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"Don't Follow Your Passion!" VC Investor Jack Raines on Getting Rich in Your 20s
18/08/2026 | 53 mins.Jack Raines - writer, Slow Ventures investor, and author of the new book Young Money - built his career by going viral making fun of LinkedIn, then turned it into a job helping invest over a billion dollars in startups and creators. In this episode he makes the case against "follow your passion," explains why he backpacked the world at 24 on purpose (with an exit ramp built in), and lays out why creators with engaged audiences are the next generation of startup founders. He also tells the story of the satirical post - claiming he ate free at 527 Manhattan hotels - that got him tagged to the NYPD and summoned to his business-school dean's office. Part career playbook, part comedy, part contrarian investing thesis on where money and media are headed.
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Get paid while you learn on the job at Crash Champions: https://step.crashchampions.com/- Netflix comedian Ralph Barbosa sits down for one of his most honest interviews yet.
He gets into his blue-collar roots learning auto body in his dad's Dallas shop, how wrecking his own cars pushed him into the trade, and knocking out every comedy goal he ever set.
Now he's chasing something completely different - cars, his YouTube channel Formula Bean, and starting his career over on his own terms.
It's a candid conversation about ambition, knowing when you've "made it," and why the grind everyone glorifies isn't always worth chasing.
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Get paid while you learn on the job at Crash Champions: https://step.crashchampions.com/ - In this episode of PodCrash, Matt Ebert sits down with legendary voice coach Roger Love for a conversation about speaking, confidence, leadership, and why your voice may be shaping your life more than you realize.
Roger shares how he became a voice coach as a teenager, what he learned working with some of the biggest singers and speakers in the world, and how he helped people like Tony Robbins, Tom Brady, and Famous Dave’s founder Dave Anderson build voices that could carry their message. He explains why the human voice is an instrument, why most people were never taught how to use it, and why sounding clear, confident, and emotionally connected can change the way people respond to you.
Matt and Roger also get into practical voice tips, including why breathing through your nose matters, how vocal fry can damage your voice, why most people are not actually tone deaf, how stuttering can be helped through airflow, and why people remember how your voice made them feel more than the exact words you said.
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices - In this episode of PodCrash, Matt Ebert sits down with Jordan Harbinger, host of The Jordan Harbinger Show, for a conversation about podcasting, marketing, trust, relationships, and what it takes to build something that lasts.
Jordan looks back on nearly 20 years in podcasting and explains why giving away real value helped him stand out long before the medium became mainstream. He talks about why creators and business owners should “move the free line,” why authenticity matters more than playing a character, and how trust can become a long-term advantage with an audience, customers, sponsors, and partners.
Matt and Jordan also get into relationship building, networking, introversion, sales, and why “it’s all about who you know” should be treated as a strategy, not an excuse. It’s a conversation for anyone trying to build a reputation, grow an audience, or create relationships that compound over time.
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices - In this episode of PodCrash, Matt Ebert sits down with entrepreneur and performance coach Matt Granados for a practical conversation about people problems, leadership, burnout, and the systems that help teams perform.
Granados explains why people are often not the real problem inside a business. Instead, people have problems, and leaders need systems that help employees recognize those problems, bridge the gap, and sustain better habits. He shares how he built a multimillion-dollar sales organization by finding overlooked talent, giving people structure, and helping them turn work ethic into real performance.
Matt and Matt also discuss why “time management” is the wrong way to think about productivity, how teams can recover hours of lost capacity each week, why burnout has to be prevented before it happens, and how leaders can motivate people through truth, structure, and personal value instead of fear.
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Matt Ebert, founder and CEO of Crash Champions, sits down with industry leaders to discover the powerful synergies between different walks of life and businesses. Matt believes in a Champions Mindset. It’s how he took a single collision repair shop and turned it into over 650 locations across the US. Listen in while he unlocks the thought processes of successful leaders, and learn how he Champions People to empower them to grow.
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