The Pomp Podcast

Chris Williamson is the host of the Modern Wisdom Podcast. This conversation was held at Lyceum Miami. Chris talks through 10 principles to help you survive and thrive in the chaos of life. A few principles include choosing our regrets, confidence starts with action, a rich vocabulary results in a rich life, and more. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors ab...

Caitlin Long is the co-founder & CEO of Custodia Bank. In this conversation, we talk about the current banking crisis, short-term & long-term solutions, what should happen to the US dollar, inflation, FedNow & CBDC, traditional finance, bitcoin, and Caitlin's effort to create a safe bank. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business,...

Balaji Srinivasan is an entrepreneur and an investor. He was the former chief technology officer at Coinbase, a former general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, and he also has a number of nine figure exits as a founder of companies. In this conversation, Balaji and I discuss the current banking crisis, the potential of hyperinflation, what happens to the U.S. dollar moving...

Raoul Pal is the co-founder & CEO of Real Vision, he is also the brilliant mind behind Global Macro Investor. In this conversation, we talk about the recent bank failures, macro environment, how the Fed can respond, why quantitative easing is coming back, and what will happen to bitcoin in that scenario. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about busine...

Banks are failing. Interest rates are rising. Bitcoin is pumping. What is going on in the economy? Anthony Pompliano gives an in depth explanation of what we are seeing in the economy so far in 2023.    ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while...

Mike Solana is the editor-in-chief of Pirate Wires, an independent media company that continues to question the public narrative and talk about all of the topics that people care about. He is also an entrepreneur in residence at Founders Fund, and is one of the best independent and critical thinkers. This conversation was held at Lyceum Miami, it covers all the insanity of the last couple of...

These individuals are some of the top earning folks from the adult film industry, we have Brandi Love, Lisa Ann, Eva Lovia & Damon Dice. This conversation was held at Lyceum Miami. These four individuals are pioneers in technology adoption, business, and investment portfolios. This is a fascinating conversation that includes the adult film business, starting other businesses, balancing identit...

Codie Sanchez is the founder of Contrarian Thinking, and has a goal of creating one million financially free individuals.  This conversation was held at Lyceum Miami. Topics include preparing for a recession, the benefits of investing in private markets & "boring" businesses, the importance of winning the war for attention, how to negotiate business deals effectively, her financial Friday...

Cathie Wood is the founder, CEO, and CIO of Ark Investment Management. This conversation was recorded at Lyceum Miami. Topics include investing in innovative companies & technologies, volatility in the market, dealing with critics, investment horizon in oil & energy, bitcoin & the crypto market, regulation, and importance of thinking indecently.  ======================= Pomp write...

Vivek Ramaswamy is the co-founder of Strive Asset Management, and he is a 2024 Presidential Candidate. This conversation was recorded at Lyceum Miami. Topics include exploring the meaning of “wokeness” and being adopted by corporations, the last ten years of politics, national identity & what it means to be an American, and why Vivek decided to run for President. ======================= Pomp w...

Kris Krohn is a real estate investor, a business coach, and owns more than 400 different companies. I have never met someone who has created so many systems, processes, and continues to acquire so much real estate. Topics include learning from successful people, how to hire CEOs, managing businesses, social media, and what his most important metric in life is.  ======================= Pomp wr...

John Shahidi is the president of Happy Dad, Shots Podcast Network, & NELK Boys. In this conversation, we talk about the rise of the NELK Boys, how they make money, what the business is behind all the content. This includes the Full Send Podcast, SteveWillDoIt being banned from YouTube, how they interviewed Elon Musk, sales figures & product plan for Happy Dad. Happy Dad is one of the faste...

Laura Spaulding is the founder of Spaulding Decon Industries, which is a full service restoration company for crime scene cleaning. In this conversation, we talk about the economics of cleaning a crime scene, prostitution, drug busts, and many more topics. This is one of the most wild episodes yet. We also break down all the finances and businesses Laura has been involved with.   ============...

Dylan LeClair is the head of research at Bitcoin Magazine, & the co-founder of 21st Paradigm. In this conversation, we talk about bitcoin, macro economy, Nostr, ordinals, Lightning Network, bitcoin mining, regulation, & more.  ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami , a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts t...

Richard Ryan is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Black Rifle Coffee Company. In this conversation, we talk about his entrepreneurial career, building mobile apps before YouTube was in the app store, how he built a media company with Verizon, all the secrets of Black Rifle Coffee, and tips to grow an audience online.  ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami , a day-long event...

Robert Bryce is one of the foremost experts and reporters on the energy business around the world. He is also the author of a book, “A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations.” In this conversation, we talk about energy markets, about renewables, can the United States become energy independent? What is going on with Russia & Ukraine? Why does China have a monopoly on different...

Chloe Melas is an entertainment reporter at CNN. She recently rewrote the foreword to her grandfathers book, "Luck Of The Draw by Frank Murphy." In the book, Frank unpacks his experience in World War 2 as a bomber who got shot down, spent months in a German POW camp, and eventually got back home safely. The book is an incredible tale of what so many people in the greatest generation went through....

Jon Finkel is the author of a number of books across the sports industry, everyone from Charlie Ward, Nate Robinson, and more. He also writes a newsletter every week 'Books & Biceps'. In this conversation, we talk about greatest athletes, best sports moments, writing process, the rise of social media in sports, and much more.     ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami...

Lance Lambert is the real estate editor at Fortune Magazine. In this conversation, we talk about the housing market, mortgage applications, interest rates, federal reserve, and trends & insights across housing and rent. Lance studies the housing market day-to-day, and has a lot of information.   ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami , a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Bea...

Shane Mac is the co-founder & CEO of XMTP Labs. In this conversation, we talk about decentralized messaging, what exactly happens when you send an encrypted message, how XMTP hopes to build the protocol that various applications & technologies can be built on top to empower private direct messaging. This is an important problem, and they are working diligently to come up with a solution th...

Jake Wurzak is the CEO of DoveHill Capital Management, and Wurzak Hotel Group. In this conversation, we talk about the hotel industry, everything from investing to operating both boutique and roadside businesses. When you think about this hotels that you visit, there is an operator that owns both the business & real estate, and they constantly think about how they can drive a profit. Jake is a...

Calley Means is the co-founder of True Med. In this conversation, we talk about the incentives in the food and pharmaceutical industries. We also break down why eating sugar and processed wheat is so bad for you. We uncover what exactly is keeping so many people sick for so long, who is profiting from it, why he is speaking out, and what the response has been.   ======================= Announ...

Peter Schiff is the co-founder of Euro Pacific Asset Management. In this conversation, we talk about the federal reserve, inflation, interest rates, employment market, gold, bitcoin, and much more.  ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami , a day-long event on March 4th in Miami Beach hosted by Pomp. We’re gathering an explosive group of experts to engage in a series of bold discuss...

Zack O'Malley Greenberg is an author and a former reporter at Forbes. I recently read the book "Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office" which Zack wrote. I wanted to sit down and talk to him about how Jay-Z became a billionaire, lessons learned, what insights did he learn, and who else in the music industry, sports, or celebrity circuit will be the next Jay-Z...

David Pakman is the host of The David Pakman show. In this conversation we cover a lot, everything from Republican to Democrat perspectives on various issues, what the federal reserve should be doing with the economy, the gun issue, race, geopolitics, and regulation in the private sector.  ======================= Announcing LYCEUM | Miami , a day-long event on March 4th, 2023 in Miami ho...