Capitalism.com with Ryan Daniel Moran

Feel stuck in your business? Pretty normal for most entrepreneurs.

We also tend to doubt ourselves… wondering if we'll ever reach our goals, make the money we dream of, enjoy the freedom we crave, or have the impact we long to have in the world.

Brooke Castillo has heard it all. She's battled the same thoughts while building a multiple 9-figure business. And she's got some coaching for you today.

"This is the best podcast I've ever recorded."

That's what Ryan said about this chat you're about to hear. In it, Ryan and Brooke zero in on the limiting beliefs that hold so many entrepreneurs back from greatness, joy, and extreme success.

Give it a listen and see if it doesn't completely reframe your mindset and set you free to go create the business and life you envision. We're going deep. You ready?

When you get to sit down with a founder who grew a million-dollar brand, you can learn a lot.

But when you can sit down with a founder who took what they learned by growing one million-dollar brand and used it to grow their next brand to $100 million in less than two years… that's even better.

That's the conversation we're sharing with you today.

Ryan spoke with Gabi Lewis, who's built a fast growing new cereal company in record time. Let's just say his first business didn't have the widespread appeal of tasty, healthy cereal that reminds you of Saturday mornings and cartoons.

How did Gabi approach funding? What did he do brilliantly to acquire so many customers so quickly? How does he approach sponsorships? And how did he talk to his first business' investors about backing a second project when the first one didn't perform as anyone had hoped?

You'll find out exactly what makes the difference between a 7-figure business and a 9-figure one. Gabi's been featured in Forbes and Time magazine. But this interview is the only place you'll hear answers to the questions you have as a successful brand owner looking to scale even bigger.

Give it a listen and let us know which point blew your mind.

Alex went from sleeping on the floors of his gym to building a $30M/yr business in just three years… without taking on any outside investments.

What's more… His business has helped more than 40 of his clients become millionaires.

Alex recently wrote a book that Ryan considers to be the best business book he's ever read. Listen in on their conversation to hear more about the strategies Alex teaches, follows, and outlines in his book... and how you can implement them in your business right now.

Capitalism causes big problems in the world.

No, you haven't accidentally downloaded a podcast from Socialism.com. Ryan hasn't been taken over by aliens. You're exactly in the right place. And if you get squeamish when people blame capitalism for disasters like oil spills and atrocities brought on by racism and racial inequality, this episode is exactly the one your brain will thank you for listening to today.

As it turns out, having problems in the world isn't actually a problem.

In fact, by the time this discussion sinks in for you, you'll have a whole new appreciation for problems. The bigger, the better! In fact, with this perspective, you'll fall deeper in love with capitalism and entrepreneurs, too.

But even more importantly, you'll leave this episode with a highly-effective (and enormously lucrative) way to think about problems - big or small, personal, business-related, or global. "Get this" and you'll have a whole new way of thinking about your financial freedom.

There are two humongous milestones in the development of your brand.

The first comes when you reach the point of being "all-in" on it. Like, it's not just a smart idea for a business. It's not just a clear path to a million dollars. It's not just something some investor might want to throw money at.

Instead, it's the hair on fire moment when you really see the massive positive contribution your brand can make in the lives of the people you'll serve. It's like the mission behind your brand takes on this feeling of enormity, urgency, and maybe even a sense of, "If I don't do this, if I don't serve my people with this, I am missing out on an important part of my whole purpose for being on this planet."

Ryan had that experience recently with his new brand, and he'll tell you how he reached this point of going all-in on this episode.

But the second milestone, that's the one that may make this the most powerful episode you ever listen to. Why? Because for entrepreneurs looking to scale a brand, what Ryan shares with you in this episode will clear a straight path for you and help you to bypass popular pitfalls that could sidetrack you for years (or forever). Getting clarity on this singular question will not only give you a whole new perspective on how to scale… it'll also help you make crucial strategic decisions easily and wisely.

Most success stories get told backwards, from the great win all the way back to the humble beginnings. Think of all those "they started in their garage" stories. They wouldn't be nearly as compelling if the story ended in the founder going to work at a 'regular' job because of failing.

A lot gets lost in the telling that way. Hindsight dictates which efforts, twists, and turns are worth recalling because they became significant. But what would it be like to look over Bill Gates' shoulder while he built Microsoft in his garage? Or to stalk Target's deodorant aisle with Moiz Ali as he built Native Deodorant?

Wouldn't you gather far richer insights by studying a brand in real time as it climbs to an eight-figure valuation? To see all the experiments, to understand the thought processes, to witness the moment when a brand caught fire?

In this episode, Ryan sketches out his plan to take the Switch Supplements brand, and On Switch (its first product) from $0 to an eight-figure exit. Just as he teaches other entrepreneurs to build a million-dollar brand using his book 12 Months to $1 Million as a playbook, he's following that same plan for this brand.

As you listen in on his plan, you'll pick up strategies and thought processes that can help you build your own million-dollar brand. Will the brand become a huge success? Nobody knows for sure, even though it sure looks like that. Either way, because you listened to this episode, you'll have an insider's perspective when it all shakes out in the end.

Know how some discussions are important to have? You know you need to start wrapping your head around them, but it just seems more confusing the deeper you go. So you get with an expert because you know you'll get thoughtful, knowledgeable answers to your questions. But sometimes, the expert is so familiar with the topic that you find yourself feeling even more confused the longer you talk.

That's how it is a lot of the time for those of us who haven't mastered the world of cryptocurrency. The vocabulary is unfamiliar. The concepts are complex. You could easily get lost in the weeds and decide it's just too complicated to understand. No wonder so many entrepreneurs, despite knowing crypto is important to get to know, have thrown up their hands and said, "Nevermind."

In today's episode, you're going to hear a conversation with Ryan and his friend Matthew Tremolada. Frankly, Matthew is so well-versed and deeply immersed in the world of crypto that it would be easy to get a little lost.

However, Ryan serves as your translator. You'll take deep dives into some pretty heady concepts, but he won't leave you there, flailing. Instead, you'll come away with a greater understanding of this blockchain world, how it impacts your future as a business owner, and what you need to know as an investor.

"Hey Ryan, what do you think about Bitcoin?"

Most of the people who follow his work know how he'd answer that question. He'd say something like, "C'mon, be serious. It's a fad. It's not backed by anything. You're WAY better off just building a business, which you can control. Then invest the profits in some nice dividend-paying stocks."

Oh, but we'd be wrong. Now, anyway.

Ryan's thoughts on Bitcoin have changed pretty dramatically. In this episode, you'll hear his reasons for taking a serious look at cryptocurrencies. Plus, now that he's digging in to learn more, he brings up some good questions any crypto investor should ask regarding how crypto might shape the future of the financial world and how we do business.

More than anything, you'll hear what Ryan plans to DO about what he's learned so far. This marks the start of a whole new discussion, and we'd love to hear your thoughts and questions about crypto as well.

Ryan Daniel Moran was recently at an investor meet up when he met a man with the most fascinating life story he had ever heard.

Having done 100s of interviews over the years this became an immediate top 5.

This man, Adel Sayegh, had everything you could ever want in life. He had everything entrepreneurs chase after and he lost it all.

In this interview he shares everything he learned through that painful process and what he now believes about life on the other side.

This is one you won't want to miss.

A nudge to make some long-overdue changes - like ending the self-inflicted pressure that says we have to do it all ourselves or watch our businesses crumble. Rather than gunning the engine non-stop, maybe it would actually be more effective to just stop for a moment. And maybe… just maybe, time spent resting might turn out to be the most profitable, productive time of all. One upside of getting knocked on your ass is that you finally gain supreme clarity about what really matters.

In this episode, Ryan shares how his experience with Covid brought him back to some wisdom he lived by and preached way back when he first started this podcast… and now he's finally getting his own lesson.

What braingasms will you take away from this podcast? We'd love to hear from you.