Grant Cardone is an American businessman, real estate investor, and equity fund manager with $4 billion in assets under management. He is the visionary founder of 10X Studios, Cardone Ventures, 10X Health System, and co-founder/investor in sixteen other businesses. As the CEO of Cardone Enterprises and Cardone Capital, he owns and operates seven privately held companies. A New York Times bestselling author of seven business books, including The 10X Rule, and the creator of 21 bestselling business programs, Cardone is also the mastermind behind Cardone University, the online platform delivering sales, marketing, real estate, and business education. Grant is also the founder of the 10X Growth Conference, an annual event recognized as the largest business conference in the world. Named the #1 marketer to watch by Forbes magazine in 2017, he is an international speaker and the driving force behind the 10X movement.