THE CULT of Grant Cardone: Ex-Member Exposes Fake Guru

Ben John: "As a beginner entrepreneur/business owner in 2019, I was introduced to a book by Grant Cardone(The 10X Rule) that lured me into mentorship from him. After 3.5 years and $250k spent with Grant & his organization, I realized that I had ignored all the signs in that environment that encouraged me to idolize Grant as a God, seek him for success, disconnect with those who don’t align with him or me, chase money, deceive, & manipulate others to get what I want.

I later found that Grant is being operated by the church of Scientology and after looking into that myself, it made sense why he treats people badly & why he teaches entrepreneurs to unethically scale their business.

I have been publicly speaking about this consistently so that people can be aware of not only Grant, but ALL self serving entrepreneurs who prey on people’s fears to manipulate them & teach them how to deceive others. I’ve done it regularly on my instagram/FB page, Instagram lives, & interviews."

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00:00:00 Intro
00:03:53 Who is Cardone?
00:05:15 Why Ben was attracted to this self help group
00:06:52 Why Cardone stood out to Ben
00:10:19 Cult leaders and sales men
00:13:00 What it was like going to Cardone's seminars
00:17:45 Ignoring the red flags
00:22:30 When Ben started to notice himself change
00:25:37 Did Ben find the info useful?
00:30:18 Did Ben have any buyer's remorse?
00:31:52 What Cardone was like in person
00:33:45 Does Ben think Cardone was giving his money to Scientology?
00:35:45 The similarities between Cardone's Program and Scientology
00:39:38 The group wanting others to distance themselves from Ben
00:42:08 Breaking members down and calling it "care"
00:43:25 When Ben realized he needed to get out
00:50:27 Cardone being used for this influence by Scientology
00:51:33 The rise of finance gurus during the fear of 2020
00:53:58 Did Ben convert anyone at the time?
00:56:09 How Ben got his daughter involved
00:59:38 Ben's relationship with his father
01:02:24 How Ben is doing now
01:09:31 Linda, listen

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