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Podcast: The School of Greatness
Episode: Gene Simmons Opens Up: Coming To America With Nothing, The Mindset That Built An Empire & The Man Behind The Makeup
Description: Leave an Amazon Rating or Review for my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy!When Gene Simmons tells me about surviving concentration camps through his mother's courage, I realize this isn't just another rock star storyβit's an American dream forged in fire. The KISS frontman takes me on a journey from a Hungarian refugee who couldn't speak English to building one of the most recognizable brands on earth, more famous than Mount Rushmore itself. What strikes me most is his raw honesty about the price of success, from decades of reckless behavior to finally le...