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Greg Sachs

Gregory H. Sachs is founder, Chairman and CEO of Sachs Capital Group/SCG Asset Management and owner of the Tennessean Travel Stop, now Dolly's Tennessean Travel Stop in partnership with Dolly Parton.

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PODCASTS

Oct 19, 2026

The Outlier Index

The Outlier Index

From Wall Street to Dolly's Tennessean: Greg Sachs' Unlikely Journey

Oct 19 · 48m

Ali HemyariHOST

7:08

So you guys build together, what was the business at that time called?

Greg SachsGUEST

7:12

So the business was called Springfield International Investments.

Greg SachsGUEST

7:18

And in 1998, Russia defaulted on their debt and there was a bunch of turmoil in the markets.

Greg SachsGUEST

7:29

And I said to the family, hey guys, And at this point, by the way, I had owned 50% of the business.

Greg SachsGUEST

7:38

Because let's go back a couple of years.

Greg SachsGUEST

7:40

In 1995, I went to the chans and I said, look, I really want to franchise this business from the standpoint of it not being a Greg Sachs business.

Greg SachsGUEST

7:53

I'd like this to be a business that could really be built.

16 MINS LATER

Ali HemyariHOST

23:27

But not at that moment.

The Outlier Index

The Outlier Index

From DEA Task Force to Quiet Philanthropist

Oct 18 · 2m

Greg SachsGUEST

0:00

So I was a task force officer for the DEA working on anti-money laundering type cases.

Greg SachsGUEST

0:13

And I happen to have a love for this country.

Greg SachsGUEST

0:17

I mean, this country, there's nothing like it.

Greg SachsGUEST

0:19

I've traveled extensively over the course of my life, and I've enjoyed it immensely, but there's just some special feeling when you touch down on U.S. soil.

Greg SachsGUEST

0:29

Greatest country in the world.

Greg SachsGUEST

0:30

Greatest country in the world, without a doubt.