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📬 Danny Yeung is giving you The $100m Velocity Playbook — https://openresidency.com/danny-yeung-playbook

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Trailer
00:00:52 What's Your Marketing Mix With IM8?
00:04:16 What Does Your CAC to LTV Look Like?
00:05:44 What Does Your Content System Look Like?
00:07:41 Platform Risk and Where To Spend Next
00:08:37 How Do You Keep Your Customers?
00:15:05 Partnership With David Beckham
00:22:14 Partnership With Sabalenka
00:25:08 New Partners For IM8
00:29:46 AI Tools For Business
00:31:51 Leadership Style
00:33:09 The Crazy Groupon Story
00:40:14 Getting Your Team To Move Fast
00:43:02 How Much Is Luck vs Skill?
00:47:20 How Did Prenetics Start?
00:58:18 Transitioning Out of Covid Testing
01:02:31 $1B to $40M Marketcap — What Did You Learn?
01:05:43 How Did You Get To IM8?
01:08:22 Quickstrike Questions
In this episode, we sit down with Danny Yeung, co-founder and CEO of Prenetics and the person behind IM8, the longevity supplement brand that went from zero to $100M annual run rate in under a year. Danny walks through the marketing engine running $100K+ per day on Meta alone, why he keeps 1,000–1,500 ads live at any given time, and the deal structures behind signing David Beckham, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Aryna Sabalenka.

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Danny Yeung, Co-Founder & CEO of Prenetics / IM8
Website: https://im8.com
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In this episode of Open Residency, we sit down with David Grutman, the founder of Groot Hospitality and the man behind LIV, Komodo, and Papi Steak, to break down how he built one of the most iconic hospitality empires in the world. David shares the ecosystem thinking that turned a single nightclub into a multi-venue flywheel, why he treats every concept as intellectual property, and the hard lessons that shaped how he operates today.
We go deep on the deal structures behind his biggest wins and biggest losses, how he decides between lease deals and management deals, and why your audience will tell you exactly who you are. Even when your ego disagrees. David also opens up his venture portfolio, sharing what made him back Liquid Death, Colossal Biosciences, and Skinny Dipped — and what one failed investment taught him about founders who over-optimize for valuation over growth. He also talks about his new book, Take It Personal, and why caring deeply about the details is exactly why he's still winning.
Take It Personal Book: https://zandoprojects.com/books/take-it-personal-hardcover
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Trailer
00:00:46 Kim Kardashian Wrote The Forward Of Your Book, How Do You Look At Relationships?
00:02:00 18 Year Ago, You Opened Up LIV, What Was That Aha Moment That You Could Create A Whole Ecosystem?
00:03:31 On Komodo, You Raised $10 Million Initually, What Was That Biggest Lesson?
00:06:45 Walk Me Through What You Learned About IP With Komodo?
00:10:13 What Type Of EBITDA or Profit Does A Club Or Restaurant Actually Look Like?
00:11:13 What About 1st Gen vs 2nd Gen For Restaurants and Clubs?
00:12:47 Tell Me The Origin Story Of Poppy Steak?
00:14:24 What Is It Like Doing Business With Friends?
00:15:42 When You Open Your Own Venues, What Are Some Of Those Non-Negotiables?
00:20:55 You're In Venture Now.
00:23:15 When You Invest In A Company, How Do You Integrate It To Your Wold?
00:24:56 What Are Those Red Flags When People Are Looking For An Investment From You?
00:30:07 What's The Most Surprsing Company You've Invested In?
00:33:04 What's The Hardest Lesson About Winkers?
00:34:25 How Much Revenue Do You need For A Restaurant or Venue?
00:39:51 Quickstrike Questions
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Dan Martell is giving you the AI Operator Playbook, and it's in the link below. It's the exact system he uses to run 17 companies with a 1-person finance team, including his full 8-tool stack ranked, the Master Prompt Architecture that gives any AI five-year-colleague-level context in one upload, and the Zero Inbox System he has used for 3 years without reading a single email himself. The part most founders never reach: why using AI for content and marketing is the lowest-leverage move you can make, and which lever actually triples profit in 60 days.
Download it free: https://openresidency.com/dan-martell-playbook?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=dan_martell_playbook&utm_term=playbook&utm_content=playbook_download_form
In this episode of Open Residency, we sit down with Dan Martell, investor, entrepreneur, and one of the most followed voices in AI, to break down what's actually happening at the frontier of artificial intelligence. Dan tier-ranks the top AI tools, explains why most people are using AI completely wrong, and reveals the reverse prompting framework that's changing how he builds companies. We also go deep on the future of work… why AI-first operators are replacing entire departments, how Dan built Martell Ventures to 225M monthly impressions, and what it really means to buy back your time in the age of agents. If you're serious about building in 2026, this one is required listening.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Trailer
00:00:50 You've Tested 500 AI Tools And Narrowed Down To The Top 8. Let's Start With ChatGPT.
00:02:33 What About Claude?
00:14:47 Do You Recommend People Going Super Wide Or All In On One?
00:17:14 What About Gemini?
00:18:54 What About Grok?
00:25:29 What is Wispr Flow?
00:34:29 What is Apex.host?
00:39:30 How Do You Stay Up To Date With All The AI News And Noise?
00:45:05 What Is Moltbook?
00:54:16 What's The Best Way To Structure Prompts Across Your Company?
01:03:19 How Do You Use AI As A Business Leverage?
01:07:52 Quickstrike Questions
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Matt Gray is giving you the Founder Flywheel, the 3-layer audience system he used to build an 8-figure business that runs without him, and it’s in the link below.
It’s the operating architecture behind 18,000+ founders helped, including the 7-System Business Blueprint and the Content Waterfall that turns one video into 24+ pieces across every platform.
The part that changes everything: the one layer 99% of founders skip, and why skipping it means your audience can never become revenue.
Download it free: https://openresidency.com/matt-gray-playbook?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=matt_gray_playbook
In this episode, we sit down with Matt Gray, founder of Founder OS, to break down why most founders don't actually own a business — they own a job. Matt explains how 98% of founders are trapped in "founder prison," constantly reacting, firefighting, and unable to step away. He walks through the exact systems behind building a company that runs without you.
We also go deep on founder-led content, the rise of personal brands as infrastructure, and how to build a media engine that compounds over time. This conversation is a masterclass on designing a business that creates freedom and why the future belongs to founders who think in systems, not effort.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Trailer
00:00:48 How Do You Design A Business That Works While You're Offline?
00:04:28 Let's Go Into Your Systems, What's The First System That A Business Owner Should Do?
00:16:32 What Does Your Content Team Look Like?
00:42:18 What's Your Lead Magnet System?
00:47:52 What's The Biggest Mistake Founders Make When Building Lead Magnets?
01:00:49 Any Special Tactics You Use For Referrals?
01:04:06 What Is Your Operating Rhythm for Founder OS?
01:15:00 When Did You Realize That You Had Become A Bottleneck To Your Own Company?
01:25:33 What's The Set Of Boundaries You Set As A Founder?
01:35:58 Why Do You Think Personal Brands Are No Longer Optional For Founders?
01:42:36 How Do You Handle Criticism And Negative Feedback?
01:45:02 What Is The Best First Step For A Founder Building A Personal Brand?
01:48:58 Quickstrike Questions
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<p>We turned this conversation into a playbook — <a href="https://openresidency.com/matt-gray-playbook?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=matt_gray_playbook" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://openresidency.com/matt-gray-playbook?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=matt_gray_playbook</a></p><p>In this episode, we sit down with Matt Gray, founder of Founder OS, to break down why most founders don't actually own a business — they own a job. Matt explains how 98% of founders are trapped in "founder prison," constantly reacting, firefighting, and unable to step away. He walks through the exact systems behind building a company that runs without you.</p><p>We also go deep on founder-led content, the rise of personal brands as infrastructure, and how to build a media engine that compounds over time. This conversation is a masterclass on designing a business that creates freedom and why the future belongs to founders who think in systems, not effort.</p><p><strong>TIMESTAMPS:</strong><br />00:00:00 Trailer<br />00:00:48 How Do You Design A Business That Works While You're Offline?<br />00:04:28 Let's Go Into Your Systems, What's The First System That A Business Owner Should Do?<br />00:16:32 What Does Your Content Team Look Like?<br />00:42:18 What's Your Lead Magnet System?<br />00:47:52 What's The Biggest Mistake Founders Make When Building Lead Magnets?<br />01:00:49 Any Special Tactics You Use For Referrals?<br />01:04:06 What Is Your Operating Rhythm for Founder OS?<br />01:15:00 When Did You Realize That You Had Become A Bottleneck To Your Own Company?<br />01:25:33 What's The Set Of Boundaries You Set As A Founder?<br />01:35:58 Why Do You Think Personal Brands Are No Longer Optional For Founders?<br />01:42:36 How Do You Handle Criticism And Negative Feedback?<br />01:45:02 What Is The Best First Step For A Founder Building A Personal Brand?<br />01:48:58 Quickstrike Questions</p><p><strong>📬 GET IN TOUCH</strong><br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/openresidency/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/openresidency/</a><br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/markbrazil/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/markbrazil/</a><br />LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmastrandrea/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmastrandrea/</a><br />Website: <a href="https://openresidency.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://openresidency.com/</a><br />Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p><strong>🎯 Powered by beehiiv</strong><br />Use code MARK30 for 30% off<br />Link: <a href="https://beehiiv.link/zxm5lp" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://beehiiv.link/zxm5lp</a></p>