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Les Csorba on Self-Awareness and Better Leadership
Executive search veteran Les Csorba on self-awareness, empathy, people pleasing, and what makes Jamie Dimon, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett effective
Jim Kwik on Training Your Brain to Learn Faster
Brain coach Jim Kwik joins Ryan Alford to explain meta-learning, the four brain animals, focus techniques, and how self-talk programs your performance.
Build a Luxury Brand With No Ads: Dr. Deepak Dugar
Beverly Hills surgeon Dr. Deepak Dugar on niching down, charging $500 just to talk, hiring elite performers, and building a luxury brand with zero ad
The Universe Is Hiring: Purpose, Action and Self-Discovery
Anniston Riekstins joins Ryan Alford to talk about her book The Universe Is Hiring, applying personal development, and finding your unique gift.
Anniston Reikstins on Finding the Role You Were Born to Fill
Leadership coach and author Anniston Reikstins joins Ryan Alford to talk self-doubt, the authentic self resume, service, and why action beats learning.
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.
Why Being Known Wins in 2025: Podcasting, Bitcoin & More
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen open 2025 with podcast growth data, personal branding advice, Bitcoin predictions and the case for lean micro-teams.
FightCamp's Khalil Zahar on Surviving the Valley of Death
FightCamp founder Khalil Zahar on a 40% failure rate, $50K in the bank, the COVID boom and bust, and why growth solves 80% of your problems.
Jim Kwik on Brain Types, Focus and Learning Faster
Jim Kwik joins Ryan Alford to break down the four brain types, the three keys to being limitless, digital dementia and his MEDS Rx brain health routine.
Radical's Account Executives on Life in an Agency
Ryan Alford talks with Radical AEs Alex Finley and Kaitlin Bowler about agency client service, 2021 marketing trends, TikTok ads and one-word goals.
The CEO Whisperer on Why Every CEO Needs a COO
Cameron Herold on hiring a second in command, building real culture, growing your people, and the cash crisis that nearly sank 1-800-GOT-JUNK.
Tanner Chidester on Leadership, Sales and Hard Truths
Tanner Chidester on firing a whole sales team, why guarantees mean nothing, 200 cold DMs a day, and the offer criteria billionaires actually follow.
Mara Dorn on Confidence, Discipline, and One Shot
Mara Dorn joins Ryan Alford to talk first impressions, sales psychology, work ethic, hybrid culture, and turning imperfections into an advantage.
Mark Evans DM on Deals, Marketing Spend and Grit
Mark Evans DM joins Ryan Alford to talk buying businesses, why real estate isn't passive, spending real money on marketing, and building a personal brand.
Matt Britton on Generation AI, Coding and Slow CEOs
Matt Britton, author of Generation AI, tells Ryan Alford why AI 10x's creative "stars," why coding and college are at risk, and why speed is the ultimate
FiveStars $50M, Digital Job Growth & 2021 Marketing Trends
Ryan Alford and Reiley break down FiveStars' $50M raise, the digital jobs booming after COVID, and Deloitte's seven marketing trends for 2021.
Adam Posner on Getting Fired by Gary Vee and Starting Over
Adam Posner on his VaynerMedia firing, the advice from Gary Vee that led him to recruiting, and why podcasting is his best business development tool.
Hiring Is a Marketing Problem: Nicole Feenstra
Nicole Feenstra of The DNA Agency tells Ryan Alford why job descriptions fail, how to market the trades, and how geofencing and storytelling win
Mark J. Silverman on the 'Wrong Wall' Leadership Trap
Executive coach Mark J. Silverman joins Ryan Alford to explain why ambitious leaders derail, how to lead across, and the two habits that keep you grounded.
Moses Heredia: Why Struggle Was His Biggest Advantage
Global Processing Systems CEO Moses Heredia on going from the crop fields to $4.25/hour telemarketing to founding a company out of a pickup truck.
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.
Scott Clary on Using AI to Build Wealth Faster
Scott Clary tells Ryan Alford how AI collapsed the cost of building a business, why self-belief beats strategy, and how to adopt an AI-first mindset.
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.
Todd Davis on the 7 Habits of Effective Leadership
FranklinCovey's Todd Davis on the 7 Habits, the compass over the clock, See-Do-Get, and balancing employee needs with serving clients.
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.
Luke Peters: Building NewAir Into a $600M Brand
Former NewAir CEO Luke Peters on spotting a category in 2001 search data, pivoting from DTC to retail, protecting margins, and hiring people who've done
Dave Asprey: Biohacking, Bad Hires and Living to 180
Dave Asprey on why innovation is laziness, spotting narcissists in your company, his daily supplement stack, and spending $25K a year to get younger.
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.
Lee Benson on Value Creation and Healthy Struggle
Lee Benson explains the Mind Methodology, why every team needs one most important number, and how healthy struggle raises value-creating kids.
The Panda Man on 48-Hour Fasts and One Meal a Day
Kyle Newell, aka The Panda Man, breaks down the Panda Method, incremental fasting, cold plunges, urine therapy, and building two gyms with Ryan Alford.
The AI Skills Gap and the Death of Entry-Level Jobs
Ryan Lufkin of Instructure on the AI skills gap, why entry-level jobs are vanishing, and how certificates and human skills keep workers competitive.
R.I.P. Internet Explorer and TikTok's Billion-User Rise
Ryan Alford and Christina Yasi cover Internet Explorer's shutdown, TikTok's billion users, Chobani and Timberland in the metaverse, and Amazon AR try-on.
Amazon Live Goes Shoppable, TikTok Notes & AI Anchors
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down Amazon Live's shoppable channel, TikTok Notes, an AI death calculator, and Gen Z's move to blue collar jobs.
Jimmy Rex on Vulnerability, Risk and Real Estate Grit
Jimmy Rex on losing everything in 2008, the three pillars of We Are The They, FSBO cold calling, and why vulnerability makes men more lovable.
Matt Higgins: Why a Plan B Kills Your Plan A
Shark Tank investor Matt Higgins on burning the boats, compounding ambition, imposter syndrome, and acting on opportunity before the evidence arrives.
Matt Higgins on Burning the Boats and Betting on Yourself
RSE Ventures CEO Matt Higgins on cutting off your backup plan, the three traits every shark shares, and the 290 Bitcoin he sold too early.
Cookieless Ads, Facebook Antitrust and the Bumble Cafe
Ryan Alford and Josh Hill break down Audi Denmark's cookieless test, the tossed Facebook antitrust suits, Bumble's NYC cafe and building brand equity.
Employee Benefits That Pay You Back: Tanner Gardner
Tanner Gardner explains how a Section 125 program can cut employer FICA costs, boost employee take-home pay, and win the recruitment battle in 2024.
The New Rules of AI and Business: Adapt or Get Left Behind
Ryan Alford and top AI voices break down agents, prompting, trade skills and AI coaching, plus why the gap between adopters and holdouts is widening fast.
DeepSeek Sinks the US Stock Market: Weekly News Breakdown
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen unpack DeepSeek's hit to Nvidia, TikTok's Microsoft talks, Bitcoin under $100K, the Fed's rate hold and $8M Super Bowl ads.