Passion or Profit?
The Cardone Zone
Grant Cardone
4.8 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Passion or Profit?
What does success look like for the next generation in a world being reshaped by AI, automation, and constant disruption?
In this thought-provoking episode of The Cardone Zone, Grant Cardone is joined by Swedish podcaster Theodor Ekstrand for an honest conversation about the realities facing young people today. Together, they explore the rapidly changing landscape of work, the impact of artificial intelligence on careers, and the opportunities emerging from one of the biggest technological shifts in history.
The discussion also tackles a timeless question that every ambitious young person eventually faces:
Should you follow your passion, or follow the money?
Whether you're just starting your career, building a business, or trying to navigate an uncertain future, this episode offers practical insights on how to stay relevant, valuable, and prepared for what's next.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Cardone Zone. |
| 0:02.9 | You can refute it, but you can't deny it. |
| 0:06.0 | Number one thing you got to do, nothing personal. |
| 0:08.9 | 10x is like believing in yourself. |
| 0:10.9 | Losers, stay down. |
| 0:12.6 | But winters, get up. |
| 0:14.3 | You do that at your confidence. |
| 0:15.9 | That'll wake you up. |
| 0:17.1 | I had always been looking for a mentor. |
| 0:19.4 | Get ready with Uncle Gee. Welcome to the Cardone Zone. Welcome. Welcome. Welcome to you. Thank you for taking time for this. No, thank you, man. It's my pleasure to be with you. I expect I'm going to learn a bunch being with you. I can't tell you how much I wish I could go back and be 22 years old again. |
| 0:38.3 | Yeah. |
| 0:39.3 | It would be amazing. |
| 0:40.3 | So I've been watching you for several years, but let's assume the viewer in this case |
| 0:44.3 | isn't that familiar with you or some of the companies you built. |
| 0:48.3 | How many companies do you run today or have started? |
| 0:51.3 | Let me count the one that we threw away years ago. Cardone training |
| 0:54.9 | technologies, Cardone Capital, Cardone Ventures. You see, we're very creative on our names. We have |
| 1:00.0 | 10x Health. I had a little handheld technology company 30 years ago, way ahead of this time, before |
| 1:07.0 | iPhones. That we killed that business. There's been 76 LLCs along the way, at least. |
| 1:14.6 | What else is there? |
| 1:16.6 | The Grant Cardone Foundation raised about $10 million a year for kids. |
| 1:19.6 | So there's five or six, and then there's a whole bunch of other companies we're playing with right now. |
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