Ex-Arms Dealer REVEALS How He Sold Weapons To The United States Army! | David Packouz

About this episode

Morgan Nelson interviews David Packouz about his experience as an arms dealer and the truth behind the movie War Dogs.

A 25 year old with no military background won a $300 million US government arms contract. And he did it by believing his own lies so convincingly that everyone else believed them too. Morgan sits down with David Packouz, the real life arms dealer behind the movie War Dogs, to reveal what Hollywood got right, what it exaggerated and the truth behind one of the most audacious deals in history. Listen to the full episode here → https://open.spotify.com/episode/6IiZcRRBrNn4VEay8gLofP?si=_Klh9131QRCfEFIG2oTt_g Dream Fest Registration 👉 https://dreamfest2026.com Connect with David and War Dogs Academy 👉 https://davidpackouz.com 👉 https://wardogsacademy.com Connect with Me https://www.youtube.com/@morgantnelson https://www.instagram.com/morgantnelson 👇 Join my Free Skool Community 👇 https://www.skool.com/dream-out-loud/about?ref=b30af20dcf024f8f9eaf71bd232e6311 Join the Dream Out Loud Facebook Community → https://bit.ly/49QXClW Download the FREE Life By Design Productivity Planner → https://planner.morgantnelson.com/optinplanner

People in this episode

Host: Morgan Nelson

Guest: David Packouz

Topics covered

• arms dealing
• government contracts
• military
• entrepreneurship
• Hollywood
• War Dogs
• personal stories

Keywords

• arms dealer
• government contract
• David Packouz
• War Dogs
• military background
• entrepreneurship
• Hollywood exaggeration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United States Army, War Dogs Academy, Dream Fest, Skool, Facebook

Products: Life By Design Productivity Planner

Books & works: War Dogs

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