Codie SanchezFounder @ Contrarian Thinking

Small Biz Runs America

19 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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Codie Sanchez argues small business is America's most unifying institution and warns against chasing venture capital hype. She pushes for building tangible, resilient businesses that survive AI and can pass to the next generation, using her platforms Owner Nation and Contrarian Academy to teach how.

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You wanna know what unites Americans more than anything else? The institution that 9 outta 10 of Americans agree is the most positive force in our country? Church? No. Education? No. Military? No. Small business. If you wanted to learn how to actually build a business today, not raise venture dollars, not chase hype, but buy something real built to thrive in the AI age, something you could hand to your kids, something that leaves a mark on your community long after you're gone, and actually how to do that relatively quickly and affordably, then there's only one place to do this, and that's what we call Owner Nation. You're already here with us learning for free on YouTube for that reason. And if you want to go a step deeper, we got you at Contrarian Academy where we do the exact same thing. So with everything that you know now about what's happening with AI, what's happening with MBAs, and this huge giant question mark we have over our heads, I think the question you have to ask yourself is, what are you going to do about it?