#226 – Tom Dunkel: Wealth Builder's Playbook

#226 – Tom Dunkel: Wealth Builder's Playbook

From Enter the Lionheart by Lawrence Dunning

May 14, 2026 · 57 min · Season 1 · Episode 226

About this episode

Tom Dunkel shares his extensive experience in entrepreneurship, discussing successes, failures, and investment strategies.

Tom Dunkel is a battle-tested entrepreneur with nearly 30 years of experience building, scaling—and failing in—business. He's built two 8-figure companies, crashed six, and raised over $50M across multiple asset classes. Tom has spent the last 30 years in finance, investing & real estate Get Tom's Free Book Here: https://funnel.eaglecapitalinvestments.com/opt-in-ebook-page 0.00: Tom's background and becoming a deal maker 6.00: Importance of a niche business 12.00: Wisdom learned from "failure's" 17.00: Utilizing the "Empire of One" 24.00: Freedom from living below your means 28.00: How do you get rich? 34.00: Conversation with your kids about their careers 41.00: Importance to nurture relationships for men 44.00: Where Tom sees opportunity for investment (and true diversification) 48.00: Private lending and due diligence before investing 53.00: Partnerships Until next time, love and good vibes. Podcast Website: https://enterthelionheart.com/ Check out the latest episode here: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enter-the-lionheart/id1554904704 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4tD7VvMUvnOgChoNYShbcI

People in this episode

Host: Lawrence Dunning

Guest: Tom Dunkel

Topics covered

  • entrepreneurship
  • business failure
  • investment strategies
  • personal finance
  • relationship building

Keywords

  • entrepreneur
  • business
  • investment
  • finance
  • real estate
  • wealth building
  • failure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eagle Capital Investments

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