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Timmo Elliott

Timmo Elliott

Founder & CEO of Elliott Yacht Consulting, former superyacht interior manager and author of 'Sailing Through the Excess'

Jul 30, 2026

7:24
What's the biggest myth that you kind of feel when you deal with the billionaires and the royals and the celebrities? What's the biggest myth that you see?
7:32
I think the biggest myth is that people kind of think it's on a, they're on a 24/7 holiday, and that's, you know, it's the fact that billionaires, royals, and celebrities, I mean, they work hard at what they do, you know? And it's a 24/7 business for them.
7:48
You know, they're constantly in transit and constantly working on their brand, and it's, it's an important thing for them to continually advance that.
7:57
And I- I think a lot of that gets missed, you know, where they tends to think that, "This is a, this must be a wonderful life, being able to party and go wherever you want" But, you know, there, there's always a cost for everything that you thrive for, you know? And you have to be willing to commit yourself, and that's kind of what you see once you start working within the industry.
8:16
You start to really realize that these people give up a lot to get to where they are, and in order to keep it, they have to continue to work.

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18:06
Okay.
18:06
So like with East Coast people, you tend to want better weather.
18:11
So we moved to the West Coast.

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