Michael Franzese: From Mob Boss to Man on a Mission

January 05, 2023

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On this episode, former mob boss, Michael Franzese joins us on the show. Michael Franzese grew up as the son of the notorious underboss of New York's violent and feared Colombo crime family. At his most affluent, Franzese was generating an estimated five to eight million dollars per week from legal and illegal businesses. in 1986, Vanity Fair magazine named him one of the biggest money earners the mob had seen since Al Capone. At the age of 35, Fortune Magazine listed Michael Franzese as number 18 on its list of the "fifty most wealthy and powerful mafia bosses" just five places behind John Gotti. Today, this former "prince of the mafia" is a man on a mission determined to use the compelling experiences of his former life for the benefit of others seeking forgiveness and the redemptive power of God.

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Ben has been in the financial services industry for nearly two decades. He has worked alongside thousands of families and individuals while owning and operating Taatjes Financial Group, a retirement planning firm in west-central Minnesota. While Ben loves to work with retirees, his passion extends far beyond the numbers. This passion led to the publishing of his first book, Repurposed: The Untold Story of Retirement in America in 2017 as well as co-founding Retire Repurposed in 2019.