Stop making million-dollar decisions alone. Hampton gives you a personal board of eight vetted founders in your city who meet monthly to tackle your hardest problems. Find your group: joinhampton.com
Most exit stories are told in headlines and highlight reels. We wanted the truth. So we surveyed dozens of exited Hampton founders and pulled insights from 100+ interviews to uncover what really happens after the deal closes – from broken earnouts and identity loss to why nearly everyone regrets something they bought.
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This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
Your Host: Jackie Lamport
Stop making million-dollar decisions alone. Hampton gives you a personal board of eight vetted founders in your city who meet monthly to tackle your hardest problems. Find your group: joinhampton.com
Alex Smereczniak built a $100M laundry business and sold 118 franchise locations in just 14 months. But just as the business took off, life hit hard. After a series of personal and professional crises, he stepped down as CEO. Now he’s back – not for another big exit, but to fix a franchise industry riddled with bad incentives and hidden fees.
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This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
Your Host: Harry Morton
Stop making million-dollar decisions alone. Hampton gives you a personal board of eight vetted founders in your city who meet monthly to tackle your hardest problems. Find your group: joinhampton.com
Most founders start their restaurants in the red. Guy Allen did the opposite, turning a 12-seat sushi bar into a $3M business with lines out the door and plans for a $50M exit. He’s the founder proving restaurants can scale – if you treat them like startups.
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This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
Your Host: Harry Morton
Stop making million dollar decisions alone. Hampton gives you a personal board of eight vetted founders in your city who meet monthly to tackle your hardest problems. Find your group: joinhampton.com
Kory Mitchell built a blue collar asbestos business and sold it for $200M. When he stepped back, everything started to fall apart. A new CEO lost millions. The culture cracked. Kory came back to fix it, then walked away on his own terms. This is what happens when scaling works…until it doesn’t.
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This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
Your Host: Harry Morton
Stop making million dollar decisions alone. Hampton gives you a personal board of eight vetted founders in your city who meet monthly to tackle your hardest problems. Find your group: https://joinhampton.com/
Kass and Mike Lazerow built two companies together, sold one for $25M… and the next for $745M. Along the way, they went bankrupt, survived dot-com busts and Facebook booms, and figured out how to build a business without destroying their marriage.
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This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
Your Host: Harry Morton
Thinking about selling your company? 24 founders told us what really happens after the wire hits. — http://www.joinhampton.com/exit-report
Jaclyn Johnson sold Create & Cultivate for $22 million. Then she hit pause – burned out, got divorced, and took a year off to figure out what she actually wanted. Now? She’s back, running the same company she sold, after buying it back for less.
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This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
Your Host: Harry Morton
Thinking about selling your company? 24 founders told us what really happens after the wire hits. — https://www.joinhampton.com/exit-report
Jordan Schlipf spent a decade building companies optimized for fun, freedom, and friendships. But with years of hindsight, he wonders if he left too much money on the table.
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This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
Your Host: Harry Morton
Thinking about selling your company? 24 founders told us what really happens after the wire hits. — https://joinhampton.com/exit-report
Donald Spann built a multi-million dollar call center from scratch — with no outside capital, no technical background, and no safety net. Even crazier? He sold it for $12M to the first person who ever signed up.
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This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
Your Host: Harry Morton
Thinking about selling your company? 24 founders told us what really happens after the wire hits. — joinhampton.com/exit-report
Rajiv Khaneja made tens of millions running an ad tech company, but still lives in the same city he grew up in, wears the same clothes, and told friends he rented his house—even though he owned it. Here’s why.
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This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
Your Host: Harry Morton
Thinking about selling your company? 24 founders told us what really happens after the wire hits. — joinhampton.com/exit-report
Ali Abdaal didn’t sell a startup. He didn’t raise money. He didn’t even plan to leave medicine. He just turned himself into the business, and ended up happier, wealthier, and more free than he ever expected.
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This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
Your Host: Harry Morton
Thinking about selling your company? 24 founders told us what really happens after the wire hits. — joinhampton.com/exit-report
Rob Townsend says you’re wrong about financial advisors… mostly. And he’s built an 8-figure firm to prove it.
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This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
Your Host: Harry Morton
Thinking about selling your company? 24 founders told us what really happens after the wire hits. — joinhampton.com/exit-report
Everything you need to know about turning art into a real (and risky) investment strategy.
Carlos Cardenas is a Private Wealth Advisor at Austin Wealth Management, bringing over 20 years of experience in alternative asset management. His background spans commercial real estate, technology, and healthcare ... but with a particular passion and expertise for the most alternative of asset classes: the fine art market.
Carlos spent nearly two decades in Paris, where he worked as a private art dealer and advisor, collaborating with leading institutions like Christie’s,
Sotheby’s, and the Picasso Family Office. His rare blend of financial acumen and art world savvy allows him to help clients navigate both traditional and nontraditional investments with insight and creativity.
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This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
This podcast is for educational purposes only and do not constitute financial advice.
You Host - Jackie Lamport
Thinking about selling your company? 24 founders told us what really happens after the wire hits. — joinhampton.com/exit-report
Inside Alex Hormozi’s decade-long climb from $0 to $200M+.
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Alex Hormozi's newest book, $100M Money Models, launches at a live virtual event Saturday August 16th. Register free: https://register.acq.com
The book will teach you how to get more customers to spend more, in less time, over and over again, ultimately eliminating cash flow as a constraint to growth of any business.
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This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
Your Host: Sam Parr
Thinking about selling your company? 24 founders told us what really happens after the wire hits. — joinhampton.com/exit-report
Chuck Yates rode the wildest wealth rollercoaster: $150M up, $82K down, now back at $20M. In oil & gas private equity, he made (and lost) fortunes and never flinched. For Chuck, money’s just part of the story. Mindset is everything.
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This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
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Thinking about selling your company? 24 founders told us what really happens after the wire hits. — joinhampton.com/exit-report
Amber Lee was literally brought back to life, and then decided to start over.
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This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
Your Host: Harry Morton
127 founders (net worth: ~$1M–$100M+) opened up their personal books. Want to see how your finances stack up? https://www.joinhampton.com/wealth-report
How Ronan Berder accidentally built a consulting agency, scaled it to 8 figures, and sold it, despite never enjoying the work.
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(01:08) Ronan's Current Life in Singapore
(03:02) Transition to Coding and Open Source Projects
(09:39) Early Life and Career Beginnings
(11:47) Starting a Business in China
(17:43) Growth and Realizations in Business
(21:19) Living a Minimalist Life
(22:24) Balancing Work and Personal Life
(24:23) Business Challenges and The Impact of COVID-19
(28:27) The Final Push and Burnout
(29:36) Selling the Business
(32:05) Life After the Sale
(38:55) Financial Management Post-Sale
(41:35) Reflecting on the Journey
This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
Your Host: Harry Morton
127 founders (net worth: ~$1M–$100M+) opened up their personal books. Want to see how your finances stack up? https://www.joinhampton.com/wealth-report
Jay Berard’s never sold a company, but with $2.5M in cashflow and $10M net worth, is he confidence-rich or risk-blind?"
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(01:19) Jay's Financial Philosophy
(05:07) Personal Cash Flow and Lifestyle
(06:32) The Concept of Safety Net
(12:50) Early Career Struggles and Successes
(17:48) The Role of Fear and Anxiety in Success
(21:35) Struggling with Consistency
(22:12) Deep Work and Self-Improvement
(25:20) Revenue Journey and Business Growth
(32:19) Balancing Work and Personal Life
(35:49) Defining Success and Living a Big Life
(38:42) Future Goals and Business Aspirations
This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
Your Host: Harry Morton
Jackie breaks down exclusive data from 127 millionaire founders inside Hampton, revealing how motivation, money management, and mindset evolve as net worth grows, from $1M to over $100M.
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$50M is when founders stop caring about money entirely. Want to see what other millionaire money secrets we uncovered in the full report? https://www.joinhampton.com/wealth-report
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This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
You Host - Jackie Lamport
127 founders (net worth: ~$1M–$100M+) opened up their personal books. Want to see how your finances stack up? https://www.joinhampton.com/wealth-report.
Andrew Wilkinson became rich in his 20s — but early wealth came with hard lessons. In this episode, Andrew opens up about:
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(00:00) Introduction
(00:21) Meet Andrew Wilkinson: Early Success and Challenges
(02:38) The Reality of Wealth: Lessons Learned
(03:14) Building Businesses: From Design Agency to Diversification
(06:54) The First Big Sale: A Turning Point
(09:28) Spending Habits: What Worked and What Didn't
(20:39) The Impact of Wealth on Family and Relationships
(23:00) The Complexity of Doing Good with Money
(27:02) Conclusion: Reflections on Wealth and Happiness
Sam Parr
Founder of Hampton, a private community for 7-figure founders. Previously sold his company, The Hustle, to HubSpot for tens of millions.
127 founders (net worth: ~$1M–$100M+) opened up their personal books. Want to see how your finances stack up? https://www.joinhampton.com/wealth-report
Jess Chan scaled to 7 figures fast, then tore it all down. Today, she’s worth ~$10M, spends less than ever, and says profit > revenue every time.
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(00:00) Introduction to Jess Chan's Journey
(00:58) Early Revenue Chase and Freelancing
(02:03) Building and Scaling Long Play
(02:55) Challenges and Burnout
(04:42) Rebuilding and Stabilizing
(06:14) Shifting Focus from Revenue to Profit
(08:20) Embracing Feminine Leadership
(15:03) Redefining Wealth and Success
(19:37) Breaking Free from Business Metrics
(20:21) Childhood Reflections and Entrepreneurial Drive
(22:09) The Unexpected Path to Entrepreneurship
(27:41) Transparency in Financial Success
(31:57) Personal Finance and Contentment
(37:00) Balancing Ambition and Contentment
This podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.
Your Host: Harry Morton