Lynnwood Bibbens | He Sold Cutco Knives In College… Then Built A $2 Billion Empire

About this episode

Lynnwood Bibbens shares his journey from selling knives in college to building a $2 billion empire across various industries.

Lynnwood Bibbens is the founder of ReachTV and an entrepreneur who has built billions of dollars in business across tech, media, retail, film finance, and distribution. In this episode, he breaks down how he went from selling knives in college to building major companies, creating new rights windows, and acquiring CNN Airport during the pandemic. Lynnwood shares his philosophy on serving customers, building real relationships, finding hidden value in ecosystems, and why distribution is more powerful than content alone. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: The School of Hard Knocks

Guest: Lynnwood Bibbens

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• business growth
• customer service
• media
• distribution
• tech

Keywords

• Lynnwood Bibbens
• ReachTV
• entrepreneurship
• business empire
• customer relationships
• distribution
• CNN Airport

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ReachTV, CNN

Places: college, pandemic

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