Building Memberships & Micro Empires: The 8-Figure Story of Ryan Lee

From Spaghetti to Growth

On today's episode of the From Spaghetti to Growth podcast, we have a very special guest, Ryan Lee, who is known as the world's leading "lifestyle business entrepreneur." Ryan has built five 7-figure and two 8-figure businesses, and he has coached over 100,000 successful students. In this episode, Ryan shares his unfiltered and raw story about how he went from chaotic beginnings to intentional growth and success.

Ryan talks about his various businesses and how he scaled them to success. He shares his process for figuring out whether a venture would be successful or not, and his take on the mindset required to deal with the ups and downs of business. According to Ryan, resilience and serving the right people are the two most important things to succeed in business.

Ryan also discusses his latest venture, ryanlee.com, and how he's gone full circle in the business world. He shares his advice for people who are stuck in their own spaghetti and how they can turn their ideas, hobbies, passions, and personality into a rockin' business.

If you're an entrepreneur looking to learn how to scale your business and turn it into a lifestyle, then this episode is for you. If you want to learn more about Ryan, visit him at www.ryanlee.com for more advice, tips, and inspiration for building your micro-lifestyle business.

Time Stamps of Our Conversation

(02:16) What was the driving force behind Ryan starting a business in the first place? (05:14) An overview of Ryan's various businesses so far and where he is today.Ryan exited one of his nutrition companies a month ago and is now free to carry on teaching people about business. (08:11) One of Ryan's most successful businesses is called Freedom: we talk through how he scaled the "Netflix for entrepreneurs" to 7 figures (14:31) What was Ryan's process for figuring out whether Freedom would be a successful venture or not? (21:38) Ryan's take on the mindset that is required to deal with the ups and downs of business. The number 1 thing you need is RESILIENCE. Equally important is to serve the right people. the people that you are able to serve the best, not necessarily the ones that everybody else is serving (27:18) Ryan's 2nd business took him from services to e-commerce: we explore the story of Rewind (40:54) Dealing with impostor syndrome when you're starting out on your journey (48:27) Ryanlee.com is Ryan's latest venture and there's some spaghetti! (51:38) Ryan's career is now in the legacy phase (53:24) Ryan has gone full circle in the business world and is now free himself. What advice would he give people who are stuck in their own spaghetti? (59:43) How to reach out to Ryan

Ryan Lee's Bio: Ever since creating the world’s first sports training membership site in the late 90s, Ryan Lee has personally built five 7-figure and two 8-figures businesses (and coached over 100,000 successful students).. all while working from home and never missing a single one of his four kids activities. Because of his success, Ryan has been called the world’s leading “lifestyle business entrepreneur” by Entrepreneur magazine and has been featured in dozens of books, magazines and on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. If you want to learn how to turn your ideas, hobbies, passions and your personality into a rockin’ business - then listen to Ryan!

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