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How A Once Homeless Veteran Built Two Multi-Billion-Dollar Companies
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35:37Now PlayingForbes deputy editor Matt Durot sits down with John Paul DeJoria, the legendary co-founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems and Patrón Tequila. To celebrate his book, "Success Unshared is Failure," DeJoria shares his raw, unfiltered journey of resilience, mindset, and why he firmly believes that the American Dream is still alive and well for anyone willing to work for it.
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