Meet Alex Banayan

The day before his freshman year final exams, Alex Banayan hacked The Price Is Right, won a sailboat, sold it, and used the prize money to fund his quest to learn from the world’s most successful people. His journey resulted in the bestselling book The Third Door: The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World’s Most Successful People Launched Their Careers. Since then, he has been named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list and Business Insider’s “Most Powerful People Under 30.”

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Show Notes

Alex shares a little of his family background, his upbringing, and how he started his quest to uncover how successful people got their starts. [3:44]

Alex reveals how he “hacked” the game show The Price Is Right to fund the research for his book The Third Door. [9:15]

Alex details the start of his seven-year journey in tracking down some of the most successful people in the world. [14:28]

Alex recounts his most preposterous celebrity encounter. [15:57]

Alex explains the idea of The Third Door. [26:20]

Eric and Alex discuss the roles fear, courage, being scrappy, and risk taking play in success. [29:07]

Alex shares the most surprising and enlightening interview he conducted during his journey. [38:03]

Eric and Alex discuss the common clues that successful people share. [45:30]

Find Alex and The Third Door Online

Website: thirddoorbook.com

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