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On this episode of the Adventure Capitalist Podcast, Austin Brawner and Cody Shirk are joined by Rear Admiral Mike Studeman (Ret.), author of Might of the Chain: Forging Leaders of Iron Integrity. In this in-depth interview, the retired two-star Navy admiral shares insights from his 35-year career leading intelligence operations and his book's unique storytelling approach to leadership. From navigating language barriers and mastering Mandarin to tackling today's leadership crisis, Studeman discusses core values, integrity in U.S. history, and the search for the next great American leader. He also offers practical advice on handling ethical grey areas, balancing work and life, and inspiring young people to lead with purpose. Dive into this episode to get inspired about where the world is going and learn about the upcoming challenges that we face! Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - Welcome Mike! 02:57 - Challenge of a language barrier 05:36 - Learning about China through the Chinese language 07:24 - Lack of leadership today 09:09 - What are your core values? 14:47 - Integrity in US History 22:29 - Is the next "Washington" on the way? 32:14 - How to deal with the Grey Area 36:40 - Allies or Foes? 43:07 - Work-life balance 49:57 - Learning away from America 54:00 - Advice to young people 01:00:19 - Literature as a moral compass 01:03:52 - The next chapter 01:08:00 - Outro
In this episode of the Adventure Capitalist Podcast, Austin Brawner and Cody Shirk are joined by Adam Rossi, who unveils his bold investment ideas and company, Total Shield. Dive into his journey from software to manufacturing, all proudly made in the USA. We explore the realities of "re-homing" production, the future of the workforce, and what's next for education and family legacies. Plus, Adam shares his exciting plans for future adventures. Don't miss this deep dive into innovation, career investments, and building a legacy for generations to come! Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - Welcome Adam Rossi! 02:43 - Adam's crazy investment idea 08:59 - Total Shield 11:32 - Going from software to manufacturing 17:29 - Manufacturing ALL in the US 21:05 - Is it realistic to "re-home?" 25:32 - The next workforce 40:40 - Career Investments 46:42 - What has changed in education? 49:03 - Setting up family 01:02:25 - Things for future generations... 01:05:38 - What adventures do you have planned? 01:15:51 - Outro Listen to this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kwjEI2GmoEE Follow us on X: Austin - https://x.com/a_brawn Cody - https://x.com/CodyShirk
In this episode of the Adventure Capitalist Podcast, Austin Brawner and Cody Shirk dive deep into an engaging conversation with Nat Eliason. In this episode, Nat shares the secrets behind his unique "Vibe Coding" philosophy and its origin story. We explore his expert thoughts on SaaS multiples and the future of software companies, offering insights for tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurs. Nat opens up about his personal journey, from his learning process to crafting his upcoming sci-fi fiction book, and reflects on the profound value writing brings to his life. We also discuss his sobriety journey, the importance of risk-taking in success, and how concepts shape achievement. Plus, get an insider's look into the business of bookselling and Nat's experience writing about crypto in his previous work. Whether you're into coding, startups, creative writing, or personal growth, this episode is packed with inspiration and actionable takeaways. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Welcome Nat! 02:23 - What's Vibe Coding? 12:58 - Origin of Vibe Coding 17:28 - Thoughts on SaaS multiples 22:35 - Future of software companies 23:54 - Nats' learning process 32:48 - The writing process 45:36 - What value does writing have? 52:44 - Sobriety 59:44 - Importance of risk-taking 01:04:57 - Concepts and success 01:09:47 - Business of bookselling 01:21:51 - Outro Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HtV9OM8LJDY Follow us on X: Austin - https://x.com/a_brawn Cody - https://x.com/CodyShirk
In this episode of the Adventure Capitalist Podcast, hosts Austin Brawner and Cody Shirk dive deep into the global decline of birthrates and its surprising connection to religiosity. From Sub-Saharan Africa's booming populations to the shrinking demographics of secular nations like South Korea and Japan, we explore the data, patterns, and outliers—like Israel, Iceland, and Georgia—that challenge the narrative. What role does religion play in shaping fertility, and what does this mean for investors eyeing future opportunities? We also speculate on the future: Can secular societies find meaning without faith, or will religious nations dominate the next century? Join us as we unpack the crisis, debate causation versus correlation, and uncover the untold story of birthrates, faith, and global power. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Back home 04:21 - Birthrates continued 07:27 - Birthrate and religion 10:31 - Does religion play a factor? 18:03 - Secular vs religious countries' birthrates 24:44 - Countries that are doing something 34:51 - Is religion good or bad for society? 38:08 - Will religion make a comeback? 50:23 - Cody's going to church? 57:18 - The Manosphere 01:03:24 - The men's group of the future 01:07:58 - Outro Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/l_mgZUOPXxs Follow us on X: Austin - https://x.com/a_brawn Cody - https://x.com/CodyShirk
Hello, my friends and long-time listeners. I have a new podcast. It's called The Adventure Capitalist. If you liked Ecommerce Influence, you're going to love my new show. Every Thursday, my co-host Cody Shirk and I, cover the latest stories in business, investing, and geopolitics that slide under the radar. Our goal is to tell stories that inspire you to think and invest differently in a rapidly changing world. Sometimes we bring investors, entrepreneurs, and other adventurers to join us. I cannot promise that your life will instantly change if you start listening to The Adventure Capitalist. But I can guarantee that you will find it always interesting, always useful, and you'll go to sleep knowing you've got an edge. I'm going to go ahead and play one of the episodes and then you can decide if you want to listen in. Listen to The Adventure Capitalist on Spotify, YouTube, or Apple Podcasts.
Cody Shirk is a surfer, investor, and writer/founder of the Explorer Report. Basically, I want to be like Cody when I grow up. We spend 90 minutes discussing Cody's wild adventures traveling and investing in Latin America, his trip to Chernobyl to research uranium stocks, and how he thinks about gold, the US dollar, and other commodities. This was, by far, one of the most fun conversations I've had this year on the podcast. You're going to love it. Make sure to check Cody's writing out at codyshirk.com. Finally, a big thanks to our sponsors for making this episode happen. Mitimco This episode is brought to you by MIT Investment Management Company, also known as MITIMCo, the investment office of MIT. Each year, MITIMCo invests in a handful of new emerging managers who it believes can earn exceptional long-term returns in support of MIT's mission. To help the emerging manager community more broadly, they created emergingmanagers.org, a website for emerging manager stockpickers. I highly recommend the site for those looking to start a stock-picking fund or just learning about how others have done it. You'll find essays and interviews by successful emerging managers, service providers used by MIT's own managers, essays MITIMCo has written for emerging managers, and more! TIKR TIKR is THE BEST resource for all stock market data, I use TIKR every day in my process, and I know you will too. Make sure to check them out at TIKR.com/hive. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/valuehive/support
Welcome to The Adventure Capitalist Podcast! Your hosts, Austin Brawner and Cody Shirk, will scour the globe to tell stories that inspire you to think, invest, and live differently. Topics include investing, entrepreneurship, adventure, geopolitics, freedom, and health. Think Vice News but for business. Sometimes we'll bring investors, entrepreneurs, and adventurers on the show to join us. Welcome to the journey! Follow us on Social > https://www.youtube.com/@AdventureCapitalistMedia
Welcome to The Adventure Capitalist Podcast! Your hosts, Austin Brawner and Cody Shirk, will scour the globe to tell stories that inspire you to think, invest, and live differently. Topics include investing, entrepreneurship, adventure, geopolitics, freedom, and health. Think Vice News but for business. Sometimes we'll bring investors, entrepreneurs, and adventurers on the show to join us. Welcome to the journey! Follow us on Social > https://www.youtube.com/@AdventureCapitalistMedia
Today's featured Cannabis Investor is Cody Shirk The Cannabis Investor Series Sponsored by TWO12 is back for the Fourth year. This year, the Series will feature eighteen of the cannabis industry's top investors, reviewing the previous 12-months and sharing their 2022 investment strategies. On today's episode Dan Humiston is joined by Cody Shirk founder of Explorer Equity Group Produced by PodConXTWO12 - https://www.two12.co/Raising Cannabis Capital - https://podconx.com/podcasts/raising-cannabis-capitalDan Humiston - https://podconx.com/guests/dan-humistonCody Shirk - https://podconx.com/guests/cody-shirkExplorer Equity Group- https://www.explorerequity.com/
Reed Harvey is an entrepreneur, engineer, musician and a podcaster. He hosted the Reed Harvey show which featured interviews from great innovators, artists and creators such as Cody Shirk and Tracy Mayer. In this episode, we talk about, Building a foundation when you hit rock bottom, How to not miss opportunities. Hint: Bitcoin, Dealing with information overload when investing, Early experiences with cryptocurrency and avoiding scams, Creating an online brand and documenting the process: Shoutout GaryVee, Doing what you love Vs. doing what makes enough money to allow you to do what you love, Investing in human nature, convenience and freedom. 3 quotes that inspired me were, If your confidence is only reliant on what you have, then you're only as good as what you have, If you're content with your life, there's nothing to sell to you If you had 100 million dollars, what job would you be doing? Connect with Reed, thatissick.com
Cody Shirk is today's featured Cannabis Investor.The HempTown USA Cannabis Investor Series is back for the third year. This year, the Series is featuring eighteen of the cannabis industry's top investors who review the previous 12-months and share their 2021 investment strategies. On today's episode Dan Humiston is joined by Cody Shirk from Explorer Equity Group.Produced By MJBulls
The annual Cannabis Investor Spotlight Series presented by Integrated CBD, is back for the second year. The series features twelve of the leading cannabis investors, sharing their 2020 investment strategies. On today's episode the 'Spotlight' is shinning on Cody Shirk from Explorer Equity Group Produced By MJBulls Media | Cannabis Podcast Network Sponsored by Integrated CBD
"Cannabis Investor Spotlight" is shinning on Cody Shirk co-founder of Explorer Equity Group as he speaks with Dan Humiston about his unlikely journey from firefighter and world traveler to international cannabis venture capitalist. His straightforward approach to cannabis investing is rooted in his years of personal investing experience around the globe. Listen and learn more about Cody's experiences and how to invest with Explorer Equity Group at MJBullsProduced By MJBulls Media | Cannabis Podcast Network
CannaInsider - Interviews with the Business Leaders of The Legal Cannabis, Marijuana, CBD Industry
A firefighter out of college, Cody Shirk’s expertise in finance is self-taught. Today he’s a full-time investor and the founder of Explorer Equity Group (EEG), a global alternative asset manager that works to capitalize on investment opportunities off-the-beaten-path. With investments in industry household names including Kush Bottles and Regulated Solutions, Cody’s latest non-mainstream investments lie in - you guessed it - cannabis. In this episode, Cody shares his insights on the future of cannabis and advice for both entrepreneurs and investors looking to break into the industry. Follow Cody at https://www.explorerequity.com/canna Key Takeaways: - Cody’s background in investing and how he came to start Explorer Equity Group and Explorer Partnership - Ongoing propaganda against cannabis and how the industry is working to improve public perception - The cannabis businesses Cody has invested in thus far, including Kush Bottles and Regulated Solutions - What Cody looks for when investing in cannabis businesses and his advice to startups seeking funding - Cody’s outlook on startup investment and the price of cannabis over the next 1-2 years - Asia and South America’s developing economies and the exciting investment opportunities within - Cody’s tips on how entrepreneurs should go about approaching investors as well as ways investors can determine the best entrepreneurs to get behind To learn more, visit: https://www.explorerequity.com/canna
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My guest in this interview is Cody Shirk. Cody is an international investor, explorer, and surfer. He is the founder of the private social and investing group called the Explorer Partnership, as well as a partner at the private equity firm Explorer Equity Group. I was introduced to Cody and his content and great articles through Cashflow Ninja listeners. Cody has a great worldview and philosophy and shares strategies around wealth building and investing.
Dr. Robert Puff is a clinical Psychologist and host of the Happiness Podcast, which is one of the most popular podcasts on iTunes. Dr. Puff has been featured by Psychology Today, the Discovery Channel, Entrepreneur Magazine, and many other media outlets for his incredible advice on mental health. In this episode, Dr. Puff and I sit down and discuss a question that plagues mankind. How can a person become happier in life? The media portrays that you need money, fame, or power to really be happy. Is this really true? You will hear Dr. Puffs thoughts on the matter. What You Will Learn In This Episode: How you can become a happier person What Hedonic Adaptation is Why it is important to appreciate the small and the large things in life How you can be happy no matter what your life circumstances are How to become a positive person Why it is important not to be self-critical Resources and Links In This Episode: DoctorPuff.com Happinesspodcast.org Follow Dr. Puff on Twitter Credits Produced by Reed Harvey Edited by Reed Harvey Intro by Bensound.com Outro by Dying Dinosaurs How To Hang Out With Self-Made Millionaires A while ago I read an article written by one of my friends and favorite podcast guests Cody Shirk. He wrote the article as an answer to a question he was asked. "Where do I hang out with self-made millionaires," the person asked. Cody wrote back. He said that every night he used to spend time with Dale Carnegie, Warren Buffet, and Napoleon Hill. He soaked up their insight like a dry sponge thrown into water. He would not say a word and all he would do was listen. Well, how is that possible? Books. Books are like personal letters that contain concentrated advice straight from a trustworthy source. Cody stated that he didn't have a group of millionaires to hang out with. So he decided to make his own. He was a fly on their wall and absorbed what they shared. Everything from real estate, value investing, history, and any piece of information he could get his hands on. Well, today, you can start your knowledge building with a FREE Audio Book from Audible.com. By heading over to audibletrial.com/reed. There you can download and keep any Audio Book that you want. The best part is it's free! So be like Cody and start listening today! Maybe someday you will be a self-made millionaire too!
Ryan Foland was named as a top personal branding expert by Entrepreneur magazine. He is a TedX speaker and his writings and speeches have been featured in publications such as Fortune magazine and the Huffington Post. Ryan currently teaches hundreds of students at the University of California, Irvine how to better create start-up companies. Ryan's TedX talk was entitled "How Not To Get Chased By A Bear". Most people have not been chased by a real Bear but how about an imaginary one. Ryan explains that sometimes we create fears that are not really there and yet our body thinks that they are. Often, this can be more damaging than helpful. In todays episode, Ryan explains how you can turn stress into excitement, become a great public speaker, and how to NOT get chased by a Bear. What You Will Learn In This Episode: Why everyone is actually a public speaker The best way to become a better speaker and writer How to use stress to your advantage How to turn stress into excitement Why public speaking is just like sports What the 3-1-3 method is and how to apply it What the 5 D's are to making your invention a reality Resources and Links In This Episode: RyanFoland.com InfluenceTree.com Follow Ryan Foland on Twitter and Instagram. Credits Produced by Reed Harvey Edited by Reed Harvey Intro by Bensound.com Outro by Dying Dinosaurs How To Hang Out With Self-Made Millionaires A while ago I read an article written by one of my friends and favorite podcast guests Cody Shirk. He wrote the article as an answer to a question he was asked. "Where do I hang out with self-made millionaires," the person asked. Cody wrote wrote back. He said that every night he used to spend time with Dale Carnegie, Warren Buffet, and Napoleon Hill. He soaked up their insight like a dry sponge thrown into water. He would not say a word and all he would do was listen. Well, how is that possible? Books. Books are like personal letters that contain concentrated advice straight from a trustworthy source. Cody stated that he didn't have a group of millionaires to hang out with. So he decided to make his own. He was a fly on their wall and absorbed what they shared. Everything from Real estate, value investing, history, and any piece of information he could get his hands on. Well today, you can start your knowledge building with a FREE Audio Book from Audible.com. By heading over to audibletrial.com/reed. There you can download and keep any Audio Book that you want. The best part its free! So be like Cody and start listening today! Maybe someday you will be a self-made millionaire too!
Cody Shirk is living the good life. He lives his life surfing, writing, and investing in businesses and real estate all around the world. Cody Shirk is a venture capitalist with a common sense take on investing, traveling, writing, and seeing the world. His logic defies mainstream thinking and his lifestyle is evidence that his […]
Dandan interviews #1 Finance Author on Quora, Cody Shirk, on investment ideas for both beginners and advanced investors. #dandanglobal #codyshirk #investing #stockmarket #finance #realestate #success Tune in to hear Cody and Dandan discuss: - Stock philosophy you can implement NOW - Real Estate - Gold/Silver - New ideas you can invest in right away! This episode will get you started on the road to accelerated wealth accumulation!