How to manufacture a billionaire childhood
This episode of My First Million dives into the rags-to-riches story of Sir Jim Ratcliffe, a chemical engineer turned billionaire who built a $40 billion empire through private equity and passion-driven side quests — including funding elite athletic feats and launching a rugged SUV comp
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