Shopify on Founder's Story

Founder's StoryJuly 6, 2026

I Was Worth $5 Million at 23. Eight Months Later I Was Negative $1 Million | Ep. 416 with Leo Pareja CEO of eXp Realty

1:17
mid-roll
Gary V, Codie Sanchez, Rob Dyrdek, Shelley Zalis, Noah Kagan, Kate Hancock, Ryan Serhant, Kara Goldin
IBH Media
July 6, 2026
Host-read (by Gary V, Codie Sanchez, Rob Dyrdek, Shelley Zalis, Noah Kagan, Kate Hancock, Ryan Serhant, Kara Goldin)Direct responseBaked-in adE-commerce
0:00 / 1:17
@ 21:06 in ep

Estimated current placement value

Low confidence
~$1,800range $360$12,000

What a comparable one-episode placement on this show might cost today—not reported advertiser spend or a historical invoice.

How this estimate works

A broad audience range for the top 200 popularity tier is multiplied by public CPM benchmarks and a placement factor. Inputs for this read: 1:17 · Host-read (by Gary V, Codie Sanchez, Rob Dyrdek, Shelley Zalis, Noah Kagan, Kate Hancock, Ryan Serhant, Kara Goldin) · mid-roll.

Model placement-value-v1-2026-08 · benchmark inputs as of 2026-08
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Transcript

Have you been sitting on a business idea? Let me tell you something. I've been selling on Shopify since 2012. I started with a men's grooming line, built out a full skincare brand, all on the same platform. And the thing that blew me away from day one, was that everything I needed to actually start selling was already there. I didn't need to piece together five different tools or hire a developer. Shopify had it already. The moment that first customer was ready to pay, the checkout just worked. No friction, no drop-off. And when customers come back, their details are already saved. One tap and they're done. That was huge for me early on because every completed sale built my confidence that this thing was real. And because Shopify handled the setup and the checkout, I wasn't stuck troubleshooting my own website. I could actually focus on building the brand, creating new products, running campaigns. That shift from figuring out the tech to actually growing the business, that's when everything changed for me. With Shopify, nothing stands in between your idea and a real business. So go make it one. Start your free trial at Shopify.com slash founders story. Start your free trial at Shopify.com slash founders story.

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Episode

Founder's Story
I Was Worth $5 Million at 23. Eight Months Later I Was Negative $1 Million | Ep. 416 with Leo Pareja CEO of eXp Realty
Hosts: Gary V, Codie Sanchez, Rob Dyrdek, Shelley Zalis, Noah Kagan, Kate Hancock, Ryan Serhant, Kara Goldin
Publisher: IBH Media