#  @theventure The Venture The Venture posts on TikTok about business, company, in the, food the most. They currently have [------] followers and [--] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [------] [#](/creator/tiktok::7473502364802253867/interactions)  - [--] Week [-------] -43% - [--] Month [---------] +1,028% - [--] Months [---------] -82% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/tiktok::7473502364802253867/posts_active)  - [--] Month [--] -48% - [--] Months [--] -43% ### Followers: [------] [#](/creator/tiktok::7473502364802253867/followers)  - [--] Week [------] +2% - [--] Month [------] +6.80% - [--] Months [------] +11% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/tiktok::7473502364802253867/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [finance](/list/finance) 18.37% [stocks](/list/stocks) 16.33% [countries](/list/countries) 12.24% [fashion brands](/list/fashion-brands) 4.08% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 2.04% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 2.04% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 2.04% [financial services](/list/financial-services) 2.04% [vc firms](/list/vc-firms) 2.04% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 2.04% **Social topic influence** [business](/topic/business) #4232, [company](/topic/company) #1183, [in the](/topic/in-the) 6.12%, [food](/topic/food) 6.12%, [$10b](/topic/$10b) #20, [wall street](/topic/wall-street) #457, [gas](/topic/gas) #950, [$1b](/topic/$1b) 4.08%, [australia](/topic/australia) #3143, [$50b](/topic/$50b) #6 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@goodmoneydaily](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Marriott International Inc (MAR)](/topic/$mar) [BlackRock Inc (BLK)](/topic/blackrock) [Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT)](/topic/lockheed-martin) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "From Single Sports Shop to $31B Merchandise Empire: Michael Rubin's Fanatics 🏈🛍 Michael Rubin wasn't always a sports mogul. After dropping out of college to run a ski shop he built and sold e-commerce company GSI Commerce to eBay for $2.4 billion in [----]. In an unusual move he bought back the sports merchandise division they didn't want for $50 million. He created a "vertical commerce" model where Fanatics designed manufactured and sold team merchandise themselves. The breakthrough came from their on-demand manufacturing capability. When traditional retailers had to predict what players" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7483206059260267806) 2025-03-18T17:42Z [--] followers, 265.9K engagements "From Single Gas Station to $1B Empire: Harry Singh's Bolla Oil 🛢🏪 Harry Singh wasn't born into the oil business. In [----] after arriving from Punjab India with almost nothing he drove a taxi in New York City while saving for his first business opportunity. He purchased his first dilapidated gas station in Brooklyn for just $60000 using savings from his taxi job. When other station owners let their properties deteriorate Singh invested heavily in cleanliness lighting and modern convenience stores that made customers feel safe. The breakthrough came from vertical integration. While most gas" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7485473994544598302) 2025-03-24T20:22Z [--] followers, 702.9K engagements "From Single Newspaper to $17B Media Empire: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp 📰🌎 Rupert Murdoch wasn't born a media mogul. In [----] at just [--] he inherited The News a struggling newspaper in Adelaide Australia after his father's death. He filled his papers with sensational stories crime scandals and sports when established newspapers were formal and restrained. When competitors targeted educated elites Murdoch aimed at working-class readers with bold headlines and simplified language. The breakthrough came from his international vision. While traditional media companies stayed in their home markets" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7485743779270511902) 2025-03-25T13:50Z [--] followers, 33.9K engagements "This guy made $1.6B buying the most boring companies in America 📄💰 Bill Foley started out as a corporate and real estate lawyer but quickly realized he didn't just want to advise on deals he wanted to run them. In [----] he spotted a small underperforming title insurance company in Phoenix and acquired it for just $3M. ✓ Found fragmented unsexy industries everyone was avoiding ✓ Bought them at 4-5x EBITDA ✓ Used cash flow to buy more companies ✓ Diversified into restaurants wineries golf courses and sports teams $3M title insurance acquisition hundreds of millions IPO 200+ acquisitions $20B+" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7592639193516444958) 2026-01-07T15:18Z [--] followers, 14K engagements "This guy bought a single cargo ship for $6.5M and turned it into a $50B cruise empire by inventing an industry that didn't exist 🚢💰 Ted Arison was running a small cargo shipping operation in the 1960s. In [----] he bought a retired ocean liner for $6.5M. Cruising was expensive formal and only for wealthy retirees. Traditional cruise lines thought it would never be mass-market. ✓ Repositioned cruising as affordable fun for middle-class families - not luxury for elites ✓ Stripped formal dress codes and stuffy dining - added casinos discos buffets ✓ Launched "The Fun Ships" tagline [----] -" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7598945736990018871) 2026-01-24T15:11Z [--] followers, 294.9K engagements "This guy made BILLIONS by doing the exact OPPOSITE of private equity. While most firms buy a business improve it and resell it a few years later Will Thorndike NEVER sells Instead he follows a simple playbook since the 90s: Find small recurring revenue off market businesses. Buy them with minimal equity. Install first time CEOs. And hold them indefinitely while compounding through organic growth and bolt on acquisitions. This resulted in 30% ANNUAL RETURNS and [--] to 4x CAPITAL MULTIPLES for Will's firm Housatonic Partners. This guy made billions by doing the exact opposite of private equity -" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7600822882050018590) 2026-01-29T16:35Z [--] followers, 68.4K engagements "This guy started as a $16-a-week bookkeeper and turned it into a $400 billion oil empire by buying out every competitor in America John D. Rockefeller grew up dirt poor with a con artist father. At [--] he was a bookkeeper making $16/week. In [----] he founded Standard Oil with $1M. The oil industry was chaotic with hundreds of small refineries losing money. ✓ Bought out struggling competitors at rock-bottom prices during downturns ✓ Negotiated secret railroad rebates to undercut everyone on shipping costs ✓ Vertically integrated - controlled pipelines refineries and distribution ✓ Consolidated" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7601556547768028446) 2026-01-31T16:02Z [--] followers, 33K engagements "This guy turns a gas station into a $2B road-trip empire ⛽🐻 Arch Aplin III grows up in Texas the son of a construction worker. In [----] he sees what everyone else ignores: every gas station is dirty and forgettable. So he takes out a loan and opens the first Buc-ees in Lake Jackson naming it after his childhood nickname Beaver. ✓ He does the oppositespotless bathrooms high pay Texas BBQ fudge and fun merch ✓ Opens a mega-store in Luling: [--] pumps [----] sq ft $28M in year one ✓ Refuses to franchisekeeps full control handpicks every location ✓ Builds Buc-ees into a cult road-trip destination not" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7601917381211884831) 2026-02-01T15:22Z [--] followers, 565K engagements "This guy takes a dying society newspaper and turns it into the worlds top fashion magazine 👗🗞 In [----] Arthur Baldwin Turnure launches Vogue as a weekly for New Yorks elitefull of society gossip but with low circulation. After Turnure dies in [----] Vogue is on the brink of collapse. Then in [----] Cond Montrose Nast steps in buys Vogue for pennies and does what no one else dares. ✓ Raises the price and doubles the frequencyturns Vogue into a premium product ✓ Brings in bold innovative photography and chases top luxury advertisers ✓ Launches international editionstakes Vogue to London and Paris" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7602271277079973151) 2026-02-02T14:15Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "This guy borrowed $5000 to buy a tire shop doing $32K/year and turned it into a $1.6 billion empire Les Schwab dropped out in 8th grade and delivered newspapers running 9-10 miles daily because he couldn't afford a bike. In [----] at [--] he bought a failing tire shop. He'd never fixed a flat tire in his life. ✓ Gave managers 50% profit share - turned employees into partners from day one ✓ Kept stores obsessively clean - waxed display tires daily when competitors didn't ✓ Trained employees to run out and greet every customer no matter the weather ✓ Rode the Japanese tire wave when big companies" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7602652802317405470) 2026-02-03T14:56Z [--] followers, 28.5K engagements "This company bought UGG boots for $14.6M and turned it into a $30B footwear empire by acquiring brands nobody else wanted 👢💰 Deckers Outdoor started as a small California sandal company in [----]. By the 1990s they were struggling. They saw niche footwear brands with cult followings but no distribution. Too small for Nike or Adidas to care about. ✓ Acquired UGG Australia [----] for $14.6M - surfer sheepskin boots everyone thought were ugly ✓ Kept brand identity intact - added celebrity marketing and retail distribution ✓ Bought Teva $62M (2004) Sanuk $120M (2011) HOKA ONE ONE (2012) - same" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7601179710034365726) 2026-01-30T15:39Z [--] followers, 24.1K engagements "This guy started with a single garbage truck and turned it into a $20 billion empire by buying out every trash company in America 🚛💰 Wayne Huizenga grew up in his family's garbage business. In [----] he borrowed $5K and bought one garbage truck in Florida. The waste industry was fragmented with thousands of small family-owned companies. Nobody was consolidating. ✓ Bought small trash companies at low multiples in every city across America ✓ Consolidated routes and operations to cut costs and improve efficiency ✓ Used cash flow from each acquisition to fund the next one ✓ Took the company" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7603023662270270750) 2026-02-04T14:55Z [--] followers, 90.7K engagements "This company starts with a single auto shop and becomes a $4.7B collision repair giant 🚗💥 In [----] a handful of founders open the first Caliber Collision in California obsessed with Restoring the Rhythm of Your Life. They see a fragmented industrythousands of small shops no national leader. Caliber does the opposite: they buy up independents roll up the market and bring customer-first service to every location. ✓ Buys hundreds of local shops merges with ABRA in [----] to become #1 in the U.S. ✓ Expands to 1800+ locations across [--] statesacquires builds and saturates every market ✓ Partners" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7603779028859751711) 2026-02-06T15:46Z [--] followers, 42.2K engagements "This company starts out making ballet slippers and becomes a $1.4B running shoe powerhouse 👟💰 Brooks Running is founded in [----] by John Goldenberg in Philadelphia making arch supports and slippers. By [----] the brand is nearly bankruptjust $40M in sales losing ground to Nike. CEO Jim Weber takes over and bets everything on runners only. He axes every non-running line doubles down on performance and launches the Ghost and Glycerinpremium shoes runners love. ✓ Ditches dad shoes and focuses only on running ✓ Launches cult favorites like Ghost and GlycerinRun Happy becomes a movement ✓ Gets" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7604140682344697119) 2026-02-07T15:09Z [--] followers, 10.4K engagements "From Barista to Billionaire: Andrew Wilkinson's Tiny 🏢💻 Andrew Wilkinson wasn't following the Silicon Valley playbook. In [----] as a college dropout working from his apartment he founded MetaLab a design agency that would go on to work with companies like Slack and Apple. While running the agency he noticed profitable tech companies that didn't fit the venture capital model. He started buying bootstrapped businesses that generated steady cash flow but weren't growing fast enough for VCs. The breakthrough came from creating a holding company called Tiny that operated like a permanent capital" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7484020257485606175) 2025-03-20T22:21Z 66.8K followers, 199.3K engagements "How a fired White House staffer built a $400B empire that nobody thought was possible 💰🔥 David Rubenstein was born to postman in Baltimore who barely made $7000 a year. In [----] after getting fired from the White House and spending years as an unhappy lawyer he read about a former government official who turned $1 million into $80 million in just [--] months through something called a "leveraged buyout." With zero finance experience he convinced three partners to start a tiny investment firm in Washington DC. After early failures Rubenstein created a revolutionary approach: while Wall Street" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7486576627493670175) 2025-03-27T19:41Z 66.9K followers, 148K engagements "From $35K Video to $1B Razor Empire: Michael Dubin's Dollar Shave Club 🪒💰 Michael Dubin wasn't a typical CPG entrepreneur. In [----] after meeting someone at a party who had access to a warehouse full of razors the improv comedian saw an opportunity to disrupt the men's grooming industry. He created a subscription service that shipped basic razors directly to customers for just $1 per month. When Gillette and Schick spent hundreds of millions on marketing Dubin made a hilarious 90-second YouTube video for just $4500 where he personally pitched his razors. The breakthrough came from attacking" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7493927287742565663) 2025-04-16T15:05Z 66.9K followers, 39K engagements "Jay Hormel wasn't trying to create a global food phenomenon. In [----] during the Great Depression the head of Hormel Foods was looking for a way to use underutilized pork shoulder and provide Americans with affordable protein. He created SPAM a canned meat product that didn't require refrigeration and could last for years on the shelf. When other meat products spoiled quickly SPAM offered unprecedented convenience and value. The breakthrough came during World War II when over [---] million pounds of SPAM were shipped to feed Allied troops. This introduced the product to countries around the" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7527780439591832863) 2025-07-16T20:33Z 66.9K followers, 13.4K engagements "From Root Beer Stand to $50B Hotel Giant: J.W. Marriott's Empire 🏢🌟 J.W. Marriott wasn't dreaming of hotels. In [----] during the Great Depression he and his wife Alice invested their savings in a nine-seat A&W root beer stand in Washington DC. When winter came and sales dropped they added hot food to the menu. After noticing their restaurant customers needed places to stay they opened their first hotel in [------] years after starting their root beer stand. Their competitive edge While other hotels had high turnover Marriott treated employees like family. They became famous for promoting from" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7479592916541820191) 2025-03-09T00:01Z [--] followers, 38.6K engagements "From College Dropout to $10B Hollywood Empire: Thomas Tull's Legendary Pictures 🎬💰 Thomas Tull wasn't a Hollywood insider. After dropping out of Hamilton College for financial reasons he owned a chain of laundromats worked as a tax accountant and ran a private equity firm before turning his attention to the film industry. He founded Legendary Pictures with a $500 million investment from private equity creating one of the first major film financing companies to use Wall Street money. When studios were funding films individually Tull created a portfolio approach spreading risk across multiple" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7497013524913294623) 2025-04-24T22:41Z 66.9K followers, 42.9K engagements "From Collecting Dirty Rags to $15B Uniform Empire: Richard Farmer's Cintas 👔🧹 Richard Farmer wasn't building a glamorous business. In the 1960s he took over his grandfather's Great Depression-era company that collected and cleaned soiled rags from factories in Cincinnati. He transformed the family rag-cleaning business into Cintas focusing on uniform rental and services. When competitors were selling uniforms outright Cintas pioneered the rental model providing businesses with regular cleaning and replacement services. The breakthrough came from their market focus. While other uniform" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7498194557813804319) 2025-04-28T03:04Z [--] followers, 1.4M engagements "This Wall Street banker turned a $5 million startup into a $10 trillion investment empire 📈💰 Larry Fink was a rising star at First Boston until he lost $100 million on a single bad trade. Instead of promoting him they pushed him out the door. Most people would have been crushed but Larry saw this failure as his biggest opportunity. ✅ Started BlackRock with $5 million and seven partners in [----] ✅ Built Aladdin computer system to analyze investment risks ✅ Managed $130 billion in toxic assets during [----] financial crisis ✅ Bought Barclays Global Investors for $13.5 billion in [----] $5M startup" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7528821494906948894) 2025-07-19T22:00Z [--] followers, 671K engagements "This guy built a $25B company from his college dorm Josh Kushner started a gaming company in [----] that grew to 40M users - until they got sued and it went to [--] overnight. So Josh decided to pivot. Instead of building a business he'd invest in one. ✓ Started Thrive Capital with $5M - most secretive VC firm in the world ✓ Invested in businesses Silicon Valley ignored like Warby Parker and Oscar Health ✓ Wrote $50M check for Instagram on Friday Facebook bought it Monday ✓ Turned $50M into $100M in just [--] hours Same playbook: stay quiet move fast invest in assets others missed. Went on shopping" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7593377345176735007) 2026-01-09T15:02Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "From Defense Contractor to $14B Cybersecurity Pioneer: John McAfee's Antivirus Legacy 🛡💻 John McAfee wasn't just building softwarehe was creating an entirely new industry. In [----] while working at Lockheed Martin he recognized that the rising popularity of personal computers brought a new danger: computer viruses. At a time when most people didn't understand this threat McAfee developed one of the world's first commercial antivirus programs. His innovative distribution approachgiving the software away free to individuals while charging businessescreated rapid adoption when the [----] Morris" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7485532085453638943) 2025-03-25T00:07Z [--] followers, 147.8K engagements "From [--] Hens to $1.5B Egg Empire: Matt O'Hayer's Vital Farms 🥚🐓 Matt O'Hayer wasn't new to entrepreneurship. After selling a travel company to Expedia he and his wife Catherine Stewart started raising hens on [--] acres near Austin Texas in [----] inspired by the belief that better animal welfare produces better food. He created a network of small family farms committed to pasture-raised eggs where hens roamed freely outdoors. When competitors were cramming birds into tiny cages and using misleading labels Vital Farms required each hen to have at least [---] square feet of outdoor space. The" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7491477204426034463) 2025-04-10T00:38Z [--] followers, 285.1K engagements "From Fitness Influencer to $50M Candy Brand: Max Chewning's Sour Strips 🍬💪 Max Chewning wasn't a candy manufacturer. In [----] the fitness YouTuber and powerlifter with hundreds of thousands of followers was frustrated that he couldn't find sour candy that was actually sour enough for adult tastes. He co-founded Sour Strips and became deeply involved in product development focusing on creating genuinely sour candy with unique flavors. When other fitness influencers were promoting protein powders and supplements Chewning entered the seemingly contradictory candy market. The breakthrough came" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7494643591701089567) 2025-04-18T13:25Z [--] followers, 44.4K engagements "From Harvard Grad to $62B Hedge Fund: Ken Griffin's Citadel 📈💰 Ken Griffin wasn't a Wall Street insider. In [----] as a 19-year-old Harvard sophomore he installed a satellite dish on his dorm to get real-time stock quotes during the market crash and convinced investors to give him $265000 to start trading. He founded Citadel and pioneered the use of sophisticated mathematical models and computer algorithms when most traders still relied on intuition. When other hedge funds specialized in specific strategies Citadel diversified across multiple trading approaches to reduce risk. The" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7497743590311972126) 2025-04-26T21:55Z [--] followers, 407.6K engagements "This woman started a catering business from her basement and turned it into a $2 billion media empire becoming America's first self-made female billionaire 👩🍳💰 Martha Stewart was a stockbroker who left Wall Street to cater parties in Connecticut. In [----] she launched Martha Stewart Living magazine. Critics said lifestyle content was too niche and elitist. Nobody took it seriously. ✓ Made the magazine premium and aspirational when competitors went cheap and accessible ✓ Retained creative control and brand ownership - most celebrities just licensed their name ✓ Expanded into TV books Kmart" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7598591249347546398) 2026-01-23T16:15Z [--] followers, 27.1K engagements "This guy got fired from a $6M-a-year job after a fight with a billionaire then built a rival company that went public for $500M 💰 Fredrik Karlsson was CEO of Lifco for [--] years turning it into a $10B Swedish giant. In [----] he was fired after a pay dispute with billionaire owner Carl Bennet. Most would retire. Fredrik built a rival. ✓ Founded Rko in [----] with ex-Nordstjernan CEO - positioned as "perpetual owner" that never sells ✓ Acquired 33+ companies in [--] years - only buys businesses with 15%+ EBITA margins ✓ Gave managers freedom but brutal targets - hit numbers or you're out ✓ Used cash" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7600078235707247903) 2026-01-27T16:25Z [--] followers, 186.2K engagements "This guy starts by clearing tables and builds a $10B empire 🍽💰 Tilman Fertitta grows up in Texas bussing tables at his familys restaurant. He drops out of college hustles in hospitality and buys a controlling stake in Landrys in his 20s. While big investors avoid failing restaurant chains and casinos Tilman does the opposite. ✓ Buys struggling brands for pennies and rolls them into Landrys ✓ Centralises operations and uses cash from strong brands to fund new deals ✓ Acquires Chart House and other failing chains turning Landrys into a billion-dollar company ✓ After the [----] Vegas crash buys" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7603419873670188319) 2026-02-05T16:32Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "This guy starts selling ties and builds a $7B fashion empire 👔💰 In his 20s Ralph Lauren has nothing but a mattress on his floor. He designs wide colorful ties inspired by 1940s films and tries to sell them to Bloomingdales. They love the ties but tell him to take his name off the label. Ralph refuses packs up his samples and walks outhe wants to build his own brand not someone elses. ✓ Refuses to compromise on his name even when he needs the money ✓ Sells half a million dollars worth of ties within a year after Bloomingdales calls him back ✓ Expands into shirts suits and womens wearcreates" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@theventure/video/7604919730327014686) 2026-02-09T17:33Z [--] followers, [----] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
@theventure The Venture
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Social Influence
Social category influence finance 18.37% stocks 16.33% countries 12.24% fashion brands 4.08% technology brands 2.04% travel destinations 2.04% social networks 2.04% financial services 2.04% vc firms 2.04% celebrities 2.04%
Social topic influence business #4232, company #1183, in the 6.12%, food 6.12%, $10b #20, wall street #457, gas #950, $1b 4.08%, australia #3143, $50b #6
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @goodmoneydaily
Top assets mentioned Marriott International Inc (MAR) BlackRock Inc (BLK) Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT)
Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"From Single Sports Shop to $31B Merchandise Empire: Michael Rubin's Fanatics 🏈🛍 Michael Rubin wasn't always a sports mogul. After dropping out of college to run a ski shop he built and sold e-commerce company GSI Commerce to eBay for $2.4 billion in [----]. In an unusual move he bought back the sports merchandise division they didn't want for $50 million. He created a "vertical commerce" model where Fanatics designed manufactured and sold team merchandise themselves. The breakthrough came from their on-demand manufacturing capability. When traditional retailers had to predict what players"
TikTok Link 2025-03-18T17:42Z [--] followers, 265.9K engagements
"From Single Gas Station to $1B Empire: Harry Singh's Bolla Oil 🛢🏪 Harry Singh wasn't born into the oil business. In [----] after arriving from Punjab India with almost nothing he drove a taxi in New York City while saving for his first business opportunity. He purchased his first dilapidated gas station in Brooklyn for just $60000 using savings from his taxi job. When other station owners let their properties deteriorate Singh invested heavily in cleanliness lighting and modern convenience stores that made customers feel safe. The breakthrough came from vertical integration. While most gas"
TikTok Link 2025-03-24T20:22Z [--] followers, 702.9K engagements
"From Single Newspaper to $17B Media Empire: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp 📰🌎 Rupert Murdoch wasn't born a media mogul. In [----] at just [--] he inherited The News a struggling newspaper in Adelaide Australia after his father's death. He filled his papers with sensational stories crime scandals and sports when established newspapers were formal and restrained. When competitors targeted educated elites Murdoch aimed at working-class readers with bold headlines and simplified language. The breakthrough came from his international vision. While traditional media companies stayed in their home markets"
TikTok Link 2025-03-25T13:50Z [--] followers, 33.9K engagements
"This guy made $1.6B buying the most boring companies in America 📄💰 Bill Foley started out as a corporate and real estate lawyer but quickly realized he didn't just want to advise on deals he wanted to run them. In [----] he spotted a small underperforming title insurance company in Phoenix and acquired it for just $3M. ✓ Found fragmented unsexy industries everyone was avoiding ✓ Bought them at 4-5x EBITDA ✓ Used cash flow to buy more companies ✓ Diversified into restaurants wineries golf courses and sports teams $3M title insurance acquisition hundreds of millions IPO 200+ acquisitions $20B+"
TikTok Link 2026-01-07T15:18Z [--] followers, 14K engagements
"This guy bought a single cargo ship for $6.5M and turned it into a $50B cruise empire by inventing an industry that didn't exist 🚢💰 Ted Arison was running a small cargo shipping operation in the 1960s. In [----] he bought a retired ocean liner for $6.5M. Cruising was expensive formal and only for wealthy retirees. Traditional cruise lines thought it would never be mass-market. ✓ Repositioned cruising as affordable fun for middle-class families - not luxury for elites ✓ Stripped formal dress codes and stuffy dining - added casinos discos buffets ✓ Launched "The Fun Ships" tagline [----] -"
TikTok Link 2026-01-24T15:11Z [--] followers, 294.9K engagements
"This guy made BILLIONS by doing the exact OPPOSITE of private equity. While most firms buy a business improve it and resell it a few years later Will Thorndike NEVER sells Instead he follows a simple playbook since the 90s: Find small recurring revenue off market businesses. Buy them with minimal equity. Install first time CEOs. And hold them indefinitely while compounding through organic growth and bolt on acquisitions. This resulted in 30% ANNUAL RETURNS and [--] to 4x CAPITAL MULTIPLES for Will's firm Housatonic Partners. This guy made billions by doing the exact opposite of private equity -"
TikTok Link 2026-01-29T16:35Z [--] followers, 68.4K engagements
"This guy started as a $16-a-week bookkeeper and turned it into a $400 billion oil empire by buying out every competitor in America John D. Rockefeller grew up dirt poor with a con artist father. At [--] he was a bookkeeper making $16/week. In [----] he founded Standard Oil with $1M. The oil industry was chaotic with hundreds of small refineries losing money. ✓ Bought out struggling competitors at rock-bottom prices during downturns ✓ Negotiated secret railroad rebates to undercut everyone on shipping costs ✓ Vertically integrated - controlled pipelines refineries and distribution ✓ Consolidated"
TikTok Link 2026-01-31T16:02Z [--] followers, 33K engagements
"This guy turns a gas station into a $2B road-trip empire ⛽🐻 Arch Aplin III grows up in Texas the son of a construction worker. In [----] he sees what everyone else ignores: every gas station is dirty and forgettable. So he takes out a loan and opens the first Buc-ees in Lake Jackson naming it after his childhood nickname Beaver. ✓ He does the oppositespotless bathrooms high pay Texas BBQ fudge and fun merch ✓ Opens a mega-store in Luling: [--] pumps [----] sq ft $28M in year one ✓ Refuses to franchisekeeps full control handpicks every location ✓ Builds Buc-ees into a cult road-trip destination not"
TikTok Link 2026-02-01T15:22Z [--] followers, 565K engagements
"This guy takes a dying society newspaper and turns it into the worlds top fashion magazine 👗🗞 In [----] Arthur Baldwin Turnure launches Vogue as a weekly for New Yorks elitefull of society gossip but with low circulation. After Turnure dies in [----] Vogue is on the brink of collapse. Then in [----] Cond Montrose Nast steps in buys Vogue for pennies and does what no one else dares. ✓ Raises the price and doubles the frequencyturns Vogue into a premium product ✓ Brings in bold innovative photography and chases top luxury advertisers ✓ Launches international editionstakes Vogue to London and Paris"
TikTok Link 2026-02-02T14:15Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"This guy borrowed $5000 to buy a tire shop doing $32K/year and turned it into a $1.6 billion empire Les Schwab dropped out in 8th grade and delivered newspapers running 9-10 miles daily because he couldn't afford a bike. In [----] at [--] he bought a failing tire shop. He'd never fixed a flat tire in his life. ✓ Gave managers 50% profit share - turned employees into partners from day one ✓ Kept stores obsessively clean - waxed display tires daily when competitors didn't ✓ Trained employees to run out and greet every customer no matter the weather ✓ Rode the Japanese tire wave when big companies"
TikTok Link 2026-02-03T14:56Z [--] followers, 28.5K engagements
"This company bought UGG boots for $14.6M and turned it into a $30B footwear empire by acquiring brands nobody else wanted 👢💰 Deckers Outdoor started as a small California sandal company in [----]. By the 1990s they were struggling. They saw niche footwear brands with cult followings but no distribution. Too small for Nike or Adidas to care about. ✓ Acquired UGG Australia [----] for $14.6M - surfer sheepskin boots everyone thought were ugly ✓ Kept brand identity intact - added celebrity marketing and retail distribution ✓ Bought Teva $62M (2004) Sanuk $120M (2011) HOKA ONE ONE (2012) - same"
TikTok Link 2026-01-30T15:39Z [--] followers, 24.1K engagements
"This guy started with a single garbage truck and turned it into a $20 billion empire by buying out every trash company in America 🚛💰 Wayne Huizenga grew up in his family's garbage business. In [----] he borrowed $5K and bought one garbage truck in Florida. The waste industry was fragmented with thousands of small family-owned companies. Nobody was consolidating. ✓ Bought small trash companies at low multiples in every city across America ✓ Consolidated routes and operations to cut costs and improve efficiency ✓ Used cash flow from each acquisition to fund the next one ✓ Took the company"
TikTok Link 2026-02-04T14:55Z [--] followers, 90.7K engagements
"This company starts with a single auto shop and becomes a $4.7B collision repair giant 🚗💥 In [----] a handful of founders open the first Caliber Collision in California obsessed with Restoring the Rhythm of Your Life. They see a fragmented industrythousands of small shops no national leader. Caliber does the opposite: they buy up independents roll up the market and bring customer-first service to every location. ✓ Buys hundreds of local shops merges with ABRA in [----] to become #1 in the U.S. ✓ Expands to 1800+ locations across [--] statesacquires builds and saturates every market ✓ Partners"
TikTok Link 2026-02-06T15:46Z [--] followers, 42.2K engagements
"This company starts out making ballet slippers and becomes a $1.4B running shoe powerhouse 👟💰 Brooks Running is founded in [----] by John Goldenberg in Philadelphia making arch supports and slippers. By [----] the brand is nearly bankruptjust $40M in sales losing ground to Nike. CEO Jim Weber takes over and bets everything on runners only. He axes every non-running line doubles down on performance and launches the Ghost and Glycerinpremium shoes runners love. ✓ Ditches dad shoes and focuses only on running ✓ Launches cult favorites like Ghost and GlycerinRun Happy becomes a movement ✓ Gets"
TikTok Link 2026-02-07T15:09Z [--] followers, 10.4K engagements
"From Barista to Billionaire: Andrew Wilkinson's Tiny 🏢💻 Andrew Wilkinson wasn't following the Silicon Valley playbook. In [----] as a college dropout working from his apartment he founded MetaLab a design agency that would go on to work with companies like Slack and Apple. While running the agency he noticed profitable tech companies that didn't fit the venture capital model. He started buying bootstrapped businesses that generated steady cash flow but weren't growing fast enough for VCs. The breakthrough came from creating a holding company called Tiny that operated like a permanent capital"
TikTok Link 2025-03-20T22:21Z 66.8K followers, 199.3K engagements
"How a fired White House staffer built a $400B empire that nobody thought was possible 💰🔥 David Rubenstein was born to postman in Baltimore who barely made $7000 a year. In [----] after getting fired from the White House and spending years as an unhappy lawyer he read about a former government official who turned $1 million into $80 million in just [--] months through something called a "leveraged buyout." With zero finance experience he convinced three partners to start a tiny investment firm in Washington DC. After early failures Rubenstein created a revolutionary approach: while Wall Street"
TikTok Link 2025-03-27T19:41Z 66.9K followers, 148K engagements
"From $35K Video to $1B Razor Empire: Michael Dubin's Dollar Shave Club 🪒💰 Michael Dubin wasn't a typical CPG entrepreneur. In [----] after meeting someone at a party who had access to a warehouse full of razors the improv comedian saw an opportunity to disrupt the men's grooming industry. He created a subscription service that shipped basic razors directly to customers for just $1 per month. When Gillette and Schick spent hundreds of millions on marketing Dubin made a hilarious 90-second YouTube video for just $4500 where he personally pitched his razors. The breakthrough came from attacking"
TikTok Link 2025-04-16T15:05Z 66.9K followers, 39K engagements
"Jay Hormel wasn't trying to create a global food phenomenon. In [----] during the Great Depression the head of Hormel Foods was looking for a way to use underutilized pork shoulder and provide Americans with affordable protein. He created SPAM a canned meat product that didn't require refrigeration and could last for years on the shelf. When other meat products spoiled quickly SPAM offered unprecedented convenience and value. The breakthrough came during World War II when over [---] million pounds of SPAM were shipped to feed Allied troops. This introduced the product to countries around the"
TikTok Link 2025-07-16T20:33Z 66.9K followers, 13.4K engagements
"From Root Beer Stand to $50B Hotel Giant: J.W. Marriott's Empire 🏢🌟 J.W. Marriott wasn't dreaming of hotels. In [----] during the Great Depression he and his wife Alice invested their savings in a nine-seat A&W root beer stand in Washington DC. When winter came and sales dropped they added hot food to the menu. After noticing their restaurant customers needed places to stay they opened their first hotel in [------] years after starting their root beer stand. Their competitive edge While other hotels had high turnover Marriott treated employees like family. They became famous for promoting from"
TikTok Link 2025-03-09T00:01Z [--] followers, 38.6K engagements
"From College Dropout to $10B Hollywood Empire: Thomas Tull's Legendary Pictures 🎬💰 Thomas Tull wasn't a Hollywood insider. After dropping out of Hamilton College for financial reasons he owned a chain of laundromats worked as a tax accountant and ran a private equity firm before turning his attention to the film industry. He founded Legendary Pictures with a $500 million investment from private equity creating one of the first major film financing companies to use Wall Street money. When studios were funding films individually Tull created a portfolio approach spreading risk across multiple"
TikTok Link 2025-04-24T22:41Z 66.9K followers, 42.9K engagements
"From Collecting Dirty Rags to $15B Uniform Empire: Richard Farmer's Cintas 👔🧹 Richard Farmer wasn't building a glamorous business. In the 1960s he took over his grandfather's Great Depression-era company that collected and cleaned soiled rags from factories in Cincinnati. He transformed the family rag-cleaning business into Cintas focusing on uniform rental and services. When competitors were selling uniforms outright Cintas pioneered the rental model providing businesses with regular cleaning and replacement services. The breakthrough came from their market focus. While other uniform"
TikTok Link 2025-04-28T03:04Z [--] followers, 1.4M engagements
"This Wall Street banker turned a $5 million startup into a $10 trillion investment empire 📈💰 Larry Fink was a rising star at First Boston until he lost $100 million on a single bad trade. Instead of promoting him they pushed him out the door. Most people would have been crushed but Larry saw this failure as his biggest opportunity. ✅ Started BlackRock with $5 million and seven partners in [----] ✅ Built Aladdin computer system to analyze investment risks ✅ Managed $130 billion in toxic assets during [----] financial crisis ✅ Bought Barclays Global Investors for $13.5 billion in [----] $5M startup"
TikTok Link 2025-07-19T22:00Z [--] followers, 671K engagements
"This guy built a $25B company from his college dorm Josh Kushner started a gaming company in [----] that grew to 40M users - until they got sued and it went to [--] overnight. So Josh decided to pivot. Instead of building a business he'd invest in one. ✓ Started Thrive Capital with $5M - most secretive VC firm in the world ✓ Invested in businesses Silicon Valley ignored like Warby Parker and Oscar Health ✓ Wrote $50M check for Instagram on Friday Facebook bought it Monday ✓ Turned $50M into $100M in just [--] hours Same playbook: stay quiet move fast invest in assets others missed. Went on shopping"
TikTok Link 2026-01-09T15:02Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"From Defense Contractor to $14B Cybersecurity Pioneer: John McAfee's Antivirus Legacy 🛡💻 John McAfee wasn't just building softwarehe was creating an entirely new industry. In [----] while working at Lockheed Martin he recognized that the rising popularity of personal computers brought a new danger: computer viruses. At a time when most people didn't understand this threat McAfee developed one of the world's first commercial antivirus programs. His innovative distribution approachgiving the software away free to individuals while charging businessescreated rapid adoption when the [----] Morris"
TikTok Link 2025-03-25T00:07Z [--] followers, 147.8K engagements
"From [--] Hens to $1.5B Egg Empire: Matt O'Hayer's Vital Farms 🥚🐓 Matt O'Hayer wasn't new to entrepreneurship. After selling a travel company to Expedia he and his wife Catherine Stewart started raising hens on [--] acres near Austin Texas in [----] inspired by the belief that better animal welfare produces better food. He created a network of small family farms committed to pasture-raised eggs where hens roamed freely outdoors. When competitors were cramming birds into tiny cages and using misleading labels Vital Farms required each hen to have at least [---] square feet of outdoor space. The"
TikTok Link 2025-04-10T00:38Z [--] followers, 285.1K engagements
"From Fitness Influencer to $50M Candy Brand: Max Chewning's Sour Strips 🍬💪 Max Chewning wasn't a candy manufacturer. In [----] the fitness YouTuber and powerlifter with hundreds of thousands of followers was frustrated that he couldn't find sour candy that was actually sour enough for adult tastes. He co-founded Sour Strips and became deeply involved in product development focusing on creating genuinely sour candy with unique flavors. When other fitness influencers were promoting protein powders and supplements Chewning entered the seemingly contradictory candy market. The breakthrough came"
TikTok Link 2025-04-18T13:25Z [--] followers, 44.4K engagements
"From Harvard Grad to $62B Hedge Fund: Ken Griffin's Citadel 📈💰 Ken Griffin wasn't a Wall Street insider. In [----] as a 19-year-old Harvard sophomore he installed a satellite dish on his dorm to get real-time stock quotes during the market crash and convinced investors to give him $265000 to start trading. He founded Citadel and pioneered the use of sophisticated mathematical models and computer algorithms when most traders still relied on intuition. When other hedge funds specialized in specific strategies Citadel diversified across multiple trading approaches to reduce risk. The"
TikTok Link 2025-04-26T21:55Z [--] followers, 407.6K engagements
"This woman started a catering business from her basement and turned it into a $2 billion media empire becoming America's first self-made female billionaire 👩🍳💰 Martha Stewart was a stockbroker who left Wall Street to cater parties in Connecticut. In [----] she launched Martha Stewart Living magazine. Critics said lifestyle content was too niche and elitist. Nobody took it seriously. ✓ Made the magazine premium and aspirational when competitors went cheap and accessible ✓ Retained creative control and brand ownership - most celebrities just licensed their name ✓ Expanded into TV books Kmart"
TikTok Link 2026-01-23T16:15Z [--] followers, 27.1K engagements
"This guy got fired from a $6M-a-year job after a fight with a billionaire then built a rival company that went public for $500M 💰 Fredrik Karlsson was CEO of Lifco for [--] years turning it into a $10B Swedish giant. In [----] he was fired after a pay dispute with billionaire owner Carl Bennet. Most would retire. Fredrik built a rival. ✓ Founded Rko in [----] with ex-Nordstjernan CEO - positioned as "perpetual owner" that never sells ✓ Acquired 33+ companies in [--] years - only buys businesses with 15%+ EBITA margins ✓ Gave managers freedom but brutal targets - hit numbers or you're out ✓ Used cash"
TikTok Link 2026-01-27T16:25Z [--] followers, 186.2K engagements
"This guy starts by clearing tables and builds a $10B empire 🍽💰 Tilman Fertitta grows up in Texas bussing tables at his familys restaurant. He drops out of college hustles in hospitality and buys a controlling stake in Landrys in his 20s. While big investors avoid failing restaurant chains and casinos Tilman does the opposite. ✓ Buys struggling brands for pennies and rolls them into Landrys ✓ Centralises operations and uses cash from strong brands to fund new deals ✓ Acquires Chart House and other failing chains turning Landrys into a billion-dollar company ✓ After the [----] Vegas crash buys"
TikTok Link 2026-02-05T16:32Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"This guy starts selling ties and builds a $7B fashion empire 👔💰 In his 20s Ralph Lauren has nothing but a mattress on his floor. He designs wide colorful ties inspired by 1940s films and tries to sell them to Bloomingdales. They love the ties but tell him to take his name off the label. Ralph refuses packs up his samples and walks outhe wants to build his own brand not someone elses. ✓ Refuses to compromise on his name even when he needs the money ✓ Sells half a million dollars worth of ties within a year after Bloomingdales calls him back ✓ Expands into shirts suits and womens wearcreates"
TikTok Link 2026-02-09T17:33Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
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