{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Ambition","title":"Roy Thomson (Billionaire Media Baron)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/30f89ce6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":6658,"description":"He was the son of a Toronto barber, still broke at 40 after failing at business after business. Then he bought a small-town radio station and a small-town newspaper with $200 down. \nBy the time he died at 82, he owned more than 200 newspapers, including The Times of London, and held the Scottish TV franchise he famously called \"a license to print your own money.\" Today, the Thomson family is the richest family in Canada.\n\nThis is the story of Roy Thomson, and we have a lot to learn from him.\n\nSource for this episode:\nRoy Thomson of Fleet Street by Russell Braddon\nLinks:\nAmbition website\nAmbition Summit on September 24th, 2026\nFollow Justin on Twitter\nConnect with Justin on LinkedIn ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/A-0MqXQQBnkzQseMH2SiANoWjNiADfzGy1n6wDpLCyc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zOTU0/NDA5M2ZjMGM3N2Mx/N2Y5YmJhMjZmMmE4/NTA4YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}