Billy Houston Rags to Riches

"A colorful journey involving exotic locations and larger than life personalities." Kathy Denver, The International Review of Books

At fourteen years of age, Billy Houston arrived in Santa Monica, California and embraced the land of opportunity with both hands. This is his story.

From clandestine raffles with his schoolmates, to creating two of the most dynamic franchise businesses in history, Billy's tale is one of triumphs and tribulations, interspersed with the wit and wisdom of a natural-born entrepreneur.

Inspired by true events, Billy Houston Rags to Riches will take you on a journey unlike any you've read before - rooted firmly in reality, but with the twists and turns of a fast-paced financial thriller.

Greg Holman is an Australian entrepreneur and author of The Billy Houston Saga — a globe-spanning thriller series of ambition, power, betrayal, and the price of success.
At twenty, Greg survived the car crash that killed one of his best friends. Not long after, he found himself tied up during an armed hold-up involving a sawn-off shotgun. He managed to untie himself. Then the gunman came back.
Those experiences — along with decades spent building accounting, finance, franchising, technology, and fitness businesses across Australia and Asia — became part of the inspiration behind The Billy Houston Saga.
Drawing on real-world business experience, Greg writes fast-paced, cinematic novels blending high-stakes entrepreneurship with addiction, international intrigue, revenge, and redemption.
The series follows one man's rise from nothing to building global empires across finance, technology, and fitness — and the enemies, mistakes, and consequences that come with it.
Set across Los Angeles, Wall Street, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the fictional republic of Sundara, The Billy Houston Saga combines the tension of a corporate thriller with the emotional depth of a character-driven drama.
Greg divides his time between Noosa, Australia and Thailand.