Big Shot Podcast
1) The Quiet Dealmaker Who Bought the Warriors and A’s | Lew Wolff
Lew Wolff didn’t set out to become a billionaire developer or a professional sports team owner. He didn’t grow up around business, and by his own account, he stumbled into real estate almost by accide...Show More
2) The 104-Year-Old Godfather of the Shmatta Industry Who Turned $1,800 Into Billions | Joseph Schaffer
Joseph Schaefer arrived in Canada from Poland in the 1930s and built his career in Montreal’s garment district at a time when the industry ran on instinct, relationships, and trust. He had an eye for ...Show More
3) Disney Fired Him. He Built DreamWorks, Shrek, and a $3.8B Empire | Jeffrey Katzenberg
Jeffrey Katzenberg was one of the youngest studio heads in Hollywood when he was named president of Paramount Pictures at just 31. Over the decades that followed, he would help shape modern animation ...Show More
4) Goldman Sachs Rejected Him. Years Later, He Ran the Place | Lloyd Blankfein
Lloyd Blankfein never chased a master plan. He focused on whatever was right in front of him, and those small decisions carried him from a Brooklyn housing project to leading Goldman Sachs through the...Show More
Goldman Sachs Rejected Him. Years Later, He Ran the Place | Lloyd Blankfein
1:48:58 | Dec 25th, 2025
5) She Escaped Communism, Reinvented Nail Polish, and Sold for a Billion Dollars
Before OPI, nail color was just another product on the shelf. Suzi Weiss-Fischmann gave it personality and built a global brand in the process.Suzi believed nail color could be personal, playful, and ...Show More
She Escaped Communism, Reinvented Nail Polish, and Sold for a Billion Dollars
1:22:34 | Dec 11th, 2025
6) How a Blue-Collar Kid Built the Most Powerful Agency in Hollywood | Michael Ovitz
Every dealmaker in Hollywood has a story. Michael Ovitz has all of them.From Ghostbusters to Goodfellas, he packaged the films, brokered the talent, and rewrote the rules of power. What started as a r...Show More
How a Blue-Collar Kid Built the Most Powerful Agency in Hollywood | Michael Ovitz
1:22:42 | Nov 11th, 2025
7) Borrowed Ten Grand, Turned Down Ten Billion | Stephen Ross
In this episode of Big Shot, Harley and David sit down with Stephen Ross—real estate titan, Miami Dolphins owner, and the visionary behind Hudson Yards, CityPlace, and more—for a rare look inside his ...Show More
8) He turned a Florida swamp into one of America’s richest cities | Don Soffer
What kind of man looks at 800 acres of mosquito-infested swampland and sees high-end apartments, a golf course, and a luxury shopping mall? In 1967, Don Soffer made the biggest bet of his life: transf...Show More
He turned a Florida swamp into one of America’s richest cities | Don Soffer
49:30 | Jun 12th, 2025
9) The King of Gaming: How Bobby Kotick Built and Sold Activision Blizzard for $69B
Bobby Kotick built a $69 billion empire from scratch—and the story is even crazier than it sounds.In this episode of The Big Shot, we sit down with gaming’s ultimate entrepreneur. Bobby takes us from ...Show More
The King of Gaming: How Bobby Kotick Built and Sold Activision Blizzard for $69B
1:23:15 | Apr 10th, 2025
10) The Prosperity Formula: The Man Who Predicted—and Changed—the Future of Finance, Medicine, Education and Philanthropy | Mike Milken
In today’s episode of Big Shot, we sit down with Mike Milken—legendary financier, philanthropist, and chairman of the Milken Institute. Mike has been a driving force in medical research, public health...Show More