Sep 29, 2021
To celebrate the 100th episode of the Step It Up Entrepreneur Podcast, we brought in someone who represents the epitome of humility, tenacity, and hyper-achievement. He’s helped thousands of individuals and companies grow in life and business by sticking to one simple mindset…...Do the Work!
On a hot summer day back in July of 2008, Ryan Stewman left federal prison with $25 to his name and a vision; to become the most elite version of himself. In the last 12 years, he’s done just that and currently operates over 20 businesses. He’s known as “The Hardcore Closer,” and founder of Break Free Academy and his flagship program, Apex where sales professionals, solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, CEOs and investors gather as a community to dial in the four main areas of their lives: Gratitude, Genetics, Grind, and Group. By focusing on these four main areas, Ryan has single-handedly helped thousands of people transform their lives personally and professionally. Ryan has been published in Forbes, Inc and Entrepreneur magazines, host of two podcasts, The HardCore Closer Podcast and ReWire, and is a 10X best selling author.
In this episode of Step It Up Entrepreneur, Tom and Ryan reminisce about one of their first flights together, the difference between core value-driven companies, and those flailing, barely making it by in one of the most abundant times in human history. In this episode, Ryan shares “the test” he puts all of his employees through, and discover the best practices for running successful businesses…..it’s simpler than you might think.
What You'll Learn:
- What you should and shouldn’t say when 4 police and government agencies greet you on the tarmac at the airport
- How to fly private without breaking the bank
- The best practices when it comes to scaling your business
- What it means to do the best thing for the client
- Creating a winning culture that supports itself in life and business
- One simple test that will determine if you’ll continue working with the people you’ve hired on your team
- Crucial steps required to outlast your competition no matter the state of the economy.
- And much more!
FAVORITE QUOTES:
“I had an 8-year brain dump. Most people can have a 10-minute brain dump and they’re fucking empty. I had so much shit stored up there, I went on an 8 year run of podcast after podcast, video after video, post after post, but eventually, as my skill level rose to a 10...I’m a level-10 writer, level-10 video maker, level-10 podcaster, level-10 speaker, level-10 business leader, but once I got my skills to a level 10, then all of a sudden, I started attracting, 7s, 8s, 9s, and other 10s”
- Ryan Stewman
Connect with Ryan:
Podcast: The HardCore Closer Podcast
Podcast: ReWire Podcast
How To Get Involved:
From his start in the GPS tracking industry to founding the Step It Up Academy, Tomas Keenan is on a mission to break out of the concept of “average” and reach the success that is anything but. And he wants you to join him.
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