How Robby Berthume survived a business partner fallout, embezzlement, tax audits, and divorce
A few weeks ago I got an email from someone I’ve interviewed in the past, a guy named Robby Berthume. I want to share part of that email for you so you know why I’m doing this interview.
He wrote, “It’s been a while since we last spoke and quite a bit has changed. As you know I became a millionaire in my early 20s and I did an interview with you about it back in 2009.
“What you don’t know is that afterwards, I lost it all. Everything. From divorce to a business partner who left, embezzlement, mugging in Barcelona, audit, I lost my house, you name it.”
I want to hear that story. I want to hear how he lost it all back in 2009 and what he did to recover.
Robby Berthume is the founder of Bull & Beard which provides matchmaking and digital services for advertising agencies.
Robby Berthume is the founder of Bull & Beard which provides matchmaking and digital services for advertising agencies.
Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy.com. And I’ve been doing this for a long time. A few weeks ago, I got an email from someone who I interviewed in the past, a guy named Bobby Berthume. I want to skim part of that email so that you know why I’m doing this interview. Here it goes.
He says, “It’s been a while since we last spoke. Quite a bit has changed. As you know, I became a millionaire in my early 20s and I did an interview with you about it back in 2009. What you don’t know is that afterwards, I lost it all–everything, from divorce, business partner who left, auditing, mugging in Barcelona. I left LA. I lost my house–you name it. But I’m back. It took years of hustling and suffering but my best days are no longer behind me.”
“I led digital at three ad agencies to recover and now it’s been three years at the head of my new company, Bull...
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