Episodes from Apr 2025 to Sep 2025
Episodes 121–160 of 673, newest first
Building Real Estate Wealth With Other People's Money
Justin Brennan explains how he scaled to 1,000+ apartment units using OPM, syndication, sweat equity, and the tax breaks behind commercial real estate.
Evan Marks on Mindset Hacks to Unlock Your Potential
Mental performance coach Evan Marks joins Ryan Alford to explain emotions as data, aggressive patience, and the formula Potential minus Interference.
Brendan Kane on How to Actually Go Viral on Social Media
Brendan Kane breaks down proven storytelling formats, the generalist principle, why algorithms reward retention, and where AI actually fits into going
Dan Novaes on Mode Mobile's Earn-While-You-Scroll Model
Mode Mobile CEO Dan Novaes on paying users for their attention, launching a phone, the arbitrage brands pay for, and choosing profit over growth at all
Veronica Shelton on Neurodiversity, AI and Oak Theory
Oak Theory co-founder Veronica Shelton on neurodivergent creativity, accessibility in tech, and how AI reshaped her team and saved mid six figures.
Gen Alpha, AI Agents and the End of Prompt Engineering
Matt Britton, author of Generation AI, joins Ryan Alford on how AI agents, robotics and Gen Alpha will reshape work, education and business speed.
Micro Habits, Big Impact: Brain Health with Thoryn Stephens
BRAIN.ONE CEO Thoryn Stephens on micro habits, AI-built brain health protocols, dementia prevention, wearable data and why sleep beats diet.
Moses Heredia on Grit, Winning and Servant Leadership
Moses Heredia went from picking cotton to running Global Processing Systems. He talks winning, cutting his own pay in 2008, and what success really means.
Right About Now Evolves: Collectibles on SI Launches
Ryan Alford announces more guest interviews, the new 'Now in Ten' format, and Collectibles on SI, his new Sports Illustrated show launching August 25th.
Amrinder Kamboj on Acquisitions, Equity and Scaling
Serial entrepreneur Amrinder Kamboj joins Ryan Alford to unpack acquiring companies, giving key employees equity, using AI in due diligence and changing
Big Badasses in Business: Buffer, Crumbl, Merriman & More
Kyle Creek, Jared Johnson, Bruce Buffer, Sawyer Hemsley, Shawne Merriman and Howard Panes on branding, bold ideas, discipline and building real businesses.
Joe Foster & Ben Weiss on AI 3D-Printed Shoes
Reebok founder Joe Foster and Syntilay's Ben Weiss on AI-designed, 3D-printed custom shoes, creator shoe deals, and their Times Square pop-up.
Railroad Merger, Prebiotic Pepsi and TikTok's 60-Min Test
Ryan Alford breaks down Shopify's AI Sidekick, the $85B railroad merger, Pepsi's prebiotic cola, Nike's 3D sneaker lab, and TikTok's long-form test.
John Assaraf on Rewiring Your Brain for Business Growth
John Assaraf joins Ryan Alford to explain innercise, identity, limiting beliefs, the 66-day rewiring window and how to surf the AI wave instead of
Influencer ROI, Attention Arbitrage and Tax Strategy
Gary Vaynerchuk on V Friends, a tax pro on effective rates, and an influencer marketing founder on ROI - plus co-founder and hiring lessons.
Turning Followers into Brand Ambassadors: Luke Yarnton
The Rave's Luke Yarnton explains how to build an ambassador army from your own customers using nano and micro influencers, one simple ask, and
Stripe Skips IPO, Amazon's Dark Patterns, AI Umpires
Ryan Alford breaks down seven business stories: MLB's AI strike zone, Microsoft's $20B ad surge, Stripe's tender offer, Amazon's FTC fight and more.
Yousuf Ahmed on Upcycled Snacks and 80% Margins
B-Sides founder Yousuf Ahmed on turning oat milk byproduct into crunch puffs, why green premiums fail, and how vertical integration lifts margins.
Tariffs, GPT-5, Prime Day and Frozen Fed Rates
Ryan Alford breaks down 25% tech tariffs, GPT-5 consolidating AI stacks, Meta poaching Apple talent, Amazon's 96-hour Prime Day and the Fed's July hold.
Chris Allen on Netflix's Million Dollar Secret
Chris Allen tells Ryan Alford how he left finance, built a seltzer brand, and became his own celebrity front man on Netflix's Million Dollar Secret.
4th of July Business News From the Houseboat
Ryan Alford breaks down record holiday travel, fireworks tariffs, cheaper AI tokens and the S&P's best May-June since 1990 from his houseboat studio.
Dani Lynn Robison on Passive Real Estate Income
Dani Lynn Robison of Freedom Family Investments on passive real estate investing, lead generation truths, investor trust and beating shiny object syndrome.
Fed Holds Rates, Shell-BP Merger and Tesla's Slump
Ryan Alford breaks down the Fed's rate hold, Shell-BP merger talk, Amazon's monopoly problem, AI price wars and a credit card delinquency red flag.
Jason Koonce on Sports Cards, Grading and Live Selling
OTIA founder Jason Koonce tells Ryan Alford how card grading, repacks, COVID and live shopping reshaped the sports card hobby into a real asset class.
Amazon AI Jobs, Dollar Menus, Drones and IKEA Micro-Stores
Ryan Alford recaps the week in business: Amazon's AI job warning and hydrogen trucks, fast-food dollar menus, Walmart drones, AI rules and IKEA
Inside the Trading Card Boom with Matty Rich
Matty Rich of Bryan's Sports Cards on building a card shop as an experience, how group breaking works, sourcing product, and the money in live selling.
Agent Store, Robotaxis and Apple's Innovation Problem
Ryan Alford recaps the week in business: the Musk-Trump truce, why rates must drop, Apple's stale OS, OpenAI's Agent Store, robotaxis and LinkedIn video.
Gary Vaynerchuk on VeeFriends and the Card Business
Gary Vaynerchuk joins Ryan Alford to talk VeeFriends x Topps Chrome, the state of the trading card hobby, dollar-box arbitrage, and collecting with your
Podcast Ads Win, Veo 3 Hits, TikTok Shop Charges
Ryan Alford breaks down new podcast ad research, Google's Veo 3 video AI, TikTok Shop's paid reach shift, Prime Day dates and Starbucks rewards changes.
Mike & Kass Lazerow on Shoveling Sh*t and Real Leadership
Mike and Kass Lazerow on building Golf.com and Buddy Media, their six-question investing framework, and why founders must be the boss, not the buddy.
AI Is Coming for White-Collar Jobs, LeBron, and Bitcoin
Ryan Alford on AI replacing entry-level white-collar work, LeBron's new grooming line, booming Bitcoin miners, and the FTC's click-to-cancel delay.
Print Isn't Dead, YouTube Is TV, and Eye Scans Are Here
Ryan Alford breaks down Microsoft's print magazine play, the NBA's Amazon streaming deal, Sam Altman's eye scanning, YouTube as TV, and MLB digital cards.
Tariffs, ESPN Streaming and the Trading Card Boom
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen talk tariff strategy with author Arjan Singh, plus ESPN's streaming launch, Airbnb services and Apple's brain interface.
Entrepreneur Masterclass: 5 Founders on Scaling Smart
Jasmine Star, Sean Whalen, Jeff Dudan, Josh Snow and Devan Kline share advice on grit, branding, Amazon, trademarks, franchising and scaling fast.
Mother's Day Gifts, Amazon Robots, Crypto & Trading Cards
Ryan Alford and Chris Hanson break down the top 10 Mother's Day gifts, Amazon's Vulcan robot and Zoox robotaxis, crypto moves, and trading cards.
Dr. Deepak Dugar on Attracting the Right Clients
Beverly Hills surgeon Dr. Deepak Dugar on niche marketing, $500 consult filters, market-driven pricing and building a luxury brand with no ad budget.
AI Leverage, Cooling Real Estate & Meta's New AI App
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down May 2025 business news: tariffs, housing price cuts, Meta's free AI app, Fanatics' card boom and BNPL groceries.
Second Passports and Tax-Free Living with Jeremy Savory
Jeremy Savory of Savory and Partners explains second citizenships, tax-friendly countries like Paraguay and Panama, and how to live and earn without
Tariffs, AI Teams, Crypto and the Trading Card Boom
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down US-China tariffs, luxury markups, AI personas replacing white-collar work, crypto's rebound and Instagram Edits.
Ishveen Jolly on Athlete and Influencer Sponsorships
Open Sponsorship CEO Ishveen Jolly joins Ryan Alford on why athlete sponsorship is the new word of mouth, and how to structure deals that actually deliver