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The Mormon Wolf of Wall Street | Unraveling a Life of Deceit and Redemption with Shane Baldwin
Raised in the lap of affluence, Shane Baldwin was living the dream. Following the Mormon roadmap, he served a mission, married his high school sweetheart, and started a family. Armed with a diverse portfolio, he went into the real estate business, amassing a small fortune, even owning a golf course. Then one day the feds showed up at his door and his story book life imploded. Tune in to hear how he flipped his life upside down doing serious time in prison and what brought him to write his book, “The Honest Lie.”
“I was runnin’ and gunnin’, and these deals, the way it worked, let’s say it was spending $10 million on something, I have to give them $1 million down non refundable, and I’d have a week at the longest to bring the rest of the money. Most of the time I didn’t have the money. I had to go out and find it in that time period and I’m like an adrenaline junky. It’s probably a good thing that I’ve never tried drugs and alcohol because I’d probably like it, but I like the adrenaline of having to figure it out, but when you put yourself in those situations, you then compromise your morals and your values because you think the ends justify the means.” 13:10
- Starting at the beginning 1:30
- School and entrepreneurship 6:40
- Justifying the lies 14:00
- $1 million for people in need 21:00
- 2nd arrest 25:40
- Prison and becoming the Mormon Wolf of Wall Street 31:00
- Getting drugs in prison 40:40
- Taking steps to change 47:45
- Parole and writing a book, the modern day version of “Think and Grow Rich” 59:35
“I was runnin’ and gunnin’, and these deals, the way it worked, let’s say it was spending $10 million on something, I have to give them $1 million down non refundable, and I’d have a week at the longest to bring the rest of the money. Most of the time I didn’t have the money. I had to go out and find it in that time period and I’m like an adrenaline junky. It’s probably a good thing that I’ve never tried drugs and alcohol because I’d probably like it, but I like the adrenaline of having to figure it out, but when you put yourself in those situations, you then compromise your morals and your values because you think the ends justify the means.” 13:10
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By Mark HugentoblerRaised in the lap of affluence, Shane Baldwin was living the dream. Following the Mormon roadmap, he served a mission, married his high school sweetheart, and started a family. Armed with a diverse portfolio, he went into the real estate business, amassing a small fortune, even owning a golf course. Then one day the feds showed up at his door and his story book life imploded. Tune in to hear how he flipped his life upside down doing serious time in prison and what brought him to write his book, “The Honest Lie.”
“I was runnin’ and gunnin’, and these deals, the way it worked, let’s say it was spending $10 million on something, I have to give them $1 million down non refundable, and I’d have a week at the longest to bring the rest of the money. Most of the time I didn’t have the money. I had to go out and find it in that time period and I’m like an adrenaline junky. It’s probably a good thing that I’ve never tried drugs and alcohol because I’d probably like it, but I like the adrenaline of having to figure it out, but when you put yourself in those situations, you then compromise your morals and your values because you think the ends justify the means.” 13:10
- Starting at the beginning 1:30
- School and entrepreneurship 6:40
- Justifying the lies 14:00
- $1 million for people in need 21:00
- 2nd arrest 25:40
- Prison and becoming the Mormon Wolf of Wall Street 31:00
- Getting drugs in prison 40:40
- Taking steps to change 47:45
- Parole and writing a book, the modern day version of “Think and Grow Rich” 59:35
“I was runnin’ and gunnin’, and these deals, the way it worked, let’s say it was spending $10 million on something, I have to give them $1 million down non refundable, and I’d have a week at the longest to bring the rest of the money. Most of the time I didn’t have the money. I had to go out and find it in that time period and I’m like an adrenaline junky. It’s probably a good thing that I’ve never tried drugs and alcohol because I’d probably like it, but I like the adrenaline of having to figure it out, but when you put yourself in those situations, you then compromise your morals and your values because you think the ends justify the means.” 13:10