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Hold me account snoobl tonys changes have not only happened at work. his big-time approach to his personal life looks nothing like it used to. >> when someone walks up to me with their new hammitt and says i love it, its the new shiny ferra ferrari, the new shiny boat. >> what have you done with all the money? >> its gone right back in. its an opportunity to build something that will last way beyond my lifetime. >> no matter what kind of business youre in, i can promise you one thing. youre goin...

>> tony stopped doing the work on himself as a person, the actual thing that turned his life around before. >> when the money started flowing, i stopped. >> my marriage struggled and my son and i. i have a shirt that says "seeker" now. working on yourself has to be a continuous process. >> so just like the last time when things tony did some more exploration. he turned his love for creativity into hammitt. >> i love architecture, design. i thought i could build that into a handbag brand. >> he p...

Company hamate -- hammitt. its a thriving handbag company based in hermosa beach, california. but eight years ago his story was anything but a success. tony was homeless, in a financial cry circumstance and trying to save his business. >> i ran out of money, lost my house, couldnt make the payments. >> ham mitt was hit venture. >> what motivated you in those days? >> money. >> tony indulged in all things

>> money is going fast, sales are not. i ran out of my money in a couple years. >> the situation was bad. he lost his home and spent nearly two years sleeping on friends couches. >> does it feel shameful at all? >> there was a lot of shame around the wastefulness early in life. dont live backwards, right? i still had great things every day that i could focus on. thats what kept me going. >> losing his foundation didnt deter him from trying to save hammitt and become the effective leader that he ...

Life started thriving again, tony stopped doing the work on himself as a person. the actual thing that turned his life around before. >> when the money started flowing, i stopped putting the work in. my marriage ended and my son and i started to struggle. >> how did it feel. you had had a great life for a moment. then it all falls apart. >> you know, i have a shirt that says seeker now. working oun yourself has to be a continuous process. >> like the last time, tony did more exploration. he deci...

Found the strength and wisdom to navigate through them. tony is the chief executive of ham mitt. a thriving handbag company in her most a beach, california. just eight years ago, his story was anything but a success. he was homeless in a financial crisis and trying to save the business that meant everything to him. >> i ran out of all of my money. i lost my house. i couldnt make the payments. >> ham mitt was his third business venture. it was filled with major mistakes and deep regrets. he was d...

Accountable. >> tony changes have not happened just at work. his approach to big-time spending in his personal life, well, it looks nothing like it used to. >> when someone walks up to me with a hammitt, i love it, its my favorite bag, its the new ferrari, the new shiny boat. >> what do you do now with the profits? >> its all going right back in. >> i love this business. its an amazing opportunity to build something that will last way beyond my lifetime. no matter what kind of business youre i...