{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Ambition","title":"Dietrich Mateschitz (Red Bull Founder)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8990b1e0\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5304,"description":"At 38, Dietrich Mateschitz was a burned-out toothpaste salesman staring at the same gray airplanes, gray suits, and gray hotel bars, wondering if the next decade would look like the last one. Then he found a strange Thai energy drink, bet everything on it, and built Red Bull into an empire that paid him a record $865 million dividend months before his death and helped him amass a personal fortune worth more than $20 billion.\nThis is the story of Dietrich Mateschitz, the founder of Red Bull, and we have a lot to learn from him.\nSources for this episode: \nThe Red Bull Story: The Unbelievable Success of Dietrich Mateschitz and His Energy Drink Empire by Wolfgang Fürweger\nRed Bull's Billionaire Maniac by Duff McDonald\nThe Soda With Buzz by Kerry A. Dolan\nLinks:\nAmbition website\nAmbition Summit\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}