Invest Like a Boss

What if you could tell an AI to "make me a million dollar business" and it actually starts doing it? Johann is 22 years old. He's already built and sold multiple SaaS companies. And in just 58 days, he scaled an AI agent business from zero to over $1 million in annual recurring revenue. Johann leaves a 6 second audio message to his AI Agent during the interview and in minutes it buil...

How do you achieve financial independence and design a life of freedom? In the first episode of the Build Series, Sam Marks sits down with entrepreneur, investor, and digital nomad Johnny FD to discuss his journey from building online businesses to achieving financial independence and retiring before 40.Johnny shares the strategies, investments, mistakes, and mindset shifts that allowed him to cre...

Sam, Johnny and Derek gather for one last quarterly update in an already tumultuous 2025. Is this the final Invest Like a Boss episode? Only time will tell, but for now the guys are reflecting on what they took away from the show and also providing your feedback from 9 years of ILAB. Thanks for the support! This is the public portion of the episode - if you want the full version with video and fin...

Sam Marks and Derek Spartz discuss why Mid-Cap Stock Funds seem to get overlooked by investors. They've done a lot of research that shows you may want to add these funds to your portfolio. The guys kick off the show with a little post-election results talk and then dive inot the reasons why mid-caps should not be so easily overlooked in this special 101 episode. Discussed:  ​Mid-Cap Fund Tickers M...

An encore airing of our interview (ILAB 190) from summer 2021 with Kraneshares Managing Director Luke Oliver on the Gloabl Carbon Market and their fund $KRBN. Luke will be returning to ILAB soon for a follow up, so we thought it'd be good for you to get refreshed on this ESG investment idea, seeing as it's underperformed the last 18 months. Derek & Sam both personally hold $KRBN and we know a...

After speaking about expenses being harder to cover lately, Derek decides to share his daily spending breakdown. Him and Johnny go over the categories and both realize that lifestyle creep is reality now for both of them. They discuss ideas to save money, what things they can slim down and what they may need to cut out all together. With everything getting more expensive and wages not keeping up,...

Sam, Johnny & Derek all get together for our quarterly update! Lots of things happened in the last 3 months, Sam became a forest monk and tried Ayahuasca, Derek and Johnny met up in Argentina and much more! Lots of health and wellness talk this go around with a little investing as well. This is the preview free version, to unlock the full Patreon only version which is nearly two hours long you...

Johnny and Derek just so happened to both be in Buenos Aires at the same time so they had to do an episode together! We split this into two halves, the first being just hours after Derek landed and then we pick up 2 weeks later when both had time to explore and reflect on the city. They go over the value of every day living in Buenos Aires - food, drink, housing, transportation and more. Plus they...

ATAI Life Sciences & Compass Pathways Co-Founder Christian Angermayer joins the show to talk about the roadblocks to getting psychedelics legal in the US and the best way to effectively treat mental health with them. Christian has been making waves recently after appearing on Joe Rogan, and has the backing of Peter Thiel. We've been talking alot about the potential of psychedelics in the p...

Johnny and Derek break down the power of compound interest in this back to basics reminder episode. They cover why getting to $100K in investments is a huge milestone in the path to becoming a millionaire. They give real life examples of how fast your wealth can grow when you stay focused and don't pull out your investments on frivolous expenses. Share this episode with someone that is just starti...

While not a traditional money investment, we focus on what may be the most important investment tool you have - your mind! Sam's Kadampa (Tibetan Buddhism) mentor and U.S. National Spiritual Director for the Kadampa Meditation Center. They discuss multiple topics including mindset, happiness, disposition and how to find peace and love in your mind. Then Sam and Derek talk how this relates to t...

Our guest this episode is the notorious Mr. Bald from Bald and Bankrupt on YouTube! He's amassed over 4 million subscribers and embarked on many dangerous journies and documented travels to places few have gone to visit. These risks have paid off as Bald actually filed for bankruptcy in the UK before he began filming but is now a certified millionaire thanks to his YouTube channel. Find out how he...

We made it to 300 episodes! Sam, Johnny & Derek are all on board for this special episode looking back at 300 episodes and 8 years of Invest Like a Boss. The guys answer listener questions, remininisce on past guests, and discuss the state of the show. This is the public portion of the episode, if you'd like the full version (with video)... you must be an ILAB Patreon member. In the Patreo...

In this episode, we are discussing merger arbitrage opportunities, specifically on a stock that Sam & Derek personally own. We've been talking about Matterport since the metaverse series in 2021, and finally the stock had some life pumped back into it after a takeover offer from CoStar Group in April. Is this a good opportunity to jump in on the deal? We discuss with guest Collin Brantmeye...

Kicking it back to basics for this episode, Sam and Derek do a complete review of the S&P 500. What is it, how did it began, how has it historically tracked, and how do you invest in it. The guys go over all these points and gameplan how they'll further invest in the index going further. Discussed:  ILAB 25: Paul Merriman on Investment Decisions That Will Change Your Financial Future S&P 500 Histo...

Our first episode ever on the topic of whisk(e)y features guest Oliver Court, Managing Director of London Cask Traders. There are many parallels to our previous episodes on investing in wine and we find out how it differs in the spirits space. After the interview, Derek and Johnny discuss why they think whisky may be the better investment choice of the two. Discussed:  London Cask Traders official...

Derek and Johnny kick off the first in a series of side hustle episodes to help you earn quick cash to invest or just pay the bills! The guys start out with the easiest way to get started with a side hustle - the driver apps. Almost every country in the World has apps that let you drive people, food or other items and also have a low barrier to entry. Derek and Johnny go over the best tips to help...

Quarterly Update time! Sam and Johnny sit down to talk about what they've been up to the last 3 months and what's the plan for the next 3. Johnny talks visiting family, being in the worst shape of his life while on the opposite end Sam discusses living essentially alone but in the best shape of his life. Afterwards, the guys go Patreon only for financial updates, portfolio shares and Derek...

Matthew 'Whiz' Buckley of Top Gun Options & No Fallen Heroes Foundation speaks with Sam about his many interesting lives! Buckley served in the U.S. Navy's elite "Top Gun" flight program (including on 9/11), then left the military to work in the financial markets. He really found his niche in options and made enough in the 2020 downturn to be independently wealthy. Around...

Sam interviews Mazi Sadri & Dedy Tein, co-founders of the Peduli Learning Center in Bali, Indonesia. They discuss how they were able to secure land and build a supplemental school from the ground up at a surprisingly affordable cost. Mazi & Dedy break down costs to build, sustain and how they plan to expand into the future with this noble cause. Johnny joins Sam in the outro to discuss Ped...

There's a lot of buzz around A.I. and what the future holds... but what about its potential to change today's problems? All of us deal with traffic in our cars and there are A.I. systems already in place around the World helping to solve this issue. One such company is Switzerland based Parquery. Johnny speaks with CEO & Co-Founder Andrea Fossati to find out how they're able to hel...

This episode may not be a financial investment for your wealth, but one for your health - which is arguably even more important! After Sam tried stem cell therapy for the first time on his knee, we decided to have an expert on the show to talk about this exciting alternative to traditional healthcare. Ryan Alling is the Co-Founder of Luxury Stem Cells, which specializes in catering to American pat...

We dig into a new platform called Shareholder Vote Exchange (SVE) to unlock value in proxies you are issued for each individual stock you own. As far as we know, SVE is the first of its kind to take on this concept at scale, and this could be an easy passive way to earn extra returns on assets you already own! Derek interviews SVE Founder & CEO Preston Yadegar to find out how it all works and...

Sam, Johnny & Derek all got together for this episode - the first will all of us in almost 3 years! Our ILAB Patreons were able to receive this episode one week early plus got video and bonus content - become a Patreon HERE & instantly access that! The topic of retirement, FIRE, 4% rule and the like have come up a lot lately. So we break down 4 different retirement theories for drawing dow...

George Kamel is the 3rd Dave Ramsey Personality (links to previous below) to join Invest Like a Boss and he has a new book out titled Breaking Free from Broke: The Ultimate Guide to More Money and Less Stress . This interview was recorded in November 2023 and was held until the book came out (this week!). George goes over basic debt avoidance principals and all the money traps designed to keep peo...