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E308: Eddie Wilson - Building Wealth to make impact

Eddie Wilson is a force in the world of entrepreneurship. Currently the CEO of Collective Influence, he has successfully built and exited over 125 companies, managed a team of 6,000+ employees, and generated over $1 billion in business. Known as the “King of Exits,” Eddie has developed a proven framework for scaling businesses and is creating lasting impact through his non-profit, Impact others, which serves underprivileged communities in over 100 countries. Companies Owned: Aspire Tour, Because Coffee, Empire, American Association of Private Lenders, Impact Others. Episode Highlights From Entrepreneurial Roots to Corporate Reality Eddie grew up in a house where both parents ran businesses. Watching their early struggles and eventual success taught him resilience, grit, and the power of modeling big dreams for your kids. Leaving Corporate to Build (and Sell) Companies After a short stint in corporate, Eddie launched an ad agency. A bruising financing experience forced a sale at 7× EBITDA—and revealed the leverage of value creation and multiples. He vowed to learn the “game” and do deals fairly. That insight led to 120+ exits and the “King of Exits” moniker. Time and Money: A Personal Operating System Guided by his father, Eddie prices everything in time, not dollars. Meetings, purchases, activities—if the time trade isn’t worthy, he doesn’t do it. Focus on exchanging time for high value, and money becomes a by-product. The People Formula Eddie hires and partners around values and Patrick Lencioni’s trio: hungry, humble, smart. Drive without ego and real intelligence accelerates teams and ventures. Aspire Tour: Authentic Success on Stage With co-founder Andrew Kordelman, Eddie built Aspire, the “world’s largest business tour,” running monthly for 32 straight months, drawing 2,000–5,000 attendees per city. Big names (Kevin Costner, Kevin Hart, Shaquille O’Neal, Kevin O’Leary, Mark Cuban) are invited back when they’re authentic and willing to share wins and misses. Impact Over Income Eddie’s nonprofit Impact Others now operates in 103 countries, feeding and educating ~5,300 children daily. He opens Aspire with purpose: success without impact leaves you empty. The Personal Why: Dakota Eddie’s brother Dakota developed a rare disease; seeing society’s gaze shift from love to rejection shaped Eddie’s lifelong advocacy for those without representation. Service brought him a fulfillment money never could. His new initiative Project Dakota is there to make amazing Christmas Morning for 18,000 kids. Info/volunteer: ImpactOthers.com. What Makes Him Tick: Perspective When life gets heavy, Eddie visits the kids they serve (most recently in Mexico). Looking into the eyes of a child with no parents reframes everything. Perspective is the reset. Show Notes with Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction to B2B Podcast 00:36 “King of Exits” Eddie Wilson: serial entrepreneur, 120+ exits, philanthropist, Aspire co-founder. 03:15 Entrepreneurial upbringing: lessons from parents’ struggles and success; modeling dreams for your kids. 06:28 Shadow & identity: expectations in family businesses, sacrifice, and forming his own path. 09:51 First exit, tough lesson: learn the game and make every deal win-win. 14:53 Time as currency: the $1,800 car lesson; evaluating life through time, not money. 19:15 Team DNA: hiring for hungry, humble, smart + core values; intelligence and low-ego learning. 21:48 Why Aspire: curated stages, diverse voices, authentic lessons and showing up daily.. 22:56 Consistency over hacks; the heart of Aspire’s message. 25:51 Impact first: success without service lacks fulfillment; intro to Impact Others. 29:00 Dakota’s story: how his brother’s illness birthed a calling to serve the unseen and unrepresented. 37:07 Project Dakota — A Christmas morning for 18,000 children; logistics to source ~50,000 toys. 39:43 Recent practice and perspective via service: rescuing vulnerable teens and why nothing matters more than showing up for those kids. Links: https://officialew.com   / eddie_wilson3     / eddiewilsonofficial     / eddiewilsoniii     / eddiewilsonofficial   Connect with Leticia: Instagram: @LeticiaLatino Website: www.leticialatino.com