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468: Losing $50M, Rebuilding Everything, and the Mindset That Makes It Possible with Rod Khleif

Dave Lukas, The Misfit Entrepreneur_Breakthrough Entrepreneurship · 2026-04-15 · 48 min

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This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Rod Khleif. Rod is a multiple serial entrepreneur, real estate expert, peak performance strategist and philanthropist who has built over 27 businesses across a 44 year career, several worth tens of millions of dollars. But what makes Rod's story really, truly stand out isn't just the success, it's the resilience. After building massive wealth and he lost 50 million plus during the 2008 crash only to rebuild again and come back even stronger. So from humble beginnings as a impoverished Dutch immigrant to becoming one of the country's top voices in business, mindset and real estate. Rod has lived through both extraordinary wins and what he calls his seminars, which we're going to talk a lot about today, is termed really for failures that teach the biggest lessons. And so today, he's passionate about helping others develop the mindset, the psychology, the systems needed to thrive in business and life. And he's impacted millions through his podcast training and his philanthropic work with the Tiny Hands Foundation.

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