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Ryan talks with James Altucher, a successful hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, venture capitalist, and podcaster. In this episode of the Freedom Fast Lane podcast, James shares how to achieve real freedom following four guiding principles for a healthy lifestyle, as well as the investment strategies he would have told his 20-year-old self to follow. Key Takeaways [2:46] James talks about where he started out. How after he sold his first company building websites for a lot of money, he figured “if I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere!”. He was wrong, he lost every penny. And then he was wrong several times again. [4:04] So what was the problem? Why was he having such wild success and such brutal failures? He explains how he set out to find and rectify the cause of this uneven keel and what he managed to distill from this research. The 4 pillars of health   1. Physical health [4:52] It’s one of the most basic but most important aspect of overall health for high achievers. If you don’

Today, Ryan drinks along side Dr. Clement Wan, Coran Woodmass and Max Kerwick and touches on the difference between the manager and investor mindsets, what is required for a brand to be attractive to buyers, how to drag yourself out of a funk, and why you should focus all your business energy on an archetype. Key Takeaways [1:04] Making decisions from an investor’s standpoint versus a manager’s standpoint will be lucrative but benefit both positions! Dr. Clement Wan explains that when you start thinking as an investor you will strive for making your business a more valuable asset, and as a result alleviate some of the management workload.   [2:38] What do we say instead of generating sales? Build assets!   [2:59] Ryan taps into the law of attraction — does a bit of voodoo really — to call on someone who can comment on the current state of physical products on the marketplace: Coran Woodmass! resident Acquisitions Specialist and brand new American! [4:00] Coran Woodmass talks about a recently launched deal and

In today’s episode, Max Kerwick shares a keynote from the Capitalism Conference by Tom Bilyeu — the man behind Quest Nutrition and Impact Theory — a 60 minute compilation of all of his most valuable business secrets. Tune in to hear what he learned on the path he took from hand-making protein bars in his garage to a multi-billion dollar brand. Key Takeaways [03:00] Tom introduces himself and explains how he was not a born entrepreneur: he even went so far as to deliver papers for free because he was afraid to ring the doorbells to collect! [05:30] The two childhood goals Tom had zero idea how to achieve. 1. Become rich 2. Have 6 pack abs [06:20] The king of menial jobs… So much so that everyone expected him to fail. [08:10] Who is your white rabbit. Tom talks about his two very muscular rabbits. [09:23] Tom’s superpower — Nietzsche said it best to the people he cared for — suffering. [13:40] After Tom endured his work and his riches without meaning, he quit, so he could start asking different questions. Fail

If you mixed Brian S. Lee and Gary Vaynerchuk together, what you’d get is who Ryan wants to be when he grows up. Don’t miss this game changing interview with Brian Lee, the incredibly humble man behind 3 different billion dollar companies. How does he identify opportunities and build exciting companies? Tune in for an in-depth talk about his philosophy for bringing together people, products and capital.   Key takeaways [5:22] Brian’s latest project recently launched, he talks us through how the idea turned into what is now Art of Sport. Shopping for sunscreen and realizing there were no mission-driven sports body care brand out there started it all. [8:56] In a pile of thousands of entrepreneurial ideas how does one pick? it’s all about the idea that sticks with you, the one that keeps coming back. [9:44] If you’re going to make and sell a product, make it the best possible product. Vet the formulations, the ingredients, the scents. When your idea or product resonates with someone, that’s when you can get the

In today’s globalized yet isolated world, the pressure to perform, create and provide has fallen squarely on the individual, and the loss of community has exacerbated the weight of this task.   Ryan’s last quarterly meeting turned into a profound philosophical realization on the importance of fostering partnership and a network of support for your team so that they can in turn derive purpose and growth from this communal journey.   Can the means, and the ends that justify them, be added unto you when there is no meaning behind any of it?

Your relationship with your customer is like a bank account. Make no mistake: every time you ask someone to buy something, you’re making a withdrawal against relational equity. Since it can’t be all withdrawals, listen in to Ryan Deiss to master 4 fundamentally human ways to build up — make a deposit in — your relational equity vault: laughter, tears, belonging and generosity.

Ryan and Marx talk about the dynamic nature of life and happiness, and how speaking less and less in a universe that has reciprocity coded in has had painful results: hurt people hurt people. Are you serving a person or are you serving Amazon? The more value you give the more money you get, focusing on a person and giving them what they want will drive you forward, no cat (you’ll have to listen in to get that one!)

Max Kerwick — BBP co-host and brand building secret weapon — speaks to a select group at the 8 figure exit workshop at Ryan’s home. Who is your singularity, the figurative customer who is most predictive of your long term success? Be weary of “busy moms” or “25 to 35 year olds” and their variance, establish your bullseye and aim for it. Tune in for some insight on brand design methodology: building an archetype on goals and interests, identifying its variants and gathering data.

Sean’s first engaged quarterly retreat was an epiphany for the whole team. What happens when you go from “being” the brand to building a brand? Your business becomes greater than the sum of its parts. And when the brand needs to grow beyond you, how do you shift your leadership style? Clarity of purpose will engage your team in a meaningful way and drive them through that first dip in the sigmoid growth curve. Preach your why and rally the masses.

After meeting with Gary Vaynerchuk, 3 time billion dollar brand builder Brian Lee, and going through a therapy workshop in LA Ryan Daniel Moran shares his insights and breakthroughs about business and life.

Ryan shares an insightful conversation from a recent 8 figure exit event he held at his home. Matthew Fichtner explains his perspective on the world as a veteran, and why he now sees that we are seeking military solutions for issues to which opportunity is a better answer. Tune in for a chat on creating safe spaces for people to build for themselves because the best thing you can provide hopeless people is opportunity to build for the future and building something without knowing what you want effectively translates to scaling unhappiness.

Jesse Itzler shares what magic dust he uses to scale businesses quickly and sell them before jumping into his next enterprise. Check the box and move on. Tune in for some great insight on the importance of a network of authentic relationships to propel your business forward; how challenging yourself can move your kids and loved ones to chart their own path; and how the amount of days you have left needs to factor into how you choose to live.

Is emotional intelligence innate or acquired, and why is it even important? You make decisions based on emotions, and so do other people: learn to use that to your advantage. At an earlier Capitalism Conference, Gary Vaynerchuk said that it’s all about people EQ skills. Tune in to find out how to increase your emotional intelligence: your body, your habits and going further than empathy.

If you don’t brand yourself, your customers will brand you. Max Kerwick talks to Steven Black about social listening, a great tool to begin or improve your ongoing market research processes. Tune in for some serious advice: your social media channels are not secondary sales channels, engage with your customers! The importance of customer retention, abandoned cart sequences and stop apologizing for being in business.

Ryan shares a resonant keynote from the Capitalism Conference, Bedros Keuilian gives tangible advice in 4 areas of business strategy: Vision, Mission & Values; The 3 R’s; Scaling your business; and Leadership. Tune in for a profound conversation on the nature of entrepreneurship and find out how Bedros deals with fear, stress, pressure and the internal struggles of building and growing a business.

Who is Charles Crawford? The advertising ninja. Ryan Daniel Moran probes and prods at the best Facebook advertiser in the world, to find out, among other things, what it is that makes him the best. Charles is working for a billion dollar exit, but where does he derive meaning from? What’s his mentality and what shaped it? Can he fail? Can you? Listen to this titan dissection.

If it seems unlikely at first glance, an employee-less million dollar company is possible. You don’t have to have everything figured out to start your business, but there are a few key things to consider if you’re going to go it alone. Your business is a means to an end, your ‘end’ is ultimately the lifestyle you want, and so that needs to be the first thing you establish. Find out what non-employee options exist out there. Tune in for an expert breakdown of what is required to launch and grow your one-person show.

Some people are natural born leader and some less so, but leadership is a skill and so it can be developed. In this episode of Freedom Fast Lane, Ryan Daniel Moran breaks down what you need to do. Tune in for a deeper understanding of what you have to practice to develop your own leadership. Own your own life, make decisions, set boundaries and communicate your expectations but above all of this: have a vision and cast it.

First, have a great product and customer experience. Second? Ryan details the 3 steps you need to take on your journey to beating out your competition. Should you simply try to outrank your competitors, are there different things to try? Tune in to hear how to play a higher game and win: build something meaningful, sustainable, scalable and sellable.

80% of Amazon sellers are not entrepreneurs, they’re hustlers — and Ryan loves hustlers! But what if you want to go from hustling to building an 8 figure exit business? Can you walk away? That is the difference between an income stream and a business. Don’t waste the opportunity you have built, turn your business into a brand. First, start transitioning from operator to owner, then listen in for the next steps.