The Truth About Being a Man of Greatness in Business

The man everyone looks up to can be the emptiest man in the room, and the reason almost always started years before the success did.

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In this conversation with Seth Schmidt on the FORTIV: Alive with Courage podcast, Ryan tells the story of a business trip to Chicago in 2006, a question at a hotel bar, and the choice that sent him to church that Sunday. He also shares what surviving the Route 91 shooting taught him about why the work has to reach the heart.

Ryan breaks down what a wound really is and why every struggle you cannot break traces backwards. His parents' divorce at six became the belief that he was not good enough for anybody, and he spent years trying to prove otherwise through women, gambling, partying and success.

You will also hear the story of a franchise owner stuck in his basement after his business crumbled, the college moment that was really holding him back, and the identity shift that turned everything around. Ryan walks through Mark 9, Ephesians 2:10, the story of Joseph, and the five things he would never trade for his business.

If you are winning professionally but sense something underneath is off, and you have no one truly in the trenches with you, this one is for you.

A huge thank you to Seth Schmidt for having me on FORTIV: Alive with Courage. Seth helps high-performing men break free from fear, lead from their true identity, and live with courage in business, family, and faith. Go subscribe to his show.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 Successful On The Outside, Empty Inside

1:08 From Sales Leader To Men Of Greatness

2:58 The Night That Changed My Marriage

5:20 Surviving The Route 91 Shooting

6:58 Why I Wrote Wounds

11:38 Why Men Will Not Be Vulnerable First

14:34 What Is An Emotional Wound

17:26 How Divorce Shapes A Man's Identity

20:04 Why Men Try To Fix Instead Of Heal

20:52 When Business Failure Exposes An Old Wound

27:43 I Believe, Help My Unbelief

30:33 You Are Not Your Sin

32:52 What Joseph Teaches About Suffering

35:21 Stop Handicapping Yourself

36:47 What Keeps Me Grounded In Hard Seasons

38:47 Faith, Family And A Business In Trouble

40:48 The Entrepreneur Revenue Roller Coaster

44:20 Why Men Need Christian Brotherhood

45:21 Friendship After Tragedy

51:23 A Hundred Brothers Going To War For You

52:56 Join Men Of Greatness And The Aligned Man

53:54 Find Your Guy First

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