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  • Mentors at Scale: How One Family Shaped James Dumoulin
    Nov 12 2026
    What does a 24-year-old who has interviewed over 60 billionaires know about faith and family? More than you might expect. On this episode of Family Frameworks, Bill High sits down with James Dumoulin, co-founder of School of Hard Knocks, to talk about what he's learned from the wealthiest people in the world and what his own parents taught him long before he ever picked up a microphone. James’ family influence starts with growing up in South Korea as a military kid, raised by a mom known for selfless hospitality and a dad whose integrity became the standard he still measures himself against. He talks openly about the night at nineteen when he walked to a campus chapel at 11 p.m. because the question "what's the point of all this?" wouldn't leave him alone. That moment reshaped how he interviews wealthy people today, why he always asks about their faith, and why he believes the cliff top is often lonelier than rock bottom. Along the way, he shares the patterns he sees in families who built wealth without losing each other, and the ones who didn't. Listen in if you want to hear how a young entrepreneur thinks about building something that outlasts him, why mentorship matters more than money, and what practices from his own upbringing he's already carrying into his marriage. ▶︎ Join the 7 Generation Family Legacy Study and start building a family that thinks in generations, not days. https://legacystone.com/family-study ▶︎ Want to do your own family framework audit? Take our Family Core Survey and see how you measure up in the 5 areas of a biblical family. https://legacystone.com/core Timestamps 00:00 Opening 00:33 Meet James Dumoulin and School of Hard Knocks 03:05 Why build a channel of 26 million followers 08:58 Mom's compassion, Dad's integrity 13:29 Growing up as brothers in 3 Korean cities 16:00 Faith at home: thanking God before celebrating 20:00 The UT dorm room moment that changed everything 24:58 What to say to a 19-year-old sitting in the dark 29:00 Billionaires think in decades, not days 35:33 Clifftop: when the top of the mountain is still empty 39:20 Givers and takers at a funeral 40:19 Mentors at scale, and what Nigeria showed him 43:47 Where to find James
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    45 mins