Sep 22, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min · 17 segments
John Paul DeJoria started John Paul Mitchell Systems with $700 while living in his car with his two-year-old son. Thirty-eight years later he sold Patrón to Bacardi in a deal valued at $5.1 billion…
John Paul DeJoriaGuest
Matt EbertHost
A lot of younger people, especially, and maybe not so young people, kind of think the American dream is over.
And Matt, that's one of the reasons I wrote the book, Success Unshared is Failure.
And I was encouraged to do that because I can't talk to millions of people one-on-one or even in large groups without to be able to really deliver that message on how to do it, how to go from being homeless to having more than $1 billion type company.
And it just had to get the message out there, especially the message that if something goes wrong in your life, it's not a disaster, it's not a failure, it's a learning experience.
And of course, eventually, but all about how you do it and you could still do it.
I'll leave everything behind you and Just go forward and be able to achieve things that you wouldn't think you'd be able to achieve.
I get pretty discouraged when I see the sentiment today from young people when they're down on the opportunity this country provides.
I don't quite understand how it got to here, but hopefully we can change their minds over time here pretty quickly.
And Matt, I think that maybe young people, especially being polarized these days, you know, they get very polarized.
A lot of younger people, especially, and maybe not so young people, kind of think the American dream is over.
And Matt, that's one of the reasons I wrote the book, Success Unshared is Failure.
And I was encouraged to do that because I can't talk to millions of people one-on-one or even in large groups without to be able to really deliver that message on how to do it, how to go from being homeless to having more than $1 billion type company.
And it just had to get the message out there, especially the message that if something goes wrong in your life, it's not a disaster, it's not a failure, it's a learning experience.
And of course, eventually, but all about how you do it and you could still do it.
I'll leave everything behind you and Just go forward and be able to achieve things that you wouldn't think you'd be able to achieve.
I get pretty discouraged when I see the sentiment today from young people when they're down on the opportunity this country provides.
I don't quite understand how it got to here, but hopefully we can change their minds over time here pretty quickly.
And Matt, I think that maybe young people, especially being polarized these days, you know, they get very polarized.
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