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Who is millionaire Trump supporter Grant Cardone – and is he friends with Ryan Reynolds? The finance guru hosted the actor at his 10X Growth Conference, and has a degree from his own university

Trump supporter and popular financial influencer Grant Cardone held his final 10X Growth Conference in March, which was attended by Ryan Reynolds. Photo: @grantcardone/Instagram
Trump supporter and popular financial influencer Grant Cardone held his final 10X Growth Conference in March, which was attended by Ryan Reynolds. Photo: @grantcardone/Instagram

Attracting huge audiences with promises of wealth, Cardone is the founder and CEO of multiple companies, many of which bear his name, and he once hosted Trump on his podcast

Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds – who has been keeping a low profile amid his wife Blake Lively’s legal feud with Justin Baldoni – made a rare appearance at finance guru Grant Cardone’s last ever 10X Growth Conference in March. In Instagram posts shared by Cardone’s daughter Scarlett, the Deadpool actor is seen posing with her and her sister Sabrina, as well as Cardone.
Ryan Reynolds recently attended Grant Cardone’s 10X Growth Conference. He is here pictured with Grant Cardone, second left, Sabrina Cardone, left, and Scarlett Cardone, right. Photo: @scarlettcardone/Instagram
Ryan Reynolds recently attended Grant Cardone’s 10X Growth Conference. He is here pictured with Grant Cardone, second left, Sabrina Cardone, left, and Scarlett Cardone, right. Photo: @scarlettcardone/Instagram

Grant Cardone, 67, is the author of The 10X Rule. He has a reputation for dishing out polarising financial advice and has courted his fair share of controversy. He once came under fire for saying he uses “very street terms” with young African-American audiences rather than more technical business jargon, per Forbes, and was accused of defrauding his investors, as reported by the Huffington Post. So, Reynolds’ association with Cardone received mixed reactions from fans.

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What else do we know about Grant Cardone, who’s also a proud Trump supporter and brags about it on his Instagram?

What is Grant Cardone’s background?

Eric Trump (left) and Grant Cardone speak during the 10X Growth Conference on March 19, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: Getty Images
Eric Trump (left) and Grant Cardone speak during the 10X Growth Conference on March 19, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: Getty Images

Grant Cardone hails from Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he grew up with his parents and four siblings. He says his father had an annual income of US$50,000, but things got tough after Cardone Sr passed away at 52, he revealed on his YouTube channel. Cardone’s mother was a homemaker and lacked proper education, so she ended up selling the family home to make ends meet. At the age of 15, Cardone says he began struggling with drug use, which continued for a decade. Although he studied accounting at McNeese State University, he couldn’t get a job. After moving to Houston, Texas, he ventured into business.

What does Grant Cardone do?

Grant Cardone is a finance influencer and businessman. Photo: @grantcardone/Instagram
Grant Cardone is a finance influencer and businessman. Photo: @grantcardone/Instagram
According to his LinkedIn, Cardone is an equity fund manager with US$5 billion of assets under management and is a real estate investor. In addition to his 10X Growth Conference, which featured US President Donald Trump as a guest in 2022, he launched the 10X Health System, 10X Studios, Cardone Ventures and the Grant Cardone Foundation for making financial education accessible to vulnerable young people.