Guy Fieri has a huge fortune. His television deal alone is worth a reported $100 million, plus he has restaurants, products and more.
Fieri also has two sons. So, do they automatically get the dough?
Not so fast, according to the Mayor of Flavortown.
Fieri says he tells his boys what his dad told him – “’When I die, you can expect that I’m going to die broke, and you’re going to be paying for the funeral. And I told my boys, ‘None of this that I’ve been building are you going to get unless you come and take it from me.’”
And taking over for Fieri requires an education.
The restaurateur says he learned the best path for rich parents who want to help guide their children from a very famous professional athlete: former Los Angeles Lakers great Shaquille O’Neal.
Fieri said – “Shaq said it best. Shaq said ‘If you want this cheese, you got to get to two degrees.’ Well, my two degrees mean, you know, postgraduate. So, they’re on their way.”
His oldest son, Hunter, is in the MBA program at the University of Miami.
Fieri’s youngest son, Ryder, is currently a senior in high school. And he’s getting prepared for college.
Beyond Fieri’s sons, his nephew Jules is in the law program at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles while working in the music industry.