They're About To Reset the Rules of Wealth — Your Last Chance To Get Ahead Is Now | Codie Sanchez

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September 21, 2026

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1h 13m

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Lewis Howes

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• Recommended for you: https://youtu.be/cKwykBHgNio What if the grind you think makes you successful is the very thing keeping you broke and exhausted? Codie Sanchez, a former Goldman Sachs employee who has run 1,621 businesses through her company’s systems, sat down with Lewis to talk about money, freedom, and why most entrepreneurs across the US earn less than California’s $78,000 minimum wage. Her book Own or Be Owned is built on one uncomfortable question: do you own a business, or does it own you? She tells the story of walking into a bank for a loan and finding the account she thought held a million dollars almost empty. That night she sat in the dark and called her dad, who told her you are not really in the game until you have had a night like that. She never ran a business without systems again. The fixes she shares are simpler than you expect. Most businesses are underpriced by 30 to 300 percent, fewer than a third have recurring revenue, and hard work has almost nothing to do with how much money you make. She also explains why more than 80 percent of kids want nothing to do with their parents’ business. You will finish this one ready to raise your prices and build a life where work fits around the people you love. Own or Be Owned: Build a Business So Good It Doesn't Need You https://amzn.to/4gMh7Sb Main Street Millionaire: How to Make Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses https://amzn.to/4xEEGno Codie's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/codiesanchez/ Codie's YouTube @CodieSanchezCT Big Deal Podcast @PodcastBigDeal Codie's Website https://contrarianthinking.com/ Listen to this episode on the go! 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-school-of-greatness/id596047499 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/07GQhOZboEZOE1ysnFLipT?si=a03d916bade54d4f For more info about this episode, go to https://lewishowes.com/1983 💰 get my NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING book "Make Money Easy" today!https://lewishowes.com/moneyyou 📙 get my NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING book "The Greatness Mindset" today! https://lewishowes.com/gmyo 📤 sign up for my FREE newsletter https://lewishowes.com/greatnessdelivered Follow Lewis! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lewishowes/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lewis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lewishowes/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LewisHowes 💻 Website: http://lewishowes.com/ 📲 For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960 Get More Greatness! Greatness Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@GreatnessClips Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/@LewisHowesEspañol Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/@LewisHowesPortugues Lewis Howes Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@lewishowesshorts 00:00 The Grind Myth 04:18 Why Entrepreneurs Go Broke 07:12 Rethinking Time & Money 14:07 Builders vs. Takers 17:34 3 Millionaire Mindshifts 25:40 The New American Dream 29:00 The Billionaire Playbook 33:28 3 Steps to More Profit 40:03 The Owner Mindset 45:11 Hitting Rock Bottom 50:15 Asset vs. Expensive Job 52:02 Finding Hidden Money 56:45 Business Builder Archetypes 01:04:20 Buy Boring Businesses 01:09:03 Codie's True Legacy Put ChatGPT to work on your most ambitious ideas and projects. WaldenU.edu #greatness #inspiration #motivation

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Codie Sanchez

  guest

  Entrepreneur and investor known for teaching people how to buy and build profitable “boring” businesses; author of “Own or Be Owned.”

• Lewis Howes

  host

  Podcast host and interviewer of The School of Greatness.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lewis Howes, featuring Codie Sanchez and Lewis Howes, They're About To Reset the Rules of Wealth — Your Last Chance To Get Ahead Is Now | Codie Sanchez explores codie Sanchez on builder mindsets, profit systems, and boring wealth Codie Sanchez argues that entrepreneurship doesn’t have to require misery, and that people should stop copying business advice from creators whose lifestyles they don’t actually want.

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