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Charisma Is a Skill: Brett McDermott on Power & Warmth
Brett McDermott breaks charisma into power, warmth and presence, shares listening hacks, and explains why stillness signals confidence.
Jason Duncan: How to Exit Your Business Without Selling
Jason Duncan tells Ryan Alford how he went from 60 hours a week to 10 hours a year while keeping ownership—using delegation, systems and mindset work.
Mark J. Kohler on How the Rich Use Tax Strategy
Tax attorney Mark J. Kohler explains how small business owners and side hustlers can legally pay less tax, use write-offs, and build long-term wealth.
Mike Sancho: From Expelled to Passive Income Builder
Mike Sancho tells Ryan Alford how jail, Subway and three collapsed network marketing incomes led him to build automated passive income businesses.
John Durante on Grit, Rock Bottom and Rebuilding
Durante Equipment CEO John Durante on running his dad's company at 20, losing everything in 2008, and rebuilding a ten-store rental business.
Heidi Montag on The Hills, Fame and Pratt Daddy
Heidi Montag talks reality TV's story arcs, why attention didn't become Kardashian money, and how live selling saved her crystal business Pratt Daddy.
Grant and Elena Cardone on 10X Alignment
Grant and Elena Cardone on apartment investing, the accredited investor scam, being a fortified team, and why seven billion people is the real target.
Small Business Tax Tips With Mark J. Kohler
Tax attorney Mark J. Kohler joins Ryan Alford to share 2025 tax strategies for small business owners: kids on payroll, family boards, write-offs and more.
Jen Larson on TikTok Fame and Blunt Dating Advice
Men's dating coach Jen Larson joins Ryan Alford to talk TikTok growth, why bluntness works, prenups, and how to build a niche audience on social media.
Legal Tax Moves That Help the Rich Get Richer
Tax attorney Mark J. Kohler shows Ryan Alford how side hustles, family payroll, Roth IRAs and better bookkeeping legally cut what you owe the IRS.
Rick Jordan on Going Public, Failing, and Rebuilding
Rick Jordan tells Ryan Alford how he scaled an IT company from $4M to $15M, took it public, lost it in six months, and what he is rebuilding now.
Sean Michael Crane on Building an Unstoppable Mindset
Sean Michael Crane tells Ryan Alford how prison, sobriety and small daily wins rebuilt his identity, and how he now coaches discipline that lasts.
Grant Cardone on Real Estate, 10X Thinking and Renting
Grant Cardone explains his 12,000-unit real estate portfolio, how non-accredited investors can start with $1,000, and his three-part success formula.
Mike Sancho on Automated Income, Amazon FBA and NFTs
Mike Sancho tells Ryan Alford how jail at 21 led to Wealth Accelerators, plus the truth about Amazon automation, YouTube Shorts, the metaverse and NFTs.
Larry Hagner on Fatherhood, Standards and Strong Men
Larry Hagner of The Dad Edge joins Ryan Alford to talk fatherhood, the lone wolf lie, the three relationships every man needs, and setting high standards.
Rejection, Resilience and Momentum: From Zero to Hero
Alex Morton, Jen Gottlieb, Ken Wentworth, Mike Sancio and Jamil Damjie on rock bottom, rejection and the first win that changes everything.
Alex Morton on Building Wealth Young and Losing It All
Alex Morton on making his first million at 24, dropping from $2M to $90K, why network marketing gets a bad name, and how truth beats hype in sales.
Scott Scovill on Tenacity and Beating Fear of Failure
Scott Scovill tells Ryan Alford how a U2 tour bus changed his life, why fear of failure is really fear of judgment, and how grit can be learned.
Alex Morton on Network Marketing, Crypto and Success
Alex Morton tells Ryan Alford how he made his first million at 24, lost most of it, and why raw honesty beats polish in sales, content and crypto.
Tyler Harris on Rock Bottom and Personal Branding
Tyler Harris tells Ryan Alford how he went from broke to seven figures in insurance and built a personal brand without ever selling anything.
Christopher Lochhead on Category Design & Niche Marketing
Christopher Lochhead joins Ryan Alford on category design, marketing the problem instead of the product, lazy language, and the rise of native digitals.
Jen Gottlieb: Authenticity Is Authority
Jen Gottlieb on losing herself playing a rocker persona on VH1, befriending rejection, and why owned credibility beats rented credibility.
Jen Gottlieb on Modern PR and the CIA Framework
Jen Gottlieb, named Maxim's #2 entrepreneur, shares her CIA framework for PR, why she sold her agency, and how rejection built her business.
Bedros Keuilian on Pivoting, Grit and the American Dream
Bedros Keuilian on escaping communism, building Fit Body Boot Camp from the 2008 crash, pivoting during the pandemic, and why self-talk is your biggest
Spencer Crandall on Going Independent in Country Music
Country artist Spencer Crandall talks burnout, six years sober, why labels act like banks, and the story behind "What I Didn't Do" with Cooper Alan.
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.
Nate Kennedy on Funnels, Email Lists and Owning Audience
Nate Kennedy tells Ryan Alford how he went from bankruptcy to owning a media company with 75M monthly impressions, plus funnel and email marketing advice.
Mike C-Roc on Unleashing the Beast in Your Business
Mike "C-Roc" Ciorrocco tells Ryan Alford how his stepfather's death unlocked his drive, plus clarity, consistency and building the Blooprinted platform.
Bobby Maximus on Fitness, Fame and Mental Toughness
Former UFC fighter Bobby Maximus talks bullying, bodyweight training, supplement truths, sports psychology and why fame is the best marketing there is.
A Thousand Horses on Music Industry Longevity
A Thousand Horses on life after "Smoke," label purgatory, going independent, how cover song royalties work, and why longevity beats chasing another hit.
Josh Pate on the New Blueprint for Media Success
CBS analyst Josh Pate tells Ryan Alford how YouTube killed the old media gatekeepers, why he sells sponsorships himself, and how niche depth builds wealth.
Austin Hope: Building a World-Class Winery
Austin Hope on Chuck Wagner, taking over the family winery at 22, the 97-point Cabernet bet and his plan for Paso Robles global domination.
Van Life to Millionaire: The Mindset Behind Real Wealth
Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz explain why mindset beats income, the difference between broke and poor, and how to actually keep the money you make.
D.O.G.E, the American Dream and Google's Russian Fine
Ryan Alford, Chris Hansen and Brianna Hall on Bitcoin's surge past 90K, Musk's new efficiency department, Mattel's packaging fail and the American Dream.
Spencer Pratt on Crystals, Reality TV and Real Business
Spencer Pratt tells Ryan Alford how a crystal obsession became Pratt Daddy, why the villain edit backfired, and the costly lessons of ads, staff and COVID
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
Moby on Fame, Failure and Why Success Didn't Fix Him
Moby and Lindsay Hicks join Ryan Alford to talk Play, punk rock, why money and fame don't create happiness, and building Moby Pod on their own terms.
Nike's Metaverse Bet and the Cream Cheese Crisis
Ryan Alford and Joe Hamric break down Nike buying digital sneaker studio RTFKT, Walmart's live shopping push, Grindr's $7M GDPR fine 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.
Brett Berish on Building Luc Belaire and Bumbu
Sovereign Brands CEO Brett Berish on why taste beats celebrity, how the three-tier liquor system works, and building brands without Bacardi's ad budget.