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Brian Murphy

Brian Murphy

Founder and former Managing Member of Portfolio Advisors, a $44 billion private equity firm he built over 30 years

Jul 22, 2026

2:51
You know what I mean? And like, it was just.
2:54
Yeah.
2:56
My kids laugh because I had some really strange ways that I made money.
3:00
But my dad was a corporate guy, but he was very entrepreneurial.
3:04
It wasn't until late in his life that he actually started his own business, but he was head of quality control for Pepsi, all the Pepsi in the world.
3:11
He was on the research and development team for Johnson & Johnson that invented the disposable diaper.
3:16
And so whenever I thought I need to make some money, He would say, well, why don't you go start a business? Why don't you go do something? So, you know, little kid businesses.

20 MINS LATER

23:08
So that first come, that first hire, that first.

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