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F-18 Pilot Made $100M Then Lost $100K/Month w/Mike Brown

Former F-18 pilot Mike Brown built a $100M energy firm, sold for life-changing money, then lost $100K monthly for two years. His mistake? Thinking he needed $100 million to be wealthy when he actually needed $15 million. Now the “anti-hustle guy” behind Unbreakable Wealth, Brown teaches why most entrepreneurs need far less money than they think and how to build sustainable wealth without grinding yourself into the ground.

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From Combat Cockpit to Financial Disaster

Former F-18 naval flight officer Mike Brown flew 75 combat missions in Iraq before building an energy investment firm that generated over $100 million for his partners. After selling in 2019 for what he called “life-changing money,” Brown thought his financial worries were over forever.

The $100,000 Monthly Bleed

Two years after his exit, Brown was hemorrhaging $100,000 every month on a failed e-commerce investment. Despite being a multimillionaire on paper, all his assets were locked up in illiquid deals. The man who once navigated fighter jets through combat zones found himself unable to get out of bed some mornings, overwhelmed by financial stress he never saw coming.

The Anti-Hustle Revolution

Brown’s catastrophic mistake revealed a harsh truth: he thought he needed $100 million to be wealthy when he actually needed around $15 million. Now the founder of Unbreakable Wealth, he’s become the “anti-hustle guy” teaching entrepreneurs a radically different approach to building sustainable wealth—one that challenges everything you think you know about money, freedom, and how much is actually enough.

Timestamps

1:25
Navy F-18 Pilot Background
6:40
What It’s Like Flying Fighter Jets
22:15
The $100K Monthly Disaster
29:53
The 5 Levels of True Wealth
46:26
Financial Freedom Formula

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