A Founder's Life

The Habits That Create an Extraordinary Life - Bill Carmody - S4 - E17

Leo Gestetner Season 4 Episode 17

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👤 Connect with Today’s Guest – Bill Carmody

What does success look like after you’ve built and sold three multimillion-dollar companies?

For Bill Carmody, it’s about living abundantly, not just financially, but physically, mentally, and emotionally.

In this powerful conversation, Bill shares his journey from humble beginnings and scarcity-driven hustle to achieving financial freedom and traveling the world for a year with his daughter. Along the way, he reveals how focusing on daily habits — meditation, exercise, diet, and sleep — can create an extraordinary life far beyond the business metrics.

What you’ll learn in this conversation:

  • How Bill built and exited three multimillion-dollar companies
  • The mindset shift from scarcity to abundance
  • Why daily habits create lasting success
  • The connection between sleep, health, and leadership
  • How to be fully present in business and family life
  • The most important question every founder should ask: “What is enough?”

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⏱️ Timestamps

0:00 – Intro & sponsor (Thankz)

1:16 – Meet Bill Carmody: entrepreneur, author, and Ironman athlete

2:10 – From humble beginnings to digital marketing pioneer

3:15 – Building three multimillion-dollar companies

4:58 – What financial freedom really means

6:12 – Traveling the world with his daughter on a gap year

8:02 – The importance of family and being fully present

10:15 – Overcoming burnout and suicidal thoughts through transformation

12:00 – Dropping 95 pounds and completing two Ironman races

13:40 – The power of sleep, meditation, and mental fitness

16:20 – Scarcity vs abundance: finding “enough”

18:00 – What daily habits compound into an extraordinary life

20:45 – Martial arts, flow, and lifelong learning

23:50 – Advice for founders: micro-adjustments create major change

25:30 – Where to find Bill (billcarmody.com + askbill.us)

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