The Billionaire's Secret to 61 Years of Success
A chance encounter on a plane reveals the secret to a billionaire's 61 years of success. Learn the tips and tricks of the trade from a seasoned businessperson in this insightful blog.
Codie Sanchez
Investing millions in boring businesses & sharing what I learn. On a mission to create 1M financially free humans | My bio, not my tombstone, I hope it changes
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I made a new friend who lives in Monaco, is a billionaire, and has an insane life.
— Codie Sanchez (@Codie_Sanchez) June 14, 2023
He ran his business for 61 years.
I asked him how he did it all... here's what he told me: -
On a plane heading out of France, a well-dressed elderly chap sat next to me.
— Codie Sanchez (@Codie_Sanchez) June 14, 2023
Nice watch? ✅
Custom baggage? ✅
Drank tea with a pinkie raised? ✅
I have a rule of largely NEVER talking on a flight. But I was intrigued.
I knew he had a story... -
The next 2 hours flew by.
— Codie Sanchez (@Codie_Sanchez) June 14, 2023
It ended with his concierge, expedited security, and an offer to meet his family in Monaco this summer.
You know, normal-people stuff. -
His name is Geoffrey Kent.
— Codie Sanchez (@Codie_Sanchez) June 14, 2023
He’s a billionaire, and he arguably started the luxury travel market we know today. -
I left with some frameworks that will change how I do business forever.
— Codie Sanchez (@Codie_Sanchez) June 14, 2023
Maybe they’ll do the same for you: -
• Time Kills All Things
— Codie Sanchez (@Codie_Sanchez) June 14, 2023
He’s managed to make millions while...
- Adventuring across the arctic
- Circumnavigating in a private plane
- Hiking peaks from Kilimanjaro to Torres del Paine
How?
He said: “There's one magic word. Time.” -
Sage advice from a man who ran his business for over six full decades.
— Codie Sanchez (@Codie_Sanchez) June 14, 2023
What if that's the main ingredient?
What if the recipe is simply:
Time + Focus + Consistency > Everything else -
• Travel Is a Teacher
— Codie Sanchez (@Codie_Sanchez) June 14, 2023
Geoffrey wanted to integrate his love for adventure & travel in business.
So he built Ambercrombie & Kent:
• Photographic safaris
• The first luxury tent experience in Africa
• Today: 55 offices, offering 100s of tours across all 7 continents -
“Travel teaches us as much about ourselves as it does about the world,” he told me.
— Codie Sanchez (@Codie_Sanchez) June 14, 2023
There's something poignant in that truth.
Travel teaches. And we crave it. pic.twitter.com/QEPOFbn8V3 -
• 1 Thing Most Fortunes Have in Common
— Codie Sanchez (@Codie_Sanchez) June 14, 2023
Dig into a rich person's background & you'll find one thing:
Acquisitions.
•Geoffrey sold A&K to a PE firm (then got it back for pennies when the firm fell)
•Bought a polar expedition ship in 1992
•Recently bought a luxury cruise line -
The three most beautiful words in business:
— Codie Sanchez (@Codie_Sanchez) June 14, 2023
Buy + Your + Profits
When you know how to play the game, you learn to look for deals everywhere. -
I have a question for you.
— Codie Sanchez (@Codie_Sanchez) June 14, 2023
Have you noticed increasingly that we run our businesses from our keyboards?
That our neck cranes down to manage, not up to marvel?
We forget about the world around us.
Many of us got soft. -
I hope these lessons make you change that.
— Codie Sanchez (@Codie_Sanchez) June 14, 2023
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I wrote in-depth about my encounter with Geoffrey in my newsletter.
— Codie Sanchez (@Codie_Sanchez) June 14, 2023
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