{"podcast":{"title":"The Business Method: Interviewing Billionaires, Billion Dollar Founders & the World’s Most Successful People 🎧🔥","slug":"the-business-method-interviewing-billionaires-billion-dollar-founders-the-world-s-most-successful-people-1026342","podcast_index_feed_id":1026342,"rss_url":"https://TheBusinessMethod.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thebusinessmethod.podbean.com/","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/2202907/TBM_Podcast_Art_Official.png","author":"Chris Reynolds","episode_count":666,"summary":"Most people will never get five minutes with someone who’s built a billion-dollar company. The Business Method Podcast gives you dozens of them. Chris Reynolds sits down with billionaires, billion-dollar founders and high-level operators to uncover how the top 0.01% think, build, scale, and lead. With 600+ episodes since 2015, the show goes far beyond surface-level success stories, diving into the mental models, strategic decisions, failures, breakthroughs, and operating principles behind extraordinary companies and lives. Guests have included Jeff Hoffman, co-founder of Priceline; Drayton McLane, former owner of the Houston Astros and billionaire entrepreneur; Richard Koch, author of The 80/20 Principle; Monty Moran, former CEO of Chipotle; Geoffrey Kent, founder of Abercrombie & Kent; Janice Bryant Howroyd, founder of ActOne Group; Jason Fried, founder of Basecamp; Roland Frasier, investor and entrepreneur with 24+ exits; and other elite founders, investors, and operators.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T18:22:39.261551+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-method-interviewing-billionaires-billion-dollar-founders-the-world-s-most-successful-people-1026342"},"episode":{"title":"Ep.563 ~ Building Your Own Luxury Cruise Line  ~ Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio","slug":"ep-563-building-your-own-luxury-cruise-line-manfredi-lefebvre-d-ovidio","published_at":"2024-07-10T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-method-interviewing-billionaires-billion-dollar-founders-the-world-s-most-successful-people-1026342/ep-563-building-your-own-luxury-cruise-line-manfredi-lefebvre-d-ovidio","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-method-interviewing-billionaires-billion-dollar-founders-the-world-s-most-successful-people-1026342","url":"https://TheBusinessMethod.podbean.com/e/ep563-building-your-own-luxury-cruise-line%c2%a0-manfredi-lefebvre-dovidio/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xyx4a3xt44ycyisv/Ep563_Building_Your_Own_Luxury_Cruise_Line_Manfredi_Levebre9uha2.mp3","summary":"Listeners welcome back to the pod - today we will dive deep into the life of one of the most influential figures in the cruise line and maritime world. Our guest is a titan of the cruise line industry, a visionary entrepreneur, and a lifelong champion of global tourism his name is Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio. Manfredi has transformed his family business into a global leader in luxury cruising. Under his leadership, Silversea Cruises expanded its company offering travel experiences across all seven continents around the world. In a strategic partnership with Royal Caribbean Manfredi orchestrated the sale of a ⅔ stake in Silversea for a whopping $1 billion in 2018. This strategic partnership not only elevated Silversea's brand but also marked one of the most significant deals in the cruise industry's history. And lastly, Manfredi is the Chairman of The Heritage Group which is a private equity company that acquired 85% of one of the biggest luxury travel companies in the world Abercrombie & Kent - whose founder Geoffrey Kent was on the podcast just last month. Today we are going to dive into the life and mind of Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio. 00:12: Who is Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio? 03:42: Manfredi’s Recommended Books 05:56: Manfredi’s Starts a Cruise Line 13:01: How this Billion-Dollar Founder Spends his Time 15:05: The Biggest Challenge Manfredi Experienced was September 11, 2001. 18:56: Manfredi Takes Over the Family Business 21:18: Manfredi Pioneers the Luxury Cruise Industry. 24:39: Why Manfredi Loves Being an Entrepreneur 26:13: Manfredi’s Career Chapters 29:59: Manfredi Orchestrated the Most Significant Deal in the Cruise Industry. 32:47: Manfredi & Geoffrey Kent Built the First Expedition Cruise Ship 34:59: Manfredi’s Daily Routine 37:13: Advice Manfredi Woul…","meta_description":"Listeners welcome back to the pod - today we will dive deep into the life of one of the most influential figures in the cruise line and maritime world. 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