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Peter Buffett – What is it like to be the son of the richest man on Earth?

Smart People Podcast

Smart People Industries

Education, Society & Culture, Business

4.5731 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2014

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Peter Buffett - What's it like to be the son of the richest man on Earth? This week we interview Peter Buffett, youngest son of the "Oracle of Omaha" and once dubbed "richest man on Earth", Warren Buffett.  In this interview we ask Peter what it was like to have a household name as a father, what advice did his dad pass along to him, how did the shadow of his last name affect his childhood, and what went on behind the scenes at the Buffett family dinners. This unique upbringing and lessons learned are the foundation for his New York Times Bestselling book, Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment. Additionally, we discuss his esteemed music career which includes winning an Emmy Award and composing the most famous scene in the film Dances with Wolves. Peter Buffett has an acclaimed career that spans more than 30 years as an Emmy Award winning musician, composer, philanthropist and author. He began his career as the musical mind behind many of the early MTV bumpers of the '80s, and the climactic crescendo in the memorable "Fire Dance" scene in 1990's Oscar winning film Dances with Wolves. Peter is the co-president of the NoVo Foundation and co-chair of its Board of Directors. In partnership with his wife, Jennifer, he helps to guide NoVo's vision, strategic mission, and program development. Buffett's inspiring book, Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment, has been translated into over 15 languages and has sold nearly half a million copies worldwide. Described by former President Bill Clinton as "a wise and inspiring book that should be required reading for every young person seeking to find his or her place in the world" Life Is What You Make It is about following one's passions over conventions, taking up the reins of your destiny, and living life to the fullest. "The secret to my dads success is his ability to be dispassionate or unemotional. He is incredibly rational - he doesn't allow his emotions to play any role in his decision making." -Peter Buffet Quotes from Peter:  What we learn in this episode: Is Warren Buffett a ruthless businessman?  When did Peter know his home life was abnormal?  How do you find your path to fulfillment? How did Peter end up writing the score for the "Fire Scene" in Dances With Wolves? Resources: Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment http://www.peterbuffett.com/ http://novofoundation.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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by smart people that is an awesome question this one goes down probably on one of my top five.

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Hey, I like nutrition.

0:41.4

I like to eat food.

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We're going to do this forever.

0:45.0

I wish I paid more attention in that class.

0:48.2

You know, I'm going to be honest.

0:49.3

I don't understand that.

0:50.4

As a man, I don't get it.

0:53.9

Welcome to smart people podcast dot com

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hey everybody welcome to smart people podcast conversations that satisfy your curious mind this is

1:03.3

chris stemp today we are going to be asking the question what is it like to be the son of

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the richest man on earth?

1:12.7

We're talking to Peter Buffett.

1:15.0

Now, some people might be thinking, uh, Jimmy, I didn't know Jimmy Buffett was that rich.

1:20.5

That's not what we're referring to.

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