The WallStreetPapi Podcast

WallStreet Papi
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Weekly interviews with X-native founders and operators building in business, finance, and tech.

  1. May 30

    Episode 54: He Went Broke in Uni, Figured It Out, and Built Six Figures Online. Aaron Will Tells the Whole Story

    Aaron Will went from blowing through £9,000 in his first two months of university, racking up debt, and hating a retail job... to building multiple six-figure income streams online through web design, ghostwriting, funnel design, and now AI systems.In this episode, we get into the real, unfiltered story behind what it actually takes to build something from scratch on the internet. no hype, no shortcuts.We cover: Why nobody's first client ever came from inbound and what to do insteadThe mindset shift that separates people who make it online from those who don'tHow Aaron closed a $12K ghostwriting client on a Sunday while eating dinner with his familyWhy chasing likes and impressions is a trap... and what metrics actually matterThe truth about cold outreach in 2026 and why it still worksHow AI is changing ghostwriting, web design, and agency work foreverThe one tweet that summarizes his entire business philosophyIf you've ever felt like nobody's coming to save you in business this episode is for you.Connect:X: IamAaronWillLike and subscribe for more interviews with CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs!

  2. May 30

    Episode 53: He Made $1.5M Playing Poker, Lost 95% of It, Then Became the Most Positive Account on X | Tyler Todt

    Man this one of my favorite podcast episodes I have ever recorded... Tyler Todt went from depositing $60 on pokerstars to making $1.5 million playing online poker by the time he was 28then he lost 95% of itmercedes. watches. nightlife. zero assetshe had to start over so he took a W-2 at chase bank, ran a branch of 14 people, and started building something different on the side then one morning his two year old daughter grabbed his leg and asked "daddy how long will you be gone"...that was the last day he accepted normal in this episode Tyler breaks down: exactly how he and his wife audited their life, gamified financial freedom built passive income that now covers every single expense they havehow he grew to 255k followers on X without a VA, without a team, and without missing a single day of posting in 7 yearswe talk about faith, fatherhood, mentorswhy giving 20 times before you ask once is the ultimate cheat code in business and in lifeif you are sitting in a W-2 right now wondering if there is another way, this episode is for you!like and subscribe to the channel on youtube ‪@wallstreetpapi‬ to learn more from the founders, entrepreneurs, and CEOs I interview each week!!!connect with TylerX: @tyromperyoutube: ‪@tylertodt‬ connect with meX: @wallstreetpapiiemail letter: wallstreetpapi.substack.com

  3. May 30

    Episode 52: America Gave Away Its Creatine Supply Chain. One Man Is Taking It Back. | AJAC (250k followers) on X

    If you think this episode is about creatine, you're wrong.Alexander Cortes known as AJAC spent his entire adult life in the fitness industry. Ballet dancer turned personal trainer turned one of the most followed fitness writers on the internet. 250K followers on X. 41K Substack subscribers. A decade of building an audience from zero with no backing, no connections, and no plan.Then one day he looked at a tub of creatine and asked a simple question: why don't we make this in America?What he found changed everything.Creatine is only manufactured in two places on earth... China and Germany. China controls 90% of global supply. The United States has been 100% import dependent since the 1990s when American producers were wiped out by Chinese dumping at 120-150% below fair value. And the supply chain behind creatine a molecule called cyanamide feeds fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, airbags, flame retardants, and military explosives.This isn't a supplement story. It's a civilization story.In December 2025, AJAC posted a call to action on X. 40 people showed up in Austin. A company was formed Athanor Inc. He recruited some of the top nitrogen chemists in the world, all on sweat equity. They synthesized American Creatine Batch #1 themselves. What we cover: How China took over the global creatine market in under 2 years and why America never came backWhat cyanamide actually is and why it sits underneath food, medicine, defense, and electronicsHow AJAC recruited world-class scientists with zero capital and a tweetGoing from ballet dancer to personal trainer to hard tech founder at 37The Five Focuses of Life framework and why you can't be elite at everythingWhy X is the highest talent concentration platform on earthThe difference between chasing fame and building an honest audienceHow fitness and company building map to the same mental frameworksWhy knowledge is the foundation of money and why America is still the greatest engine for human creationConnect with AJAC:X: https://x.com/AJA_CortesSubstack: broscienceclub.comAthanor Inc: athanor.incLIKE & SUBSCRIBE!

  4. May 29

    Episode 51: Ben Cera Hiked Mount Fuji Alone and Polsia Was Born. Six Months Later $8M ARR and No Employees

    n this episode I sit down with Ben Cera, the solo founder behind Polsia... an agentic AI company that hit $8M ARR in just 6 months with zero employees.We go deep on Rick Rubin's spiritual philosophy and how his book The Creative Act changed Ben's entire approach to building. Ben opens up about his solo journey to Japan, hiking Mount Fuji alone, and how that trip sparked the idea for Polsia. Then we get into all the ins and outs of how Polsia actually works.How people are literally swimming in the pool while the AI sends emails, runs ads, builds websites, and creates Stripe accounts on their behalf.I genuinely believe this is the most revolutionary thing since ChatGPT. This is one of them ones.what we cover rick rubin, the creative act, and why taste can't be automatedben's story from travis kalanick and cloudkitchens to building alonethe mount fuji moment that gave birth to polsiawhat agentic AI actually means and why it's different from chatgpthow polsia makes money and the business model behind itthe alignment problem, the paperclip scenario, and how polsia stays safegod mode and what 24/7 autonomous AI looks like in practicewhy distribution is still the one thing AI can't solveif you want more lessons from founders, entrepreneurs, and CEOs like this delivered straight to your email subscribe below.wallstreetpapi.substack.comX @BenCerapolsia.com

  5. May 29

    Episode 50: Jacob Turner former top 10 MLB pick the untold big league money story

    imagine being 18 years old, laying on your bed in your parents house, staring at the ceiling knowing you're about to sign a $7M contract.that's exactly where Jacob Turner was.in this episode, Jacob pulls back the curtain on the real financial journey of being a top 10 MLB prospect turned pro. this isn't about the highlight reel. this is the stuff nobody talks about. the minor league bunkers, the locker room pressure, the shiny objects, and what actually happens to your money when the cameras aren't on.if you think making the bigs means you're set for life, this episode will change how you think about that.follow Jacob Turner on X → @TheJacobTurnerif you got value from this episode like and subscribe it helps more than you know!

  6. May 29

    Episode 49: Moses Kagan Evicted a Pimp on Deal One. Now He Manages $200M. His Unfiltered Real Estate Story.

    If you're reading this, I just dropped a NEW podcast episode with Moses Kagan.Moses Kagan is a real estate operator with over $200M in assets under management, 100+ buildings renovated, and 1,000+ units managed. He is also the co-founder of Reconvene, the annual real estate unconference, and Reseed, an emerging operator platform.In this episode Moses breaks down the exact playbook on how he went from his first apartment building filled with pimps and squatters eating canned food on the roof to building one of the most respected real estate portfolios in Los Angeles.We get into:How he bought his first 16 unit building in Silver Lake with zero experienceThe nightmare tenant stories nobody talks about in real estateHow he scaled using other people's equity with zero debtThe blog and permission marketing strategy that unlocked his network and deal flowWhy he thinks building an audience is the single best move for anyone starting with no capital and no connectionsWhat he says is a guaranteed way to grow your distribution to a whole other levelWatch until the end because that last piece of advice alone is worth the entire episode.Moses, thank you for your time. You're an absolute legend.If you want to get direct insight to the founders, CEOs, and investors I interview make sure to subscribe to my email letter below:wallstreetpapi.substack.com

  7. May 29

    Episode 48: Sheel Mohnot Lived on $1 a Day in India. Now He Runs a $450M VC Fund.

    What does it look like to build a $450M VC fund from scratch?Sheel Mohnot of Better Tomorrow Ventures joins me to talk about how he went from making software at Cerner to deploying hundreds of millions into FinTech's best founders. NUTS!We get into how he built Thistle to $100M in revenue, what he actually looks for before writing a pre-seed check, why most founders fail, and how serendipity helped him find a co-founder found on a train in India.If you're building something or thinking about it, this one is for you.What we cover: How Sheel evaluates founders at the pre-seed stageThe three things every founder must have to get backedWhy the VC market is more competitive than everHow to find product-market fit and market to the right customerWhy the podcast is a road into something bigger, not the destination🔔 If you got value from this episode, LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!Follow Sheel on X: @pitdesi

  8. Feb 5

    Episode 47: Duke Law to $1.6B in Deals: Eric Pacifici (SMB Law Group) on M&A, AI, and Life

    Eric Pacifici has done $1.6 billion in lower middle market M&A deals since 2022, making SMB Law Group one of the top deal firms in the country by volume. He's worked at elite law firms like Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, handling high-stakes transactions for clients such as Amazon. He's been selected five times as a "Rising Star" (2020, 2022–2025) by Super Lawyers for M&A, named "Ones to Watch" (2023-2025) by The Best Lawyers in America, and recognized in the 40 Under 40 by The Orlando Business Journal in 2024. He graduated from Duke University School of Law in 2015 and has over 150k followers on X.In this conversation, Eric broke down the $70 trillion wealth transfer happening from baby boomers to millennials and why it's not as easy as the internet makes it seem. We pulled back the curtain on what actually happens when you buy a small business: the J-curve, managing skeptical employees, navigating stakeholder politics, and why AI can't replace the human element of running a business.We talked about how he built SMB Law Group by actually listening to what clients wanted instead of pushing a product nobody needs, the realities of entrepreneurship through acquisition that nobody talks about, why certain niches will absolutely cook you if you're not the right fit, and some wild stories from the field (including one about a crew member that you won't believe).Eric also got real about his journey from a 2.5 high school GPA to Duke Law to Kirkland & Ellis and the life philosophy that's carried him through it all: "You have to wake up every day with unshakable confidence that everything's going to work out, but you have to get the f*ck after it."This is a masterclass on M&A, small business acquisition, and life.Find Eric: X @SMB_Attorney

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Weekly interviews with X-native founders and operators building in business, finance, and tech.

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  • Creator
    WallStreet Papi
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    54
  • Rating
    Explicit
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