There are new and very exclusive app for the world’s richest people — and this plebeian Post reporter got a sneak peek.
Myria has just launched, but it’s already a must-have for the filthy rich, doubling as a private concierge service and online social club for the 1%.
An annual membership costs $30,000 — more than the entire amount in my sad, regretful savings account. However, feeling generous, founder Rey Flemings — who has been hailed as one of the “primary fixers for the global elite” — decided to give me temporary access to the app to see what life is like for those loaded with shit.
“Everyone at Myria is very successful and globally important,” Flemings, 50, told The Post on Friday. “The average net worth of our members is approximately $600 million.”
Myria currently has less than 100 members, but they are a who’s who of Silicon Valley power players, as I quickly discovered.
Members – who cannot be named for privacy reasons – include founders and CEOs of household name companies, as well as baby-faced tech tycoons who have sold their startups for a mind-boggling 10-figure sum. There are also celebrities, sports stars and royalty.
Myria is there to fulfill their every wish.
Rey Flemings, a crackpot to the filthy rich, is the brainchild behind Myria, an exclusive app for some of the world’s richest people. There is a waiting list of 500 people to join the app, but he hopes to have 1,000 members by the end of 2024. Rey Flemings/Myria
There is also a “chat” tab that allows users to communicate directly with Myria staff if they are having problems. An example mockup is illustrated. Rey Flemings/Myria
Myria essentially acts as a little black book online, connecting members with vendors so elite that they don’t advertise to the average person — even the average rich person.
‘Even with all the money in the world, access to things is very, very difficult… Rich people want to be cool, and great people want to be rich. We are the platform to make that exchange happen.’
Founder Myria Rey Flemings
For example, if users want to travel to Italy, they can be connected to off-market mansions that are not available to the hoi polloi. In case you haven’t heard, Airbnb is just for poor people.
Myria members can also get front-row seats at sports games and coveted tables at the most sought-after restaurants. There is no problem with StubHub and OpenTable pressure like the usual riff-raff. (Flemings is a popular choice if you want impossible tickets to Beyoncé, the Super Bowl, “Saturday Night Live” and the Oscars, not to mention Met Gala red carpet access.)
On the app, there’s also a “chat” tab that allows users to communicate directly with Myria staff if they’re having trouble. While browsing with Flemings, I noted a member message printed about getting a surf instructor and lifeguard for a vacation in Costa Rica.
Another intrepid millionaire asked for help securing last-minute luxury accommodation for themselves and an entourage for a spontaneous trip to Machu Picchu. As you do.
Meanwhile, the “community” tab allows uber-elite users to connect and peruse each other’s profiles.
“As a community, they can invite each other to things,” Flemings – who “grew up poor” in Memphis, Tennessee, and is now based in Beverly Hills, Calif. – explains. “Like, ‘Hey, I’m having a big dinner party on September 6th’ or ‘I have an extra seat on my plane from New York to LA today, does anyone want to join?’ There are various ideas that people are exploring there.”
The “community” tab allows uber-elite users to connect and peruse each other’s profiles. An example mockup is illustrated. Rey Flemings/Myria
‘Luxury is really a concept that the poor crave… Once you can afford everything, thing become less emphasized. People began to shift and began to find meaning not in things but in experience.‘
Rey Flemings on why super-rich Myria users don’t covet possessions.
Flemings used to work in the music business, where he courted big names like Justin Timberlake. He built a Rolodex of coveted contacts that he then began sharing with fellow tech founders.
Before long, he was serving as a handyman for the filthy rich, helping connect Fortune 500 CEOs and Forbes-listed billionaires with the hottest names in art, food and fashion.
When a wealthy customer once asked if they could go to the Oscars, the Flemings were able to secure a pair of tickets in the ninth row, right next to Amazon king Jeff Bezos. It took him less than 24 hours to do so.
Now, Flemings has channeled all its expertise to Myria.
“Even with all the money in the world, access to things is very, very difficult,” he told The Post. “Rich people want to be cool, and cool people want to be rich. We are the platform to make that exchange happen.”
While some members want to hook up with sports stars and sexy models to boost their social standing, Flemings said others are looking for luxury travel recommendations or information on top doctors, surgeons and health experts.
Flemings appear front and center with some high-flying friends. For more than a decade, he has been the go-to guy for the filthy rich, connecting them with the hottest names in fashion, food and entertainment. Flemings is reportedly the go-to if you want impossible tickets to Beyoncé, the Super Bowl, “Saturday Night Live” and the Oscars, not to mention Met Gala red carpet access.Rey Flemings/Myria
More often than not, members of Myria are interested in experiences, rather than objects.
“Luxury is really a concept that poor people aspire to,” Flemings told The Post, saying his clients don’t desire cars or watches because their possessions are so numerous that they become almost meaningless.
“When you can afford everything, then thing become less” he explained. “People are starting to shift and start looking for meaning not in things but in experience.“
So, while ordinary people (like this lowly reporter) might buy prints of paintings to hang in their homes, wealthy people might regularly buy original works of art.
But the members of Myria? They’re sipping wine and taking private painting classes with real artists on a very private and exclusive island you’ve never heard of.
Flemings used to work in the music business, where he courted big names like Justin Timberlake. He built a Rolodex of coveted contacts that he then began sharing with fellow tech founders. Rey Flemings/Myria
Flemings typically works with individuals worth at least $30 million — meaning they’re not just the 1%, they’re the top 0.003%.
And while you don’t necessarily need an impressive amount to join Myria, there is still a thorough application and approval process.
Aspiring members must participate in a live interview and undergo a bank-style KYC (Know Your Customer) check. It also helps if you are referred by a Myria member.
It all makes other elite apps — like Raya, and social clubs, like Rumah Soho — look like peasant territory.
More often than not, Myria users are interested in experiences, rather than objects. Rey Flemings/Myria
Currently, there is a waiting list of 500 people to join the app and Flemings hopes to have 1,000 members on Myria by the end of 2024.
“The number of super-rich people will double in the next three years,” the founder said. “And there’s also this transfer of wealth from the boomers to their children — the largest transfer of wealth in history. Those two things combined to explode the number of rich people”
Therefore, the competition to get the coveted spot in Myria is likely to become more intense.
No wonder I’ve already been fired.
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