Shadowing Practice: Asking a Billionaire Woman How She Got Rich! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Excuse me, miss.
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This is the queen of Anastasia Beverly Hills.
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I'd love to know, are you a business owner?
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Yeah.
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Excuse me, ma 'am.
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Ma 'am, is this your car?
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What's the highest amount of money you've made in a single year?
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I'm 1 .5 million.
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You're a millionaire.
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I'm trying to be a billionaire.
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In the seven figures.
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Uh, over 10.
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10 million?
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Yes.
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How can someone in 2026 become a millionaire themselves?
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Consistency is key.
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Don't let fear stop you.
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Fear is the killer for success.
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You have to train people, hiring the right people so that I can trust them to do the work when I'm not theirs.
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Work hard, save your money, invest the money that you make.
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I'd just love to know, like, what kind of message do you want to give to the younger generation, especially women?
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This is Beverly Hills, California, one of the richest cities in the world.
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Luxury cars, designer brands, and multi -million dollar homes.
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But behind all this wealth, there are women who have built their success from skincare companies to consulting firms to fashion brands
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and real estate empires and by the end of the day we ran into a billionaire
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so today i'm walking around beverly hills to talk to women entrepreneurs
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and learn how they made their first million and the lessons they've learned
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I should probably mention that this video took about three days to film which means
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that you're getting the absolute best interviews we found down to
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the minute excuse me excuse me are you guys business owners
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by chance yes what type of business do you own skincare
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and a sales
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and marketing company I live in Maryland what are you doing
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here I'm actually part of the school of hard knocks team
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we are starting a hard night don't we all get them especially when you're an entrepreneur.
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I bought a brand called Ambi Skincare from L 'Oreal about seven years ago
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and then I started a skincare line called I Know Skincare.
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What's the highest amount of money you've made in a single year?
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Over 10.
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10 million?
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Yes.
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We can say that you're a millionaire.
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I am.
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How are you able to become a millionaire?
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Blood, sweat, and tears and not counting the money while you're in the mode of building.
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What the old people say, a watch pot does not boil.
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The water does not bull when you watch it
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so just keep doing what you're doing
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and it comes do you think marketing for your skincare brand
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is actually super important oh you gotta market how else would people know
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that you're out there but it's very expensive to do it it costs
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so much money social media marketing
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but it's worth it what type of success have you seen though through social media marketing
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that you can give to other viewers to maybe have a
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skincare brand right now you have to find your community
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and that's what's important finding those people and having that emotional tie with your customer.
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What is it they're looking for?
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Less wrinkles, less dry skin.
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So you connect on those different levels based on consumer's needs.
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One more thing.
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If there's one message you can give to a young entrepreneur right now, a young woman who is looking to become a millionaire in 2026, what advice would you give them?
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Don't let fear stop you.
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Fear is the killer for success.
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Do it in spite of being fearful.
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Do it afraid.
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Thank you so much.
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You're awesome.
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My name is Samantha, by the way.
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Hey Samantha, I'm Jermaine.
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That was absolutely amazing.
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We finally met our first millionaire today and she had so much to say.
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What she did, she actually invested in buying out another company and through that company's success, she actually started a whole new company.
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Let's go find someone else that has that same determination and motivation.
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Excuse me, ma 'am, are you a business owner?
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I am a business owner.
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Oh, what line of business are you in?
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I'm in consulting.
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What about you?
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I'm actually a channel host for the School of Hard Knocks Women's Channel.
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Basically, I'm going around talking to successful women and giving advice to the younger generation of women.
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Okay.
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How much have you made in a single year?
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The highest amount.
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In the seven figures.
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Seven figures.
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Yeah.
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Millionaire.
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Yeah.
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Well, God has been good.
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Yeah.
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Yes.
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That's amazing.
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I love that answer.
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How are you able to get to that like state, like be able to become a millionaire?
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What you're asking is how was I able to scale?
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And it came from being very clear about what my product is, understanding how to communicate that value to my customers,
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not being afraid to talk about the business and the value
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that it brings and also hiring the right people and training them
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so that I can trust them to do the work when I'm not there.
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So the idea is if you're in the kitchen cooking all the time, then it takes you away from having the ability to go out and fish and get more.
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So you have to train people so
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that you can trust them to do the work so you don't have to stand over them while they're in the kitchen.
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You can train them to be your sous chef
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and you can move on to bigger things i love that
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so much so obviously you've definitely taken risk at some point right i have yeah
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so i'm still taking risks i love
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that what type of risk are you taking within your career
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every day is a risk it's a risk to wake up in the morning
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and to go out and to try to convince people
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that your business is valuable to them it's a risk to hire people
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because as you hire people It requires more cash flow, so you have to make sure that you're able to.
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manage the day -to -day of the business
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and also keep the working capital that you need to be able to go out.
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I'd also say that it's a risk whenever you take on a new client.
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Sometimes you can promise a lot of wonderful things to people and not necessarily know that you can actually deliver on it.
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So there are so many risks that you take every day, but it's worth it.
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Taking care of your clients is so important, especially in consulting.
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How are you taking care of your clients to make sure that they're okay and successful?
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It starts with a relationship.
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In order for me to take care of my clients, I have to understand the uniqueness of their business and what they need.
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And so taking care of my clients can be checking in with them
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and making sure that we're giving them a good quality product.
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It can be making sure that we deliver
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and not being afraid to ask them to report and to grade our work to make sure we're doing it right.
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And then to be willing to take the feedback
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and to make the necessary changes that you need to make to maintain the relationship and leverage those relationships for their clients.
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Wow.
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And I want to go back to your faith too, because you said that God is good.
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Have you always been a follower of Christ?
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Is that who you're following?
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Absolutely.
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I'm unapologetic.
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In every email, I end it with Godspeed.
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I don't shy away from who I am because it's deeply rooted in my company.
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I'm actually not the president or the CEO.
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I'm the managing partner.
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God is the CEO.
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One more thing.
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If there's someone right now that wants to get into your career in 2026, what tips would you give them in order to become successful and even become a millionaire through their own business?
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I would say take out a sheet of paper and write down a line in the middle.
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Write likes and dislikes.
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All the things that you'd like to do, write them down.
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Be very clear about what that is.
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And on the other side, you need to look at your dislikes, those things that you don't enjoy doing.
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And I think that both of them have value.
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On the like side, you can figure out if there's something
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that you'd like to do that doesn't feel like work
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or something that you're really passionate about or something you're really good at
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that you can leverage to turn it into a business or a career.
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But on the dislike side, you have to be also very clear about what you don't like about it if it's something that you can completely eliminate, if it's something that maybe it's not so bad,
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you can tweak it and maybe make it not so terrible for you or if it's something you need to get over.
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And so as you start comparing those things
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and you become very clear about what it is that you enjoy doing and the value that you can bring, you can turn those values into cash and build a legacy that's gonna live beyond you.
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I love that.
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Thank you so much for talking with me.
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You're welcome.
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Oh, it was so nice to meet you.
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My name's Samantha, by the way.
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Samantha, nice to meet you.
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We almost gave up, but we finally met our next millionaire and she had some good stuff to say.
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She was talking about client acquisition, how important it is to have a good relationship with your clients.
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And that's how she was able to become a millionaire.
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Excuse me, ma 'am?
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Ma 'am, is this your car?
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Yeah.
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How are you able to afford something like this?
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I'm a fashion designer.
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I own a clothing line and a shoe company called Jessica Rich.
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I love that.
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How'd you get into that?
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I would love to know.
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I started basically, I was on a reality show 15 years ago.
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I used my network to network in LA, build contacts.
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And then I decided to sell my audience something.
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And then I just started designing one shoe, and then it went from there.
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And I just started giving it to a lot of celebrities and influencers.
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What's the highest amount of money you've made in a single year?
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A 1 .5 million.
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You're a millionaire.
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I'm trying to be a billionaire.
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I would love to know, how can someone in 2026 become a millionaire themselves?
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Consistency is key.
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I mean, I'm nowhere where I want to be, but honestly, if you just wake up, start, and get going, and just ask questions for anyone you want to get advice from, they're usually willing to give you advice.
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Because the owners that I know that are successful, they've lost it all and rebuilt it all, but it's just continued to keep...
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I love that so much.
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I'd love to know, have you taken any huge risk in your life to become a millionaire?
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Starting a business because you lose friends, you lose family, you lose time.
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And, you know, sometimes you look back, was it worth it?
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But when you go to bed at night, you know, you built something from the inside.
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That's the most important.
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How old were you when you became a millionaire?
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35. Tell me one big lesson you learned by becoming a millionaire.
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I would say money isn't everything.
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And honestly, I would trade it all for just like spending time with family
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and friends because sometimes money brings more problems and more stress.
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So enjoy it all, but never let the business take over your personal life
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because it can i love it a couple more questions one more
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if you can go back to your 20 year old self
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what would you tell her i would have moved to la a lot sooner
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because la is the number one place you should be to
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network what's like the top three cities you would go to
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though to become a millionaire in 2026 i would say new york miami
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or la because with all three you'll meet people from every genre from tech to fashion thank you
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so much my new samantha by the way jessica nice to be on
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i love your outfit are you a business owner i am
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yeah what line of business are you in uh real estate
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real estate what do you do in real estate property management
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and investments tell me about that how'd you get into
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that family it's a family business it started as a family
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business what is the highest amount of money you've made in a single year that's a good question
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but i can't divulge that is it like a million no i can't i won't say
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so i'm actually part of a channel basically it's about women's success
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and women who are successful and entrepreneurs and millionaires and billionaires
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and sharing their secrets
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and tips to the younger generation yeah that's why i'm asking
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how did you make your first million just investing wisely in
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real estate i would love to know what are the top three states you're looking at
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or someone should look at in 2026 if they want to become a millionaire in property management and invest you?
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I'm sorry I'm always going to be very partial to California.
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California even though people are really down on it for different reasons because of legislation but I still believe in California.
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Is there a reason why?
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Is there like a specific reason?
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I mean it's going to be 70 degrees here.
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Everywhere else it's 30 so I mean you can't argue with the weather and everything that it has to offer here.
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I mean especially Los Angeles.
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There are a lot of other areas but it's not as desirable.
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If someone wanted to get into this right and they started from zero
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and they wanted to make their first 100k in property management
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investment what would you tell them get a mentor study a lot read a lot
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and ask questions
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and how did you find your investment did you have capital
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what did you do in order to get your investment i was able to have capital
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but i feel like i spent it wisely amazing one more thing
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if there's one message you can give to the younger generation
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right now what would it be i would say work hard save your money i know
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that millennials and Gen Z's are really interested in experiences, but it means you're spending a lot of money.
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You have to invest the money that you make.
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Don't spend it on going out to eat or vacations.
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It's hard.
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Get a good education.
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You're big on education?
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Very much so.
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So you think the younger generation should invest in college or mentorship in order to get into real estate?
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You have to do that.
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You know, it's hard to do it just on your own, so.
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Thank you so much for stopping me, Samantha, by the way.
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Excuse me, miss?
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Miss?
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How were you able to afford a car like this afford
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what a car like this a car like this yeah my
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husband is with earth -winded fire are you a reporter um
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i'm a part of a channel called the school of hard knocks women
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and we're talking to successful women on how they're able to
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give the younger generation a message to become successful themselves do you want
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if i talk to you for a minute okay just just
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i gotta no worries no worries do you own any business like what do you do well i'm a singer
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and yes i own my own group that's so amazing i love that is
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that always been your passion yes yeah from the time in
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living in new york six years old i've been on stage
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tell me one thing how are you able to become a
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singer like i know that's like a really hard thing to
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do as be a successful singer especially how are you able to do
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that you know what it's not a sprint it's a slow journey
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and a lot of things will come and try to derail you people circumstances
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and you just have to sort of bear with it stay with it
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and don't give up
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and i would love to know what message can you give someone who wants to become a famous singer?
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Well, it's like I said before, you stick with it, but you just don't learn how to sing.
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You learn the business.
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There's a book out by an attorney.
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I think it's called Everything You Need to Know About Being in Music.
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So you have to learn about copyrights and publishing and getting a good lawyer, getting a good attorney.
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Let's say somebody samples your song.
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If you're a songwriter, then you need to know how to go about getting money for that.
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Otherwise, they just run away with you with your stuff right
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so uh learn the full business don't just sing learn the business of show business
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thank you so much can i just get your name really quick michelle clark michelle it's
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so nice seeing you michelle thank you oh my gosh
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that was great she gave out some really good facts out
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here fortunately we got kicked out we had to cut it short
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but she definitely dropped some amazing knowledge for the younger generation let's go find someone else like michelle excuse me miss
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I'd love to know, are you a business owner?
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Yeah.
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This is the queen of Anastasia Beverly Hills.
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How did I know that, actually?
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Because I recognized you.
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I'm a part of the School of Hard Knocks channel, and I believe James interviewed you.
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Excuse me, ma 'am.
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Ma 'am, question for you.
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How old were you when you became a millionaire?
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I'm not a millionaire.
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No?
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No, I'm a billionaire.
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You're a billionaire?
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Yes.
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Are you actually?
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Yes.
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How did you become a billionaire?
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Well, working hard, shaping eyebrows.
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It's nice to meet you.
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I'm Samantha, by the way.
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Nice to meet you i'm actually the woman's host for their
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new channel i'd love to interview you for the channel yeah
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i'd love to we need to go to the salon right
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now i could walk with you i'd be down to walk
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with you that's totally fine i just love to know like
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what kind of message you want to give to the younger
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generation especially women i think they have to be passionate about what they want to do
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and working hard is going to get them where they want
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they have to have a plan they have to to stay focused
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and determined this is what it takes it takes a lot of work
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but determination is going to get them where they want to
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be what type of challenges do you think young women are facing today in entrepreneur world oh there are
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so many challenges girl but you need to solve
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that i think business is solving problems
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and it doesn't matter you could be a woman you could
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be a man it doesn't matter really i encourage women to
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not stay focused on oh my god i'm a woman
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and i don't know if i will get the same credit
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that a man will take no i was an immigrant and I'm a woman and I never thought of that.
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I always want to do what I want to do and I was passionate.
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I mastered my craft and I knew that I'm going to win.
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Is that something you've always wanted to do, starting a makeup brand?
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No, I didn't.
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I didn't.
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I needed a job.
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I needed to pay my rent.
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I came in this country without speaking the language and knowing anyone so I think I'd start developing a passion.
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But you know what?
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I started.
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I started getting a job.
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I never thought I would be in beauty business.
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I never thought that I'm going to be passionate about eyebrows.
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So I think once you start doing something, you will realize that you put passion.
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And I think everything you want to do, you have to put 100 % into.
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Become the best in what you want to do.
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I think that's very, very important.
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Don't be ashamed to fail.
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It's okay.
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Failing, it's okay.
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Have you failed?
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And what happened?
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So many times.
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I cannot even start to tell you.
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So many times I failed.
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But you know what?
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The key is to learn from every single thing that you've done and you didn't succeed.
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Learn it and don't do the same mistake again.
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I love that.
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Thank you so much.
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Can you just say your name really quickly?
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Who are you?
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Anastasia Suare, and I'm the creator of Anastasia Beverly Hills.
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Good luck to you and to you and all of you.
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Well, there you have it.
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That's three days walking around Beverly Hills, talking to women who have built million -dollar businesses and even running into a billionaire.
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And I guess the biggest thing I've learned is that there's no single path to success, just people who kept going.
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Thanks for watching.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Asking a Billionaire Woman How She Got Rich!”. This video has 358 sentences and 3564 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:56. The speaker talks fast, about 224 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| millionaire noun | /ˌmɪl.i.əˈnɛə(ɹ)/ | Somebody whose wealth is at least one million (10⁶) currency units (usually understood to exclude holders of hyperinflated currencies). |
| billionaire noun | /ˌbɪl.jəˈnɛɚ/ | Somebody whose wealth is at least one billion (10⁹) currency units (usually understood to exclude holders of hyperinflated currencies). |
| skincare noun | /ˈskɪn.kɛɹ/ | The care and treatment of the skin, especially of the face. |
| entrepreneur noun | /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/ | A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks. |
| passionate adjective | /ˈpæʃənɪt/ | Fired with intense feeling. |
| consult verb | /ˈkɑnsʌlt/ | To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise. |
| dislike verb | /dɪsˈlaɪk/ | To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. |
| eyebrow noun | /ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/ | The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket. |
| wisely adverb | /ˈwaɪzli/ | In a wise manner; using good judgement. |
| leverage noun | /ˈlɛv.(ə.)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ | A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot. |
| consistency noun | /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/ | Local coherence. |
| determination noun | /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/ | The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc. |
| derail verb | /ˌdiːˈɹeɪl/ | To cause to come off the tracks. |
| divulge verb | /daɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/ | To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known. |
| influencer noun | /ˈɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)/ | A person who or a thing which influences. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. |
| buy out verb | to purchase the entire stock or extent of something |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. |
| get over verb | To overcome. |
| give out verb | To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'd love to know, are you a business owner?
- Ma 'am, is this your car?
- What's the highest amount of money you've made in a single year?
- Is that who you're following?
- How'd you get into that?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | you've made · have built · they've learned |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | women who have · film which means · woman who is |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 115 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/, determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/, publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: millionaire /ˌmɪl.i.əˈnɛə(ɹ)/, entrepreneur /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/, consistency /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/, determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/, influencer /ˈɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like millionaire, billionaire, skincare.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.