John Swallow (Idaho Strategic): The Golden Age of Gold Mining

I'm thrilled to have John Swallow, CEO of Idaho Strategic, back on the podcast.

John has been one of my favorite guests over the years. He's built Idaho Strategic $IDR from a near-bankrupt entity to a $160M+ company today (as of this podcast).

I first had John on the podcast last February. Things were a lot different then. Gold is much higher now. IDR is profitable. They have no net debt.

But John isn't satisfied. He's building a real company. One that will last for decades after he's gone.

This is the story on how he plans to do that, what makes IDR unique, and why building a business by starting small still makes sense.

Finally, a big thanks to our sponsors for making this episode happen.

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