Selling Air for $1 Million | Joe Cayre

Today on Momentum, I sit down with Joe Cayre, a successful businessman and community philanthropist. We go through Joe's story in its entirety–from growing up poor to ultimately working with corporations like Walmart and Microsoft in multimillion-dollar deals. Throughout his journey, Joe has continuously given generously to community synagogues, schools, and organizations. Joe shares his #1 piece of advice for young adults, as well as some fascinating stories about his time in business. 🎙️ Momentum is a podcast where I sit down with interesting and successful community members in order to extract insights that inspire the next generation of our community's leaders. We release a new episode every Friday and tons of clips on our ⁠⁠Instagram page⁠⁠. Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe! (00:00) Intro (01:46) First job (03:30) Working with cousins from Mexico (04:23) Getting into the music industry (06:13) Starting his own music record (11:10) Hitting the USA Top Charts (12:16) Opening GoodTimes Home Video (14:39) Finding fulfillment in work (15:16) Getting sued by Walt Disney (19:41) Meeting Sam Walton, Founder of Walmart (24:00) Getting the exclusive rights to private domain films (27:42) Taking the company public (30:54) Becoming Walmart’s exclusive supplier (34:14) Selling GoodTimes Home Video (35:23) Entering the real estate industry (36:32) The importance of community involvement and politics (38:42) Should you follow your passion or chase the money? (39:50) Advice to young adults (40:45) Outro