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

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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)

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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

Most people are saving their best words for the funeral post. Mark and Tim want you to stop doing that.

This episode landed on Mark's 30th year as an entrepreneur, and instead of a victory lap, he turned it into a question worth sitting with: how many more real shots do you have left? Not at the million-dollar thing. At the hundred million dollar thing. At the dream trip. At the letter you keep meaning to write. At the phone call you've been putting off for three years. Tim opens up about pulling the trigger on a year of international travel with his family, and Mark gets into the daily habit of sending messages, letters, and videos that most people say they'll do someday — and never do.

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Every bad deal, bad partnership, and bad investment has one thing in common: no filter. Tim and Mark break down the TORSCE™ Method (Time, Opportunity Cost, Risk, Skill, Cash Flow, Enterprise Value) a framework for cutting through decisions faster and saying no without guilt. Get the free PDF at imrichpodcast.com/free.

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The gap between rich and poor isn't just money. It's mindset, conversations, and who you're in the room with. Tim and Mark break down the real reasons wealth compounds for some people and stagnates for others. If you've ever looked around and wondered why nothing's changing, this one's for you.

In this episode:

• Why the conversations you're having are the clearest signal of where you're headed financially
• How borrowed belief works — and why proximity to the right people is the fastest shortcut
• The failure mindset shift Tim started using with his kids (and why most parents never do this)
• Why taking extreme ownership is the entry point to any real success
• The difference between buying assets and buying liabilities — and how poor mindset shows up in spending
• Why getting out of the wrong rooms matters more than any tactical business advice
• How to build your own table when you can't get invited to one

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Tim and Mark take on one of the most common beliefs that quietly keeps people from pursuing wealth: the idea that getting rich means becoming someone you hate. They break down where that myth comes from, why the loudest "jerks" are usually people pretending to be rich, and what it actually looks like when genuine wealthy people show up in the room. Along the way, they get into the broke millionaire trap, the confidence-building habits that separate those who make it from those who plateau, and why the story you tell about rich people might be the thing holding you back.

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You built the business. You closed the deals. You hit the number. But if all of that disappeared tomorrow, who would you be?

Mark Evans DM and Tim Bratz get into one of the most overlooked traps successful entrepreneurs fall into: wrapping your entire identity around what you DO instead of who you ARE. Tim opens up about pivoting away from being "the multifamily guy" after 20 years, winding down his coaching program, and the cognitive dissonance that comes with reinventing yourself at a high level. Mark shares why the people calling you a flip-flopper are the ones stuck — and why evolving your identity isn't weakness, it's the whole game.

But there's a flip side too: you have to intentionally become the person you're trying to be. The mindset, the identity, the self-concept...it has to come before the bank account catches up.

This one will hit different if you're in the middle of a pivot, a sale, or just quietly wondering if the version of you that built this is the same one who should be running it.

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