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The James Altucher Show

Four Billionaires and a Parking Attendant: Strategies from the Minds of the Wealthy and Wise | Chris Ullman (Part 2)

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

In part one, we delved into Chris Ullman's fascinating journey as a four-time International Whistling champion. Now, we're pivoting to explore Chris's other passion: a career that has positioned him next to some of the world's wealthiest and most influential people. In part two of this extraordinary series, James and Chris explore the life lessons and success strategies outlined in Chris's latest book, "Four Billionaires and a Parking Attendant."The book is segmented into eight overarching strategies that are crucial for achieving success and fulfillment in life: Be Purposeful, Innovate & Accomplish, Build Bridges, Be Productive, Solve Problems, Be Authentic, Think of Others, and Be Humble. Through autobiographical examples, Chris paints a vivid picture of working with some of the biggest names in finance and politics, such as David Rubenstein, Bill Conway, and Daniel A. D'Aniello of the Carlyle Group, Orlando Bravo of Thoma Bravo, former Governor of Ohio John Kasich, and Arthur Levitt, former Chairman of the SEC.Whether it's navigating the world of high-stakes private equity or working on Capitol Hill, the wisdom Chris has gleaned is universally applicable. The episode concludes with a stirring performance of Duke Ellington's "Take the A Train," connecting the dots between the joy of whistling and the fulfillment of a life well-lived. Don't miss this episode that not only provides a blueprint for creating a life of wealth, health, and happiness but also encapsulates the multifaceted nature of success.-----------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe  to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

For billionaires and a parking attendant, what a great book by Chris Olman where he discusses

0:14.1

all his experiences being the right-hand man to several billionaires and other powerful

0:20.3

figures and all of the lessons he's learned from them.

0:23.9

Incredible stories, incredible lessons, definitely I can't highly recommend it enough pre-order

0:29.4

this book on Amazon.

0:30.7

Four billionaires and a parking attendant, the book's about to come out and by the way,

0:35.9

Chris is also the former world whistling champion and he whistles at the end of this episode.

0:43.9

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:52.1

This is the James Altiger Show.

0:59.4

You know, you've worked with so many successful, interesting people and I like how it's not

1:09.2

just billionaires that you talk about in the book so now we're talking about four billionaires

1:13.3

and a parking attendant like John Kasich who was governor of Ohio and he was in Congress

1:17.4

and so on and he ran for president and obviously David Rubenstein who I met you through

1:22.5

David Rubenstein.

1:23.5

David Rubenstein's been on the podcast three or four times thanks to you.

1:27.2

You always help me set those up and you've worked with many other people and we'll talk

1:36.0

about David Rubenstein.

1:37.0

He's the one I know best on your list and subject but I was fascinated by John Kasich because

1:43.2

politics is an interesting skill.

1:46.3

You have to be very, very charismatic and likable and people are going to snicker this

1:52.5

but you have to have ideas and convinced people that your ideas are worthwhile and I see

1:59.9

this in your book when you describe your interaction with John Kasich.

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