I really like Mike Repole’s honest explanation of the Vitamin Water sale and how 50 Cent didn’t actually make anywhere close to 400 million. Additionally, I found it interesting to learn that the 6 million Kobe Bryant invested in bodyarmor turned into $420 million.In this episode of The Deal, Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly talk with Mike Repole about how he built two beverage empires with Vitamin Water and BodyArmor. Repole tells the hosts why it’s important for him to share equity with everyone at his company, how he worked with huge investors like Kobe Bryant, 50 Cent and Tom Brady, and why he thinks it’s important for entrepreneurs to fail.