THE CULT of Grant Cardone: Ex-Member Exposes Fake Guru

Ben John: "As a beginner entrepreneur/business owner in 2019, I was introduced to a book by Grant Cardone(The 10X Rule) that lured me into mentorship from him. After 3.5 years and $250k spent with Grant & his organization, I realized that I had ignored all the signs in that environment that encouraged me to idolize Grant as a God, seek him for success, disconnect with those who don’t align with him or me, chase money, deceive, & manipulate others to get what I want. I later found that Grant is being operated by the church of Scientology and after looking into that myself, it made sense why he treats people badly & why he teaches entrepreneurs to unethically scale their business.I have been publicly speaking about this consistently so that people can be aware of not only Grant, but ALL self serving entrepreneurs who prey on people’s fears to manipulate them & teach them how to deceive others. I’ve done it regularly on my instagram/FB page, Instagram lives, & interviews."Links to Ben’s book, “Misguided Mentor” and businesses are found on his instagram page:https://www.instagram.com/benjaminjohnmic/IG: @benjaminjohnmicFB: Ben’s Massive ImpactOur C2C vacation where we can meet you in real life and go on adventures together has 6 spots left! Click here to go to the official booking page https://trovatrip.com/trip/central-america/costa-rica/costa-rica-with-shelise-sola-aug-2024Support SheliseAny donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcastFind our FULL (uncensored) merch store here!https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usdPatreonhttps://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousnessVenmo @sheliseannFind Shelise on Social media!Instagram @cultstoconsciousnesshttps://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsiousnessHost Instagram @sheliseannhttps://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/Co Host @jonathan.rosales_https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.rosales_TikTok @cults.to.consciousnesshttps://www.tiktok.com/@cults.to.consciousnessTwitter @cultstoconhttps://twitter.com/cultstocon00:00:00 Intro00:03:53 Who is Cardone?00:05:15 Why Ben was attracted to this self help group00:06:52 Why Cardone stood out to Ben00:10:19 Cult leaders and sales men00:13:00 What it was like going to Cardone's seminars00:17:45 Ignoring the red flags00:22:30 When Ben started to notice himself change00:25:37 Did Ben find the info useful?00:30:18 Did Ben have any buyer's remorse?00:31:52 What Cardone was like in person00:33:45 Does Ben think Cardone was giving his money to Scientology?00:35:45 The similarities between Cardone's Program and Scientology00:39:38 The group wanting others to distance themselves from Ben00:42:08 Breaking members down and calling it "care"00:43:25 When Ben realized he needed to get out00:50:27 Cardone being used for this influence by Scientology00:51:33 The rise of finance gurus during the fear of 202000:53:58 Did Ben convert anyone at the time?00:56:09 How Ben got his daughter involved00:59:38 Ben's relationship with his father01:02:24 How Ben is doing now01:09:31 Linda, listenTheme Song Produced and Composed by Christian Guevara**Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.**