"I'll Take Manhattan": How John Catsimatidis Built a $4 Billion Empire

"I'll Take Manhattan": How John Catsimatidis Built a $4 Billion Empire

July 21, 2026 · 28 min · Season 3 · Episode 1

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John Catsimatidis discusses his journey from a busboy to building a $4 billion empire in Manhattan real estate and beyond.

Red Apple Group founder John Catsimatidis on turning $5 million of Manhattan real estate into $100 million, financing an empire on vendor credit, and the one major business decision he hasn't made yet. Episode Overview John Catsimatidis arrived in New York from a tiny Greek island at six months old, the son of a lighthouse keeper who worked as a busboy to feed his family. He left NYU eight credits short of an engineering degree for the chance to own a piece of the supermarket where he...

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