Born in a Mexican Whorehouse to a Cartel Prostitute… Now a Multi-Millionaire
Dropping Bombs
Brad Lea
4.9 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 June 2026
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Today's Dropping Bombs episode features Chuy Rivas, a four-time All-American Award winner at Country Financial and one of the top insurance and financial services agents in the country, and the story of how he got there is anything but ordinary.
Born in a cartel-run brothel in Mexico, adopted, raised with nothing, and kicked out at 16, Chuy built a multimillion-dollar agency from a cold call he wasn't even supposed to make. He breaks down the referral strategy that built his business, the insurance mistake most Americans don't know they're making, and what a surprise diabetes diagnosis taught him about slowing down long enough to enjoy what you've built.
This is the kind of conversation that reminds every single person listening that the life they want is still within reach. Share this with someone who needs a reminder that anything is still possible, no matter what you've been through.
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YouTube/Podcast: https://m.youtube.com/@AgainstTheOddswithChuyRivas?ra=m
Website: https://advisors.countryfinancial.com/usa/ia/fort-dodge/chuy-rivas
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| 0:00.0 | My mom worked for the cartel. I grew up in a whorehouse. I ended up at age 16 having an affair with a teacher. Check this out. The pastor is the father of the teacher. |
| 0:09.8 | Shut up. Dude, what are you doing? Dude, are you making this shit up on the spot? This is all true stories. My parents kick me out of my house. This is where it gets kind of crazier. Now I run a multimillion dollar business. |
| 0:21.6 | Dude, if a guy like you can make it from your circumstances, a victim mentality that's got to go. |
| 0:26.6 | What's one thing people are doing insurance-wise that they shouldn't be doing? |
| 0:30.6 | Shopping for the cheapest price. |
| 0:35.8 | What it is, Bradley, back again with another episode of dropping bombs today in the studio, folks. |
| 0:41.5 | As always, got a real treat for you. |
| 0:43.8 | My man, Chewy Rivas in the house. |
| 0:47.4 | Thanks for having me, Brad. |
| 0:48.7 | What's going down? |
| 0:50.0 | Well, first and foremost, I want to say thanks for having me tonight and telling my story |
| 0:56.4 | on such a big platform. |
| 0:58.1 | And I hope that somebody somewhere, your listeners, could either get inspired or motivated |
| 1:02.8 | based off my story. |
| 1:04.9 | So I'm looking forward to this episode just as much as you. |
| 1:09.2 | Well, folks, if you guys want to follow them after you listen at Chew-B-B-O-O-24, his website is |
| 1:18.4 | countryfinancial.com. |
| 1:20.6 | This dude has basically came from, you know, the mud and built yourself up into a very successful |
| 1:27.2 | financial, well, basically insurance. Yeah, both. Yeah. Insurance and investments. Yeah. Insurance and investments. And, uh, you know, we've talked a little bit before. That was pretty crazy. You got some crazy stories. So let's start at the beginning, my friend. Yeah. Love to. Love to. Yeah, I'm so excited to tell the story. |
| 1:46.0 | How'd you grow up? |
| 1:54.4 | Okay, so I was 35 years ago, I was born in Monsigno, Mexico, in circumstances that many will never experience. |
| 1:56.0 | You see, my mom worked for the cartel for being a prostitute um and um growing up you realize the life's |
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