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The Breaking Bad Transformation: From Consultant to Kingpin

The 99.1% Pure Formula for Turning Expertise Into Empire

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Max Bernstein
Aug 24, 2025
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"I'm in the empire business."
— Walter White, Breaking Bad (Season 5, Episode 6)

The Walter White Business Model (Minus the Crime)

Jesse Pinkman sits across from Walter White in a dingy motel room, having just turned down five million dollars in cash for his share of the methylamine.

Walter turned down the same deal.

"Is a meth empire really something to be …

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