Making Billions: The Private Equity Podcast for Fund Managers, Alternative Asset Managers, and Venture Capital Investors

Send us Fan Mail"RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply"DOWNLOAD "The UVE Framework Guide": https://go.fundraisecapital.co/uve-framework In this landmark  200th episode of Making Billions, Ryan Miller reveals why the elite top 0.01% of fund managers don't just hustle harder—they master their internal state to dominate the external market.If you’ve ever felt like the chaos of capital raises, deal deadlines, and market volatility was soul-crushing, this episode is your strategic blueprint for transformation. Ryan breaks down the UVE Framework—a powerful energy management system for identifying the Umpires, Vampires, and Empires in your life. This 200th episode delivers the hard-hitting strategies you need to protect your focus, purge your circle, and engineer an empire from a position of absolute peace. Stop playing small. Start leading with purpose. This is the pursuit of Making Billions. Subscribe on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOe79EXLDsROQ0z3YLnu1QQConnect with Ryan Miller:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rcmiller1/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingbillionspodcast/X: https://x.com/_MakingBillionsWebsite: https://making-billions.com/[THE HOST]: Support the showDISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment and general informational purposes only — not legal, financial, tax, or investment advice. Nothing herein constitutes a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any security or investment product. Past performance does not indicate future results. Always consult qualified legal, financial, and tax professionals before making any investment decision. NAME NOTICE: "Making Billions with Ryan Miller" reflects the profile and aspirations of guests featured — it is not a promise, projection, guarantee, or representation of any financial result, income, or outcome for any listener, viewer, or reader. Most individuals who consume this content do not raise any particular amount of capital, and many achieve no financial result whatsoever. "Fund Raise Capital" is a brand identifier only — it is not a promise, guarantee, or representation that any member, subscriber, or listener will raise capital, attract investors, or achieve any financial or professional outcome. This show does not constitute a business opportunity, franchise, investment program, or offer of any product or service of any kind. No part of this show should be construed as a solicitation for investment in any way. Guest views are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the show or host. Host and/or guests may hold positions in assets discussed. This episode may contain paid sponsorships, advertisements, or endorsements. Sponsored content is identified where...

Send us Fan Mail"RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply"Are you looking to scale your investment firm or launch a high-performance private equity fund?In this episode of Making Billions, host Ryan Miller sits down with Kim Flynn, President of XA Investments, a leading firm with $1 Billion AUM. Together, they discuss the interval fund market and closed-end fund structures that are currently revolutionizing how alternative asset managers raise capital from the private wealth marketplace.Success in private equity and venture capital is no longer just about having the best product; it is about mastering fund marketing and investor relations.Whether you are focused on real estate debt, infrastructure, or healthcare innovation, this episode provides the "edge" needed to scale to $100M and beyond.Subscribe on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOe79EXLDsROQ0z3YLnu1QQConnect with Ryan Miller:Linkedin: https://wwThe Fresh Patch Podcast - Where Good Pets Get It. Welcome to the Fresh Patch Podcast where we talk about everything, from dog...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Support the showDISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment and general informational purposes only — not legal, financial, tax, or investment advice. Nothing herein constitutes a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any security or investment product. Past performance does not indicate future results. Always consult qualified legal, financial, and tax professionals before making any investment decision. NAME NOTICE: "Making Billions with Ryan Miller" reflects the profile and aspirations of guests featured — it is not a promise, projection, guarantee, or representation of any financial result, income, or outcome for any listener, viewer, or reader. Most individuals who consume this content do not raise any particular amount of capital, and many achieve no financial result whatsoever. "Fund Raise Capital" is a brand identifier only — it is not a promise, guarantee, or representation that any member, subscriber, or listener will raise capital, attract investors, or achieve any financial or professional outcome. This show does not constitute a business opportunity, franchise, investment program, or offer of any product or service of any kind. No part of this show should be construed as a solicitation for investment in any way. Guest views are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the show or host. Host and/or guests may hold positions in assets discussed. This episode may contain paid sponsorships, advertisements, or endorsements. Sponsored content is identified where...

Send us Fan Mail"RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply"DOWNLOAD "The Family Office Blueprint": http://go.fundraisecapital.co/familyofficeblueprintAre you ready to transition from individual success to building a multi-generational legacy?Stop building wealth for a single lifetime and start engineering a legacy that lasts for centuries. In this episode of Making Billions, Ryan Miller breaks down the exact architectural blueprints used by the world’s wealthiest dynasties to engineer, protect, and scale their wealth. Ryan pulls back the curtain on the "Dynasty Blueprint" used by the Rockefellers, Rothschilds, and Waltons to safeguard billions against taxes, litigation, and economic decay.Whether you are managing $1 million or $1 billion, understanding family office structures, offshore investment funds, and asset protection is the key to ensuring your capital endures for a century.Subscribe on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOe79EXLDsROQ0z3YLnu1QQConnect with Ryan Miller:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rcmiller1/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingbillionspodcast/X: https://x.com/_MakingBillionsWebsite: https://making-billions.com/[THE HOST]: Support the showDISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment and general informational purposes only — not legal, financial, tax, or investment advice. Nothing herein constitutes a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any security or investment product. Past performance does not indicate future results. Always consult qualified legal, financial, and tax professionals before making any investment decision. NAME NOTICE: "Making Billions with Ryan Miller" reflects the profile and aspirations of guests featured — it is not a promise, projection, guarantee, or representation of any financial result, income, or outcome for any listener, viewer, or reader. Most individuals who consume this content do not raise any particular amount of capital, and many achieve no financial result whatsoever. "Fund Raise Capital" is a brand identifier only — it is not a promise, guarantee, or representation that any member, subscriber, or listener will raise capital, attract investors, or achieve any financial or professional outcome. This show does not constitute a business opportunity, franchise, investment program, or offer of any product or service of any kind. No part of this show should be construed as a solicitation for investment in any way. Guest views are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the show or host. Host and/or guests may hold positions in assets discussed. This episode may contain paid sponsorships, advertisements, or endorsements. Sponsored content is identified where...

Eliot Kerlin, co-founder and managing partner of Broadwing Capital with 20+ years in operational private equity, shares a $450M operational playbook for lower middle-market buyouts. He covers a 10-day hot list and 120-day plan, a five-part value-creation framework, first-90-day KPIs, sourcing strategies, underwriting for today’s rates, and how to drive change without disempowering teams.

Send us Fan Mail"RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply"DOWNLOAD "The Dollar Empire Private Markets Playbook"https://go.fundraisecapital.co/dollar-empire-playbookThe financial world is fixated on the wrong metrics. While the media screams about US debt and the trade deficit, these perceived weaknesses are actually the hidden engines driving trillions of dollars directly into private equity, private credit, and venture capital. This is not theory—it's accounting.In this deep-dive masterclass on global macro strategy and private market investing, Ryan Miller rips the curtain back on the Balance of Payments (BOP)—the true master ledger of global power. If you are a fund manager or deal syndicator, you need to know exactly how the Current Account deficit forces foreign capital to buy your deals. The world isn't collapsing; it's buying American assets, and your fund is the mechanism.Subscribe on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOe79EXLDsROQ0z3YLnu1QQConnect with Ryan Miller:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rcmiller1/Instagram: The Fresh Patch Podcast - Where Good Pets Get It. Welcome to the Fresh Patch Podcast where we talk about everything, from dog...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Support the showDISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment and general informational purposes only — not legal, financial, tax, or investment advice. Nothing herein constitutes a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any security or investment product. Past performance does not indicate future results. Always consult qualified legal, financial, and tax professionals before making any investment decision. NAME NOTICE: "Making Billions with Ryan Miller" reflects the profile and aspirations of guests featured — it is not a promise, projection, guarantee, or representation of any financial result, income, or outcome for any listener, viewer, or reader. Most individuals who consume this content do not raise any particular amount of capital, and many achieve no financial result whatsoever. "Fund Raise Capital" is a brand identifier only — it is not a promise, guarantee, or representation that any member, subscriber, or listener will raise capital, attract investors, or achieve any financial or professional outcome. This show does not constitute a business opportunity, franchise, investment program, or offer of any product or service of any kind. No part of this show should be construed as a solicitation for investment in any way. Guest views are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the show or host. Host and/or guests may hold positions in assets discussed. This episode may contain paid sponsorships, advertisements, or endorsements. Sponsored content is identified where...

Send us Fan Mail"RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply"Your Real Estate Strategy might be broken!In this explosive episode of Making Billions, host Ryan Miller dives deep with Dustin Heiner, real estate investor, as he shares his journey from being scammed by a property manager to developing a proprietary system that treats real estate not as an asset class, but as a robust, automated business.Dustin, with a portfolio of 30+ single-family homes (90% paid off) and nearly 1000 apartment units, emphasizes the mindset shift from being a passive investor to an active real estate business owner.If you're ready to build an automatic, scalable cash flow machine and create lasting generational wealth, this definitive blueprint starts now!Subscribe on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOe79EXLDsROQ0z3YLnu1QQConnect with Ryan Miller:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rcmiller1/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingbillionspodcast/X: https://x.com/_MakingBillionsWebsite: https://making-billions.com/[THE GUEST]: Dustin Heiner is a real estate investor who achieved successful unemployment and built a massive, cash-flowing portfolio of single-family homes and apartment complexThe Fresh Patch Podcast - Where Good Pets Get It. Welcome to the Fresh Patch Podcast where we talk about everything, from dog...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Support the showDISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment and general informational purposes only — not legal, financial, tax, or investment advice. Nothing herein constitutes a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any security or investment product. Past performance does not indicate future results. Always consult qualified legal, financial, and tax professionals before making any investment decision. NAME NOTICE: "Making Billions with Ryan Miller" reflects the profile and aspirations of guests featured — it is not a promise, projection, guarantee, or representation of any financial result, income, or outcome for any listener, viewer, or reader. Most individuals who consume this content do not raise any particular amount of capital, and many achieve no financial result whatsoever. "Fund Raise Capital" is a brand identifier only — it is not a promise, guarantee, or representation that any member, subscriber, or listener will raise capital, attract investors, or achieve any financial or professional outcome. This show does not constitute a business opportunity, franchise, investment program, or offer of any product or service of any kind. No part of this show should be construed as a solicitation for investment in any way. Guest views are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the show or host. Host and/or guests may hold positions in assets discussed. This episode may contain paid sponsorships, advertisements, or endorsements. Sponsored content is identified where...

Send us Fan Mail"RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply"Why do some fund managers and startup founders close oversubscribed fundraising rounds in days, while others chase investors for months with nothing but "maybes"? The secret to raising capital successfully is not just your IRR, deck, or data room—it's mastering The Fundraise Formula.In this powerful episode of Making Billions, host Ryan Miller reveals the simple yet universal law that dictates every successful private equity deal, venture capital round, and alternative asset raise: Trust multiplied by the Transaction.Stop chasing capital and start making capital chase you. This masterclass is essential viewing for fund managers, General Partners (GPs), Limited Partners (LPs), deal syndicators, venture capitalists, angel investors, and startup founders who are serious about scaling their businesses and building their financial empire.Download The Fundraise Capital Diagnostic Tool—the private framework Ryan uses to score a deal's investor perception—and change the way you raise capital forever: go.fundraisecapital.co/thefundraiseformulaSubscribe on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOe79EXLDsROQ0z3YLnu1QQConnect with Ryan Miller:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rcmiller1/Instagram: Support the showDISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment and general informational purposes only — not legal, financial, tax, or investment advice. Nothing herein constitutes a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any security or investment product. Past performance does not indicate future results. Always consult qualified legal, financial, and tax professionals before making any investment decision. NAME NOTICE: "Making Billions with Ryan Miller" reflects the profile and aspirations of guests featured — it is not a promise, projection, guarantee, or representation of any financial result, income, or outcome for any listener, viewer, or reader. Most individuals who consume this content do not raise any particular amount of capital, and many achieve no financial result whatsoever. "Fund Raise Capital" is a brand identifier only — it is not a promise, guarantee, or representation that any member, subscriber, or listener will raise capital, attract investors, or achieve any financial or professional outcome. This show does not constitute a business opportunity, franchise, investment program, or offer of any product or service of any kind. No part of this show should be construed as a solicitation for investment in any way. Guest views are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the show or host. Host and/or guests may hold positions in assets discussed. This episode may contain paid sponsorships, advertisements, or endorsements. Sponsored content is identified where...

Send us Fan Mail"RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply"For decades, the 60/40 portfolio—a simple mix of 60% stocks and 40% bonds—was the undisputed king of investment strategy. It was a reliable engine for wealth creation during an era of falling interest rates and cheap capital.That era is over.Today, we face a new reality: persistent structural inflation, crushing US debt levels, and historically dangerous market valuations. The strategy that got generations of investors here will not get them there.Jeff Sarti is here to expose why this once-sacred strategy is now a liability and to reveal the quiet, radical shifts the smart money is making right now. Learn what replaces the 60/40, how to protect your wealth from currency debasement, and why liquidity is your greatest enemy.This is an essential discussion for anyone serious about financial planning, risk management, and building a truly resilient investment portfolio.Subscribe on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOe79EXLDsROQ0z3YLnu1QQConnect with Ryan Miller:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rcmiller1/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingbillionspodcast/X: https://x.com/_MakingBillionsWebsite: https://making-billionThe Fresh Patch Podcast - Where Good Pets Get It. Welcome to the Fresh Patch Podcast where we talk about everything, from dog...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Support the showDISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment and general informational purposes only — not legal, financial, tax, or investment advice. Nothing herein constitutes a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any security or investment product. Past performance does not indicate future results. Always consult qualified legal, financial, and tax professionals before making any investment decision. NAME NOTICE: "Making Billions with Ryan Miller" reflects the profile and aspirations of guests featured — it is not a promise, projection, guarantee, or representation of any financial result, income, or outcome for any listener, viewer, or reader. Most individuals who consume this content do not raise any particular amount of capital, and many achieve no financial result whatsoever. "Fund Raise Capital" is a brand identifier only — it is not a promise, guarantee, or representation that any member, subscriber, or listener will raise capital, attract investors, or achieve any financial or professional outcome. This show does not constitute a business opportunity, franchise, investment program, or offer of any product or service of any kind. No part of this show should be construed as a solicitation for investment in any way. Guest views are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the show or host. Host and/or guests may hold positions in assets discussed. This episode may contain paid sponsorships, advertisements, or endorsements. Sponsored content is identified where...

A crash course on buying existing businesses and why acquisition beats startup risk. Coverage of the $10 trillion transfer as baby-boom owners retire. A clear buy, fix, sell playbook with valuation basics, lender-friendly deal structures, and a 100-day value-creation sprint. Practical outreach scripts, due diligence priorities, smart use of SBA debt, and common mindset mistakes for first-time acquirers.

Send us Fan Mail"RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply"The AI Gold Rush is here, redefining the venture capital landscape. Billions of dollars are flowing, startup valuations are soaring, and the traditional power dynamics of early-stage investing are being upended. In this explosive episode, host Ryan Miller sits down with Maria Palma, General Partner at Freestyle VC, one of the most disciplined and forward-thinking firms in the industry, specializing in seed-stage and early-stage technology investments. Discover the frameworks Freestyle VC uses to spot defensible AI plays before the market recognizes them. This is a must-watch for fund managers, angel investors, and startup founders looking to understand the new rules of raising capital.Subscribe on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOe79EXLDsROQ0z3YLnu1QQConnect with Ryan Miller:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rcmiller1/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingbillionspodcast/X: https://x.com/_MakingBilliThe Fresh Patch Podcast - Where Good Pets Get It. Welcome to the Fresh Patch Podcast where we talk about everything, from dog...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Support the showDISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment and general informational purposes only — not legal, financial, tax, or investment advice. Nothing herein constitutes a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any security or investment product. Past performance does not indicate future results. Always consult qualified legal, financial, and tax professionals before making any investment decision. NAME NOTICE: "Making Billions with Ryan Miller" reflects the profile and aspirations of guests featured — it is not a promise, projection, guarantee, or representation of any financial result, income, or outcome for any listener, viewer, or reader. Most individuals who consume this content do not raise any particular amount of capital, and many achieve no financial result whatsoever. "Fund Raise Capital" is a brand identifier only — it is not a promise, guarantee, or representation that any member, subscriber, or listener will raise capital, attract investors, or achieve any financial or professional outcome. This show does not constitute a business opportunity, franchise, investment program, or offer of any product or service of any kind. No part of this show should be construed as a solicitation for investment in any way. Guest views are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the show or host. Host and/or guests may hold positions in assets discussed. This episode may contain paid sponsorships, advertisements, or endorsements. Sponsored content is identified where...