EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 1H 14M
Stay Calm in the Chaos: The Mindset That Builds Empires | Dan Fleyshman
from Unlimit Your Potential with Seth Pepper · host sethpepper
He built a public company by 23, lost a top-5 poker empire overnight, and rebuilt something bigger. This is Dan Fleyshman.On this episode of Unlimit Your Potential, Seth Pepper sits down with Dan Fleyshman — the youngest founder of a publicly traded company in history. At 17, Dan turned a $43,000 college fund into a clothing empire and the first-ever zero-sugar, zero-carb, zero-calorie energy drink in 55,000 stores. He went on to build Victory Poker into a top-5 global site — until the U.S. shut down online poker in 2011 and he personally paid back 41,000 players before starting over.What came next is the heart of the conversation: angel investing in 40+ companies, $60M+ in influencer marketing, two best-selling books, and a Guinness World Record–holding toy drive through Trina's Kids Foundation.Dan breaks down the system behind all of it — spotting market inefficiencies, staying calm in the chaos, networking through "forced interactions," and why he's "not scared of death, just scared of time." A masterclass in resilience, relationships, and reach.🎧 New episodes of Unlimit Your Potential drop weekly. Follow the show so you never miss one.
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He built a public company by 23, lost a top-5 poker empire overnight, and rebuilt something bigger. This is Dan Fleyshman.On this episode of Unlimit Your Potential, Seth Pepper sits down with Dan Fleyshman — the youngest founder of a publicly traded company in history. At 17, Dan turned a $43,000 college fund into a clothing empire and the first-ever zero-sugar, zero-carb, zero-calorie energy drink in 55,000 stores. He went on to build Victory Poker into a top-5 global site — until the U.S. shut down online poker in 2011 and he personally paid back 41,000 players before starting over.What came next is the heart of the conversation: angel investing in 40+ companies, $60M+ in influencer marketing, two best-selling books, and a Guinness World Record–holding toy drive through Trina's Kids Foundation.Dan breaks down the system behind all of it — spotting market inefficiencies, staying calm in the chaos, networking through "forced interactions," and why he's "not scared of death, just scared of time." A masterclass in resilience, relationships, and reach.🎧 New episodes of Unlimit Your Potential drop weekly. Follow the show so you never miss one.
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