#323 Tom Bilyeu - Billion Dollar Lessons
Episode description
Tom Bilyeu is the Co-Founder of Quest Nutrition, a unicorn health startup, and Impact Theory, a global media business. In this episode Tom shares actionable insights into building self-belief and how to become your best self. We start with a look at Tom’s early beginning, how he started at Quest, and what ultimately led to a $1B exit. Tom then shares lessons for success, how he perceives failure, how to foster confidence, and why he’s building the next Disney with Impact Theory. We also discuss changing media archetypes, gender dynamics in media, relationship advice for young people, and much more—enjoy!
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(07:18) Tom’s start in film school
(10:10) Tom’s career as a ‘driver’
(12:58) Quest Nutrition
(21:00) Why protein bars?
(23:12) Quest’s first product launch
(26:14) Signals of success
(30:04) Scaling lessons
(38:49) Giving up early
(41:38) Fostering self-belief
(49:16) Building the next Disney
(57:20) Changing media archetypes & gender politics
(1:23:28) How Tom met his wife
(1:28:28) Relationship advice for young people
(1:32:56) Gender dynamics
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