From the Bronx to Building an Empire: Vince Ricci on Business, Investing & Giving Back 🏰 E166
4/12/202632 min
In this special episode of Money Mondays, Dan Fleyshman sits down with entrepreneur Vince Ricci for a powerful conversation on making money, investing wisely, and creating lasting impact. Vince shares how he built Hubbell Studio into a premier full-service production company by focusing on elite service, loyalty, and long-term relationships. He also breaks down his approach to scaling brands, spotting real estate opportunities, and making investment decisions by betting on the person behind the business.
The conversation goes far beyond business. Vince opens up about discipline, self-investment, fatherhood, pressure, and what it means to stay ready when life gets hard. He explains the mindset behind his “pull the trigger” philosophy and why decisive action, resilience, and personal accountability have shaped both his career and his life.
On the charity side, Vince shares the growth of Trina’s Kids Foundation, from helping local families in the neighborhood around Hubbell Studio to creating large-scale toy drives and impact events across multiple cities. This episode is full of lessons on leadership, legacy, service, and building something that matters.
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First 90 secondsDan Fleyshman· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a special edition of the Money Mondays podcast, where we cover three core topics: how to make money, how to invest money, how to give away to charity. This gentleman has been a part of my life for many, many, many years. Over twelve years ago, started this charity called the Trina's Kids Foundation. So the charity part of this episode, at the end, you're gonna hear from someone that broke the Guinness Book World Record for the world's largest toy drive. We're actually inside of the building where it all started, called the Hubble Studio in downtown Los Angeles, where when the charity first started, there was eight volunteers on the floor, now filling up stadiums, the Miami Basketball Arena, et cetera, et cetera. We'll get into that later. On the make money side, Hubble Studio also has multiple buildings. There's tens of thousands of square feet, multiple different studios, so we're gonna dive into that. This will be one of those episodes that is not just for you. It could be for someone from your past, present, or future. It could be for someone four months from now or four years from now where you remember, "I need to show this episode and share it with them," 'cause you might be able to change their life with what this guest tells you today. So without further ado, Vince Ricci, give us the quick two-minute bio so we can get straight to the money.
Vince Ricci· Guest1:11
What's going on, Dan? Uh, my name is Vince Ricci, and I'm an Italian American from the Bronx, New York. Uh, migrated out to California thirteen years ago, seeking opportunity. Uh, this is when I feel like a lot of people were coming this way. Production industry was coming back. They had just recently lowered a bunch of taxes on bringing