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Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice

The Radcast Network 635 Episodes Jul 7, 2026

Right About Now is a marketing and business show hosted by Ryan Alford, featuring uncensored insights and hard-earned wisdom from entrepreneurs and industry leaders. Each week, the podcast delivers two guest episodes covering business building, cutting-edge tools, and real-world experiences. The show targets doers and builders seeking actionable advice without corporate fluff.

Episodes

The Social Media Goldmine Brands Are Ignoring with Matthew McGrory Jul 7, 2026 1761 Ryan Alford sits down with Matthew McGrory, CEO and co-founder of Arwen.ai, for a conversation about AI, brand safety, social media moderation, and the business value hidden inside comment sections. Matthew explains how Arwen helps brands manage toxic content, protect communities, and identify the customer questions, buying signals, and insights that often get buried in high-volume social conversa
Brand Loyalty Is Dying: Devora Rogers on Shopper Promiscuity and Modern Marketing Jul 3, 2026 1792 Ryan Alford talks with Devora Rogers, Chief Strategy Officer at Alter Agents, about how consumer decision-making has changed and why old marketing assumptions are not enough anymore. Devora explains “shopper promiscuity,” the growing challenge of brand loyalty, and why consumers now use more sources of information before making purchase decisions. The episode explores the tension between brand bui
Mrs. Meyer’s: How Reinventing a Boring Category Became a Premium Brand | Monica Nassif Jun 30, 2026 1610 Ryan Alford talks with Monica Nassif, founder of Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day, about the founder story behind one of the most recognizable brands in household cleaning. Monica explains how her mother’s Midwestern practicality, frugality, and grit became the foundation for a brand that felt different from anything else on the shelf. The conversation moves through the early days of Caldrea, the decision t
From Finance to Netflix: Chris Allen on Influence, Sales, and Startups Jun 26, 2026 1510 Ryan Alford sits down with Chris Allen for a conversation that starts with Netflix’s Million Dollar Secret and quickly turns into something more useful for founders, marketers, and operators. Chris shares how he went from finance to business school to startup life, why he believed consumer products now need a face as much as a formula, and how that belief pushed him toward reality TV. The episode
Founder Lessons From Scaling, Going Public, and Rebuilding | Rick Jordan Jun 23, 2026 1964 Ryan Alford talks with Rick Jordan about one of the hardest founder arcs to navigate: building real momentum, scaling quickly, and then being forced to confront what happens when part of that structure fails. Rick walks through taking his company public, the acquisitions that accelerated growth, and the liabilities that later turned those wins into a painful and expensive reset. The conversation i
How a Viral Congressional Trading Tracker Became a $1B+ Fintech Business | Autopilot Jun 19, 2026 1971 Ryan Alford talks with Chris Josephs, co-founder of Autopilot, about how political stock-trade tracking became one of the most talked-about ideas in finance media and how that momentum evolved into a real investing business. Chris explains the origin of the Pelosi Tracker, why the topic hit such a nerve with both parties, and how Autopilot now gives users a way to follow portfolios from politician
How AI Is Changing Retail, Style, and the Future of Shopping | Anya Cheng Jun 16, 2026 1509 Ryan Alford sits down with Anya Cheng, founder and CEO of Taelor, for a conversation about AI, commerce, branding, and why data is becoming the defining advantage in the next generation of startups. Anya shares how she identified a real customer problem inside fashion and style, why most men do not actually want to shop, and how Taelor was built to remove friction through a mix of AI, logistics, a
How to Build a Career That Can Survive Drastic Change | Jason Feifer Jun 12, 2026 1377 Ryan Alford talks with Jason Feifer about what it really takes to build a durable career in a world that keeps changing faster than people expect. Jason explains why he stopped waiting to be discovered, why every path carries risk, and why adaptability is often the trait that separates the people who keep growing from the people who quietly get left behind. The conversation also digs into storytel
The Brutal Reason Most Entrepreneurs Never Scale: Busywork, Sales, and Weak Offers | Tanner Chidester Jun 9, 2026 1251 Ryan Alford talks with Tanner Chidester about the difference between looking productive and actually building a business that makes money. Tanner explains why so many founders are trapped in the wrong tasks, why leads and sales volume still matter more than most people want to admit, and how weak follow-up systems quietly kill otherwise good businesses. The conversation also covers offer design, g
How Pay-to-Play Keeps Top Talent From Being Found | Brad Rothenberg Jun 5, 2026 1485 Ryan Alford sits down with Brad Rothenberg for a conversation about the part of American soccer most casual fans never really see: the opportunity gap behind the game. Brad explains how the pay-to-play system creates barriers for talented athletes who have the skill to compete, but not the money or visibility to get into the right pipeline. He also breaks down how Access U works around that realit
How Premium Brands Create Demand Without Cutting Their Prices | Tom La Vecchia Jun 2, 2026 1314 Ryan Alford sits down with Tom La Vecchia for a smart conversation on what luxury brands are really selling now — and why modern brand strategy is less about pure exclusivity and more about cultural participation. Using the rumored AP x Swatch collaboration as the centerpiece, Tom explains why giving more people a way into the brand does not necessarily weaken the grail product. Instead, he argue
How Unregulated Gambling Is Draining BILLIONS From the U.S. Economy | Ismail Vali May 29, 2026 3624 Ryan Alford sits down with Ismail Vali for a conversation that turns online gambling into a much bigger business and policy discussion. Ismail explains why he believes illegal and unregulated operators still dominate huge parts of the online gambling market, why legal operators have struggled to capture the economics people assumed they would, and how regulators remain behind the technology that

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