Chip Gaines is the cofounder of Magnolia, a home and lifestyle brand based in Waco, Texas, which he started with his wife, Joanna, in 2003. Born in Albuquerque and raised in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, Chip graduated from Baylor University s Hankamer School of Business with a degree in marketing. An entrepreneur by nature, he started and sold many small businesses before the world came to know him and Joanna through HGTV s Fixer Upper. He is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, The Magnolia Story and Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff. This October, Chip and Joanna return to television with the launch of the Magnolia Network. 

National Bestseller New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher s Weekly

The most important step is the first one. Dive into Chip Gaines personal playbook and start learning how to succeed in business and in life.

The funny and talented Chip Gaines is well known as a TV star, renovation expert, bestselling author, husband to Joanna, and father of five in Waco, Texas. But long before the world took notice, Chip was a serial entrepreneur who was always ready for the next challenge, even if it didn t quite work out as planned. 

Now a #1 New York Times bestselling book, Capital Gaines offers readers a ringside seat as Chip relives some of his craziest antics and the lessons learned along the way. 

Readers will learn:

• How to work towards success and how to determine what that looks like
• The power of living in a way that rejects fear
• How to embrace small acts of courage and be bold to go all-in

Capital Gaines is the playbook you need to start redefining success and going after it, no matter what that means to you.