Eric Spofford
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I also oversee a transportation chartering company consisting of a private jet, my Challenger 604, a 92-foot yacht, the bonus round. and many other things.
I also oversee a transportation chartering company consisting of a private jet, my Challenger 604, a 92-foot yacht, the bonus round. and many other things.
It was December 21st was 2021 was my money day. I don't know if it was a Monday or not.
It was December 21st was 2021 was my money day. I don't know if it was a Monday or not.
Yeah, it was my Money Monday. And I sat, you know, for the closing call and they clear it and they say all the wires have been sent and then you sit around all day refreshing your online banking app.
Yeah, it was my Money Monday. And I sat, you know, for the closing call and they clear it and they say all the wires have been sent and then you sit around all day refreshing your online banking app.
it was like 5 35 that night and i was sitting in my kitchen with my feet on my table honestly getting frustrated because i'm like yo it's after banking hours where's my money and i refreshed it for the last time and boom all that money just showed up and uh it was that was the probably the craziest feeling uh that i it was a wild experience you know what i did next I went to fucking work, guys.
it was like 5 35 that night and i was sitting in my kitchen with my feet on my table honestly getting frustrated because i'm like yo it's after banking hours where's my money and i refreshed it for the last time and boom all that money just showed up and uh it was that was the probably the craziest feeling uh that i it was a wild experience you know what i did next I went to fucking work, guys.
That's what I did. I got up the next day. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And so I got up the next day. I drove with Lori, my right-hand chief operating officer, been rocking with me a long time. And the next morning, we were standing in front of some brick mill buildings that I was considering acquiring and renovating into apartment buildings.
That's what I did. I got up the next day. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And so I got up the next day. I drove with Lori, my right-hand chief operating officer, been rocking with me a long time. And the next morning, we were standing in front of some brick mill buildings that I was considering acquiring and renovating into apartment buildings.
like two hours away from home, outside of Boston on the South Shore, freezing cold, holding a hot Dunkin' Donuts coffee. It's like 9 o'clock in the morning. We've been up since 5, on the road since 7, and she whacks me in the arm and looks at me. I mean, we just cashed an enormous check. You'd think we'd go to an island and celebrate or something.
like two hours away from home, outside of Boston on the South Shore, freezing cold, holding a hot Dunkin' Donuts coffee. It's like 9 o'clock in the morning. We've been up since 5, on the road since 7, and she whacks me in the arm and looks at me. I mean, we just cashed an enormous check. You'd think we'd go to an island and celebrate or something.
And she says, we're never fucking taking a day off, are we? I said, probably not. That was three years ago, and we haven't. We haven't taken five seconds off. Wow. I don't know anything about a vacation. I know more about changing scenery and working from remote locations.
And she says, we're never fucking taking a day off, are we? I said, probably not. That was three years ago, and we haven't. We haven't taken five seconds off. Wow. I don't know anything about a vacation. I know more about changing scenery and working from remote locations.
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No number.
Because what people don't understand. frequently is that like they see these oh this guy's worth 1 billion or 200 billion or 50 whatever there's a certain threshold where life doesn't change right you run out of shit to buy right I have a ton of exotic cars there's not a car on the planet I couldn't make a call and have it dropped off right So it's like, all right, whatever.
Because what people don't understand. frequently is that like they see these oh this guy's worth 1 billion or 200 billion or 50 whatever there's a certain threshold where life doesn't change right you run out of shit to buy right I have a ton of exotic cars there's not a car on the planet I couldn't make a call and have it dropped off right So it's like, all right, whatever.
I own a plane, a boat. We're sitting in a fucking $20.75 million home in the Venetian Islands of Miami right now. What else are you going to buy? And so it has to become for a love of the game. It has to become about the sport of business and entrepreneurship and the grind and the grit and the team and the camaraderie. And so when you love it as much as I love it, it's really not about the money.
I own a plane, a boat. We're sitting in a fucking $20.75 million home in the Venetian Islands of Miami right now. What else are you going to buy? And so it has to become for a love of the game. It has to become about the sport of business and entrepreneurship and the grind and the grit and the team and the camaraderie. And so when you love it as much as I love it, it's really not about the money.