211: The Self-Made CEO: I Ate Ketchup Packets To Survive, Now I'm In 16 Countries! — Tim Rexius

Tim Rexius went from sleeping in his car and eating ketchup packets to building 5 companies across 16 countries and ~60,000 retail locations — with zero outside investment. In this episode, he breaks down why he FIRED his own AI agent (98% response rate vs AI's 5%), how he's hit rock bottom 4 times and gotten more efficient each time, and how his protein popcorn brand beat the Kardashians.

This one's for the man who's chasing success but feels isolated, overworked, and one wrong move from the edge. Tim's lived it — homeless at his lowest, a self-made operator at his peak — and he doesn't talk grit, he's scaled it.

We get into:

→ Why rock bottom is the best foundation to build from

→ The "self-audit" every man needs to run on where his time actually goes

→ Why he flies to close deals in person in an AI world

→ Legacy over luxury — what your great-grandkids will actually say about you

→ How to make your passion your paycheck without going broke (again)

CHAPTERS

00:00 – "I Fired My AI" — the cold open

01:17 – Meet Tim Rexius: ketchup packets to 16 countries

01:46 – Rock bottom: "your belly button eating your spine"

04:09 – The only two people you can count on

05:35 – Why the motor never stops

07:56 – Hitting rock bottom 4 times (and getting better at it)

10:15 – Rich and miserable vs. broke and happy

12:39 – The woman who matched his crazy — 600% growth

14:02 – 600 batches: inventing the protein popcorn

16:14 – Golden handcuffs & the faith to jump off the cliff

17:37 – Legacy over luxury: what your great-grandkids will say

19:29 – Turning employees into business partners

23:15 – The self-audit: where 75% of your time really goes

24:04 – Why making fun of yourself closes deals

30:20 – More money is lost to indecision than wrong decisions

33:05 – SOPs, core values & being a forever student

35:37 – Your family is a pot of gold (the ultimate focus group)

41:20 – What grit actually looks like day to day

43:30 – How he beat the Kardashians' protein popcorn

46:31 – Why your fiercest competitor becomes your best friend

48:04 – The question at the door that shaped him as a man

Rexius's Links:

Website:timrexius.com

LinkedIn: @timothyrexius

Youtube: @timothydrexius

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