Building Billions with Brandon Dawson

I believe your body is the most important asset you have, and most business owners are treating it like an afterthought. In this episode of Building Billions, I sit down with my friend Russ Yeager to talk about why generic health and fitness advice is failing people and what happens when you start optimizing the individual instead of the population. We get into genetics, bloodwork, precision nutrition, supplementation, and training, and why the process has to start with normalizing the body before you ever start chasing performance. Russ shares what he’s seen firsthand with the business owners he works with and how dramatically their health, confidence, leadership, and performance can change when they finally understand what their individual body needs. We also talk about the massive opportunity this creates for trainers, gym owners, nutritionists, physical therapists, chiropractors, nurse practitioners, and other health professionals. I don’t believe the future of health is one person trying to do everything themselves. It’s a team of experts working together around one individual, using real data to create a truly personalized approach. Russ has already built a successful business helping people transform their bodies, and now we’re working together to help health professionals do the same while building more valuable, profitable businesses. If you’re in the health and fitness industry and want to become the authority in your market, this conversation will show you what’s possible.Support the show: http://cardoneventures.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Goldberg built a $37 million general contracting business in Montana, then watched it collapse to $3 million in a single year. I call it a snapback, and without the right foundation in place, it can be catastrophic. What kept Bill from going to zero was the work we had already started together: restructuring his business from the ground up, engineering a growth plan all the way to $365 million, and building a team and culture that could actually carry it. Three years later, he's back to $25 million, and in this live Elite 250 coaching session, we get into the real questions: how to navigate breakpoints, when to bring in your next leaders, and why the metrics you're tracking might be lying to you. This is a raw, behind-the-scenes look at what it actually takes to rebuild, and what's possible when a business owner is willing to do the work.Support the show: http://cardoneventures.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Success isn't measured only by the businesses you build, it's measured by the people you help build along the way. In this special episode of Building Billions, I reflect on one of the most rewarding moments in my career: celebrating the incredible journey of an entrepreneur I've had the privilege of mentoring, from the early stages of growth to extraordinary success. It's a reminder that creating enterprise value is important, but creating leaders who go on to build something even bigger is the real legacy. This conversation is about gratitude, partnership, and playing the long game. I share why investing in people will always produce the greatest returns, what it feels like to watch someone surpass expectations, and why the next chapter of growth is often the most exciting one. If you're building a business with the goal of creating lasting impact, not just wealth, this episode is for you.Support the show: http://cardoneventures.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everybody says they want to build a $100 million business, but very few are willing to become the leader it actually requires. In this episode of Building Billions, I break down the mindset shifts that separate founders who stay stuck from those who build real enterprise value. I share why most businesses stall at $3 million, how your personal leadership determines your company's ceiling, and why the habits that got you here won't get you where you want to go. I also dive into the hard realities of scaling, building a leadership team, making difficult people decisions, navigating partnerships, and avoiding the mistakes that destroy otherwise great businesses. If you're serious about growing from $1 million to $10 million, $10 million to $100 million, and beyond, this episode will challenge the way you think about leadership, ownership, and what it really takes to build a business that lasts.Support the show: http://cardoneventures.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Building Billions, I sit down with JD Ross, founder of Opendoor, partner at Atomic Ventures, and founder of WithCoverage, to break down how he’s taken companies from idea to billions in enterprise value, including scaling Opendoor from first revenue to an $8B public company in under six years. We get into what actually drives growth at scale, how to understand your business equation, why companies break as they expand, and what it really takes to build and lead teams beyond the founder, while also unpacking the massive opportunity in “boring” industries, AI-enabled operators, and the $5T+ small business wealth transfer that’s reshaping where the next generation of billion-dollar companies will be built.Support the show: http://cardoneventures.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.