{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":" Wall Street To Y'all Street","title":"This Founder Lost Everything — Here's What Nobody Tells You","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/6109dbb2\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":7441,"description":"What happens when a founder builds real wealth, then watches it all disappear?\nIn this episode of Wall Street To Y'all Street, we sit down with a founder who went from the top to rock bottom, and hear the raw, unfiltered truth about what it takes to lose everything and decide what comes next. No motivational fluff. No comeback fairy tales. Just the real story — the mistakes, the pressure, the moments nobody talks about.\nWhether you're building your first company or recovering from a business failure, this conversation will challenge everything you think you know about entrepreneurship.\n🔑 In this episode:\n• The decisions that led to financial collapse\n• What losing everything actually does to a founder's identity\n• The brutal truth about bouncing back after failure\n• Hard-won lessons every entrepreneur needs to hear\n🎙️ABOUT THE HOST: Joseph J. Raetzer, MBA, JD is Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and Securities Lawyer (capital raising). He started his career over 20 years ago on Wall Street and he has done over $100+ billion in transactions. He is also a serial entrepreneur with a successful 7-figure exit in under 3 years, and founder of his corporate M&A and securities law firm Raetzer PLLC.\nHis podcast Wall Street to Y’all Street features real lessons from founders, operators, and executives who have built, scaled, lost, and rebuilt businesses. This is not legal advice - always consult with your attorney. Joseph J. Raetzer, MBA, JD is licensed in New York and Texas. 🎙️CONNECT WITH JOE ON LINKEDIN AT https://www.linkedin.com/in/raetzer/\n📖BOOK RECOMMENDATION: Shoe Dog by Phil Knight\nhttps://amzn.to/46PXiVW\n(Amazon affiliate link helps support the channel)\nTIMESTAMPS:\n00:00 How Andrea made $32,000 in her first month in New York\n01:05 Intro: why this interview starts with triumphs and failures\n04:00 What did growing up in a tiny Texas town teach Andrea?\n06:10 How did she go from awkward small-town girl to New York operator?\n11:10 How did Andrea break into...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/75oAuGhq97wpEruFj9zliiV-2tDJa5Hk8v3en-_ksoA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ZmY1/ZmMzMTQyN2ZlMzIx/ZjkzY2RiNjhmMDEy/Y2Y0Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}