Billionaire Insights: Eddie Wilson, the King of Exits, Reveals Brutally Honest Business Advice - Meet Eddie Wilson

NotBasicBlonde Podcast

Olya Novozhylova

Entrepreneurship, Business News, News, Business, Business:entrepreneurship

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

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In this engaging podcast episode, Eddie Wilson shares his inspiring journey to becoming a key figure in his industry, highlighting the influential mentors and experiences that have shaped his career. He discusses the inception of the Empire Operating System and the vision behind Aspire, two ventures that showcase his commitment to innovation and growth. Eddie candidly addresses the challenges he has faced and the strategies he employed to overcome them, emphasizing resilience and adaptability. He reflects on his most significant accomplishments, offering insights into why they hold personal meaning. Eddie also discusses current trends in his field, advising professionals on how to stay ahead. He shares valuable advice for those entering the industry and describes his evolving leadership style. Looking ahead, Eddie reveals his exciting future projects and goals, while also discussing how he maintains a healthy balance between his professional and personal life. This episode is a must-listen for aspiring entrepreneurs and seasoned professionals alike.

Guest

Eddie Wilson is an American businessman who has been given the title from his peers - "the King of Exits." He has owned over 135 companies and exited over 100 of them successfully totaling well over a billion dollars. His companies have employed over 6,000 people. His current private equity firm Collective Influence has significant brand and real estate holdings as well. Of those holdings are brands such as - The Aspire Tour, Think Realty, Because Coffee, Aspire Wealth, American Association of Private Lenders, Checkmate Tax Advisory, Empire Operating System and many more.

With all of his success in his 40s Eddie has turned his efforts to humanitarian, non-profit activities with his foundation Impact Others. Impact Others exists to serve orphans, feed the hungry, create clean water options, and create sustainable businesses in third world countries.

https://www.instagram.com/eddiewilsonofficial

Host

Olyasha Novozhylova @notbasicblonde_

NotBasicBlonde Podcast @nbbpodcast

Transcript

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0:00.0	She's a fashion blogger, model, and entrepreneur. She's amazing. The latest tips on fashion, beauty,
0:07.5	wellness, travel, and her lifestyle. And now, here's the founder and creator of Not Basic Blonde,
0:14.9	Olasha. Hi, loves, welcome back to another episode of Not Basic Blonde podcast, and today I have
0:24.8	very interesting episode and very interesting guest. So we are discussing billionaire insights.
0:31.7	Eddie Wilson is the king of exits, reveals brutally honest business advice.
0:37.1	Eddie Wilson is an American businessman who has been
0:39.9	given the title from his peers, The King of Exits. He has owned over 135 companies and exited
0:47.5	over 100 of them, successfully totaling well over a billion dollars. His companies have employed over 6,000 people.
0:57.1	His current private equity firm, collective influence, has significant brand and real estate
1:03.1	holdings as well. Of those holdings are brands such as aspire tour, think reality,
1:10.7	Becois coffee, aspire Wells, American Association of Private
1:14.9	Lenders, Checkmate Tax Advisory, Empire Operating System, and many more. With all of his success
1:22.9	in his 40s, Eddie has turned his efforts to humanitarian nonprofit activities with his foundation
1:30.3	impact others. Impact others exist to serve orphans, feed the hungry, create clean water
1:37.3	options, and create sustainable business in the third world countries. So today, guys,
1:43.3	Eddie will share brutally honest business advice
1:46.5	how to become extremely successful as you know Eddie is, so you don't want to miss it.
1:52.8	Make sure to listen to every minute of this episode. And before we dive in, don't forget to
1:58.7	subscribe, rate and review, Not Basic Blonde podcast on Apple Podcasts.
2:03.9	Hi, Annie. I'm so honored to have you my podcast. How are you today?
2:08.0	Fantastic. Thank you.
2:09.5	Thank you so much for joining us today. And you having such an incredible background and being a leader in your industry,
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