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Uploaded: 2026-05-19T01:25:17+00:00
Duration: 1 min 10 s
Channel: Hannah Hammond
Description: In this podcast excerpt, the female speaker (Hannah Hammond) recounts her early adulthood, describing how she moved to Los Angeles at 17 to chase a…

19 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this podcast excerpt, the female speaker (Hannah Hammond) recounts her early adulthood, describing how she moved to Los Angeles at 17 to chase a career in acting and modeling. She portrays herself as fiercely independent, determined never to rely on a man, and even vowed never to marry or have children. This self‑imposed isolation limited her growth, leaving her feeling stuck despite personal success. She reflects on the painful nature of that mindset and explains a pivotal realization: building an empire requires collaboration and the inclusion of others. The turning point arrives when she meets Grant Cardone, who challenges her belief that men would only hold her back. This encounter reshapes her perspective, opening the possibility of partnership, leading to the creation of a shared empire and a family.

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before you had the, the Cardone name and built this empire with Grant and had your children, who were you? I never really thought of myself as particularly smart. So I go to Los Angeles at 17 to become an actress, model. That was really the only thing I thought I could do. All of that was a girl who thought she had to be this independent, powerful woman, never depend on a man for anything. That severely held me back, ironically. I could only get so high on my own until you realize that in order to build an empire, you're going to have to include others. And you can't do that just being an only one. And so before Grant, I was an only one. I could only think about me, my career. I was like adamant, I will never get married, I will never have kids. I was really dysfunctional in my thinking to how I think now. I thought that was survival. I realize now that was a very painful existence. You realize if you pick smart and you can actually consider the possibility that there could be one person on the planet that could actually lift you up, not hold hold you down or hold you back. I thought all men would just ruin me and I couldn't make it if I was with a man. And that was Grant Cardone.