Left for Dead, Raised by Hustle: How to Win When Life Breaks You! Feat. Tiki Davis

THE ED MYLETT SHOW

Ed Mylett

Entrepreneurship, Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.9 • 13.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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From the Streets to the Boardroom: How Tiki Davis Turned Pain into Power Some people get knocked down and never recover. Others get knocked down, rise up, and change the game. My brother Tiki Davis is one of the rare ones who took every single setback—poverty, injustice, incarceration—and turned it into the fuel that built his empire. And in this conversation, we go deep into the truth about what it really takes to rise when the odds are stacked against you. Tiki’s story isn’t just about going from nothing to something—it’s about the man he had to become in the process. We talk about his early years in the roughest parts of West Texas, the moment he found himself behind bars, and the choice he made to rewrite his own future. He opens up about the mentors who poured into him, the faith that kept him moving, and the grit it took to rebuild a life from scratch when everyone counted him out. What hits you when you hear Tiki speak is that this isn’t theory—this is lived experience. We talk about what it’s like to carry the weight of your past into every room, and how to turn that weight into the thing that makes you unshakable. Tiki shares the mindset shifts that helped him transform his identity, build multiple businesses, and become a force for change in his community. If you’ve ever felt written off, if you’ve been told you’re too far gone, or if life has hit you harder than you think you can stand—this episode is proof that your story is not over. Tiki’s life is a reminder that pain is a classroom, faith is a compass, and resilience is a choice you get to make every single day. Key Takeaways: How to turn your past struggles into the foundation for future success The moment Tiki decided to rewrite his story and walk a new path The role of faith and mentorship in overcoming impossible odds How to use pain as fuel instead of letting it become your prison Why your identity—not your circumstances—defines your destiny The mindset shifts that can turn a setback into a setup for greatness Your circumstances don’t get the final say—you do. Listen now, and let this story light a fire in you. — Max Out. 👉 SUBSCRIBE TO ED'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW 👈 → → → CONNECT WITH ED MYLETT ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ➡️ INSTAGRAM ➡️FACEBOOK ➡️ LINKEDIN ➡️ X ➡️ WEBSITE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Admiral Show.
0:07.0	Welcome back to the show, everybody.
0:10.0	So while back, maybe about a year ago, I heard a story from my friend John Gordon about a man's life.
0:16.0	And I made a mental note at that time. I said, that story is going to be told on my show and millions of people are going to hear it because millions of people need to hear this story. And it's going to grip you. It's going to bring you in right away in the beginning of this interview. And I don't think you're ever going to forget it. And I think the lessons you're going to learn from this man about that story are going to change your life. And so I actually asked him to come in person today because I wanted to feel the story,
0:41.3	man to man, heart to heart, face to face.
0:43.5	And so my guest today was stabbed in the neck when he was nine years old.
0:48.6	He was locked up in jail when he was 18, actually in jail, as I understand the same time as his mother.
0:54.4	I'm going to let you tell the story, but my guest today is the very jacked up with a
0:59.6	shmideom shirt on, just getting XL shirt on. Tiki Davis, welcome to the show.
1:04.7	Man, I'm glad to be here. Thank you, Ed.
1:06.7	Yeah, it's so good to have you. All right, let's go all the way back.
1:27.5	You're here because of a story, well, multiple stories in your life, but take us back to your upbringing. Because I think a lot of people, why do I want you on? A lot of people going through something right now in their life or a hardship or a trauma that they think is pretty significant. And they don't know the path out. You do because you made the path out.
1:29.0	And yours is dramatic.
1:30.2	Right.
1:30.5	So should we start at nine?
1:32.1	Is that about the right place to start?
1:33.2	Yeah, we can start it now.
1:34.0	Let's start a little bit before that.
1:35.5	Okay. 12 years old, this young girl was having sex. Her father found out she was having sex.
1:46.3	So he said, if you're going to have sex, you might as well get paid for it.
1:49.2	So her father turned her into a prostitute.
1:51.9	As she got older, she was 16, 17, working at a hospital in Amarillo, Texas.
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