In this short conversational clip, Tommy Dobczyk recounts his experience with the now‑defunct audio‑only app Clubhouse, describing it as an invite‑only platform where high‑net‑worth individuals and ambitious entrepreneurs gathered in themed verbal chat rooms. He explains how the app functioned as an ecosystem for networking, idea‑exchange, and fundraising, and how it enabled him to meet several mentors: John Lee (an out‑of‑the‑box thinker with billionaire connections), Hale Conn (a "joint‑venture king"), and Grant Cardone (who he met through Clubhouse and now appears on TikTok Lives). Tommy characterizes Clubhouse as a “stolen idea” akin to reinventing the wheel, emphasizing its exclusivity and the value of direct, open‑forum conversations. He also comments on the current online behavior of Grant Cardone, suggesting the billionaire is either seeking attention or in need of money. The tone is informal and conversational, with a mix of admiration for the mentors and a skeptical view of Cardone’s recent activities.
Are you in the deal room?
A while back, that is basically— it's a stolen idea. It's— I'm literally stealing the idea of the wheel. Back when you guys were in high school, there was an app called Clubhouse. Okay. This was an app where high net worth individuals and people with plans and ideas could be invited. It was invite only. Couldn't get— couldn't get into the app unless somebody invited you and vetted you. And then when you got in there, there were all these different chat rooms, not, not, not video conference, but just verbal chat rooms. I could literally enter the room and it would— I could converse with people in there like it was an open, you know, an open forum. Some rooms would have a theme and there'd be a leader. They had a stage and these, and these people would allow people to come in and talk about what they're doing and how they're trying to raise money or what their education platform was like. This was an amazing ecosystem for growth and wealth. So much so that that's where I met most of my mentors in wealth building was in this, was like John Lee. And these are names you're never gonna, like, you're not gonna understand them or hear 'em. The only one I'll say that makes sense is Grant Cardone. He played on there a little bit and that's how I got to meet Uncle Grant was through Clubhouse. But John Lee, for example, is the king of, of, of out of the box thinking. He's open mindset guy. Like John Lee's got amazing connections, billionaire dude. The other one is, oh God, what was it? Oh, so, so Hale Conn, so Hale Conn, joint venture king. Okay, so Hale Conn, joint venture king. You don't hear about that. Where do you— you don't see him anywhere. Why? Because he's a billionaire. Billionaires don't need to jump on the internet and sell themselves. That's why I know, I know that Grant Cardone's suffering right now is because Grant Cardone, he's either an attention whore or he needs money. But he's on TikTok Lives right now going with people every day live, picking strangers out of the club. To go live with. So I need to find something to blow my nose real quick.
Oh wow, northern lights coming from Florida. Honestly have no idea how to change that right now. I love it. Just roll with it. I don't know, man. I love it.
So anyway, well, we're going to fix that starting next week. Everybody's going to have the same background. We're going to do some changes in here because what— this is what I'm getting to with Katya is that on Clubhouse there was a room called the, uh, the Pitch Freaks. Okay. It was called the Pitch Freaks and it was ran by a guy that's out there by you guys. I'll have to see if I can dig him up and find him, but Anthony was his name.
