Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley

I help founders & executives generating more than $10M in revenue find their Easy Mode. Start here: https://ryanhanley.com/subscribe
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You've been networking wrong.
Most people think networking is about collecting business cards or spamming LinkedIn connections. They think it's about what they can get.
Here's the truth. Networking is about proximity. And proximity is a cheat code.
In Episode #114 of Finding Peak, Ryan sits down with Ken Joslin — former pastor, eight-figure mortgage broker, founder of GrowStack Drive, and the host of America's largest faith-based entrepreneur conference. Ken is the guy who texts Grant Cardone, John Maxwell, and Gary Brecka. He didn't get there by accident.
Ken's journey shifted when he realized he was only two things away from the next level: the right relationship and the right information. He bought a $1,000 mentorship program from a guy he had never heard of, sat in the second row, and closed a $3 million commercial real estate deal a few weeks later. He collapsed years of trial and error into days.
But how do you get in the room if you don't have the money? You use the highest frequency emotion — authenticity. It is seven times higher than the frequency of love and it is the most sought-after frequency in any room.
Great leaders want something FOR people, not FROM people. Ken built his network by investing his time, talent, and treasure. He flew to them. He connected them. He bought the most expensive seats at their events. He gave, and gave, and gave. The right hook took care of itself.
Then it gets counterintuitive. To move fast, you have to be still. Entrepreneurs are addicted to busyness. We think busyness equals growth. It doesn't. If the enemy can't make you bad, he'll make you busy. Ken blocks time every single day to be still, listen, and write down the vision. Growth happens in stillness before it happens in action.
Stop medicating your stress with Netflix, food, and alcohol. Get still. Write down your vision. Find the people who are already where you want to be. Invest in them. Give to them. Get in their proximity.
That's the cheat code.
This is the way.
🔗 Connect with Ken Joslin
Website: https://www.growstackdrive.com/home
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kenjoslin/

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Comfort is a trap. Former Marine Corps Officer and Positive Psychology expert Jill Schulman breaks down the exact science of why avoiding hard things is quietly destroying your potential—and how to rewire your brain for bravery.
We dive deep into the psychology of fear, why "someday" is the most dangerous word you can use, and the Stanford study that proves your mindset about stress can literally change your blood pressure. Plus, we get into the weeds on peptides, longevity, and why the younger generation is using "mental health" as an excuse to avoid friction.
If you want to stop hesitating and start attacking the day, this episode is your blueprint.
In this episode, we cover:
👉 Why your brain is wired to avoid success (and how to fix it)
👉 The Marine Corps strategy to "Attack the Day"
👉 Why motivation is completely overrated
👉 The Stanford study that proves stress is actually good for you
👉 How to stop pressing "snooze" on your life goals
👉 Ryan's specific peptide protocol for rapid recovery
Connect with Jill Schulman:
Website & Free Bravery Assessment: https://www.jillschulman.com/
Book: The Bravery Effect: https://amzn.to/4d8X8fY

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The "Golden Goose" Trap: Why Investors Destroy Your Business (And How to Stop Them) | Eric Ries
You build a business. It works. It makes money. Then, you bring in investors or sell to Private Equity.
And they immediately start tearing out the exact things that made you successful in the first place.
They call it "professionalizing." You call it watching your baby die a death by a thousand cuts.
Eric Ries, the legendary founder of the Lean Startup movement, calls it corruption. And in this episode, he explains exactly why it happens—and how to build an "incorruptible" company that they can't steal from you.
We cover:
Why standard Silicon Valley "best practices" are actively destroying value.
The "Golden Goose" trap that catches 99% of successful founders.
Why keeping your options open is the worst thing you can do for your company's future.
How to spot the "Torchbearers" in your organization (and why you need them in a crisis).
The truth about AI, Claude Code, and why this is the greatest time in history to start a business.
If you've ever worried about losing control of the thing you built, you cannot afford to miss this.
Links:
• Get Eric's new book, Incorruptible: https://incorruptible.co
• Follow Eric on X: https://x.com/ericries
This is the way.
Hanley

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Most people think the only way to start a new chapter is to quit, leap, and hope.
That is stupid.
In this episode, Mitch Matthews explains how smart leaders build an authority bridge from the life they have now to the life they actually want next. We talk about monetizing your expertise, why you should teach from the journey instead of the destination, how AI can help without replacing human energy, and why some of the best speakers in the world are actually introverts.
If you know you are capable of more, but do not want to torch what is already working, this conversation will help.
In this episode:
👉 How to find the brilliance you cannot see in yourself
👉 Why your next chapter should be a both/and, not an either/or
👉 How AI helps great communicators get better instead of making them obsolete
👉 Why live speaking, coaching, and real human energy still matter
👉 How to build something meaningful without sacrificing your life to get it

Guest: Mitch Matthews
Site: https://MitchMatthews.com
Free training mentioned in the episode: https://MitchMatthews.com/time and use the code "peak"

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If you are using AI to optimize for conversion rate, return on ad spend, or time-to-hire, you are pointing a self-driving car at the wrong address. And it’s going to take you there really, really fast.
In this episode of Finding Peak, I sit down with Nicolas Darveau-Garneau, former Chief Evangelist at Google and author of "Be a Sequoia, Not a Bonsai." Nicolas has advised over 1,000 CEOs on digital transformation, and his conclusion is staggering: 90% of companies are optimizing the wrong KPIs.
We break down the $15 Billion mistake companies make with AI, why Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) is the only metric that actually matters, and how a simple mindset shift helped a local gym owner turn a $200K business into a $1.2M powerhouse without adding more members.
Whether you run a Fortune 500 company or a Main Street bakery, this conversation will completely change how you deploy AI in your business.
In this episode, we cover:
👉 The $15 Billion AI mistake most companies are making right now
👉 Why optimizing for conversion rate is killing your long-term profit
👉 How to use AI to predict the future (and why you must get comfortable with forecasts)
👉 The exact strategy a gym owner used to 6x his business by targeting 55-year-olds
👉 How to build a limitless testing organization that your competitors can't catch
👉 Why brand building is no longer just for massive corporations

** Connect with Nicolas Darveau-Garneau **
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickdg/
Book: Be a Sequoia, Not a Bonsai: https://amzn.to/4tdw84D

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