Bob Parsons is a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and was awarded a Purple Heart. After graduating from college, he founded Parsons Technology, which was later sold to Intuit. He then founded GoDaddy, which became the world's largest domain name registrar. He later sold a majority stake in GoDaddy and founded YAM Worldwide. He also founded PXG, a golf club company, and The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation, which supports marginalized populations. Parsons is also the author of the bestselling book "FIRE IN THE HOLE!". Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://www.tryarmra.com/srs https://www.identityguard.com/srs https://www.betterhelp.com/srs This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/srs and get on your way to being your best self. https://www.blackbuffalo.com https://www.boncharge.com/srs https://www.meetfabric.com/shawn https://www.shawnlikesgold.com https://www.helixsleep.com/srs https://www.hillsdale.edu/srs https://www.patriotmobile.com/srs https://www.rocketmoney.com/srs Bob Parsons Links: X - https://x.com/DrBobParsons Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drbobparsons YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/ThinkFast126 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thebobparsons/ Website - BobParsons.comBook by Bob Parsons - As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases (paid links): Fire in the Hole!: The Untold Story of My Traumatic Life and Explosive Success Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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They had VC or NVA come out of a spider hole and threw a chi-com at this guy. He picked it up, went to throw it back, and it went off in his hand. Arm gone, side of his head gone. People were starting to, they were a little uncertain about the war, but they weren't like they were when we came home. Guys coming home, throwing shit, with signs and names, Nazi.
murderer, baby killer, don't forget baby killer. Feel like your soul coming out of your chest.
Mr. Bob Parsons.
In the flesh.
Welcome to the show.
Good to be here, Sean.
Man, I'm really excited to interview you. I've been watching... GoDaddy, you, all your companies for decades now. And I just find you to be a fascinating human being. So I just want to say thank you for making the time and coming into Nashville and knocking this interview out with me. I think it's going to be awesome.
my pleasure brother thanks for having me here it's my honor but uh everybody starts off with an introduction here so bob parsons united states marine infantry veteran who received the purple heart in the vietnam war self-taught programmer who started parsons technology in your basement in 1984 growing it into a hundred million dollar revenue company before selling it for 64 million
Founder of GoDaddy, the world's largest domain name registrar, which you sold for $2.3 billion. CEO and founder of Yam Worldwide with ventures like Parsons Extreme Golf, Scottsdale National Golf Club, and Harley-Davidson of Scottsdale. Philanthropist who, alongside your wife Renee, founded the Bob and Renee Parsons Foundation in 2012.
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