182: Our Most Open Interview Yet 😱... A Tantalizing Entrepreneurial & Life Journey with Doug Smith of Hawthorne Funds ⭐

Entrepreneur Stories 4⃣ Inspiration

Millionaire Interviews Podcast & Sir Austin Peek

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4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2021

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Doug Smith started Hawthorne Funds to build and protect his own wealth. That goal remains the same today and he is proud to be the company’s largest investor. Doug is the founder and CEO of Hawthorne Funds. Previously a software developer for ExxonMobil, he has gone on to buy and sell over 100 houses. More recently, he has bought and sold over 2,500 acres of rural Texas land from within Hawthorne Funds and his other business entities. Join our 🔥 Facebook Group to meet other listeners of the podcast: facebook.com/groups/mipvips. This Episode is Sponsored By: One of our Patreon Members thoroughly enjoyed listening to episode 165 Charles Bonfiglio of Tint World, which is the main reason why he became a patreon. He wanted to listen to the rest of the interview, which can only be accessed by members. So, if you want to hear episode 165, check it out at: Charles Bonfiglio Interview. Fiverr connects businesses with freelancers who offer hundreds of digital services. Receive 10% off your first order by using code MILLIONAIRE. Just visit: millionaire-interviews.com/fiverr Want to Support the Show? Well we'd love for you to join our Patreon Group! What's in it for you? Well you'll instantly get a scheduled call from Austin, where he'll help you with your current or future business... Sign-Up Now at millionaire-interviews.com/patreon. 😀😎😍 *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our website: Doug Smith Interview. *** Support this Podcast via Patreon Feedback? Questions? Comments? We would love to hear from you! Hollar at us via: Facebook Group (@MiPViPs), or Twitter (@acpeek or @millionairepod), Instagram (@millionaire_interviews), LinkedIn (@austincpeek), Facebook (@millionaireinterviews), or Email: [email protected]. 😎😍😀

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0:00.0	Now I wanted to get an article in the paper and that meant hiring a publicist
0:05.7	and I got a meeting with one of LA's best Tyler Burnett. I think if you really
0:10.9	are considering implementing a sh** flavored ice cream you should reconsider the
0:16.4	entire campaign. So you disagree? Yeah I think it's a poor idea. If you heard
0:24.1	that a frozen yogurt shop in your neighborhood had a poof flavor you're saying
0:27.9	you wouldn't go to check it out. No there are better ways to get attention. I can
0:31.6	come up with five off the top of my head. Okay I'd like to hear one. Frozen yogurt
0:35.4	eating contest. Invite kids from all around the block to come and have a frozen
0:39.0	yogurt eating contest. Okay I would not go to that next one. You know what you
0:42.2	could do? You could fill a bucket full of f**king frozen yogurt and put it on
0:47.7	your head and then stand outside of the store with a sign that says I don't know
0:51.9	how to market a business and see if people come. People could come with little
0:59.8	spoons and they could... When I first came today I had to go to the bathroom and you
1:04.5	lent me your keys. I did. I saw that you drive a Porsche. I did. Don't they say
1:10.9	people that drive nice cars maybe have small penises? Who says that? I think
1:16.1	that's a known fact. Well I can assure you that's not a known fact. How can you
1:21.5	assure me? Do you see a lot of penises? Some. Some since your penis expert. I'm
1:26.5	assuming? I'm not a penis expert. You just said that your penis expert. No I said
1:30.3	I've seen a few penises. I think I haven't seen enough penises like you have.
1:34.7	I don't know if you can see the amount of penises how that would have to do.
1:38.6	Well I would have seen you having a small penis. Well I just I just... Unfortunately
1:42.4	Tyler didn't want to take me on as a client so I opted for a more grass roots
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