Kevin O'Leary: From Shark Tank to Hollywood

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4.6 • 896 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In this engaging conversation, Kevin O'Leary shares his journey from being one of the original sharks on Shark Tank to his ventures in acting, politics, and investments. He discusses the essence of the American dream, the importance of entrepreneurship, and his innovative business BitZero, which focuses on data centers. O'Leary also delves into the significance of gold and cryptocurrency in today's economy, the impact of AI across various sectors, and his surprising success in collectible sports cards. Throughout the discussion, he emphasizes the need for clarity in business and the importance of focusing on what truly matters. Be sure to check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Brand with Donny Deutsch YouTube page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Takeaways: Donny reflects on his missed opportunity to join Shark Tank. The American dream is about finding passion, not just money. Shark Tank has created many millionaires and billionaires. Acting in Marty Supreme was a challenging yet rewarding experience. O'Leary aims to play the antagonist in future roles. BitZero focuses on providing power for data centers and crypto mining. Gold remains a reliable investment during chaos. AI is being adopted across all sectors to improve efficiency. Collectible sports cards have become a lucrative investment. O'Leary prioritizes signal over noise in business and life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Must remember, do not forget.
0:06.0	Remind me to bring photo ID.
0:10.0	Reminder, set.
0:12.0	Babe, can you make sure I don't forget my photo ID when I vote?
0:16.0	All right, love.
0:17.0	However you remember, you'll need photo ID to vote in the elections in England on the 7th of May.
0:22.3	Don't have ID. Apply for free voter ID today. Find out more at electoral commission.org.org.
0:28.2	This is it. The world, as you know, it is over. Completely done. It's not about to be over. It's over.
0:39.1	Some of the scientists who helped build AI are now sounding the alarm.
0:43.6	I was selling AI as a great thing for decades, and I was wrong. I was wrong.
0:52.3	There is a longer term existential threat that will arise when we create digital beings that are more intelligent than ourselves.
0:59.8	We have no idea whether we can stay in control.
1:02.6	While others say that AI will usher in unfathomable abundance,
1:06.6	I've always believed that it's going to be the most important invention that humanity will ever make.
1:11.2	This really will be a world of abundance.
1:14.0	And among these fears and these fantasies, we seek the story of our future.
1:19.4	Listen to The Last Invention on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:37.8	Music music or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm really excited to talk to today's guest, Kevin O'Leary.
1:40.1	Of course, you know him originally from Shark Tank, one of the original sharks.
1:44.2	He's a brilliant entrepreneur. He's a man who's got a voice about a lot of things going on in the world, a lot of things political, a lot of things finance. He's got a great new business going to talk about Bit Zero. We're going to talk about gold. We're going to talk about his star turn in Marty Supreme. Welcome to the show, sir. Great to be here, Donnie. Now, I don't know if you know this.
2:02.3	And one of my great career dumb moves is all the time.
2:04.4	I got a call in 2008, 2009 from, from, Mark Burnett.
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