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Entrepreneurial Mentorship #MakingBank #S7E28 Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have Ryan Blair, the former co-founder and chief executive officer of Vice, a multi-level marketing company. In 2011, he wrote a book titled Nothing to Lose Everything to Gain How I Went from gang member to multimillionaire entrepreneur, which reached the New York Times bestseller list for hardcover business books, as well as another book in 2016. Rock Bottom to Rockstar Lessons from the Business School of Hard Knocks. He was the Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012. And now he teaches entrepreneurs the principles he has used to build multiple companies without sacrificing his purpose. Build your business without sacrificing your purpose or spirituality through Altercalls. So check out today's episode with Ryan Blair on Making Bank. (5:14) Background Ryan started his entrepreneurial life very early. He was always trying to make money even as a young boy. When he grew up he got into bad company, he joined a gang due to unfortunate events in his life and this kickstarted his entrepreneurial life more. He later got out and vowed to stay legal and live a better life that has legal entrepreneurship. (11:27) Key Takeaways Ryan mentions how he is good at reading people and this helps him to know which people are good for him and which aren't. He has the ability to steer clear away from bad people. His mindset is one built on strength as opposed to one built on weakness. (15:25) Mentorship Ryan had a very rich successful mentor who thinks differently in everything. In money, in dreams and this completely changed the perspective of how Ryan thinks as well. This was when his life as an entrepreneur really started. (19:25) Principles Principle that Ryan lives by is “I learn what I want to teach and then I teach what I want to learn.” He talks about how when he wakes up he's asking himself, what book does he want to dive into? What does he want to teach? (24:02) Making Connections Ryan talks about how he always felt that he is worthy of a connection with people. He strongly believes everyone is equal and we can learn from them. He makes connections with people who are willing to allow him and he lets go of people who aren't. He just keeps learning from those who allow him without ever thinking they are so far of his reach. (29:57) Spiritual Focus When you're spiritually inclined, a lot of people believe that money is mutually exclusive, but being spiritually focused, you can actually generate far more wealth because the money that you generate has a deeper meaning. You will call it in with more reverence. (32:29) Altercall Alter call is three years old and where entrepreneurs are helped in building and executing with purpose and are then helped to exit. The number of entrepreneurs went from a small million dollar a year operation to tens of millions of dollars a year. They are great contributors to their team, to the marketplace, to their communities. Links: @realryanblair @altercallmovement www.altercall.com hoo.be/ryanblair/
Entrepreneurial Mentorship #MakingBank #S7E28 Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have Ryan Blair, the former co-founder and chief executive officer of Vice, a multi-level marketing company. In 2011, he wrote a book titled Nothing to Lose Everything to Gain How I Went from gang member to multimillionaire entrepreneur, which reached the New York Times bestseller list for hardcover business books, as well as another book in 2016. Rock Bottom to Rockstar Lessons from the Business School of Hard Knocks. He was the Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012. And now he teaches entrepreneurs the principles he has used to build multiple companies without sacrificing his purpose. Build your business without sacrificing your purpose or spirituality through Altercalls. So check out today's episode with Ryan Blair on Making Bank. (2:22) Background Ryan started his entrepreneurial life very early. He was always trying to make money even as a young boy. When he grew up he got into bad company, he joined a gang due to unfortunate events in his life and this kickstarted his entrepreneurial life more. He later got out and vowed to stay legal and live a better life that has legal entrepreneurship. (8:35) Key Takeaways Ryan mentions how he is good at reading people and this helps him to know which people are good for him and which aren't. He has the ability to steer clear away from bad people. His mindset is one built on strength as opposed to one built on weakness. (12:32) Mentorship Ryan had a very rich successful mentor who thinks differently in everything. In money, in dreams and this completely changed the perspective of how Ryan thinks as well. This was when his life as an entrepreneur really started. (16:31) Principles Principle that Ryan lives by is “I learn what I want to teach and then I teach what I want to learn.” He talks about how when he wakes up he's asking himself, what book does he want to dive into? What does he want to teach? (21:09) Making Connections Ryan talks about how he always felt that he is worthy of a connection with people. He strongly believes everyone is equal and we can learn from them. He makes connections with people who are willing to allow him and he lets go of people who aren't. He just keeps learning from those who allow him without ever thinking they are so far of his reach. (27:05) Spiritual Focus When you're spiritually inclined, a lot of people believe that money is mutually exclusive, but being spiritually focused, you can actually generate far more wealth because the money that you generate has a deeper meaning. You will call it in with more reverence. (29:47) Altercall Alter call is three years old and where entrepreneurs are helped in building and executing with purpose and are then helped to exit. The number of entrepreneurs went from a small million dollar a year operation to tens of millions of dollars a year. They are great contributors to their team, to the marketplace, to their communities. Links: @realryanblair @altercallmovement www.altercall.com hoo.be/ryanblair/
Hello everyone! Welcome to the It's Emily Show. I am here today with a very special man who has inspired millions with his story, including me. Growing up, he faced many difficulties but that didn't stop him from being the amazing man he is today. Ryan Blair is a #1 New York Times Best Selling Author and Serial Entrepreneur. He went from a wayward youth to a businessman with over $ 2 billion in company sales. After decades of building successful companies, Ryan began his latest company, AlterCall, which uplifts and helps entrepreneurs scale their companies using spiritual modalities. He is the former CEO of ViSalus, which is known for the Body by Vi 90- Day Challenge. In 2012, he sold ViSalus for $792 million dollars. He is also the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the book ‘Nothing To Lose, Everything To Gain.' In this episode, Ryan relives how he used his struggles to move him deeper into his faith in God and how his deep faith helped him through even the most difficult times. We dive into some of the biggest lessons that he learned about leadership including what it truly means to be a servant leader and how to incorporate spirituality into developing a good team culture and scaling for impact. He also shared some incredible practical and implementable tips on how busy entrepreneurs can improve their productivity by working smarter not harder, as well as how to avoid chaos and build a happier, more optimized lifestyle. Let's dive in! Also in this episode: The importance of actively seeking out mentors and cultivating a relationship with them. The value of preparation. The one thing you can say that will instantly make you more productive. Ryan's morning routine - why you need to start your day from a place of self-love and growth. Tips to help busy entrepreneurs spend more time with their kids. The key ingredients to making big changes in your life. How to identify people that will add value to your life. It's never too late to be happy - how to lead a life with no regrets. Links and Resources: AlterCall - https://altercall.com/ Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur by Ryan Blair - https://amzn.to/3c2ELN5 Rock Bottom to Rock Star: Lessons from the Business School of Hard Knocks by Ryan Blair - https://amzn.to/3CaYJzL Connect with Ryan: On Website - www.altercall.com On Instagram - www.instagram.com/realryanblair/ On Facebook - www.facebook.com/realryanblair On LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/ryanblair/ On Twitter - www.twitter.com/ryanblair On YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCiswnk7EqHMWxXoEBAZ-jdA Connect with Emily: On Website www.itsemily.com On Instagram www.instagram.com/itsemily On YouTube www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD
Ryan Blair is a famous and successful entrepreneur who went from being a gang member to a multi-millionaire entrepreneur. Ryan established his first company at age twenty-one and has since created and actively invested in multiple start-ups. As CEO of ViSalus, he took the company from start-up to more than $1.6 billion in cumulative sales, sold the company in a $792.4-million-dollar transaction, started venture fund HashtagOne, which has invested in several very successful start-ups, and was named an Ernst & Young's 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realryanblair/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanblair Fun Fact: His book "Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur" went on to reach New York Times Best Seller List
In this episode of Rant & Grow, Certified Life Coach Tullio Siragusa' has a special guest. Ryan Blair is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of the books Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur, and Rock Bottom to Rock Star: Lessons from the Business School of Hard Knocks. Ryan talks about his personal account of overcoming a life of adversity and a road map for entrepreneurial success through the process of reinvention. We spent time talking about how to elevate our vibration in order to gain alignment around goals and ultimately personal and professional success. Ryan exited his last company for $796MM and has spent the last few years on a deeply inward and transformational spiritual journey. Ryan is now focused on helping a new generation of consciously aware entrepreneurs find meaning and purpose. There is something for everyone in this episode of Rant & Grow. Follow Tullio on Twitter and/or Instagram: @tulliosiragusa --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tulliosiragusa/message
What does it take to go from the lowest and most forgotten dregs of society to the top of the world? Ryan Blair went from a gang member and a high school dropout to the CEO of a company worth $600 million at its peak. Hear his incredible life story in my interview with him. His autobiography, “Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur was ranked 3rd in The New York Times Best Seller list for August 2011 and was a number one New York Times Hardcover Business Book bestseller in September 2011. Ryan Blair was named by Ernst & Young as Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012. He took lifestyle and weight loss company ViSalus (Now known as Vi) from $60 million in debt to $150 in revenue. At its peak, ViSalus was valued at $600 million. But all that money is meaningless if you waste it on self-destruction. Find out how Ryan learned to appreciate what he had in life and take care of himself physically, emotionally, and spiritually. All that and more, in this video episode of the Daily Edge.
In this episode, we talk with DON YAEGER, a keynote speaker, business leadership coach, 11-time New York Times best-selling author and a long-time writer and Associate Editor for Sports Illustrated. THOUGHT#1 You will never outperform your inner circle. – Coach John Wooden THOUGHT #2 Position your business to be tattoo-worthy. CONNECT: Website: www.donyaeger.com BRAND & RESOURCE MENTIONS: Shaquille O’Neal – www.shaq.com Coach John Wooden – http://www.coachwooden.com NBA – www.nba.com Kawhi Leonard - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawhi_Leonard Zion Williamson – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_Williamson The Comedy Zone – www.comedyzoneworldwide.com Hard Rock – www.hardrock.com Oprah Winfrey – www.oprah.com Black Sheep – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_sheep Kyle Carpenter (Marine Medal of Honor) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Carpenter Kathleen Wood – www.kwoodpartners.com Cannonball Kids’ cancer – www.CannonballKidscancer.org Keppler Speakers - www.KepplerSpeakers.com Certified Rock Star - www.CertifiedRockStar.com Spectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – www.spectaclephoto.com Jeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - https://www.facebook.com/jtkeel DON YAEGER'S BIO: As an award-winning keynote speaker, business leadership coach, eleven-time New York Times best-selling author, and longtime Associate Editor for Sports Illustrated, Don Yaeger has fashioned a career as one of America’s most provocative thought leaders. As a speaker, he has worked with audiences as diverse as Fortune 500 companies and cancer survivor groups, where he shares his personal story. He is primarily sought to discuss lessons on achieving greatness, learned from first-hand experiences with some of the greatest sports legends in the world. He is also often retained by companies and organizations to coach their leaders, management teams, and employees on building a culture of greatness by studying great teams in sports and discerning the business lessons we can learn from them. Additionally, as an Executive Coach, Yaeger has worked with a range of leaders from the president of the largest bank in the Caribbean to CEOs of financial services companies to technology executives. His coaching model is based on years of experience and study with those who have inspired championship-level teams. Throughout his writing career, Don has developed a reputation as a world-class storyteller and has been invited as a guest to almost every major talk show – from The Oprah Winfrey Show to Nightline, from CNN to Good Morning America. Few journalists can lay claim to as exciting and colorful a career as Don Yaeger. In the three decades since he accepted his first newspaper job in Texas, the breadth of his assignments has been astounding. He has traveled the world in pursuit of stories as diverse as: Hiking through Afghanistan with the Mujahadeen as they fought the Soviets Going into Baghdad with the victorious Iraqi soccer team as the battle between insurgents and the US military waged around them Visiting China in pursuit of underworld characters counterfeiting American golf clubs Heading to Damascus to find the last living terrorist from the 1972 Olympics Living with football legend Walter Payton and his family as Payton was dying Journeying around Europe and the Middle East interviewing Iraqi athletes tortured by Saddam Hussein’s son Uday, chairman of the Iraqi Olympic Committee Traveling with candidates from both parties during presidential campaigns Chronicling the high-profile Duke lacrosse scandal Yaeger began his career as a reporter for the San Antonio Light where he rose through the ranks to pen investigative features for the daily. He later moved on to the Dallas Morning News. Following his time in Dallas, Yaeger worked as a political editor for the Florida Times-Union. After four years, he decided to dedicate himself to the pursuit of writing books. Yaeger’s first book, Undue Process: The NCAA’s Injustice for All, was published in 1990. In the nearly 30 years since, he has penned 28 more books, including eleven New York Times best-sellers, including: Under the Tarnished Dome: How Notre Dame Betrayed its Ideals for Football Glory - October 3, 1993 Never Die Easy: The Autobiography of Walter Payton - October 1, 2000 Ya Gotta Believe: My Roller-Coaster Life As a Screwball Pitcher, Part-Time Father and My Hope-Filled Fight Against Brain Cancer (with Tug McGraw) - March 7, 2004 It's Not About the Truth: The Untold Story of the Duke Lacrosse Case and the Lives It Shattered (with Mike Pressler) - July 7, 2007 I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness, to the Blind Side, and Beyond (with Michael Oher) - February 27, 2011 Play Like You Mean It: Passion, Laugh, and Leadership in the World's Most Beautiful Game (with Rex Ryan) - May 22, 2011 Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur (with Ryan Blair) - August 21, 2011 George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring that Saved the American Revolution (with Brian Kilmeade) - November 19, 2013 Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War that Changed American History (with Brian Kilmeade) - November 22, 2015 (Paperback reached #1 in November 2016) Teammate (with David Ross) - May 28, 2017 Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle that Shaped America’s Destiny (with Brian Kilmeade) - October 24, 2017 Yaeger also wrote A Game Plan For Life, with legendary coach John Wooden. It was published on Coach’s 99th birthday in October 2009. Movie rights to four of Yaeger’s books have been sold, with two slated for nationwide release in 2019. After several years of freelancing for Sports Illustrated, Yaeger joined the magazine’s staff full-time in July 1996. Two years later, he was promoted to Associate Editor where his job was to cover not just sporting events but also the off-the-field happenings that affect the world of sports. He took an early retirement from full-time work at SI in 2008, but continues to freelance for the magazine. Yaeger and his co-author William Nack were finalists for a 2000 National Magazine Award in the public interest category for their cover story “Who’s Coaching Your Kid?: The frightening truth about child molestation in youth sports.” This important piece triggered follow-up reports by programs such as Dateline, 20/20 and The Oprah Winfrey Show. It also resulted in changes to the law in several states and several youth sports organizations, including Little League of America, which changed rules to require background checks of coaches and volunteers. Born and raised in Hawaii, Yaeger has traveled extensively and lived abroad in the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Japan and Great Britain. A 1984 graduate of Ball State University, Yaeger currently lives in Tallahassee, FL. He also owns a political consulting business and a public relations firm. He and his wife Jeanette have a son and a daughter.
Even though my guest today, Ryan Blair, is known for being one of the most successful entrepreneurs out there, you wouldn’t know it by his humble, surprised attitude with that title. Ryan’s success story alone will have you believing that you too can do anything if your mind is wired right. Oh, and you’ll likely discover that you’re already a mathematician – you just don’t know it yet. Early on in his life, the cards were stacked against Ryan. Coming from a broken home with an abusive father, he never finished high school, and at the age of 14 he was witness to the tragic murder of the girl who gave him his first kiss. Soon after, he was forced into a gang. And while this could have been the move that led to his demise, it instead taught him the essential survival skills needed to succeed as an entrepreneur on the streets. Some years later with a successful street career in motion, Ryan realized that he now had a choice – he could be successful either on the streets – or off. He chose to apply his entrepreneurial success off the streets. With the ability to experience both sides and looking back, he is truly grateful that he was “wired right.” Ryan attributes that to stating what he wanted and using reverse engineering (math) to get to where he is today. “You can do your programming and wiring to get exactly where you want to be – you just have to figure it out and reverse engineer it.” See, I told you you’d get to do some math! For example, Ryan raised money, he borrowed money, asked for investments – he did what it took to get him where he wanted to be. After listening to this podcast you’ll hear the passion in his voice when he talks about these very actions as he believes EVERYONE can become a successful entrepreneur (yes, you too) and it’s just a matter of figuring out the formula so you can use math to do it. “The path is the math. There is a mathematical formula. You just have to put in the work to do it.” Ryan stresses that you always have a choice. Even if you feel like you can’t go into medicine because you’re not a doctor, you CAN! But first, make a decision and become self-aware. Then align yourself with the right people to get you there and have an appetite for learning. Absorb everything you can from the people who you want to emulate. Take their best qualities and implement them in your life. What’s even better is if you can also find the sweet spot of living your dreams and also creating wealth. “If you have a great life-work integration, you can have a great, happy life.” Don’t let the societal norms tell you what you can and can’t do. A software engineer by training, Ryan knows he’s not a conventionally trained mathematician, but he’s made himself into one. He personally thrives on the challenge of people telling him he can’t do things. You just need to not care what other people think. I dare you to challenge him and see what happens! ;) It’s just another example of his passion and drive to do more good things in this world through his success. I love Ryan’s take on money as he equates it to the amount of projects he’s able to take on. The more money he makes, the more projects he can start and the more people he can help. This is the exact mentality that my podcast encourages… the more we have, the more we can GIVE to others. And that’s exactly what Ryan is setting out to do. He is passionate about supporting, serving and building up a family of entrepreneurs who he can do business with for the rest of his life (be sure to check out is entrepreneur in residence training at hashtagone.com). This includes all different varieties of people, businesses etc. Ryan is out to transform billions of peoples’ lives and make a massive impact. And I have no doubt that his actions will leave a lasting legacy for years to come. -- Ryan Blair is a New York Times bestselling author, self-made multimillionaire and serial entrepreneur who established his first company when he was twenty-one years old and has since created and actively invested in multiple start-ups. Now at age of 38, he has founded and sold numerous businesses for hundreds of millions of dollars, is the founder of global healthy lifestyle company, ViSalus, and is a venture capitalist. In This Episode You Will Learn: Reverse engineering your way to success Having a great life-work integration Supporting middle class and entrepreneurs Using math to find your path Resources: ryanblair.com HashtagOne.com Books: Rock Bottom to Rock Star Nothing to Lose and Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur For more stories and tips on becoming unapologetically wealthy, follow me @Chriswharder on Instagram and check out fortheloveofmoney.com.
Somewhere, at some point you’ve hit rock bottom. I know I certainly have. For me, it was 7 years ago when my wife and I decided to call it quits. Fortunately, I hit it hard enough and fast enough I was able to do something about it and save our marriage. Today, I talk with my friend and New York Times Best-Selling Author, Ryan Blair, about hitting rock bottom, how to dig yourself out of it, and become a rock star. Ryan Blair Ryan Blair is the co-founder and chief executive officer of ViSalus Sciences, a #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author, an serial entrepreneur who came from nothing to lose, and everything to gain. At the age of 21, Blair had already founded his first business, 24/7 tech, and has since created and sold numerous other companies for hundreds of millions of dollars over the course of his carrer. In 2011 he wrote a book titled Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur which reached The New York Times Best Seller list. And, in 2012, Ernst & Young named Blair as Entrepreneur of the Year. Today he's here to talk with us about his new book, Rock Bottom to Rock Star. Please leave us a review at http://www.orderofman.com/itunes Shownotes: http://www.orderofman.com/075 Website: http://www.orderofman.com
From near death experience to incredible entrepreneur Chris Landano is a hardworking inventor with an awesome crowdfunding story. Today's talk centers around the importance of surrounding yourself with inventors, innovators and business builders and how absolutely anyone with the guts to try can become an accomplished product creator. Check out TrakBelt360's crowdfunding case study here as well! The TrakBelt360 Kickstarter Campaign [one-half-first] [/one-half-first][one-half][/one-half] [clear-line] Key Crowdfunding Takeaways Why near death experiences can create incredible business ideas The reason loyalty is critical in entrepreneurship How keep a cool head in uncontrollable situations The importance of patents and IP in invention How to use intellectual property to protect an invention Why inventors are just problem solvers without realizing The reason mentors are critical to startups Why you need to join a mastermind or get around experienced entrepreneurs How to research relevant products to pinpoint patenting The challenges of prototyping and building products Organizations that help inventors create physical products The ways crowdfunding helps entrepreneurship unlike ever before How to get manufacturing and production going The challenges of Kickstarter delays and overseas manufacturing Why licensing isn't always the best option for startups What a coach can do to help entrepreneurs succeed Success Quotes Integrity. Honesty. Loyalty. Links trakbelt360.com Influential Books Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur [clear-line] Connect with Chris @trakbelt360 TrakBelt's Facebook Love the Show? Leave us a Review [clear-line]