Tai Lopez

Tai Lopez was born in Fullerton, California in 1977. His father, a body builder, was arrested for distributing cocaine. Lopez grew up in Long Beach, taking various odd jobs across the United States to earn money. From there, he worked in financial-services division of General Electric and had created several dating websites. == Career ==

In 2014, he created an online business course named "67 Steps to Success", which he described as "learning the 67 steps to become a millionaire, how to live the good life and the grand theory of everything." The course, which cost $67 a month, was criticized for not allowing cancellations and promoting upselling. One of the advertisements for the course, "Here In My Garage,” which extolled the virtues of knowledge over materialism while also showing off his Lamborghini, became viral, prompting parodies and spoofs. During the late 2000s, Lopez met Alex Mehr, a co-founder of the dating app Zoosk. Mehr and Lopez initially collaborated by creating MentorBox, a book shipping club, in 2016, == Legal issues ==

On September 22, 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Ecommerce Ventures, alleging that the company was a $112 million Ponzi scheme. They stated that many of the companies ran by Ecommerce Ventures were highly unprofitable, causing Lopez to use new investor's funds to pay older investors. They also alleged that Mehr and Lopez embezzled tens of millions of dollars for personal uses. The Federal Bureau of Investigation started contacting investors as part of a criminal investigation, although no charges have been filed as of February 2026. == References ==