In their twenties, LeBron James hired Mav Carter, a childhood friend, to help him with his money issues.

He grew their media company to be worth $725 million, got his $30 million stock deal with Beats, and paid $100 million for a 2% stake in Liverpool.Adding to LeBron’s worth of $1 billion or more, making him the first current NBA player to reach this amazing milestone.

Ask a lot of smart people things.

That’s what LeBron James’s close friend and business boss, Maverick Carter, would tell himself when he was 22 years old.

Carter, 34, told CNBC, “When you meet someone successful, ask them as many questions as you can.” Young people should always do that. “Because successful people love nothing more than to talk about their wins, and watching them do that can teach you a lot.”

Without a doubt, Carter, who grew up in Akron, Ohio, with James, has done well on his own. He has been in charge of King James’s business dealings off the court. Most recently, he helped him get a $1 billion deal with Nike. Carter was eight years old when he met James, who was only five. They’ve been working together for almost ten years now.

Carter says that asking great people questions is good for you because it helps you learn from them and get along better with them.

He told me, “I use that in every part of my life, every day.” “When you ask people about their work, you not only learn something, but they also like you because they like talking to someone who is interested in what they do.”

Carter’s dad taught him to be interested. As for his daily life, he said, “My dad taught me to be deeply interested in everything and always seek and hunger for knowledge and want to understand why things work the way they do.”

A quote by Albert Einstein also moves him, and he remembers it. A quote from Albert Einstein, who most people think was the smartest person who ever lived, that I read once said, “I have no special talent; I’m only passionately curious.” Carter is very interested in the media and content market right now. He runs the media company SpringHill Entertainment and co-executives the CNBC reality business show “Cleveland Hustles” with James. He told me, “I talk to people who have been successful at running networks, building production companies, building music companies, and other things, and I ask them about their successes.” “And they’ll light up and tell you everything you need to know.”