Cutthroat Inc

Podcast This is a podcast set up as a missing person case. But it wasn't a missing person case initially either. The issue was that we had a wealthy world traveler type that randomly left and broke up with his girlfriend over text and sent only emails to his parents and brother. He was depressed and over-worked and in the middle of legal troubles, so when he decided to sell his company and leave it all behind everyone went with it knowing about the pressure he was under. This went on for about a year and then he just stopped messaging anybody. That's when his family got worried and they filed a police report. Even then his family had no idea what really happened. The case opens up into an almost soap opera storyline full of lies and addiction and a possible murder. I literally did not expect this ending at all. The missing person Chris Smith was a likable guy, he was a surfer and just a seemingly chill guy. He wasn't the kind of guy that could work a 9-5 job as he just wasn't structured that way. He did poorly in school because he didn't care enough but when it came down to it he was smart, in a way too smart for school. I agree that the American school system isn't great for people with any sort of creativity. My High school experience really set me up for failure for the rest of my life... I had to change my mentality to have any sort of success so I get his issues with school. But this story is about what happened after he created a successful company and then sold it to move on to the next step without losing everything he had worked for. I would love to take the adventure that he is said to have gone one. Sail around the world and just stop wherever whenever you want to explore. I love cruises for the thought of that (they aren't as magical as they sound though,) I loved the thought of hanging out, sleeping, eating, dancing, reading and sunbathing all the while traveling to a new place. And that is why no one questioned that he was on this epic adventure. His family all admired his ability to just go and travel. They were probably all envious. But the truth is it wasn't all it's cracked up to be. To find out more you'll have to listen to this 7 episode podcast. It's pretty short for these kind of things too. You can listen to this commuting to and from work for a week. It's an easy listen but so dramatic at the same time.