84-Year-Old Billionaire: How I Turned a Small Blueberry Business into a Global Empire | John Bragg

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I agree. The preparation and questioning by the interviewer was impeccable. On par with the best I have ever seen. Far exceeded my expectations.

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@@tkppodcast Very Interesting. I've long been a student of business & this morning I had no idea that Oxford Foods or John Bragg even existed. Now I've just watched a fascinating story of East Coast success. Well done!

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He even sounds like warren buffet

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[@rickbogden4626]

I watch a lot of podcasts and this may be the best one yet. Great questions, respectful, curious with no interruptions. Mr. Bragg has a wealth of knowledge and wisdom that can be applied to any business big or small. Very insightful.

[@peterwjmiller]

Inspirational entrepreneur. Tracked down his biography and just bought it. Same author did a great Irving biography. Excited for the mail to arrive this week!

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This is the best interview I have seen in a couple of years. I wish I could articulate why but it's way too spiritual for me to even fathom the power behind this conversation. This interviewer is a G.O.A.T. 🎉

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[@grk19]

Excellent insights. Common sense, traditional values, long term philosophy. Thank you from Kigali, Rwanda! 🇷🇼

[@masskenny]

I agree. This is the best interview I’ve ever seen. Well prepared questions and clear, precise, entertaining answers from a legend.

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Wow! Erin Wade is an astonishingly impressive person. It's the few people like this that make the world a better place. And the interviewer asked excellent questions

[@cig35661]

Great interview, great questions and thanks for letting your host speak without interruption. Never retire, never...keep doing what you love, follow what works for you...

[@brentb7643]

Ive been here , amazing story ! Currently i run a high bush blueberry/cranberry farm facility and this man is an inspiration

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So very interesting. I just happened to stumble upon this interview and it was captivating and enjoyable to listen to.

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Amazing good energy comes from that person

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Just timeless wisdom

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Very informative and well-explained! I appreciate the clarity and depth of the content. Looking forward to more videos like this!

[@peterparkerlovesmj]

This was an incredible interview. It’s one of the best I’ve ever listened to and it was extremely interesting to me as a fan of this channel and as a fruit grower. Great job!

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I love listening to the older businessmen talk about the business. You are a great interviewer as well.

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[@JohnathanBruner-t2d]

Nice interview. I ran into the Blueberry business in Alma, Georgia in 1976. I learnt that the Soil requires a low PH level.

[@Rick-bx1fb]

Gosh, What a great example and inspiration! Good job and Thank You!

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[@trentnicolajsen3731]

I sense one of the key elements to the success, is the use of LOCAL talent, as I have witnesed a lot of businesses in Canada in our farm community is brining in someone big to try and save there business, and forgetting often the local talent has also put in the time, and or has studied in the big city and has traveled, as we become blind to the community being the team right there in front of us, if there always looking for someone better from far, that is not someone you want a work relationship with.

[@jonathancope2712]

Wow. I greatly enjoyed listening to your podcast interview of Mr Bragg. The charm it began with in his memories of childhood athletics was matched by his admission that he doesn’t share Mr Munger’s view of Ebitda. As a real estate investor, I was enthused to hear about his long term focus and comfort with conservative uses of leverage. Thank you for the time and care with which you arranged this piece. Well done. Kind regards.

[@Kian-100]

00:06 "So I built a freezing plant... and didn't have any idea what I was doing" !?! He seems to have actually had a very good idea and also good sources of investment.

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This was incredible, wow thank you for this episode gents!

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A self made man. Love it

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Thank you, Sirs... This has been one of the best insights and absolutely worth the time spent today.

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This was an excellent interview, brilliant.

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This video is pure gold 🔥🔥🔥

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This guy was awesome! Great questions and conversation. Excellent interview!

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Fantastic interview. Thank you for what you do.

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This is an incredible interview. As a Canadian acquisition entrepreneur, it couldn't be more relevant or inspiring. Thank you so much for creating such useful content. I love your humble style, too.

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Great man, great interview. Thank you for investing the time and effort to go in depth on all the relevant topics.

[@13rollie]

This is an excellent interview. John's business philosophy reflects the man behind it.

[@maitraveltrade]

Keeping low profile in your Family name gives you that extra edge in making business as people are not aware of who you are but only you. 👍

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One of the best business leader interviews ever

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An amazing leader-someone we can all aspire to emulate!

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Owning value chain is the game I like in business.

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@@tkppodcasthe’s a grower is what I’m understanding…..my ex was a fresh/frozen who would buy from people like this….very lucrative.

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Very inspiring exchange. Thank you for sharing.

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You gotta love when stock footage of grapes is used when talking about blueberries.

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[@bryansmith1871]

deep and wide. great video that i went back through for highlights. fascinating! (as a blueberry hobbyist though, you have to replace the grape shot at the beginning w some blueberries…)😬

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[@Essays4College]

Maybe too wide. I lost the conversation at the beginning. He had a blueberry picking business. Did he buy the land? How did he hire these people (who were obviously older if he was only 15)? Pretty important points that were missed or glossed over.

[@WealthyChronicle]

John's approach to business is so controversial - never shying away from debt! What do you guys think about this strategy? 🤔

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Thank you so much. Both of you ❤

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Amazing interview 🤞🏾👌🏾

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Thanks for this interview. In the age of AI, the fast buck and seeking high margins, there is some timeless business wisdom here.

[@chalohancock3845]

Inspiring... enjoyed how one biz created cash flow via tv/ cable (good in boom and bust) thus resulting in confidence to then pursue "good" debt to expand biz services / products... good ethos of business being mutually beneficial for both buyer and seller.

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This was so good!

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My ex is the fresh/frozen business, and also cold storage…..very lucrative!!

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I cringe at long videos but thank you Jesus for the wisdom given.

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Wow! Great interview!!!

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[@HepCatJack]

The levered approach to purchase cable companies and connecting them is similar to how John Malone and Bob Magness before him built up TCI.

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Yes If you haven’t, check out the book The Outsiders by William Thorndike. He profiles the capital allocation competence of Malone and others.

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Interesting

[@oopskapootz7276]

Indeed. And it’s this approach that Buffett criticizes whenever he rants against EBITDA, because these folks are borrowing money using “funny metrics”. Charlie Munger was even more outspoken about it. Valid, but different viewpoints. Great interview here.

[@HepCatJack]

@@oopskapootz7276 In Germany, following reunification many homes that had not been renovated in East Germany's Communist system were repaired and the construction companies doing the renovation also installed the cable for TV. West German backed cable operators began to buy up these small cable operations in the mid 1990's. This is also similar to what Bragg did although he did not spend much time in the interview discussing his cable business.

[@oopskapootz7276]

@@HepCatJack i hear internet infrastructure is currently very bad in Germany. I wonder what’s the history there.

[@ReeInvesting]

great story

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Wish this guy had a podcast 😂 what insightfulness

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Amazing!

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Great business man. Backbone fiber will remain but Skylink once the Tesla phone is released will get most broadband internet and cell phone subscription revenue and will disappear from Eastlink, Rogers, etc.

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No one should be afraid of Death as it’s appointed unto man

[@tyb3938]

For everyone who makes it levering up there are ten who die penniless. Plenty of our competitors levered up in good times while we passed and they all went poof in the 08 crash, about to see that repeat now

[@nuperspektive]

True, gotta be careful of that survivor bias. Business owners need to get clear on how much is enough and are they willing to risk losing it all to get more.

[@thomasream7532]

Homie just said college was $1,200 and he earned $4,000 PICKING BLUEBERRIES In one year...

[@Beastcoast111]

Keep in mind he was running his own crew of pickers back then

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Exemplary interview sir 👏👏👏👏👏

[@WearySteerer]

I can imagine his mother saying.... Don't BRAG John 😂. Maybe a underdog mentality to stay low profile works sometimes 👍.

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It's not what you do. It is how you do it.

[@acquisitium]

what an interesting guy.

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I LOVE THIS INTERVIEW! Also have the greatest respect for his story 💯💥💫

[@argentum3919]

Fantastic interviewer asked great questions that led to great comprehensive answers. The impression I got apart from his style which is long-term investing in quality service and product and good ethics is he's more married to his company than his wife.

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A good common sense Man

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[@jerrypelletier2328]

What a great interview, awesome human... What a great legacy he's leaving behind for his family.... BUT... With the nasty pesticides used year after year on blueberries I'm surprised this guy is still alive......

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Lol😂

[@Amirealestateinvest]

The best advice I can give is investing into turnkey multi-family properties sooner than later like I did. Its the best business knowledge I wish someone gave me a long time ago

[@JayJackson-t7e]

My man paid his way in college picking blueberries . Vs people whom want their college paid by socialism . Greatness vs Useless I can’t wait to see overtime tax free . It will separate again Greatness from the rest . Discipline Sacrifice Accountability

[@5Texas5]

Different times from then and now. That will never happen in today’s time.

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100k views 93 comments. checks out.

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70+ years off business experience

[@Zero11_ss]

Seems like this kind of stuff is impossible now, big players have everything on lock now and you'll never be able to compete. Old days was so much easier for everything.

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That’s what he was saying when he started to. It’s always the case. And yet …

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💯

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Big money keeps a low profile. Thank you grandpa ❤

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I love the whole podcast - and especially, from a practical perspective: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4SqnKuZerGSoq8 "What would Warren do?" Thank you both for these historical insights, the wisdom, and the respect.

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who is he?

[@REPR100]

Wonder how he got the money to build an apartment building straight out of college

[@CHIENNGGKHO]

I pray that any one on there death bed thats in pain or kisery there family gets the stength to oull through