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Marketing News: Normal Shopping Returns & Metaverse Work
Ryan Alford and Sean cover shoppers returning to stores, Intuit's $12B Mailchimp deal, avatar coworking in the metaverse and Fireball's 115-shot keg.
Michael Hobby on Smoke, Record Deals and Going Indie
A Thousand Horses frontman Michael Hobby tells Ryan Alford how a $20 guitar led to a number one hit, three record deals, and life as an independent artist.
Tanner Chidester on High-Ticket Lead Generation
Elite CEOs founder Tanner Chidester breaks down DM-based lead generation, why $1,500 is the high-ticket floor, and what makes or breaks online coaches.
Charles Schwartz on Systems That Actually Scale a Business
Charles Schwartz tells Ryan Alford why the owner's ego is the biggest barrier to scaling, and how systems, automation and buying businesses beat brute
Squid Game Merch, Heinz Tomato Blood & Halloween Marketing
Ryan Alford and Joe Hamric break down Squid Game's Walmart merch hub, Heinz Tomato Blood, Halloween Kills, Mindbody's ClassPass deal and Shatner in space.
E.T. Model Sells for $2.56M, Messi Breaks Instagram Record
Ryan Alford and Christina Gossi cover the $2.56M E.T. auction, Messi's record Instagram post, Musk's Twitter exit, Fire TV ads and eBay's Gen Z campaign.
CrowdStrike Outage and Kamala's Nomination | Business News
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down the CrowdStrike outage that hit 8.5M machines, Biden's exit, Tesla's Optimus robot and McDonald's $5 meal deal.
The Real Truth Behind Today's Music Business
Coffey Anderson, Tyler Rich, Jaren Johnston, Alina Smith and Jenna Andrews on streaming money, country radio, fan bases and writing hits like Butter.
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.
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.
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.
Digital Malls, Big Tech Power and Reels Shopping
Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down Verishop's digital mall, big tech monopoly worries, Instagram shopping on Reels and Ocean Spray's viral TikTok win.
First Class Women in Business: 5 Founders on Grit
Heidi Cortez, Tracy Duhs, Raquel Pennington, Cristina Ferrare and Heidi Montag on early hustle, hard struggles and turning failure into opportunity.
Metaverse Land Grab, Roblox Retail and 197B Streams
Ryan Alford and Joe Hamric break down Meta's network warning, American Eagle on Roblox, Nielsen's streaming record, Ford's EV split and Shopify's 60/40
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.
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
Chris Allen on Netflix Fame, Sales, and Startup Pivots
Million Dollar Secret's Chris Allen on trading finance for startups, becoming his own celebrity front man, and turning global attention into real revenue.
Marketing News: Burger King NFTs, Subway's Big August
Ryan Alford and Joe Hamric break down Burger King's NFT game, Subway's best August in eight years, the Army's new CMO, and Netflix buying Roald Dahl.
The 2020 Ecommerce and Shopify Marketing Playbook
Ryan Alford breaks down his Shopify playbook: themes, SEO and indexing, product photography, brand trust content, SMS Bump, Klaviyo and ambassador
Ben Spell: Building Good Ranchers by Trusting His Gut
Good Ranchers CEO Ben Spell on leaving ministry, maxing out credit cards, killing a profitable truck business to go online, and why quality is the
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.
Evan Marks on Mental Performance Under Pressure
Mental performance coach Evan Marks joins Ryan Alford to explain emotions as data, aggressive patience, and how to respond instead of react under pressure.
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.
Spotify vs. Joe Rogan and $500M Metaverse Real Estate
Ryan Alford and Joe Hamric cover the Spotify artist boycott, metaverse land sales, NFT money laundering and the week's best Super Bowl ad news.
Pure Intention, Real Action with Mike "C-Roc" Ciorrocco
Mike "C-Roc" Ciorrocco joins Ryan Alford to talk morning story journaling, living a WOW life, clearing your environment, and refusing to accept mediocrity.
Jaren Johnston on Nashville, Hits and The Cadillac Three
The Cadillac Three's Jaren Johnston on publishing deals, nine number ones, building a fan base from a van, and marketing music without radio.
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.
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.
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
Mastering Mindset for High Performance: Rudi Riekstins
High-performance coach Rudi Riekstins shares morning routines, stress techniques, and the mindset shifts that took clients from $7,500 to $140,000 in a
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.
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.
Ryan Alford on Speed, Virality and Being Different
Ben Harris of GOALINK turns the mic on Ryan Alford: marketing at the speed of now, a 500 million view viral video, and why different beats better.
E-commerce in 2020: Platforms, Brand and Performance
Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down e-commerce platform choice, customer acquisition, retargeting, and the balance of brand versus performance
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
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.
DIY Facebook Ads for 2025: The Hot 30 Retargeting Play
Stephen Blackburn and Stephen Johnson of Rich From Anywhere break down Facebook ad strategy, CAC vs LTV, TikTok vs Google, and their Hot 30 retargeting
John Benson on Why AI Content Isn't Converting
VSL inventor John Benson joins Ryan Alford to explain why most AI copy fails, how values-driven messaging converts, and how to use AI as a second brain.
Trump Wins: What It Means for Business | Episode 500
Ryan Alford, Chris Hansen, and Brianna mark 500 episodes with takes on Trump's win, RFK Jr., media trust, Bitcoin's record high, and business sentiment.
Old Spice Barbershop, Kit Kat Ad & Robinhood Hearing
Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down Old Spice's barbershop content studio, McDonald's chicken sandwich merch, Kit Kat's viral ad and the Robinhood