Fortune 500 company SunGard Data Systems in 1998. Then he walked away from it all. Armed with a PhD from NYU Stern and decades of finance experience, he returned to India in 1995 and founded Shanti Bhavan—a residential school that takes children from extreme poverty at age four and supports them through college. The model works: 98% graduate college, 97% land jobs at Amazon, Google, and Goldman Sachs, and every single graduate earns more in five years than their parents earn in a lifetime. His parallel work on lead poisoning exposed that 51% of Indian children had toxic blood levels, triggering India's 2000 ban on leaded petrol and protecting hundreds of millions. Featured in Netflix's "Daughters of Destiny," Shanti Bhavan has directly transformed over 15,000 lives—proof that one person's strategic commitment can dismantle generational poverty.



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➡️ Talking Points

00:00 – Intro

01:25 – Did He Get Rich Just to Give It All Away?

06:49 – The Near-Death Moment That Changed His Life

09:28 – When Money Became the Wrong Goal

11:33 – Walking Away From Success to Serve Others

13:22 – Finding Purpose When You Feel Lost

18:57 – Scaling Impact Without Quitting Business

24:25 – Sponsor Break

27:09 – Building a School With No Education Experience

33:24 – A 17-Year Promise to One Child

36:00 – India’s 1,500-Year-Old Caste Crisis

42:35 – How Giving Changed Him

44:58 – The Brutal Reality of Building Shanti Bhavan

48:53 – Can Poverty and the Caste System Be Broken?

51:34 – Sponsor Break

53:27 – Does Shanti Bhavan Actually Work?

56:25 – Why Compassion Isn’t Enough

58:18 – Why He Had to Write Mountains to Cross

1:01:57 – What Makes the Sacrifice Worth It

1:06:15 – The One Lesson He Wants His Kids to Remember

1:07:12 – What He’s Fighting for Now

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Tim Storey is a renowned author, speaker, and life coach who has spent over four decades helping individuals, celebrities, and organizations navigate life transitions and achieve personal breakthroughs. Based in Los Angeles, he has worked with high-profile clients including Robert Downey Jr., Kanye West, and various professional athletes, offering guidance on overcoming adversity and unlocking potential. Storey has authored several books, including "Utmost Living" and "The Miracle Mentality," and is known for his dynamic speaking style that blends practical wisdom with spiritual principles. His work focuses on helping people move from setbacks to comebacks, and he has become a sought-after voice in personal development, appearing on various media platforms and speaking to audiences worldwide about resilience, purpose, and transformation.



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➡️ Talking Points

00:00 – Intro

01:28 – Thinking Beyond the Ordinary

05:14 – Tim Storey’s Origin Story

07:26 – Training Your Mind to See Possibility

17:09 – Action vs. Direction: What Actually Works

19:46 – Why Knowledge Without Action Fails

24:00 – The Power of the Right Partner

25:28 – Sponsor Break

28:13 – The Through Line of True Influence

37:52 – When You Lose Your Own Story

40:37 – Knowing Who Belongs in Your Life

44:08 – Sponsor Break

46:01 – Radical Empathy Without Losing Yourself

57:00 – Tim’s Biggest Frustration as a Coach

59:16 – What the Bible Really Says About Ego

1:05:48 – Living on a Higher Frequency

1:11:41 – Advice Tim Would Give His 20-Year-Old Self

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In this "Lessons" episode, Timothy Daniels, CEO of TIGER 21, offers a deep look into what comes after financial success and why achievement alone is rarely enough. He explains how intentional community design, collective intelligence, and diversity of perspective help high-performing individuals continue growing and making meaningful impact. Timothy breaks down the strategy behind TIGER 21, sharing how peer networks are structured to strengthen decision-making, align personal goals with shared learning, and support both wealth stewardship and life fulfillment.



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In this "Lessons" episode, Stormy Simon, former President of Overstock.com, reflects on her journey from secretary to executive leadership and what it truly means to bet on yourself. She shares how necessity, responsibility, and self-trust pushed her to take uncomfortable risks, while redefining success beyond money, titles, or external validation. Stormy explains why curiosity and continuous growth matter more than status, and how recognizing patterns of stagnation became a signal to move forward. She also opens up about staying grounded through massive success, finding freedom on her own terms, and aligning life decisions with personal values rather than societal expectations.



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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.



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➡️ 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