From Broke Babe to BILLIONAIRE: Hustle Culture, The High Life & Hard Truths | with Lucy Guo

From broke to billions: Hustle culture, the high life and the hard truths…
This week Lucy Guo, the youngest self-made female billionaire, joins Wallis and Fran for a wild ride through the real life of building an empire.
From learning PayPal at 8 and couchsurfing through her frugal startup days, to dominating hackathons, angel investing, and mastering AI, Lucy shares the grind, the hustle, and the hard-won lessons that got her to the top.

Expect festival fiascos, fitness fanaticism, and survival tips for self-made, ambitious women – plus playful banter, girl talk, and a few life hacks you won’t see coming.

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Grab your prosecco (or energy drink) and settle in: this episode is equal parts ambition, chaos, laughter, and the reality of making it big.

Timestamps:
00:00:07 Hello & Meet Lucy Guo
00:00:37 Hustle & Grit: From Frugal Startup Days to Angel Investing
00:02:47 Couchsurfing & Coupons: The Real Startup Grind
00:04:44 Family, Thiel Fellowship Myths, and Ruthless Discipline
00:06:29 Neopets to Code: The Early Tech Awakening
00:09:34 Dropping Out & Dominating Hackathons
00:10:45 Makeup, AI & Mastering ChatGPT Prompt Engineering
00:13:42 Breaking Barriers: Women in Tech & Hard-Won Wisdom
00:16:14 Festival Fiascos & Tomorrowland Tales
00:21:01 Pain & Power: Barry’s Bootcamp and Fitness Obsession
00:24:57 No Time to Waste: Ruthless Time Management Secrets
00:28:32 Vegas Hacks: Cheap Apartments & Travel Mastery
00:32:21 Turbocharged Energy: Family Genes & Caffeine Fuel
00:36:03 Relentless Drive: Why Lucy Rarely Slows Down
00:37:47 Skydiving Mishaps & Hidden Daredevil Talents
00:40:31 Horror Movie Trauma: Facing The Ring and Fear
00:41:09 Final Word: Socials & Sign Off

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