Codie Sanchez thinks you should buy a business, not just invest

Own or be owned. That’s Codie Sanchez’s ultimatum for anyone serious about their financial future. The founder of Contrarian Thinking and author of the new book Own or Be Owned makes her most impassioned case yet for why buying a small business is the most reliable path to wealth that most people are too scared to take. She breaks down what “cowboying” your business is costing you, and why AI isn’t a shortcut for everyone, but instead an accelerator for what’s already inside you. This is an abridged transcript of an interview from Rapid Response, hosted by the former editor-in-chief of Fast Company Bob Safian. From the team behind the Masters of Scale podcast, Rapid Response features candid conversations with today’s top business leaders navigating real-time challenges. Subscribe to Rapid Response wherever you get your podcasts to ensure you never miss an episode. When you’re deciding where to invest your money and your time, but really your money, would you prioritize a business over, say, owning your own home or individual stocks? Although people have made a ton of money on stocks lately. Yeah, you have to have a lot of money to make money in the stock market. It’s an incredible…