Slicked-Back Ambition: My Gordon Gekko Phase

In this episode, the speaker recalls his 20s when he slicked his hair back like Gordon Gekko, driven by a powerful need to prove himself and willing to bend over backwards for business opportunities.

He traces this ambition back to childhood, selling butter-toffee peanuts door-to-door to raise money so a poor friend could attend YMCA camp, showing both hustle and generosity.