Welcome to the debut episode of The Holy Grail of Investing, a new podcast from Tony Robbins and Christopher Zook, inspired by their #1 New York Times bestselling book. In this premier conversation, we sit down with Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, to explore how he built one of the most successful private equity firms in the world with over $100 billion in assets under management. Smith shares the story behind Vista’s rise, how engineering principles inform his investment philosophy, and the how AI is impacting technology companies and creating extraordinary efficiencies.
Learn more at www.TheHolyGrailofInvesting.com and www.CAZInvestments.com
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“The Holy Grail of Investing podcast is about more than just investing—it’s about giving listeners a front-row seat to how some of the world’s greatest investors think,” said Tony Robbins. “These conversations usually happen behind closed doors, and now we are making them available to a much broader audience—even those just starting to explore private market opportunities.”
Hosted by Tony Robbins and investor Christopher Zook, this new podcast offers rare, behind-the-scenes conversations with legendary private market investors—exploring not just how they invest, but why they do what they do.
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Tony Robbins is a #1 New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the nation’s #1 Life and Business Strategist. For more than four and a half decades, more than 100 million people from 195 countries have enjoyed the warmth, humor, and transformational power of his business and personal development events.
Mr. Robbins is the author of seven internationally bestselling books, including three #1 New York Times bestsellers: Money: Master the Game, Unshakeable, and Life Force. He created the #1 personal and professional development program of all time, and more than 10 million people have attended his live seminars.
Anthony Robbins is the chairman of a holding company comprising more than 110 privately held businesses with combined sales exceeding $7 billion a year. He has been named in the top 50 of Worth Magazine’s 100 most powerful people in global finance for three consecutive years, honored by Accenture as one of the “Top 50 Business Intellectuals in the World”; by Harvard Business Press as one of the “Top 200 Business Gurus”; and by American Express as one of the “Top Six Business Leaders in the World” to coach its entrepreneurial clients. Fortune’s recent cover article named him the “CEO Whisperer.”
He is a leader called upon by leaders, and has worked with four US presidents, top entertainers — from Aerosmith to Green Day, to Usher and Pitbull, as well as athletes like Serena Williams, Andre Agassi, and the 2022 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors. Billionaire business leaders seek his advice as well; casino magnate Steve Wynn, and Salesforce.com founder Marc Benioff are among those grateful for his coaching.
As a philanthropist, through his partnership with Feeding America, Mr. Robbins has provided over 985 million meals in the last 8 years to those in need. He is two years ahead of schedule to provide 1 billion meals. Through the Tony Robbins Foundation, he has also awarded over 2,500 grants and other resources to health and human services organizations, implemented life-changing curricula in 1,700+ correctional facilities and gathered thousands of young leaders from around the world with its teen programs. In addition, he provides fresh water to 250,000 people a day in India in order to fight the number one killer of children in that country-waterborne diseases.
