Podcast appearances and mentions of Ryan Smith

In this episode of the John Kitchens Coach Podcast Experience, John sits down with Ryan Smith, combat veteran and CEO of the Ryan Smith Home Selling Team, for a conversation on leading through adversity, hiring for grit, and why AI is about to separate the agents who thrive from the ones who get left behind. With nearly 20 years in the business and close to 4,000 transactions, Ryan brings a rare dual perspective — balancing an active military career with running a growing real estate team — and doesn't hold back on what it actually takes to build (and rebuild) a winning culture.Key Topics Covered:* Staying intentional while juggling two demanding careers* The data-driven decision to rebuild the team from the ground up* Hiring for “humble, hungry, smart” — and why the driven part is hardest to spot upfront* How agents self-select out when adversity hits, and what that reveals* Leading people who can walk away vs. people who can't* The habits (dollar-productive activities, mastery of craft) that carry agents through a down market* Ryan's deep dive into AI — from P&L analysis to building a one-to-one nurture system for 30,000 contacts* Where team leaders should start their own AI journey“It doesn't matter how many houses you sell, it doesn't matter how many years you're doing this — these things that you experience as a rookie still happen to me now, having done this for almost 20 years... It doesn't end. It's a career-long journey.” — Ryan SmithReady to think like a CEO? Book your strategy call at 7figurecall.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit johnkitchenscoachpodcast.substack.com

Last time it was the WHO: customers, businesspeople, face to face.  This time it is the HOW.  @Kate Megaw, @Anu Smalley and @Ryan Smith finish the Back-to-Basics run through the 12 Agile Principles with numbers 7 through 12, asking the same question of each: what wording would keep someone in legal, marketing, or finance reading?  Working software becomes delivered value in about ninety seconds, no notes.  Sustainable development turns out to be the most ignored principle of the twelve, partly because it says development and partly because people think sustainable means 40+ hours a week.  Technical excellence loses the C-suite at the word technical, and then the three hosts split on whether design has to go too.  Simplicity and the retrospective principle survive untouched, which raises the obvious question of why the retrospective is the first event teams drop. 

The 12 principles behind the Agile Manifesto are the most skipped page in agile. Plenty of people can quote the four values.  Far fewer know there are 12 principles sitting underneath, and fewer still could name one. Kate Megaw, Anu Smalley and Ryan Smith continue the Back-to-Basics series by working through the first six, one at a time, asking the same question of each: what wording would make this land for someone in marketing, finance, or HR?  Software becomes value, then the three of them discuss whether value is too vague.  Business people and developers becomes stakeholders and teams, because “I am not a developer” is a very easy way to leave a conversation.  The word project shows up twice and nobody minds anymore, which is a shift from five years ago. And face to face gets a defense from Alistair Cockburn that is worth quoting the next time someone tells you a remote team cannot do it.  The point is not a new set of principles. It is that people shut down when the words do not fit their world, so hand them words that do.

To say THIS was unexpected would be an understatement!The NBA's punishment of the LA Clippers sent shockwaves through the NBA. Attorney (and former big law firm associate) Mark Russell Pereira and chief editor (and PR professional) Dan Clayton are the perfect pair to break down the entire story, from start to finish.How does this affect the NBA business going forward? What does this mean for Ryan Smith's operation of the Utah Jazz?Come hang out and find out!#kawhileonard #clippers #laclippers #pablotorre #utahjazz #nba #basketball #steveballmer

The Los Angeles Lakers have just been sold for $12.5 billion, the highest price ever paid for any sports franchise in history. This blockbuster deal has sent shockwaves through the worlds of finance, technology, and sports culture alike. What does it mean when the most iconic basketball team on the planet changes hands under these circumstances? To understand the full picture, we need to look at who is buying, why they are buying, and what happens to a legendary franchise when its new owners are not fans of the game. Mark Walter had purchased the Los Angeles Lakers roughly a year ago at a $10 billion valuation, which was itself a record at the time. Josh Kushner, who runs Thrive Capital, one of OpenAI’s largest shareholders, called Walter out of the blue and made an offer. Within 72 hours, a deal was struck. The team was never officially on the market. Walter, facing regulatory scrutiny from both the US attorney in Manhattan and the SEC over billions in loans tied to his conglomerate, needed liquidity fast. The sale was as much about financial pressure as it was about opportunity. This is just some of the topics that Pirates Christopher Lochhead, Eddie Yoon and Bri Clark discuss on this episode of The Pirate Street Journal. Each week, the Category Pirates pick three headlines worth paying attention to and break down the category underneath. You're listening to Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different. We are the real dialogue podcast for people with a different mind. So get your mind in a different place, and hey ho, let's go.   The Financial Risks Behind the Los Angeles Lakers Deal Kushner is placing the Los Angeles Lakers inside a vehicle called Thrive Eternal, a fund designed specifically for assets he believes are immune to technological disruption. This is a fascinating strategic bet. The Lakers sit alongside a portfolio stuffed with AI winners, and buyers of sports franchises can write off the entire purchase price over 15 years, generating roughly $830 million per year in paper losses. That tax advantage alone makes the acquisition a compelling financial instrument, not just a trophy asset. However, the financial engineering behind this deal raises serious concerns. The NBA limits how much institutional investors can contribute and caps team debt at $475 million. This is the inverse of the traditional private equity playbook, where firms minimize their own capital and maximize leverage. Kushner and his partners do not have $12.5 billion sitting in cash. They are taking on enormous concentrated risk, and the question of who their exit liquidity will eventually be points uncomfortably toward retail investors when their AI holdings eventually go public.   What Happens When Non-Fans Own Iconic Teams The Bus family owned the Los Angeles Lakers since 1979. That is nearly five decades of stewardship rooted in a genuine connection to the team and the city. When passionate fans own teams, good things tend to happen. Mark Cuban sat courtside and screamed at referees because he cared. Ryan Smith bought the Utah Jazz and poured money into player facilities, hired legends like Danny Ainge, and helped transform Salt Lake City into a genuine entertainment destination. These are owners who think about championships and community, not just cashflow. When financial engineers own teams, the calculus changes entirely. Ticket prices rise. Star players get traded to cut costs. Stadium deals extract money from cities and municipalities that can barely afford it. The priority stack becomes clear: owners first, players second, cities third, and fans last. The Los Angeles Lakers are now a hedge against technological disruption inside a portfolio built by people whose primary expertise is in venture capital and artificial intelligence, not basketball. Whether that leads to winning or just profitable mediocrity remains to be seen.   The Broader Warning Signs for the Sports Economy The Los Angeles Lakers sale does not exist in a vacuum. Across the NBA, a pattern is emerging that looks uncomfortably familiar. Team valuations have skyrocketed from hundreds of millions to tens of billions in a remarkably short period of time. Owners who bought at peak valuations are already showing signs of financial strain. Matt Ishbia bought the Phoenix Suns for around $4 billion by pledging his mortgage company as collateral and betting that interest rates would fall. They did not. He may now be facing pressure to sell stakes in the team. The S&P500 is up nearly 75 percent over the past three years, making wealthy investors feel flush and willing to take on risks they would normally avoid. But market runs do not last forever, and when the tide goes out, we find out who has been swimming without protection. The concentration of risk among sports franchise owners, combined with NBA rules that prevent traditional leverage strategies, creates a fragile ecosystem. The Los Angeles Lakers may be the most visible example of a much larger systemic stress building quietly beneath the surface of professional sports. To hear about the topics in this week's The Pirate Street Journal, download and listen to this episode. You can also read more Pirate Street Journal entries in the Category Pirates newsletter. We hope you enjoyed this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different™! Christopher loves hearing from his listeners. Feel free to email him, connect on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, and subscribe on Apple Podcast / Spotify!    

Many Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches have been cut loose, organizations are changing how they deliver products and services, and AI has landed on top of both. Kate Megaw, Anu Smalley and Ryan Smith open a new Back to Basics series with the document that started all of it, the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. They start with the obvious question. If it was written for software, what word belongs there now? Ryan says iterative development. Anu says iterative fill in the blank, because coaching a leader is iterative too. Then they go to the four values and pick favorites, and pretty much land on the same pair. Individuals and interactions, and responding to change, come out as the bookends that give the middle two somewhere to stand. Meanwhile AI is quietly pulling attention back toward the tools on the right and working software and customer collaboration are where teams are slipping.  The close is the useful part. This is not a rulebook to recite at people. It is a short piece of text that gives a team permission to work better.

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Apply to work with the MI team → https://muscleintelligence.com/apply Ryan Smith co-founded the first pharmacy in the United States to offer an extensive list of peptides — and he ran the synthesis floor himself. Preparative HPLC, mass spec, chemical synthesis, the lot. Which means he spent years watching the same two failures from the inside: the molecule that works beautifully at a small dose and stops working when someone doubles it, and the vial that looks identical to the real thing and isn't. He is not a peptide evangelist. Ask him about the compound he calls ten million times more potent than BDNF and he'll tell you why he doesn't take it. His argument here is quieter than most of what gets said about peptides, and harder to unhear afterward: the body is already a competent system, and nearly everything that goes wrong with these compounds comes from handing it more input than it needed. Why exogenous growth hormone removes a brake the secretagogues leave in place. Why ipamorelin became the standard despite releasing less growth hormone than the compounds it replaced. Why two vials of the same peptide, at the same purity, can behave completely differently. He would rather talk about what he refuses to make than what he's excited about — and by the end of the hour it's clear those are the same conversation. 5 Key Takeaways Why exogenous growth hormone removes a brake your body doesn't get back — and what CJC-1295, ipamorelin and tesamorelin do instead The reason ipamorelin became the clinical standard despite releasing less growth hormone than the compounds it replaced Why the same 500-microgram dose of oral BPC-157 works in one form and barely at all in another Why the peptide he calls 10 million times more potent than BDNF is the one he leaves out of his own stack What a clean HPLC mass spec report still can't tell you about what's in the vial — and why that one blind spot lands on your liver Chapters 0:00 Why Peptides Took a Century to Arrive 4:54 Specificity, Growth Hormone & the Scalpel Argument 16:22 Thymosin Alpha-1, Epitalon & Natural Testosterone 25:25 Mitochondrial Peptides & the Fat Loss Compounds 32:27 BPC-157: Repair, Dosing & the Salt Form Problem 35:46 Peptides for the Brain: FGL, Dihexa & Cerebrolysin 47:05 What He Takes, What He Refuses & Why 52:36 Side Effects, Purity & What's Really in the Vial Connect with Ryan X – https://x.com/ryansmithepiage LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-smith-lexington-ky/ TruDiagnostic – https://www.trudiagnostic.com

Hour three of DJ & PK for August 24, 2026: Pete Sousa, Inside the Big 12 & Pete Sousa Show Post on social media of Jazz players training in Finland. PK ran into Lander Barton and the Los Angeles Chargers

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Every month when we teach the Certified Agile Leader class it opens with the same question: what is your biggest challenge right now? In 2025 the answer was “leading multi generational teams”. This year it is “doing more with less”, and Kate Megaw, Anu Smalley and Ryan Smith take it apart. They cover what the phrase really means, from layoffs and canceled tool licenses to the quiet blurring of the Scrum Master and Product Owner roles, and they name the 2026 version of the argument: four humans plus a handful of agents, surely that equals a team of ten! It does not. If output goes up and outcomes stay flat, waste has gone up, and adding weight to a car whose wheels are already spinning only sinks it deeper. The conversation goes to the real costs, including burnout, quiet quitting, quality shortcuts, and a junior pipeline nobody is filling, then lands somewhere useful. Make the trade offs visible, go back to the basics, and stop trying to do more with less. Do less, better.

Co hosts Ryan Smith and former NFL TE Ben Troupe continue their division previews with the NFC North including guest Tyler Forness of AtoZSportsNFL!@TheRealForno Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1 Starting Lineup How did the local coaches stack up against other coaches Misc Hour 2 Devon Dampier availability  Good, Bad & Ugly Hour 3 Utah Jazz latest Will Bear have a sophomore slump or take big jump for BYU Hour 4 BYU insider Mitch Harper Sports Roulette

Earlier this year the PMI and Agile Alliance introduced the Manifesto for Enterprise Agility.  Then came the harder question: why do organizations with great strategies still struggle to execute them?  Their answer is a report called Closing the Change Readiness Gap, and in this episode Kate Megaw, Anu Smalley and Ryan Smith dig into what it found.  Executives are confident their purpose is clear, yet the single biggest problem they named was the disconnect between planning and execution.  The report points to four obstacles: signal loss, where the why gets stripped out on the way down; decision rights that sit too far from the work; a structural trap where friction hardens into process; and a lack of psychological safety to name any of it.  The trio unpack why these are not four separate problems but one connected system, why the frozen middle is really a shock absorber, and why you cannot bolt AI or a framework onto a broken structure and expect flow. 

Co hosts Ryan Smith and former NFL TE Ben Troupe continue their division previews with the NFC East and welcome a trio of fans from the Eagles, Cowboys and Giants RJ Ochoa of Blogging with the Boys stops by to talk all things Dallas Cowboys! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Danielle and Kristine learn how to survive heatwaves and Ryan Smith joins us to share his story of how he handled realizing he was losing his hair. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thousands of retirees relocate every year looking for lower taxes, a lower cost of living, better weather, or to be closer to family.In this episode, Kevin sits down with estate planning attorney and financial advisor Ryan Smith to discuss the estate planning issues that many retirees overlook after relocating. From wills and trusts to powers of attorney, healthcare directives, probate laws, and beneficiary designations, they explain what should be reviewed when you establish residency in a new state.While this conversation focuses on retirees relocating during retirement, the same planning considerations will apply to just about any retiree.In this episode, you'll learn:Why moving to another state can impact your estate plan Which legal documents should be reviewed after relocating Tennessee-specific estate planning considerations Common mistakes retirees make when changing residency Practical steps to protect your family and your legacy Making life easier for your fiduciary relationships and beneficiariesWhether you're moving for family, lower taxes, or a better retirement lifestyle, this episode will help you avoid costly planning mistakes before they're discovered when it's too late.Connect with Ryan Smith here:Next Frontier Estate PlanningFacebook

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This year's Agile 2026 theme was “shaping the future with agility,” and that is exactly where Kate Megaw and Anu Smalley found the industry: mid-shift, still deciding what comes next. Back from the conference, they sit down with Ryan Smith for an honest field report. The partnership between PMI and the Agile Alliance has solidified, so the room was no longer split into project managers on one side and Scrum Masters on the other.  AI, meanwhile, has stopped being the shiny new thing bolted onto every session title and settled into the operating system of how we work, though “don't forget the human” is still treated as a footnote.  Kate and Anu wrestle with an industry in flux where no one has put a finger on what is broken yet, the Scrum Master role morphing into a dozen job titles, and Anu's growing conviction that the psychology of AI is the work that matters.  The phrase that stuck with Kate from one of the sessions says it all: we are in the age of perpetual transformation.

Winning The Division - Ep 118 - Thurs Aug 6th 2026 Co hosts Ryan Smith and former NFL TE Ben Troupe continue their division previews with the AFC North welcoming 513 podcast host Nick aka Bengals Storm, NFL Draft writer and analyst from SparkScouting Bill Sparks, and Jeremy Betz of Steelers Curtain Network! @thebetz93 @SparkScouting @Bengalsfan631 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pop, Smitty and Davies is hyped for Sega bringing back Crazy Taxi! The gang talks about it and more.

You schedule the meeting, you ask for input, and the room goes quiet. Then the real conversation happens in the hallway afterward. Kate Megaw and Ryan Smith dig into why people stay silent, and what facilitators can actually do about it. Silence is rarely about a disengaged team. It is fear of looking foolish, internal processors who need time to think, a leader who anchors the room before anyone speaks, and big talkers who cannot sit with a pause. Remote meetings can quietly make all of it worse.The cost is real. Silence erodes trust, hides risks that surface mid sprint when it is too late, shrinks innovation, and hands the decision to the loudest voice in the room. Kate and Ryan share the practical moves they use to turn it around, from waiting out the silence and asking sharper questions, to silent writing, round robins, breakout pairs, stacking, and priming the pump before the meeting even starts. The throughline is simple. Facilitation is not just a soft skill, it is a design tool. Good meetings are designed, not winged, because as our friend Anu likes to say, “winging it is not a plan”!

Co hosts Ryan Smith and former NFL TE Ben Troupe continue their division previews with the AFC East and welcome back former Saints FB Marvin Powell III and Trainwreck Sports Content Creator Mike Bundt to the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Scrum Master role has quietly evolved, and the industry has not caught up. Kate Megaw and Ryan Smith unpack how the role calcified into a person who runs the events and works through a checklist, when the real job was always to be a change agent and an organizational catalyst. Look at the job market and you see the shift already happening. Scrum Master, Project Manager, Technical Project Manager, Delivery Manager, and Program Manager are being used interchangeably, because the title never fit cleanly on an org chart and the Scrum Guide 2020 move from roles to accountabilities went largely unnoticed.Kate and Ryan wrestle with a hard question. If the title confuses more than it clarifies, is it time to let it go? The word master implies telling rather than facilitating, and the name says nothing about what the person actually delivers. They also push back on the idea that agility is dying, making the case that it is becoming the DNA of healthy organizations instead. The takeaway is simple and a little uncomfortable. Stop defending the label and start demonstrating the impact a person in this role can have.

Co hosts Ryan Smith and former NFL TE Ben Troupe continue their division previews with the NFC West for the 2026 season!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Conversation with Ryan SmithWhy do people start martial arts?For some, it's self-defense. For others, it's fitness, confidence, flexibility, or personal growth. But sometimes the greatest lessons have nothing to do with punches and kicks.In this episode, Sensei Nick sits down with Ryan Smith of Mark Warner's Professional Martial Arts Academy to discuss his martial arts journey, his work as a firefighter, and the lessons that connect both worlds.Together they explore the value of lifelong learning, the importance of community, and why nobody needs to be perfect before stepping onto the training floor.Topics include:Starting martial arts as a childReturning to training after time awayHow martial arts helped prepare Ryan for firefightingThe connection between physical skills and mindsetWhy great teachers remain lifelong studentsThe freedom of admitting you don't know everythingLearning from martial arts mentors and role modelsBuilding confidence through small victoriesThe power of community and belongingWhy martial arts is for everyone—not just elite athletesOne of the strongest messages from this conversation is that you don't need to be in perfect shape, have perfect confidence, or have everything figured out before starting.You simply need to begin.The journey of martial arts isn't about becoming someone else. It's about becoming a better version of yourself while finding a community that helps you grow.Connect with Sensei Nick:Email: tabersmartialarts@gmail.comWhat brought you to martial arts? Was it fitness, confidence, self-defense, community, or something else entirely?Send an email or leave a comment on your podcast platform of choice. We'd love to hear your story.Thank you for listening to Real Talk with Sensei Nick.

Velocity feels like proof.  Fifty story points done, a bigger number than last sprint, a box checked.  But velocity measures how busy a team is, not whether anything valuable reached the customer.  Kate Megaw and Ryan Smith take apart the metric everyone loves to report and rebuild the case for measuring what matters.  Velocity, they argue, was never a metric at all. It is an internal planning tool, Mike Cohn's “yesterday's weather”, useful for forecasting and useless for judging.  From there the conversation turns to the measures that actually signal agility: outcome over output, flow metrics like lead time, work in progress limits, emergent work per sprint, flow efficiency, and the strategic questions executives really care about, such as whether the business moved forward.  Along the way Ryan shares the MVP that 300 people found on their own, and Kate lands the question that cuts through it all: if your velocity doubled tomorrow, would your customers even notice? Velocity is vanity.  Outcomes are reality.  Agility lives in the flow.

The tenth season of the Eccles Business Buzz podcast continues with a conversation between host Frances Johnson and Jim Olson, President of the Utah Jazz, and key leader for the Utah Mammoth NHL Franchise, the Delta Center Arena, and more.Jim and Frances talk about Jim's 30+ years in the sports business, emphasizing how technology and Ryan Smith's tech background have expanded the Utah Jazz's parent entity, The Smith Entertainment Group's global reach, deepened fan connection, and enabled data-driven customization of tickets, sponsorships, and in-arena experiences. He explains how sales are the revenue engine that funds reinvestment in teams, facilities, community programs, and the current Delta Center renovation for hockey, including a new 450-stall parking garage. The conversation covers sports' unifying and economic impact, lasting memories, career skills and education, the upcoming Business of Sports minor at the Eccles School, and excitement about future championships, upcoming Olympic Games, and district-style real estate developments in Utah.Eccles Business Buzz is a production of the David Eccles School of Business and is produced by University.fm.Eccles Business Buzz is proud to be selected by FeedSpot as one of the Top 70 Business School podcasts on the web. Learn more at https://podcast.feedspot.com/us_business_school_podcasts. Episode Quotes:Why fans are the lifeblood of every sports business [08:46] Frances Johnson: What is the role of sales specifically in today's sports industry?[08:52] Jim Olson: Well, I'm definitely biased when I get asked that because I spent so much of my career focused on the revenue-generating aspects of our business. And I just believe you have to generate revenue. It's revenue-generating; that revenue just opens up the doors to so many different things. You know, it opens up the doors to improving our arena experience. It opens up the doors to improving our broadcast experience. It opens up the doors to improving our retail experience. And obviously, it's cyclical. As you open up those doors and improve all those experiences, the goal is to generate more revenue with it. But, look, we say that our fans are the lifeblood of the organization. We really mean that because they're making a large commitment, be it through buying tickets, watching games, streaming games, their businesses being partners in through sponsorship programs, and so forth. And our fans are the lifeblood because it drives the revenue, which allows us to do so many things.Turning revenue into a better fan experience [10:56] When we make money, we reinvest it back into the company. We're not publicly traded where we got to worry about stockholders. We're not worried about paying off other individuals or whatever it may be. When we make money, we reinvest it right back into the organization, where we have gone through a rebuilding phase with the team, and now people have seen we're making investments into improving both the basketball team and the hockey team, Jazz and the Mammoth, and we're reinvesting into our facilities. We're going to be done in September with a new parking garage that's connected to the arena. 450 new parking stalls to enhance the experience there. And so really we reinvest into our marketing efforts and our social media efforts, and we reinvest back into the community.Jim reveals the most important skills for building a career in sports [23:50] Working in sports is no different than working in every other job. It's competitive. You have to grind. You have to work hard. You have to be focused. You have to learn to work with people. Like, it's, kind of, what everybody knows. It's hard. It's competitive. There might be jobs out there that are 9:00 to 5:00, but I don't know. That's not sports, you know. We work nights, we work weekends, we work holidays, we work early mornings, we work late, whatever. But it's just so fun. Show Links:Jim Olson | LinkedInSales Innovation Summit Presentation | David Eccles SchoolThe Delta CenterDavid Eccles School of Business (@ubusiness) | InstagramUndergraduate Scholars ProgramsRising Business LeadersEccles Alumni Network (@ecclesalumni) | Instagram Eccles Experience Magazine

Co hosts Ryan Smith and former NFL TE Ben Troupe welcome back former NC State, Colts, Bills, Browns, Chargers, and Saints RB Nyheim Hines to the show to preview the AFC South for the 2026 season!  Part of the Keep Pounding Podcast Network, Fans First Sports Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Smitty took part of the free Marathon weekend and shares what he thinks about the game.BlueSky: thecfg.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsthecfg/Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/cfggamesWebsite: https://www.confreaksandgeeks.com

There is “Big A” Agility, the frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe, and there is “little a” agility, the plain human ability to change direction when the world shifts under your feet. Kate Megaw and Ryan Smith make the case that the second one matters most, and that it belongs in every company's core values, not just its delivery teams. Recorded ahead of Agile 2026 in Washington DC, whose theme is “Shaping the Future with Agility”, the conversation moves from VUCA to Bill George's VUCA 2.0, which answers volatility with vision, uncertainty with understanding, complexity with courage, and ambiguity with adaptability, to the most expensive words in business: “we have always done it this way”. Kate and Ryan dig into experimentation and the experiment log, why psychological safety is the ground everything grows from, the shift from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset, and why the five year plan and the pretty Gantt chart no longer survive contact with reality. The takeaway is simple. Shaping the future with agility is not about predicting what comes next. It is about building leaders, teams, and organizations that can thrive no matter what does.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…from aging public shipyards and private-sector capacity challenges to workforce shortages, maintenance backlogs, and the growing demand for maintenance in an increasingly contested maritime environment, there's a lot at stake in the naval and commercial world of ship repair. Joining us to discuss the problem and opportunities associated with this critical service industry are retired Navy Admiral John Polowczyk of the Virginia Ship Repair Association, Kevin Terry of the Shipbuilders Council of America, and Ryan Smith of Fincantieri Marine Systems North America.  Please send us feedback by DM'ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision or you can email chriscavas@gmail.com or cservello@defaeroreport.com.

Co hosts Ryan Smith and former NFL TE Ben Troupe welcome Dharya Sharma of SharmSports who covers the Titans to talk all things Tennessee, Chris Johnson, AFC South and NFL predictions and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan MailIn case you missed it....For the Electrical Engineers in Test out there, this is your episode.  Todd VanGilder, CTO and CRO, and Ryan Smith, Tech Fellow, for Genuen join the podcast to talk about achieving reliable performance through Systems Engineering and Custom Test Equipment.  And their secret sauce: Replica.02:26 Meet Genuen Leaders08:33 Boeing09:21 Genuen15:11 2-min Pitch16:11 Client Profile18:25 Use Cases23:00 Replica33:10 Reflective Memory Secret Sauce37:16 Monetizing Replica40:06 Coolest Use Case41:42 True but No One AgreesLinkedin: linkedin.com/in/todd-vangilder, linkedin.com/in/hryansmith Website: https://www.genuen.com/Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple?  Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

Send us Fan MailIn case you missed it....For the Electrical Engineers in Test out there, this is your episode.  Todd VanGilder, CTO and CRO, and Ryan Smith, Tech Fellow, for Genuen join the podcast to talk about achieving reliable performance through Systems Engineering and Custom Test Equipment.  And their secret sauce: Replica.02:26 Meet Genuen Leaders08:33 Boeing09:21 Genuen15:11 2-min Pitch16:11 Client Profile18:25 Use Cases23:00 Replica33:10 Reflective Memory Secret Sauce37:16 Monetizing Replica40:06 Coolest Use Case41:42 True but No One AgreesLinkedin: linkedin.com/in/todd-vangilder, linkedin.com/in/hryansmith Website: https://www.genuen.com/Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple?  Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next.  The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun. 

Communication used to be filed away as a soft skill.  Kate Megaw and Ryan Smith make the case that it has become central to everything we do.  In a VUCA environment that is volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous, communication is the anchor that keeps teams steady, and a recent Wiley survey found that 64 percent of people call it the single most important leadership skill.Kate and Ryan dig into why communicating well is harder than ever across hybrid, remote, and distributed teams.  They unpack the Mehrabian 7-38-55 rule and why a quick Slack can cost you most of your message, the rule of seven and how to repeat yourself without becoming noise, and the over-communication trap that trains people to tune you out.  You will walk away with practical habits for choosing channels, building two-way dialogue, and turning communication into part of your team's working agreement.  When things are stable, a team can survive weak communication.  Nothing is stable right now, so 

Co hosts Ryan Smith and former NFL TE Ben Troupe discuss their top questions going into the 2026 NFL season for the AFC and the NFC. Plus they react to the heartbreaking news of former NFL RB Chris Johnson and other headlines around the league. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Wisconsin couple goes missing, and suspicion falls on their younger son. This episode features a conversation between Deborah Roberts and Ryan Smith, originally recorded in May 2025. In April 2023, two of Chandler Halderson's convictions for hiding his parents' remains were vacated. His other convictions and sentence still stand today. His most recent appeal was denied. Originally aired: 6/2/2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dairy continues to shape the way restaurants innovate—appearing across menus in familiar favorites and trend-forward applications. This episode of The Dairy Download explores how dairy is being used to deliver flavor, functionality and versatility and how it's evolving in today's foodservice landscape.Tune in for insights from Bret Thorn, Senior Food and Beverage Editor atNation's Restaurant News, and Ryan Smith, President and CEO of Rubix Foods!If your company is interested in sponsoring a block of episodes of The Dairy Download, contact IDFA's Lindsay Gold at lgold@idfa.org.Like the show?Rate The Dairy Download on Apple Podcasts!

On today's show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about last night's first round of the NBA Draft and how several teams got impact players in what was one of the deeper drafts in quite some time, they break down all the World Cup action as we get closer to the knockout rounds with 24 games in the next 4 days, as well as everything else happening around the NFL and sports world as a whole. They're also joined by several great guests including Utah Jazz owner and Utah Mammoth owner Ryan Smith; 15 year NBA veteran, NBA veteran, ESPN NBA analyst, and new Jackson State basketball GM, Kendrick Perkins; CBS Golazo analyst and former Premier League fixture Mike Grella; and Gold and Platinum Glove 2B for the Milwaukee Brewers, Brice Turang. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN's Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you, we'll see you tomorrow. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hour 2 of Scotty G. & The Coach with Scott Garrard and Tim LaComb. Brian Hanni, Kansas Jayhawks Play by Play Voice G, B, & U: Austin Reaves intends to sign 4-year, $185M max deal with the Los Angeles Lakers Ryan Smith on trade offers for the No. 2 pick

Scotty G. & The Coach with Scott Garrard and Tim LaComb on June 24, 2026. Hour 1 Starting Lineup Utah Jazz select Darryn Peterson with the No. 2 pick What You May Have Missed Hour 2 Brian Hanni, Kansas Jayhawks Play by Play Voice G, B, & U: Austin Reaves intends to sign 4-year, $185M max deal with the Los Angeles Lakers Ryan Smith on trade offers for the No. 2 pick Hour 3 Darryn Peterson availability and Kansas HC Bill Self availability Austin Ainge post draft press conference World Cup Minute Hour 4 Ron Boone, Utah Jazz Radio Broadcast Analyst Darryn Peterson reacted well to falling to no. 2 + MORE

Ryan Smith id Founder and CEO of Titan Protection and Consulting.  Titan Protection is a premier security services provider and pioneer in autonomous drone security systems. The company was founded in 2008 to prove that physical security services could be both more effective and affordable. Today, Titan Protection employs over 600 people, and protects hundreds of companies across the Midwest with operations extending nationwide.  Titan developed one of the first successful remote pilot drone security programs and became the first security company authorized by the FAA to fly drones out of visual view. An instrument-rated pilot and certified Defensive Tactics Instructor, Ryan's real-world experience shaped his philosophy that effective security requires both advanced technology and highly-trained personnel.  His innovative "blended approach" to security – combining human expertise with emerging technologies – has resulted in significant improvements in security effectiveness while reducing operational costs for numerous enterprises across various sectors. Under his leadership, Titan has become one of the pioneers in using drones for remote security operations and recently received FAA approval for one-to-many drone operations, allowing a single operator to supervise multiple aircraft across multiple locations. In this episode of the Drone Radio Show, Ryan talks about Titan Protection's approach to security, what makes the company different in a rapidly growing market, and how drones are evolving from specialized tools into native components of modern security operations. We'll also discuss the lessons Titan has learned while scaling its drone programs, the impact of one-to-many operations, real-world examples of autonomous security missions, and how Ryan sees these technologies changing the security industry in the years ahead.

AI may change software overnight, but company building still takes time.Ryan Smith explains why, despite the pace of AI, “the race is going to be way longer than anyone thinks.”He reflects on Qualtrics surviving multiple market cycles and ultimately being acquired by SAP for $8 billion days before going public.Guest: Ryan Smith, co-founder QualtricsConnect with Ryan SmithXLinkedInConnect with Joubin:XLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.comFollow Grit: LinkedInX​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins

Ryan Smith - a Bates 2023 grad - can't ask for a better debut marathon! An OTQ!He realized early that it was going to be a solo effort and walked us through his plan. It was one of those days where he felt good so he let the heater ride. He ended up negative splitting to run 2:15:52.He fills us in on how his training went, why his community kept the love of running going, and what his plans are next.He almost quit running at Bates when the 2021 XC season is cancelled. He found the love for running and finished with PRs of 14:45 and 30:46Another D3 lining up at the 2028 Olympic Trials!Tailwind Nutrition is sponsoring today's episode. Whatever your training looks like turn to Tailwind to fuel you.Complete Nutrition Made Simple - Tailwind offers easy-to-digest, all-in-one fueling, recovery, and hydration for endurance athletes. Made for Athletes, by Athletes - Born out of real experience on the trails and refined with customer feedback. Get 20% off your first order when you used code GloryDays20 at ⁠tailwindnutrition.com/GLORYDAYS⁠How to Support D3 Glory Days:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE NEWSLETTER!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠D3 Glory Days Venmo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We launched a Patreon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Strava⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

The Ringer's Bill Simmons talks about five guys he's observing for the two major Game 6 NBA playoff games on Friday night (3:54). Then, Bryan Curtis joins to discuss the current state of sports programming before Bill's dad hops on to reflect on the Celtics' playoff collapse and to check in on Boston sports (22:38). Finally, Jazz owner Ryan Smith joins the pod to talk about the second pick in the 2026 NBA draft, rebuilding the team, the growth of Utah, and much more (01:43:22). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Bryan Curtis, Bill's dad, and Ryan Smith Producers: Chia Hao Tat and Eduardo Ocampo Book a new kind of stay at HolidayInn.com The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hour 4 of Scotty G. & The Coach with Scott Garrard and Tim LaComb. Ryan Smith talks about trading up to No. 1 Major Pain in the Butt Flights home with Greg Wrubell

Scotty G. & The Coach with Scott Garrard and Tim LaComb on May 13, 2026. Hour 1 Starting Lineup Conor O'Neill, Duke Basketball for On3 What You May Have Missed Hour 2 Greg Wrubell, BYU Play-by-Play G, B & U: Cal Raleigh washes off 'bad mojo,' ends hitless drought + MORE Hour 3 Brian Taylor, Real Golf Radio Darryn Peterson talks about his health and athleticism at the NBA Combine + MORE Hour 4 Ryan Smith talks about trading up to No. 1 Major Pain in the Butt Flights home with Greg Wrubell

On today's show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk and the boys recap the weekend of NBA & NHL Playoffs, preview the NFL schedule release, the PGA Championship and more. At the top of the show, we are joined by ESPN's Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter to tell us what we can expect from the NFL schedule releases this week, clarity on the Steelers & Aaron Rodgers situation, the Steelers agreeing to a four-year extension with K Chris Boswell, and more. After Schefty, ESPN's Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania drops in for a drive by to break the news that Victor Wembanyama will not face additional discipline from the league for elbowing Naz Reid, an update on Giannis' future, and more. Right after Shams we are joined by Pacers President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard to discuss the Pacers falling out of the top 4 in the NBA lottery and losing their draft pick as part of their trade for Ivica Zubac from the Clippers, how he feels about the Pacers going into next season, and more. Also in the first hour we are joined by the Owner of the Utah Jazz & Mammoth, Ryan Smith, to talk about the lottery going well for the Utah Jazz after they landed the second pick, how he works with GM Danny Ainge, how difficult it is to referee the NBA, his new practice facilites & entertainment district, and more. At the start of the second hour, we are joined by 6'7 OT Cameron Wagner who announced his commitment to Dan Lanning's Oregon Ducks. Right after Cameron, 13 year NHL Veteran and Olympic gold medalist PK Subban joins the program to chat about him completing his $10 million dollar donation to the Montreal Children's Hospital, the domination so far by the Carolina Hurricanes, the environment for Montreal Canadiens' home games, what makes the Wild's Quinn Hughes so special, how the Wild can beat the Colorado Avalanche, and more. We wrap things up with the Pat McAfee Show's golf authority, Mark Schlabach who helps us preview the PGA Championship in Philadelphia. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN's Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We will be back tomorrow LIVE from the ThunderDome. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk and the boys chat about tonight's play-in games in the NBA and the playoffs as a whole, as well as the NHL playoffs starting, MLB continuing to heat up, the 2026 NFL Draft being just a few days away, and a little surprise from WWE World ahead of WrestleMania 42 this weekend. They're also joined by several great guests including Utah Jazz/Mammoth owner Ryan Smith; 15 year NBA veteran, NBA Champion, and now ESPN NBA analyst, Kendrick Perkins; and 3x AL MVP, 11x All-Star, 9x Silver Slugger, Center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels, Mike Trout. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN's Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you, Enjoy WrestleMania weekend, we'll see you on Monday. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices