CO-HOST | Make Money by Learning from Celebrity Business Success Stories

Summary

Podcast Summary: Travis Makes Money

Episode: CO-HOST | Make Money by Learning from Celebrity Business Success Stories
Host: Travis Chappell
Date: June 21, 2026

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Episode Overview

This playful, fast-paced episode features host Travis Chappell and his producer Eric in a special “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Celebrity Finance Edition.” The show uses a gameshow format to test and discuss celebrity business ventures and the financial strategies behind their success. Through good-natured banter, trivia questions, and commentary, Travis and Eric break down how high-profile personalities have made (and sold) major companies—offering actionable takeaways about personal branding, entrepreneurship, and unconventional wealth-building.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Power of Celebrity Branding in Business (00:56 - 04:11)

• Case Studies:

  • Dr. Dre & Beats by Dre: Sold to Apple for $3B in 2014.

    "I'm gonna go with B, Dr. Dre. Just in intuition, call it." – Travis (02:02)

  • George Foreman & The Grill: Earned much more from his endorsement than boxing—reportedly $8M a month.

    "George Foreman made more money endorsing a indoor grill than he did from boxing. He said much more than $200 million and was making $8 million a month." – Eric (02:39)

  • Behind-the-Scenes Choices: Hulk Hogan was originally offered the grill but passed, showing how celebrity-product pairings can be an unexpected windfall.

    "So George Foreman by default got the grill. And then...did quite well off of that one." – Travis (03:35)

• Takeaway: Building and lending a personal brand to products can far surpass the income from a celebrity’s original field.

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2. Deep Dives into Celebrity Business Successes (04:12 - 15:55)

Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty Partnership (04:11 - 05:09)

• Fenty Beauty’s 50/50 LVMH partnership

  "I'm gonna go with Rihanna, C." – Travis (05:02) "That's correct." – Eric (05:05)

Ryan Reynolds’ Double Payouts (05:20 - 06:29)

• Sales of Aviation Gin and Mint Mobile netted him two nine-figure windfalls

  "I did not know that he sold av. Jinjin." – Travis (06:28) "Aviation sold to Diageo. Mint Mobile to T Mobile." – Eric (06:21)

Kylie Jenner’s Cosmetics Exit (09:10 - 09:49)

• Sold 51% of Kylie Cosmetics to Coty for over $600M

  "I think I'm going to go B, Estee Lauder." – Travis (09:45) "Wrong. It's C." – Eric (09:47)

50 Cent: From Junior Boxer to Vitamin Water Mogul (10:12 - 11:09)

• 50 Cent’s background as a boxer and major Vitamin Water payout

  "I know 50 Cent was involved in Vitamin Water, but he's not a boxer." – Travis (10:30) "Before becoming a rap mogul, 50 Cent trained as an amateur boxer and Golden Gloves fighter." – Eric (11:09)

Jessica Alba’s Honest Company (12:05 - 12:08)

• Co-founded, later went public

  "Jessica Alba co founded which consumer products company that later went public? ...A, The Honest Company." – Eric (12:05) "Okay, yeah, you're right. A, the honest company." – Travis (12:08)

Jay Z’s Business Moves (13:31 - 14:16)

• Sold a 50% stake in Ace of Spade Champagne to LVMH

  "I'm gonna go Diageo." – Travis (14:15) "No, it was LVMH. 50% stake sold in 2021." – Eric (14:16)

George Clooney & Casamigos (14:32 - 14:34)

• Sold for up to $1B

  "For real? George Clooney." – Travis (14:32) "That's right." – Eric (14:34)

Dwayne Johnson’s Teremana Tequila (15:13 - 15:14)

> "Dwayne the Rock Johnson co founded which fast growing tequila brand? A Teremana." – Eric (15:13)
> "Yes." – Travis (15:13)

Ashton Kutcher’s A-Grade Investments (18:41 - 19:46)

• $30M in bets on Uber, Airbnb, Spotify, reportedly grew to $1B at peak

  "Those are some good picks to invest in, huh?" – Eric (18:55) "You just never know what the stake was. ...I'm going to go have 500 million. Be conservative." – Travis (19:10)

• Investing in networked brands, startups, and leveraging public persona are keys to multiplying wealth.

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3. Entertaining and Teaching: Trivia as a Learning Tool

The quiz-show format puts financial literacy front-and-center in a fun, accessible way:

• Misconceptions Debunked

  "He's not a boxer." – Travis (on 50 Cent) (11:08) "Before becoming a rap mogul, 50 Cent trained as an amateur boxer..." – Eric (11:09)

• Celebrity Wealth Surprises

  "Bono...stake reported to be worth more than his entire music catalog." – Eric (17:08)

• Behind every flashy exit is groundwork in personal branding, risk taking, and knowing when to sell.

  "Again, speaks to what we always talk about, which is the personal branding and audience growth and how that relates to your ability to make money long term." – Travis (19:57)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Impact of Celebrity Branding:

  "They started to figure out, just like attaching a celebrity name to a product was... add some cool to the fire." – Travis (03:14)

• On Entrepreneurial Mindset:

  "Money only solves your money problems. But it's easier to solve the rest of your problems when you got money in the bank. So let's start there." – Travis (21:29)

• On Learning from Mistakes:

  "If we ordered the questions in terms of actual difficulty, I feel like I could have gotten further than that." – Travis (21:18)

• Comic Relief:

  "This might be the hardest question of all time. You ready? ... It's not even...that hard." – Travis/Eric (15:22-15:25) "Final answer. Okay, the answer is no. Okay. No, I'm just kidding." – Eric (20:35-20:49, on a mock question about movie snacks)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Celebrity Finance Quiz Format Introduced: 00:49
• Dr. Dre & George Foreman Cases: 01:25 – 03:35
• Rihanna’s Fenty Partnership: 04:11 – 05:09
• Ryan Reynolds' Dual Exits: 05:20 – 06:29
• Kylie Jenner’s Cosmetic Sale: 09:10 – 09:49
• 50 Cent’s Vitamin Water Story: 10:12 – 11:09
• Jay Z and LVMH: 13:31 – 14:16
• Unique and Unexpected Business Successes: 17:00 – 19:30

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Takeaways for Listeners

• Celebrity business success stories are often about strategic partnerships, timing, and personal branding as much as raw earning power.
• Trivia and pop culture references can be a fun, memorable way to deepen financial literacy.
• Anyone looking to make more money can learn from the unconventional routes celebrities have taken to expand their wealth beyond their main gig.

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The episode wraps up with Travis reminding listeners that building wealth is about increasing income, not just cutting back, and that personal brand and opportunity recognition are vital keys to financial growth.

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For more actionable inspiration on building and leveraging your own financial potential, tune in to Travis Makes Money daily.

Transcript

[Host]

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[Travis]

You're listening to the Travis Makes Money podcast, presented by GoHighLevel.com for a free 30 day trial of the best all in one digital marketing software tool on the planet, just go to gohighlevel.com travis. What's going on, everybody? Welcome back to the Travis Makes Money podcast, where somebody can help you make more money on this episode of the show. My producer Eric is in studio. What's up, Eric?

[Host]

Hey, welcome back to the studio, Travis. Are you ready to play who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

[Travis]

Oh, yes. Hell yeah, brother.

[Host]

Pretty cool. This is who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Celebrity finance edition. So I'm going to test your knowledge of pop culture and finance all in one.

[Travis]

We'll see.

[Host]

All right, you ready?

[Travis]

Let's do it.

[Host]

We're not going to do that for every question. All right, for $100, Travis. And we're probably going to do all the questions, even if you get one wrong.

[Travis]

Okay, we'll see.

[Host]

But let's see where you actually lose.

[Travis]

Okay.

[Host]

Okay. If you do win, I can't give you the million dollars, by the way. What are we doing? I can cap here. No, I'm not gonna do that because you'll hold me to it. I was gonna say I can do minimum, maximum this much. Okay, which rapper for $100, which rapper sold his beats by Dre headphone brand to Apple in 2014 for 3 billion? Wait, A, 50 Cent, B, Dr. Dre, C, Jay Z or D, Kanye West?

[Travis]

I'm gonna go with B, Dr. Dre. Just in intuition, call it.

[Host]

All right, that answer is locked into the computer. Final answer, it's B, Dr. Dre.

[Travis]

Yes. Thunderous applause.

[Host]

That's so grading.

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[Host]

That is so grading. All right, for $200, George Foreman made far more money endorsing what product than from boxing? A, a protein shake. B, an indoor grill. C, a car dealership. D, sneakers.

[Travis]

I am going to go out on a limb here and say B, indoor grill.

[Host]

That's correct. George Foreman made more money endorsing a indoor grill than he did from boxing. He said much more than $200 million and was making $8 million a month.

[Travis]

That Is insane.

[Host]

We used to have one. Did you guys ever have one?

[Travis]

Yeah, they're actually. I keep sick.

[Host]

I keep telling Tara to get one. She's like, no, that's gross. I was like, they're literally actually really good grills. All the grease and everything out.

[Travis]

Bacon was. It's like, it should be a bacon grill.

[Host]

All right.

[Travis]

Did you know that they offered that to Hulk Hogan first?

[Host]

I didn't know that.

[Travis]

Yeah, Hulk Hogan I wouldn't want to eat. It was basically like, at the time where they, you know, I mean, they still do this now, but they started to figure out, just like attaching a celebrity name to a product was, you gotta add some cool to the fire. And so Hulk Hogan, I believe, had the option of that, like the grill product or another product, and he chose the other product that didn't ever do anything. And then so George Foreman by default got the grill.

[Host]

Yeah.

[Travis]

And then. Yeah, did quite well off of that one for $300.

[Host]

Which billionaires Fenty Beauty is a 5050 partnership with luxury giant LVMH. Is it? Do you know this?

[Travis]

I don't know this.

[Host]

Interesting. I do. A, you've never heard of that? Wow. A, Beyonce B, Kylie Jenner. C, Rihanna D, Lady Gaga.

[Travis]

Huh.

[Host]

Now, before you give an answer, you do have lifelines.

[Travis]

Ask the question one more time.

[Host]

I'm sorry, we can't do that.

[Travis]

What? But it would usually be in front of me.

[Host]

Well, this isn't tv. All right, here we go. Which billionaire's Fenty Beauty is a 5050 partnership with luxury giant LVMH? A, Beyonce B, Kylie Jenner. C, Rihanna D, Lady Gaga. And remember, you do have the opportunity to do 50 50. Phone a friend or you can ask the audience.

[Travis]

I think. I know. I think it's. I don't think it's Kylie Jenner because I think hers is Kylie Cosmetics. I don't think Lab Fenty. That doesn't sound familiar, but I didn't think that Beyonce or Rihanna had a cosmetics line. Let's go 50 50.

[Host]

Beyonce or Rihanna A and C. Hmm.

[Travis]

I'm gonna go with Rihanna C. That is correct.

[Host]

All right, good job. Good job. All right.

[Travis]

I did not know that one.

[Sponsor Voice]

Really?

[Host]

I can't believe you've never heard of that.

[Travis]

I heard of Fenty. I thought Fenty was like a luxury like bag line.

[Host]

No, it is clothing.

[Travis]

Interesting.

[Host]

All right, for $500, Ryan Reynolds had nine figure windfalls from selling. Which companies? A, Aviation Gen, B, mint mobile, C, match.com or D, both Aviation gen and Mint Mobile.

[Travis]

I Mean, the way the question is structured, I probably would have to say D, but I did not think that he had sold aviation gin. So maybe I just have not heard that news. I know he sold Mint Mobile and that by itself was nine figures, but I am not aware that he sold aviation gin. But the way the question. The question is structured in a way that makes me think it's D, though.

[Host]

But maybe it wants you to think that that's true.

[Travis]

Read the question one more time.

[Host]

Ryan Reynolds had nine figure windfalls from selling which companies? A, Aviation gin, B, mint mobile. C, match.com, d, both aviation gin and Mint Mobile.

[Travis]

Yeah, I'm go.

[Host]

D. You don't want to do a 5050 on that.

[Travis]

Both.

[Host]

That is correct. Aviation sold to Diageo.

[Travis]

Yeah.

[Host]

Mint Mobile to T Mobile.

[Travis]

I did not know that he sold av. Jinjin.

[Host]

All right, we're getting into. We're still in the easy tier here. We're in the last one of that. Okay.

[Travis]

Okay.

[Host]

$1,000. Which TV money personality is famous for the can I afford it Call in segment. Let me rephrase that. Which TV money personality is famous for the can I afford it call in segment? There's A, Sue Orman, B, Jim Cramer, C, Dave Ramsey, or D, Robert Kiyosaki.

[Travis]

Were any of those people on tv? What is it, Sue?

[Host]

Sue Zorman, Jim Cramer, Dave Ramsey, Robert Kiyosaki. I mean, they've all been on. I would say they're all tv, many personalities.

[Travis]

Yeah, well, Dave's more radio. That doesn't sound like a Robert Kiyosaki thing. Seemingly to be more Ramsey or Kramer, but Jim Cramer's more like investment advice. So I don't know why he would have a segment about can I afford this? I'm going to go with Ramsey.

[Host]

You're wrong.

[Travis]

Really?

[Host]

Yep. It's Sue Orman who's a signature segment of her CNBC show. All right, well, do you want. Well, do you want to end the episode at seven minutes or you just keep going? So we know that you would only make $1,000.

[Travis]

Yeah, bummer.

[Host]

Actually, on who Wants to Be a Millionaire, you don't get anything right. Or you get where you stop.

[Travis]

Yeah, you get the. The whatever tier. Whatever. Like baseline was the.

[Host]

Of the.

[Producer Eric]

Okay.

[Travis]

Yeah.

[Host]

All right.

[Travis]

I forgot about my lifelines. Not that I would. You want to call an actual friend over there?

[Host]

Okay, whatever.

[Travis]

That's my friend, Google.

[Host]

Hi, diva. It's Rachel and Jordan.

[Producer Eric]

Yeah, hi. Quick question.

[Host]

Why are you not spending your Venmo balance?

[Travis]

Yeah, we're Concerned you can, like, buy stuff with it. You love buying stuff and earn cash back on eligible purchases.

[Host]

You love purchasing eligible things. So the money your friend sent you

[Travis]

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[Travis]

Cool.

[Host]

All right, medium tier, $2,000. Kylie Jenner sold a 51% stake in Kylie Cosmetics in 2019 to which beauty conglomerate?

[Travis]

Ooh, no options on this.

[Host]

Oh, I'm sorry. Well, which one?

[Producer Eric]

L'.

[Host]

Oreal. B. Estee Lauder. Estee Lauder. Whatever you want to say there. Whatever you. So you got a lot of ways to say it. C, Cody. C, O, T, Y.

[Travis]

Okay.

[Host]

D, Revlon. A, l'. Oreal. B, Estee Lauder. C, Cody. D. Revlon.

[Travis]

Man, I would assume it's not A or D. I don't know. C, which scares me, but I think I'm going to go B, Estee Lauder.

[Producer Eric]

Wrong.

[Host]

It's C. Okay, $4,000 question. Struggling brother. $4,000 question. Which boxer turned mogul wrote Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter and cashed in on Vitamin Water? A, Mike Tyson. B, Floyd Mayweather. C, 50 Cent. D, Manny Pacquiao on Vitamin Water. Yeah.

[Travis]

Wait, wait. Say the options again. You said boxing. Yeah, yeah. What are the options? Mike Tyson.

[Host]

Which boxer turned mogul wrote Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter and Cast John Vitamin Water. A, Mike Tyson. B, Floyd Mayweather. C, 50 Cent. 3. 3. D, Manny Pacquiao.

[Travis]

I mean, I know 50 Cent was involved in Vitamin Water, but he's not a boxer. I don't think Floyd may have wrote a book, though, and it's definitely not Manny Pacquiao. I mean, I gotta go 57, but he's not a boxer. Is that just there to confuse me?

[Host]

Are you gonna pick a. Are you gonna pick an answer? Are you Gonna just ask me rhetorical questions.

[Travis]

Well, how do I feel? Like I can't phone a friend and I can't ask the audience. So,

[Host]

A, Mike Tyson. B, Floyd Mayweather. C, 50 Cent. D, Manny Pacquiao.

[Travis]

I'm going to have to go. Mike Tyson.

[Host]

I'm sorry, that's not correct. The answer is 50 Cent.

[Travis]

He's not a boxer.

[Host]

Well, Travis, that's a bad question. Before becoming a rap mogul, 50 Cent trained as an amateur boxer and Golden Gloves fighter in South Jamaica, Queens. He was boxing around age 11 and competed in the Junior Olympics.

[Travis]

That scene.

[Host]

That doesn't count.

[Travis]

That doesn't count. That's a bad question.

[Host]

His glacial steak paid off when Coca Cola bought it in 2007.

[Travis]

I know. I knew that.

[Host]

He was Vitamin water, but he was a boxer. He was in Golden Gloves, bro. He was in the Olympics. Junior Olympics.

[Travis]

You're talking about using Golden Gloves, bro.

[Host]

That's a big deal.

[Travis]

Is it?

[Host]

Yeah. Golden Gloves is big. Are you joking?

[Travis]

He was never a professional fighter.

[Host]

It doesn't say which professional boxer, which boxer turned mogul.

[Travis]

So that's. That's goofy.

[Host]

Oh, Coop.

[Travis]

Boo.

[Host]

$8,000 question. Ready? Jessica Alba co founded which consumer products company that later went public? A, the honest company. B, Goop.

[Travis]

Okay, yeah, you're right. A, the honest company.

[Host]

$16,000 question. Who wrote the personal finance mega seller? Rich dad, Poor Dad. Let me give you the options.

[Travis]

Why?

[Host]

A, Tony Robbins. B, Robert Kiyosaki. C, Ramit Sethi. D, Napoleon Hill.

[Travis]

Robert Kiyosaki.

[Sponsor Voice]

Wow.

[Host]

Wrong. No, I'm just kidding. It was actually 50 Cent, known boxer and finance advisor. Okay, $30,000 question. It's the last medium difficulty question. Okay. Cash app is actually owned by which company? Not. Cash app is actually owned by which company? Okay. A, Drake's Label. B, Cardi. B. C, Jay Z. D, Block, Formerly Square. Interesting. They gave me.

[Travis]

Did it say, like, not somebody else or something?

[Host]

Yeah.

[Travis]

I didn't think Cash App was a celebrity company.

[Host]

What's the block? Okay, this question's weird. So it says. Let me just spoil this question because this is very confusing. Cash App is actually owned by which company? Not A, musician. A, Drake's Label. B, Cardi. B, C, J, Z, D. Block. Formerly Square. I was gonna say it's the company.

[Travis]

Square. Yeah. Block.

[Host]

Yeah. Okay.

[Travis]

It's a strange one.

[Host]

All right, here we go. Hard. We're in the hard questions now. You ready?

[Producer Eric]

Yeah.

[Host]

$64,000 question. Jay Z sold a majority stake in his Ace of Spade Champagne to which company? A, Diageo. B, lvmh. Is that how you say it? Lvmh?

[Travis]

I don't know.

[Host]

Or is it lvuma?

[Travis]

I doubt it's lvuma.

[Host]

No. Can I have the lvivma? C, Pernod Ricard. D, Bacardi and Jay Z.

[Travis]

What company was it?

[Host]

Ace of Spades.

[Travis]

To be honest, I never even heard of that one.

[Host]

LVMH is a Hennessey company, I would assume. I mean, Bacardi is obviously fine. Beers?

[Travis]

Ace of Spades was what type of company?

[Host]

Champagne.

[Travis]

Okay, and then what was the first option?

[Host]

Diageo.

[Travis]

I'm gonna go Diageo.

[Host]

No, it was LVMH. 50% stake sold in 2021.

[Travis]

I gotta do more research on LVMH.

[Host]

You don't know anything, dude. All right, $125,000 question. Whose tequila brand? Casamigo sold to Diageo for up to $1 billion. Diageo bought everybody's brand.

[Travis]

For real? George Clooney.

[Host]

That's right.

[Travis]

Okay, I know that one.

[Host]

$250,000 question. The investor behind Berkshire Hathaway is known by what nickname? A, the Bond King, B, the Oracle of Omaha, C, the Wizard of Wall street, or D, Mr. Market?

[Travis]

The Oracle of Omaha.

[Host]

It is. B, the Oracle of Omaha. Warren Buffett. All right.

[Travis]

It seems like it should be a medium question anyway.

[Host]

Sorry. Wait till you hear what the million dollar question is. You're gonna blow your mind. $500,000 question. Dwayne the Rock Johnson co founded. Which fast growing tequila brand? A Teremana.

[Travis]

Yes.

[Host]

Okay. Million dollar question. This might be the hardest question of all time. You ready?

[Travis]

Yeah.

[Host]

Because that's silly. It's not even. It's not that hard.

[Travis]

Oh, okay.

[Host]

Million dollar question. Shark Tank investor Kevin O' Leary goes by which on air nickname A, Mr. Money, B, Mr. Wonderful, C, the Closer, and D, the Shark King.

[Travis]

Yeah, this was solid questions, but I feel like their order could have been.

[Host]

I feel like they're backwards a little bit.

[Travis]

Yeah. Mr.

[Host]

Wonderful, obviously I'm gonna say, give me a way harder million dollar question.

[Travis]

Yeah, yeah. That seems crazy. The last like five were the easiest ones.

[Host]

Yeah, it feels backwards. All right, here we go. You ready?

[Travis]

Yeah.

[Host]

Here we go.

[Travis]

This is actually difficult.

[Producer Eric]

Woo hoo.

[Host]

Okay, I'm going to ask you these. You're not going to know any of this. Perfect. Okay. When $0.50 vitamin water maker Glashow was acquired by Coca Cola in 2007, what was the approximate total deal value? A 1.7 billion, B 2.6 billion, C, 4.1 billion or D, 5.3 billion, 2.6 or 4.1.

[Travis]

I think I'm gonna go 2.6.

[Host]

That's incorrect. It's $4.1 billion. Coca Cola paid roughly $4.1 billion and $0.50 minority equity stake reportedly netted him a nine figure payout for Vitamin Water. All right, here's the other two here. Bono of U2 was an early investor through Elevation Partners in which company a stake later reported to be worth more than his entire music ca. Is it A, Spotify, B, Dropbox, C, Facebook or D Square? Could be any of those.

[Travis]

Honestly, I gotta go Spotify. Not for any other reason other than that it's a music company and I don't know where he would have. Why he would've been involved in the

[Host]

other ones, but that is wrong. Elevation Partners 1.5% pre IPO stake in Facebook was famously reported to potentially make Bono the richest rock star in the world.

[Travis]

Wow. That surprising me. I would have put. I would have put that as like the last, the least likely of that list.

[Host]

Well, you would have been even.

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[Host]

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[Travis]

You're clearly working at Zootopia 2.

[Producer Eric]

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[Host]

Rated PG and moron.

[Travis]

That's crazy.

[Host]

All right, last one. Here you go. You ready?

[Travis]

Also crazy. That 1.5% stake made him more than Bono, who is like one of the most famous musicians of all time.

[Host]

Very true.

[Travis]

His entire music catalog. It's wild.

[Host]

All right, last one. Ashton Kutcher's venture firm A Grade Investments turned a reported $30 million into roughly what value through early bets on Uber, Airbnb and Spotify. Those are some good picks to invest in, huh?

[Travis]

It is. You just never know what the stake was.

[Host]

A 250 million b 500 million, c, 1 billion or d 2.5 billion? You don't know what the bets were. That's the tricky part. You could kind of be like, ah,

[Travis]

I'm going to go have 500 million. Be conservative.

[Host]

One billion. A grade was reported to have grown to around $250 million in invested capital worth. Capital. A grade was reported to have grown to around $250 million in invested capital worth roughly $1 billion at its peak.

[Travis]

Wait a second. So they injected 250 million, not 30 million.

[Host]

Well, they invested $30 million.

[Travis]

Yeah, but then you just said that they injected 250 million. That became a billion. Right?

[Host]

I don't understand.

[Travis]

Bad question.

[Host]

Okay, we'll throw it out anyway. Well, there you go. There you go. I thought it would be a fun one to try. I had an idea there in my brain, and I quickly threw that together, literally in about five minutes.

[Travis]

Again, speaks to what we always talk about, which is the personal branding and audience growth and how that relates to your ability to make money long term.

[Host]

Here's one last one.

[Travis]

Okay.

[Host]

Okay. Here. Million dollar question. Travis is going to a movie with his friend Eric on Thursday. Eric bought the tickets. Travis is giving Eric this much money for snacks. A hundred dollars B, $500 C. $550 D. $1,000.

[Travis]

In this weird hypothetical situation that's definitely not happening in reality. I would say. I would say declining to answer. Final answer. Okay, the answer is no. Okay. No, I'm just kidding.

[Host]

No, actually, I'm not going to eat that because that's like a thousand calories. Okay, but how about we all eat a hot dog?

[Travis]

What? I'm not gonna exchange popcorn for a hot dog.

[Host]

That's way better.

[Travis]

I would. I would get chicken tenders.

[Host]

Well, those are good. I didn't. They're. I think they're high calories, though.

[Travis]

They are, because. But at least there's some protein.

[Host]

You could rip the breading off like a nasty freak.

[Travis]

Yeah, it feels weirder.

[Host]

Yeah. Zombies. All right, anyway, well, that was who Wants to Be a Million a Millionaire? And obviously not Travis, because he was out at a thousand dollars.

[Travis]

I lost, you punk. Zone four. But if we ordered that answer, if we ordered the questions in terms of actual difficulty, I feel like I could have gotten further than that.

[Host]

Fair enough, fair enough. Fair enough. All right, close this out.

[Travis]

That was fine. Remember, money only solves your money problems. But it's easier to solve the rest of your problems when you got money in the bank. So let's start there. Here on the. Travis makes Money Podcast. Thanks for tuning in. Catch you guys next time. Peace.

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