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In this candid fireside chat, NBA Champion Metta World Peace shares the real story behind his transition from an 18‑year professional basketball career with the Los Angeles Lakers to investing, entrepreneurship, and building long-term wealth beyond the court.

Metta opens up about the challenges pro athletes face after fame, why so many lose money despite massive earnings, and how trust, discipline, and collaboration determine success in business. He discusses sourcing deals, avoiding predatory relationships, building an investment thesis, and why saying “no” is one of the hardest — yet most important — skills athletes must learn.

From art and consumer brands to real estate and athlete-focused investing, this conversation delivers unfiltered lessons for athletes, investors, and anyone working with high-profile capital.

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Some founders are loud. Others let their execution speak. This episode features a low-profile, high-performance family office principal who quietly built, exited, and reinvested in real estate, credit, and systems that scale.

From surviving career collapse to engineering a data-driven lending platform, this guest shares what really builds wealth: checklists, compound learning, velocity, and values. You’ll hear battle-tested frameworks on systems-thinking, optionality, hiring autonomy, and structuring exits that retain your edge — plus one underrated superpower: kindness.

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What do institutional lenders, billion-dollar families, and elite real estate sponsors all have in common? They want capital partners who don’t just show up—they execute flawlessly.

In this fast-paced, no-fluff interview, John, co-founder of Fairbridge Asset Management, shares what it takes to manage nearly $1B in real estate debt, backed by firms like Oaktree Capital. From layered recourse to contingent structuring, John reveals advanced techniques you won’t hear at typical investor conferences. He also unpacks why AI won’t replace walking the property, how he filters deals based on sponsor behavior, and the brutal truths that separate scalable funds from stuck ones.

If you’re raising capital, managing investor relations, or structuring private credit in today’s volatile market, this is the episode you’ll wish you heard five years ago.

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