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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
Easter's $23.6B, Tom Brady's Card Vault, Katy Perry in Space
Ryan Alford breaks down record $23.6B Easter spending, Tom Brady's 50% Card Vault stake, the live shopping boom in trading cards, and Katy Perry's space
Ben Glinsky on Running a Lean $100M Supplement Brand
LiveGood founder Ben Glinsky tells Ryan Alford how no payroll, radical label transparency and affiliate marketing built a $100M supplement brand.
Trump's Tariffs, Market Panic and the UFC-Meta Deal
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down Trump's tariff standoff with China, why panic selling is a mistake, and the new UFC-Meta partnership.
Pace Morby on Why Mindset Beats Skillset in Real Estate
Pace Morby tells Ryan Alford why 99% fail in real estate, how a YouTube video landed an A&E show, and why your vibe attracts your tribe.
Amazon's TikTok Bid, Musk Exits DOGE, OpenAI's $40B
Ryan Alford breaks down Amazon's TikTok offer, Elon Musk leaving DOGE, the Hooters bankruptcy, and OpenAI's $40 billion raise in this weekly business news
Bedros Keuilian on Pivot or Perish in Business
Fit Body Boot Camp founder Bedros Keuilian on escaping the Soviet Union, building a franchise after 2008, and why businesses pivot or perish.
Consumer Sentiment Tanks as Retail Closures Pile Up
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down the 27% drop in consumer sentiment, Forever 21 and GameStop closures, the Bitcoin pivot, and trading cards.
Best of Right About Now: Expert Business Advice
Category design, brand building, capital raising, margins and personal branding — the best business advice from top Right About Now guests.
March Madness Economics, Tesla Attacks & Crypto Trends
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down March Madness productivity losses, NCAA revenue, Tesla vandalism, the SpaceX astronaut return, Ferrari and crypto.
Shopper Promiscuity and Brand Loyalty with Devora Rogers
Devora Rogers of Alter Agents on shopper promiscuity, why brand tracking fails, the attribution problem, and how small brands can do real research.
TikTok's $32B Ad Revenue, Tariffs and DOGE's Trillion Goal
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down TikTok's $32B ad revenue, Southwest's new bag fees, Tesla's rebound, crypto, tariffs and the trading card boom.
NoBaked Cookie Dough: Jimmy Feeman on Scaling a CPG Brand
NoBaked co-founder Jimmy Feeman on quitting his job at 23, nine franchise shops, living in a school bus, and why $10M is far harder than $1M.
Trading Cards, Trump's Address and Skype's Shutdown
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down Trump's address to Congress, tariffs, the end of Skype, AI and jobs, crypto swings and the rise of trading cards.
Moderation vs Censorship: Brand Safety on Social Media
Arwen.AI CEO Matthew McGrory on moderation vs censorship, Elon's super-app vision for X, and using AI to mine social comments for buying signals.
Trump's Gold Card Visa, DOGE Savings & Sports Card Boom
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down Trump's $5M gold card visa, Apple's $500B U.S. investment, DOGE's $65B savings, crypto's dip and the sports card
Jaime Schwarz on NFTs, Brand Therapy and Co-Creation
The holder of the world's oldest NFT patent explains digital ownership, story baskets, brand therapy and why co-creation beats late-stage consumerism.
DOGE Dividends, XRP ETFs and the Sports Card Boom
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down tariff talk on earnings calls, a possible DOGE dividend, XRP ETF progress, Argentina's Libra mess and sports cards.