How do you achieve financial independence and design a life of freedom?In the first episode of the Build Series, Sam Marks sits down with entrepreneur, investor, and digital nomad Johnny FD to discuss his journey from building online businesses to achieving financial independence and retiring before 40.Johnny shares the strategies, investments, mistakes, and mindset shifts that allowed him to create a life where work became optional. The conversation explores entrepreneurship, passive income, investing, travel, lifestyle design, and what financial freedom actually looks like once you achieve it.Topics discussed:• Johnny's path to financial independence• Building online businesses and creating income streams• The role of investing and passive income• Lessons learned from entrepreneurship• Mistakes and setbacks along the journey• What life looks like after achieving financial freedom• Travel, lifestyle design, and location independence• Advice for anyone starting their own journey todayThe Build Series is a new podcast from Invest Like a Boss focused on entrepreneurship, investing, technology, health, and building an exceptional life.Subscribe for future conversations with founders, investors, operators, creators, and builders from around the world.Connect with Johnny FD:YouTube: @JohnnyFDWebsite: johnnyfd.comConnect with Sam Marks:Instagram: @sammarks12Podcast: Invest Like a Boss#FinancialFreedom #FinancialIndependence #BuildSeries