Episode
Jimmy Pattison: Building a $16B Empire Without Connections, Capital, or Credentials [Outliers]
The Knowledge Project · Jul 1, 2025 · 1 h 11 min
Jimmy Pattison still runs his $16 billion empire personally at 96 years old. He’s built The Pattison Group over the last 63 years without outside capital or a college degree. He owns 100% of car dealerships, grocery stores, billboards, radio stations and even Ripley’s Believe It or Not—with a philosophy of: "No partners, no shareholders, no relatives." This episode reveals the principles behind…