Holiday-Ali Lifestyle Contrast
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A discussion contrasting two different successful personalities: Ryan Holiday and Moiz Ali.
First, they describe Ryan Holiday: "He was one of the happier, more calm and peaceful people we've ever had on the show. He pretty much just stays at home most of the time, and if you want to see him, you have to drive out to his farm. He's a homebody and just knows what he likes and does it."
Then they contrast this with Moiz Ali: "When I met Moiz Ali, he was worth less than $5 million, and immediately after a few days of meeting him, I thought 'you're a shark.' He had singular focus and really high intensity - uncomfortable intensity. He was a lawyer from Harvard, so top of the top. He has these great one-liners. Once he said 'I was put on earth to do one thing: increase earnings per share.' Another time he told me 'The two most beautiful words in the English language are distressed assets.'"
They share a story about Moiz's competitive nature: "One time we met with someone who has this vitamin company that's doing really well. He was being cordial and nice, but as soon as the person walked out of the room, he looked at me and said 'That person's business is one Google search away from me ruining it. The formula is nothing.'"
Shaan Puri
Host of MFM
Shaan Puri is the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Milk Road. He previously worked at Twitch as a Senior Director of Product, Mobile Gaming, and Emerging Markets. He also attended Duke University.