{"id":360156,"date":"2026-07-31T12:56:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/the-psychology-behind-building-billion-dollar-companies\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T12:56:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:56:44","slug":"the-psychology-behind-building-billion-dollar-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=360156","title":{"rendered":"The Psychology Behind Building Billion-Dollar Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This summer, I\u2019m revisiting one of my favorite episodes. If you haven\u2019t heard it, now is the time. If you have, it\u2019s a classic and worth listening to again.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default has-black-color has-secondary-background-color has-text-color has-background\" id=\"h-public-release-may-20-members-have-access-now-join-us\">Public Release: August 4. <br \/>Members have <a href=\"https:\/\/fs.blog\/prime\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">access now<\/mark><\/a>.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/fs.blog\/membership\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fs.blog\/membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Join us<\/span><\/a>.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brad Jacobs has built eight billion-dollar companies, completed more than 500 acquisitions, and created extraordinary returns for shareholders over four decades. Few people understand how great businesses are built better than he does.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This conversation is about the principles behind that success. Brad explains how he spots trends before they become obvious, why psychology matters as much as strategy, and how he thinks about acquisitions, hiring, capital allocation, decision-making, and building organizations that consistently outperform.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also shares lessons from therapy, meditation, and decades of leadership that changed how he manages people and makes decisions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Coming Soon: YouTube | <strong>Spotify<\/strong><\/strong> | <strong>Apple Podcasts | <a href=\"https:\/\/fs.blog\/knowledge-project-podcast-transcripts\/brad-jacobs-2\/\">Transcript<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer, I\u2019m revisiting one of my favorite episodes. 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