“I wanted to either be a U.S. Marshal and catch fugitives or start a garden center.”

Dreaming of two very different career paths led James Early to pursue a college degree in finance. From there he has made his career as an investment analyst and entrepreneur. And despite amassing a remarkable track record in picking stocks, he confesses he’s actually not as good with money as he probably should be. Currently the founder of Curia Financial, James sits down to share:
- The creative marketing scheme for his car-washing business as a teenager
- Life lessons he learned from philosopher Lao Tzu
- How investing teaches us about the imperfections in life
- A very memorable taxi ride in China
and much more.

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“ All of unhappiness in life is unmet expectations, and you can apply that to money pretty easily.”

Nearly a decade into his life as an attorney, Bill Barker made a somewhat sudden career change to the world of investing. Now a longtime senior analyst and advisor at The Motley Fool, Bill discusses:
- Collecting 19th-century coins with his grandmother
- Investing during the earliest days of the Internet
- An underappreciated movie that teaches stock manipulation
- Talking to your dog about budgeting
and much more.

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“The best stuff is not just sitting out available. The best stuff is behind a door, down a hallway, up a hill.”

How does someone succeed in an industry where the majority of businesses close within five years? It helps to have the right mindset.

Dan Simons, co-founder of the Founding Farmers, fell in love with restaurants when he started working at one while he was in college. The more he learned about the business side, the more interested he got. Sitting at a table in his newest restaurant, Dan shares:
- Why entrepreneurship “is like a giant, ongoing kick in the teeth”
- A valuable work lesson he learned as a teenager
- That one time he got scammed
- How buying a puppy can be a great use of money
and much more.

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