Eddie Wilson - 100+ Companies Exited (Aspire Tour Founder) | The Most Expensive Education

➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstoryEddie Wilson, known as the "King of Exits," has owned over 140 companies and successfully exited more than 100 of them. He's the founder of the Aspire Tour, one of America's largest business mastermind events, and leads Collective Influence, a private equity firm with holdings across multiple industries. Wilson also created the Empire Operating System, a methodology for scaling and exiting companies. Beyond business, his foundation Impact Others feeds and educates nearly 5,000 children daily and supports anti-slavery initiatives globally.➡️ Show Linkshttps://www.instagram.com/eddiewilsonofficial/ https://x.com/eddie_wilson3/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddiewilsonofficial/ ➡️ Podcast SponsorsHubspot - https://hubspot.com/ Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott)ShipStation - https://www.shipstation.com/ (Code: SuccessStory)Square - https://square.com/go/success SurveyMonkey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/scott Monarch Money - https://www.monarchmoney.com (Code: Success)NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary➡️ Talking Points00:00 – Welcome01:29 – Eddie Wilson’s Origin10:16 – The Mindset That Makes or Breaks Businesses11:33 – Learning the Art of Acquisition14:12 – Operator vs Investor: Mastering Both16:08 – Why Hiring Is Still Hard at the Top20:18 – The Truth Behind Eddie’s First Exits22:19 – Why Timing Changes Everything26:06 – Sponsor Break28:38 – The Most Overlooked Acquisition Opportunities32:15 – Building a Real Community39:18 – Depression After Success48:05 – Sponsor Break49:59 – When Success Feels Empty53:39 – How Self-Work Changed Eddie as a Founder54:55 – The Loneliness of Winning57:17 – Eddie’s Frustration With Young Entrepreneurs1:05:14 – Why Ego Is the Real Enemy1:10:36 – Eddie’s Next 10-Year Vision1:11:25 – Advice to His 20-Year-Old Self1:17:58 – The One Lesson He’d Teach His Kids