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87 years old, built and sold companies worth hundreds of millions, once owned a 42-car collection, and he's still not slowing down.

In this episode of August After Dark, host Matt August sits down with Peter Thomas — author, entrepreneur, and creator of "One Minute Mentor" — for a raw conversation about what it actually takes to build a life you're proud of.

Peter shares the story of buying his first car in the Canadian Army with the help of a sergeant who vouched for him, why he bought the Century 21 Canada franchise rights when every person in his life told him not to, and how that one decision turned into tens of millions of dollars. He breaks down his "superpower vs. kryptonite" framework, the exact sales discipline that took him from broke to successful, and why mentorship isn't the same as coaching.

You'll also hear about his 7-year sabbatical to Switzerland, how he uses fractional airplane deals to fund his love of aviation, 40 years of marriage advice, and why giving back has become the core value driving his life today.

If you want a real, unfiltered conversation with someone who has lived an extraordinary life and has zero interest in slowing down — this is it.


TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – INTRO
02:15 – The $300 car an army sergeant risked his own name for
07:40 – Building a 42-car collection... and the one Ferrari he loved most
12:30 – "We are each our own Ferraris" — his philosophy on self-mastery
18:50 – The art of delegation: recognizing your own deficiencies
26:10 – Buying Century 21 Canada when EVERY person in his life said no
33:45 – The sales discipline that made him unstoppable (18 calls a day)
41:20 – A $9 million deal that quietly turned into $150 million
50:05 – Why he took 7 years off and moved to Switzerland
1:00:30 – The difference between mentoring and rescuing someone
1:12:15 – 40 years of marriage and the Bahamas story that started it all
1:20:40 – His final "one minute mentor" lesson nobody's heard before