The Problem Nobody Talks About: Why Billionaires Are Miserable And How to Fix It

Building Billion-Dollar Empires Through Organizational Depth, Not Individual Brilliance In this episode of Big Hitters, host Larry Weidel sits down with Brian Mehmen, a multi-company owner and financial services leader, to explore the principles that transform seven-figure earners into billion-dollar builders. Their conversation cuts through motivational noise to reveal the unglamorous, systematic architecture behind sustained exponential growth and why most high performers plateau before reaching their potential.

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Building Billion-Dollar Empires Through Organizational Depth, Not Individual Brilliance

In this episode of Big Hitters, host Larry Weidel sits down with Brian Mehmen, a multi-company owner and financial services leader, to explore the principles that transform seven-figure earners into billion-dollar builders. Their conversation cuts through motivational noise to reveal the unglamorous, systematic architecture behind sustained exponential growth and why most high performers plateau before reaching their potential.

What You’ll Learn:

Why recruiting individual salespeople is a losing strategy
How to develop a four-point game plan that locks in stability and learning
The "What, When, How" framework for executable strategy
Why thick skin and a thin skull separate serial winners from burnouts
The "problem hunt" mentality that prevents small leaks from becoming catastrophic breaks.
How purpose compounds financial returns in ways money alone cannot

Larry Weidel is a serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, and founder of a global financial services empire spanning 90+ countries with hundreds of offices and tens of thousands of advisors. Known for his expertise in building high-performance organizations, wealth creation, and leadership development, Weidel has created more million-dollar earners than any other company in his industry. In this episode, he shares decades of hard-won wisdom on how elite achievers think, operate, and compound success—revealing the non-negotiable systems, focus strategies, and purpose-driven mindsets that separate billionaires from the rest. His insights on team-building, daily goal execution, problem-solving, and sustainable growth provide a masterclass for accomplished entrepreneurs ready to scale from millions to billions. For high-net-worth individuals and business leaders seeking to elevate their impact and accelerate their trajectory, Weidel's philosophy on "thick skin and thin skull" thinking and relentless execution offers transformational strategies grounded in real-world empire building.