Wall Street Journal bestselling author Matt Higgins, author of “Burn the Boats” and co-founder and CEO of RSE Ventures — a private investment firm that focuses on sports and entertainment, media and marketing, food and lifestyle, and technology — joins Julia La Roche for episode 103 for a wide-ranging discussion on the economy, the consumer, artificial intelligence, and unlocking your individual potential.
Links:
Burn the Boats: https://www.amazon.com/Burn-Boats-Overboard-Unleash-Potential/dp/006308886X?
Matt Higgins on X: https://twitter.com/mhiggins
Matt Higgins on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-higgins-rse/
RSE Ventures: https://rseventures.com/
A quick correction: I mistakenly referred to an episode featuring Peter Cecchini in a discussion about the consumer. The episode I should have referred to would have been the most recent Larry McDonald episode (ep. 101). I apologize for the error. - Julia
Timestamps:
0:00 Welcome Matt Higgins
1:16 Macro view
2:29 The consumer is laboring under a mountain of debt
5:00 Housing market at a stalemate
6:03 “‘Soft landing’ is a euphemism for soft-peddling”
8:50 Valuations
10:45 Purpose of raising rates
13:12 Only way out is a reckoning
13:45 How is Matt Higgins preparing?
15:45 Bullish long-term
17:30 Greatest catalyst of wealth creation in our lifetime
20:12 Burn The Boats book
25:30 Metaphorical boats that hold you back
31:09 Career
35:50 Education system not designed to meet a student where they are
38:30 Opening up
41:30 Most important skills of a founder
42:45 Rex Ryan
46:15 Best part of the book
48:40 Parting thoughts
