#223: Arnold Raises $8M for Kids — But Here's the Real Story (And An Important Life Lesson)

Arnold's Pump Club

Health & Fitness, Fitness

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🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Arnold reveals the untold story behind After-School All-Stars' record-breaking $8 million fundraiser—and it's not what you think. While headlines will credit him alone, Arnold pulls back the curtain on the hundreds of people who made it possible, from his co-hosts and celebrity friends to his house staff and production crew. It's a powerful lesson in why no success is ever self-made.

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What You'll Learn:

Why specific "if-then" planning beats vague intentions every time
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Arnold's gratitude for the army of people behind every major success

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another episode of Arnold's Pump Club.
0:03.0	This weekend we had a big, big win.
0:07.0	We hosted our annual after-school All-Stars charity night at my house.
0:13.0	It's our biggest fundraising event of the year, and we always raise a lot of money for our kids.
0:18.0	This year, we broke the record.
0:20.0	In one night, we raised $8 million. When the
0:24.3	auction ended and we calculated the total, we almost couldn't believe it. The night was such a
0:30.9	success that it went way beyond my vision. And you know, I never have a small vision. I could use
0:37.3	this opportunity to
0:38.3	explain to you how that will help after school all-stars take care of the
0:43.3	150,000 students we serve across the country every single day or to tell you how it
0:49.8	will help us expand and serve even more students as as most after-school allsters are shrinking.
0:57.2	But I want to use it as a real-life lesson in something I tell you over and over.
1:03.0	No success is self-made, because when this news gets out, I know what the headlines will say.
1:13.9	Arnold Schwarzenegger raises $8 million for kids. That is the headline that will get the most clicks, but it makes it sound too easy,
1:20.6	and it definitely gives me too much credit. It misses the army of people. It took to raise this much money and the hours and hours
1:31.0	of work they did.
1:31.9	Let me just give you an idea.
1:33.6	Andrea Bazan and Ben Paul are the president and CEO of Afterschool All-Stars.
1:40.5	They've both been with us for years.
1:42.7	Under their leadership, we've raised $1.5 billion since we started after school All-Stars
1:49.0	over 30 years.
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