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AI Can't Replace Human Writers: WGA Strike & Ad News

Ryan Alford, Christina and Chris Hansen break down the WGA strike over AI, Gmail blue checks, YouTube Shorts ads, TikTok's creator fund and more.

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.

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.

Shawne Merriman on Life After the NFL and Lights Out

Former All-Pro linebacker Shawne Merriman on trademarking Lights Out at 21, life after the NFL, building a fight league, and running a 207-agent agency.

Monica Marquez on Why 95% of AI Pilots Fail

Flipwork co-founder Monica Marquez tells Ryan Alford why AI pilots fail on adoption, not tech, and how leaders can flip how their teams work.

Rethinking Learning: Instructure's Ryan Lufkin on AI

Ryan Lufkin of Instructure joins Ryan Alford to unpack why 70% of workers feel unprepared and how AI is reshaping skills, degrees, and education.

Rethinking Your Team in the Age of AI

Oak Theory co-founder Veronica Shelton on AI adoption, blended roles, accessibility and leading without ego in a conversation with Ryan Alford.

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.

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.

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

Mess in a Bottle: Kalilah Wright on Voice and E-Commerce

Kalilah Wright, founder of Mess in a Bottle, on starting after the Freddie Gray riots, moving to Shopify, hiring a team and heading to mass retail.

Woody Dantzler on Faith, Clemson and Life After Football

Former Clemson QB and NFL player Woodrow Dantzler III talks faith, insecurity, why athletes struggle after football, and what Dabo Swinney really built.

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

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.

Inside Pour Taproom With the Mayor of Craft Beer

Nate Tomforde on founding Pour Taproom, self-serve tap technology, craft beer trends and growing to 10 locations through partnerships instead of

Spike Mendelsohn on Top Chef, PLNT Burger and Grit

Top Chef alum Spike Mendelsohn tells Ryan Alford how reality TV launched Good Stuff Eatery, why he diversified before the bubble burst, and how PLNT

Creating Life After the Game with Cory Camp

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.

Hurricane Helene, Port Strikes and the Cost of Inaction

Ryan Alford, Brianna and Chris Hansen break down Hurricane Helene's aftermath, the East Coast port strike, record CEO turnover and surging oil prices.

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.

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.

2022 Marketing Trends with Ryan Alford and Reh Harvey

Ryan Alford and Reh Harvey break down 2022 marketing trends: short-form video, live stream shopping, SMS vs email, LinkedIn, the metaverse and branding.

Alexa D'Agostino on Marketing by Modification

Alexa D'Agostino on why data beats content, when to turn on paid ads, firing bad clients, and the 'broke mindset' that keeps founders thinking small.

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

Mario Mirabella on Agency Growth and Personal Brand

MSM Digital founder Mario Mirabella tells Ryan Alford how a bedroom side hustle became an award-winning agency, and why he refuses to niche down.

Marketers' Biggest Concerns Heading Into 2024

Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down Ad Age's 2024 marketer concerns, AI social media predictions, and why Instagram Reels beats TikTok for brands.

Best Business Advice: Netflix, Whoop and Stage 32 Founders

Marc Randolph, Will Ahmed, RB Botto, Alex Morton and Brad Lea share hard-won advice on starting up, selling, raising capital and building an audience.

Pat Flynn on Starting Small to Build a Big Business

Pat Flynn shares his one-one-one strategy, the truth about passive income, and how being different builds super fans, on Right About Now with Ryan Alford.

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

Parker Payne: 10 Years to the First Wake Kickflip

Pro wake surfer Parker Payne on turning pro at 14, landing the sport's first surf-style kickflip on his 94th try, and building a brand on Instagram.

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.

Jay Schwedelson: Email Tactics That Beat AI Content

Jay Schwedelson shares subject line tactics, how iOS 18 sorts your email, and why AI-written content is costing brands rankings and clicks.

Inside NXIVM: Anthony 'Nippy' Ames on Abuse of Power

Former Ivy League QB and The Vow's Anthony 'Nippy' Ames tells Ryan Alford how he was recruited into NXIVM, why he left, and the red flags to watch for.

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.

Lachlan Patterson on Delivery, Trolls and Filling Rooms

Comedian Lachlan Patterson talks understated delivery, ten years to find a voice, agitational content, and turning followers into ticket buyers.

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.

Top 10 Ways to Crush 2025 (No Resolutions)

Ryan Alford, Brianna Hall, and Chris Hansen share 10 non-resolutions for 2025: personal branding, crypto, serving others, and doing what you say you'll do.

Darren Prince: Super Agent, Addiction and Aiming High

Celebrity agent Darren Prince on building Prince Marketing Group, repping Magic Johnson and Hulk Hogan, and the July 2008 night he got sober.

Michael Newell on the Workforce Housing Opportunity

Michael Newell, CEO of Standard Land Development, breaks down the workforce housing shortage, how he builds 400 homes a year, and how to scale in

Pace Morby on Creative Finance and Brand Leverage

Pace Morby tells Ryan Alford how mindset, free content and community got him an A&E show, a $1M investor and deals delivered straight to his Instagram DMs.