About this episode

The episode explores the dramatic fall of Eike Batista from the 7th richest person to having a net worth of minus one billion dollars and his subsequent imprisonment.

This man went from being the 7 th richest person in the world, to having a net worth of minus one billion dollars. Now how does someone go and do a thing like that? Well, turns out, the more you have, the more you’ve got to lose; and this guy lost much more than just money! So, grab some popcorn, as we dig into how, through a series of utterly insane twists, one man went from having over $30 billion in the bank to landing himself 30 years in prison without a penny to his name! This is the crazy story of Eike Batista. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Be Amazed

Topics covered

• wealth loss
• financial downfall
• prison
• business
• personal story

Keywords

• Eike Batista
• wealth
• financial crisis
• prison sentence
• business failure

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