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