Elon Musk just became the world's first trillionaire, and Tim and Mark have thoughts -- but not the ones you'd expect. This episode is really about what rich actually looks like up close: how wealthy people dress, talk, think, and move versus everyone else. Spoiler: it has a lot more to do with your mindset and your conversations than your bank account. Follow the show wherever you listen and leave a five-star review if you're getting value. It helps more people find us. You can follow Tim at @timbratz and Mark at @markevansdm on social. See you next week!

You can have a great business and still be the bottleneck, the liability, and the target all at once. Tim and Mark break down the 7 people you need on the business side of your life: the ones keeping your books tight, your taxes low, your assets protected, and your deals moving.

Last week was the personal side. This week Tim and Mark get into the seven people you need running your business — the ones who keep money from slipping through the cracks, protect what you've built, and open doors you didn't even know existed.

This is the stuff that separates a real business from a job disguised as one. If the people you're taking advice from don't have these people on their team, that's your answer right there.

In this episode:

• Controller vs. CFO — why you need financial oversight that goes way beyond what's in the bank account (and how Mark's controller tracked down a $29,000 check he'd completely forgotten about)
• The case for an in-house attorney: Tim's lawyer found a single word in a Fannie Mae loan doc and knocked $1.8 million off a prepayment penalty — more than 12 years of salary in one deal
• Tax advisors vs. CPAs — why your CPA is technically working for the government, not you, and what it actually costs you not to have a real tax strategist in your corner
• Insurance: the story of Tim's apartment building that burned to the ground and a policy that capped out at $10,000 when it should have paid out $3 million
• Private banker — the most underrated relationship on this list and why Mark and Tim both swear by it
• Social media, marketing, and PR: why Tim closed a $500K investment from someone he'd never spoken to, just because they'd been watching him online for eight years
• Real estate connections — how Tim's mortgage guy helped him turn a $30M exit into a potential $38M one with a single phone call

If you got something out of this episode, subscribe so you don't miss the next one and drop a comment below. We love hearing from you! Follow Tim at @timbratz and Mark at @markevansdm for more. See you next week.

0:00 Intro

1:57 Controller/CFO

13:25 Attorney

25:39 Tax Advisor

36:15 Insurance Agent

48:09 Private Banker

48:18 Marketing/PR Person

55:32 Real Estate Expert

You can have all the money in the world and still have the wrong people around you. That gap will cost you more than any bad investment. Tim and Mark break down the 7 people every wealthy person needs on the personal side of their life: the ones protecting your time, your health, your family, and your legacy. Simple stuff that nobody really talks about until you need it.

This episode is part one of a two-parter — next week they're covering the business side.

In this episode:

- Why an executive assistant is the single most important hire

- The case for a private doctor on retainer

- Travel connections: the one relationship that matters most when you get that call and you need to be somewhere in four hours

- What a fiduciary actually does and why you need one before you think you need one (shoutout to @garrettbgunderson, @jim.dew_, and @jeffsocha — guys who have them and can point you in the right direction)

- Personal trainers and nutrition coaches — including Tim's buddy @gunnarmade, who keeps the Bratz household moving

- Spiritual guidance as a personal and marriage resource, and why Mark thinks you don't have to be in an organized religion to benefit from it

- Charitable connections: how to find the grassroots organizations actually doing the work (not the ones spending 98% of donations on marketing)

If you got something out of this episode, subscribe and follow the show so you don't miss the next one. And please leave us a comment! We love to hear from you. Follow Tim at @timbratz and Mark at @markevansdm for more. See you next week.

0:00 Intro

10:53 Personal Assistant

27:02 Private Doctor

31:16 Travel Connections

36:45 Fiduciary

43:46 Personal Trainer

46:52 Spiritual Coach

53:13 Charitable Connection