Anonymous male - hedge fund / asset manager (managing $1.2B)
Anonymous respondent who says he manages $1.2B at an unnamed asset management or hedge fund firm, serving high-net-worth individuals and family offices with active strategies.
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Anonymous male - data center developer (Hubbard, Texas)
Anonymous developer who says he is building an AI data center in Hubbard, Texas. The claimed specs, a 7.2-gigawatt "AI powered" data center at a cost of $88B, are described in the source as highly doubtful and far larger than any comparable project.
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Adin Ross (spelled Aiden Ross in the captions)
Adin David Ross is an American internet personality and online streamer, known for his celebrity collaborations and livestreams of NBA 2K and Grand Theft Auto V. He previously streamed on Twitch.
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Anthony Palumbo (captioned as Anthony pal)
Anthony Howard Palumbo is an American Republican politician who represents the 1st district of the New York State Senate; he previously served in the New York State Assembly.
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Josh (host, speaking in the first person in this episode)
Josh is a masculine given name, usually a short form of Joshua and historically of Josiah, though it is also used as a name in its own right.
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Ryan Garcia
Ryan Garcia is an American professional boxer. He has held the WBC welterweight title since 2026 and previously held the WBC interim lightweight title in 2021.
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Ryan Serhant (transcribed as "Ryan Siran")
Ryan Serhant is an American real estate broker and reality television personality. He is the founder and CEO of Serhant, a real estate firm, and the lead and executive producer of Owning Manhattan, a reality show.
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Sara Blakely (captioned Sarah Blakeley, founder of Spanx)
Sara Treleaven Blakely is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She founded Spanx, an intimate apparel company known for its pants and leggings, in Atlanta, Georgia, and in 2024 she created the footwear brand Sneex.
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Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV is an American actor and film producer. Regarded as a Hollywood icon, he has received many accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or, an Academy Honorary Award and three Golden Globes.
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Doug Williams (former HMS Holdings CEO/COO, now an investor)
Featured in the episode "10 Questions with a Millionaire: Investor & Executive Doug Williams"; self-reported peak figure of $3.5B.
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James Dumoulin (host, speaking in the first person in this episode)
Featured in the episode "How To BLOW Up On TikTok From A Verified Creator"; no self-reported figure was captured.
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James Dumoulin (host, appearing here as the interviewee)
Featured in the episode "I Interviewed 30 Billionaires... Here's What I Learned"; self-reported peak figure of $6M.
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Johnny Anton
Featured in the episode "The Single Skill That Built His $100M Year Business"; self-reported peak figure of $500K.
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Muhammad Bingati (as captioned; a Dubai developer, possibly Mohamed Alabbar)
Featured in the episode "I Interviewed 30 Billionaires... Here's What I Learned"; self-reported peak figure of $5B.
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Reed Hoffman (captioned Reed Hoffman)
Featured in the episode "I Interviewed 30 Billionaires... Here's What I Learned"; self-reported peak figure of $26M.
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Thomas Healey (as captioned; probably Thomas Healy)
Featured in the episode "I Asked Tom Cruise How He Made $600 Million"; self-reported peak figure of $10B.
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Anonymous male - medical device business owner (Austin, nine-figure net worth)
Featured in the episode "Asking Millionaire Golfers How They Got RICH!"; self-reported peak figure of $130M.
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Anonymous respondent - had lunch with Warren Buffett (paid $4.5M)
Featured in the episode "Asking Hong Kong Billionaires How They Got Rich!"; self-reported peak figure of $4.5M.
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Anonymous woman - Russian immigrant who arrived in the U.S. at 20 with $78
Featured in the episode "I Asked Miami Millionaires How They Got Rich"; self-reported peak figure of $2M.
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Anonymous woman - former owner of the Solidcore fitness chain
Featured in the episode "Asking Women Billionaires How They Got Rich!"; self-reported peak figure of $100M.
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Anonymous woman - founder of an online fitness and nutrition company (three years in)
Featured in the episode "Asking Wealthy Americans How They Got Rich! (Scottsdale)"; self-reported peak figure of $20M.
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Anonymous woman - hair care brand founder (says it is the only 100% founder-owned Latina brand of its size)
Featured in the episode "Asking Women Billionaires How They Got Rich!"; no self-reported figure was captured.
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Anonymous woman - oil industry business owner (G-Wagon owner)
Featured in the episode "Asking Women Billionaires How They Got Rich!"; self-reported peak figure of $7M.
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Anonymous woman - 42 years in the beauty business (interviewed on a yacht)
Featured in the episode "Asking Women Billionaires How They Got Rich!"; self-reported peak figure of $100M.
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