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The Radcast Network
The #1 Marketing & Business Show on Apple Podcasts
Welcome to Right About Now, where real American business gets a megaphone—and the B.S. gets the boot.
Hosted by marketing disrupter Ryan Alford, entrepreneur, founder, and the guy brands call when they want attention, this show slices through the noise with uncensored insights, hard-earned wisdom, and straight-up truths from the frontlines of business.
Every week, you’ll get two punchy Guest episodes where Ryan talks with legendary business founders, trending authors, and industry titans about what it takes to build a business and some of the most cutting edge tools and services available.
Forget the LinkedIn fluff. This is for doers, builders, and dreamers who want results, not recycled soundbites.
Business the way it really works. Real people. Real wins. Real screw-ups.
No MBA required. Just guts, hustle, and a sense of humor.
Subscribe, listen, and get Right About Now.
Because business isn’t broken—it’s just been boring & stale. Until now.
Welcome to Right About Now, where real American business gets a megaphone—and the B.S. gets the boot.
Hosted by marketing disrupter Ryan Alford, entrepreneur, founder, and the guy brands call when they want attention, this show slices through the noise with uncensored insights, hard-earned wisdom, and straight-up truths from the frontlines of business.
Every week, you’ll get two punchy Guest episodes where Ryan talks with legendary business founders, trending authors, and industry titans about what it takes to build a business and some of the most cutting edge tools and services available.
Forget the LinkedIn fluff. This is for doers, builders, and dreamers who want results, not recycled soundbites.
Business the way it really works. Real people. Real wins. Real screw-ups.
No MBA required. Just guts, hustle, and a sense of humor.
Subscribe, listen, and get Right About Now.
Because business isn’t broken—it’s just been boring & stale. Until now.
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Oct 16, 2020 • 23min
News Update: Empathy in marketing; Walmart's new Black Friday sale; #SendNoods; Halloween's impact on candy companies
Weekly News Update for the week of October 16, 2020.What's up?! - It's Friday! Here's the weekly news update from THE RADCAST:Bringing empathy into marketing: the strategy more businesses should be usingWalmart's new Black Friday sale: How they are conducting Black Friday in a Covid-19 world.Kraft's campaign on National Noodle Day: #SendNoodsWhat's halloween going to look like for candy companies?Follow along for more radical happenings in the business and marketing world... visit us at theradcast.com | @the.rad.cast | @ryanalford
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Oct 13, 2020 • 32min
Radical E-commerce - From Performance Marketing to Branding and the best platforms in 2020
Host Ryan Alford and producer Reiley Clark share practical steps to build an e-commerce strategy in 2020.Ryan leverages his 20 years or marketing and digital experience in sharing examples and steps every brand should consider. In this episode, he highlights some of the most unique strategies he's seen, talks about how to build a better strategy, and offers practical advice on everything from platform choice to leveraging branding and performance marketing. Get ready for another episode with Ryan and Reiley as they get into Radical's perspective on e-commerce!Follow The Radcast for more radical business and marketing content, advice, and strategies | To learn more about Radical Company, check out Radical here | Follow our host, Ryan Alford on Instagram! | Do you enjoy the podcast? -- Like, subscribe and leave us a review! | See you next time!
If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE. Learn how to build a 7 figure business from your personal brand by signing up for a FREE introduction to personal branding https://ryanalford.com/personalbranding. Learn more by visiting our website at www.ryanisright.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@RightAboutNowwithRyanAlford. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 9, 2020 • 25min
Digital Malls, Big Tech: Do they have too much power?, Instagram Shopping on Reels, Viral TikTok videos and business responding... More business and marketing news here!
This episode highlights business and marketing news for the week of October 5-9, 2020.In this episode, host Ryan Alford and news co-host, Reiley Clark, break down some of the biggest headlines in the business and marketing world!
Verishop: Digital Malls? Learn how it works in this episodeBig Tech companies in question of too much power: When is "enough" enough? What's the "fine-line" of power look like?Instagram shopping in reels: Make it easy for your costumers to leverage content into purchase! Learn how to accomplish that in this episode.Ocean Spray and viral Tik Tok video: How businesses should appropriately respond to viral content! For more from The Radcast, follow us on Instagram here | Subscribe and leave us a review | To hear more from our host, follow him on Instagram here.
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Oct 6, 2020 • 25min
Giving a Voice to the Voiceless: How Kalilah Wright, CEO and Founder of Mess in a Bottle, has revolutionized the apparel industry
This episode checks all our boxes: Radical entrepreneur? (Check!) Radical e-commerce strategy? (Check!) Radical mission? (CHECK!)In this episode, host Ryan Alford interviews CEO and founder of Mess in a Bottle, Kalilah Wright.Kaliliah started the business after the Freddie Gray riots in Baltimore a few years ago. Her idea? - To give a voice to the voiceless. How did she accomplish this? - Putting messages on shirts no one else was willing to create.The company is thriving through their e-commerce strategy. Kalilah tells us how Instagram and Facebook have proven useful for both engagement and as platforms for online shopping.| Be sure to leave us a review and subscribe to hear more radical marketing strategies and to learn from more revolutionary entrepreneurs! || Follow our host on instagram here! | Check out all things radical on THE RADCAST instagram | | For more from Mess in a Bottle, visit their website here and their instagram |
If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE. Learn how to build a 7 figure business from your personal brand by signing up for a FREE introduction to personal branding https://ryanalford.com/personalbranding. Learn more by visiting our website at www.ryanisright.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@RightAboutNowwithRyanAlford. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 2, 2020 • 29min
Amazon One Concerns, VANS: Musicians Wanted, New Facebook CMO brings Credibility as the Election Nears and More of the Latest Marketing News!
In this episode, Host Ryan Alford and Producer Reiley Clark, break down the biggest marketing and business news this week... Here we GO!Amazon One: Pros and Cons of the new palm reader that will hold your credit card informationVANS: Musicians WantedNew Facebook CMO: What does this mean for their credibility?Crocs in the Pandemic: Crocs saw a 52.4% digital commerce growth following their Free Pair for Health Care initiativeCallaway and Kevin Nealon: FIX YOUR SLICE!Follow our host here! | To stay updated on all things radical, follow us on Instagram @the.rad.cast
If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE. Learn how to build a 7 figure business from your personal brand by signing up for a FREE introduction to personal branding https://ryanalford.com/personalbranding. Learn more by visiting our website at www.ryanisright.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@RightAboutNowwithRyanAlford. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 29, 2020 • 40min
A Story of Growth: How Buff City Soap is leveraging Shopify and it's people to take a giant leap foward
Who doesn't love to feel great and smell even better?! (Said no one!)In this episode, host Ryan Alford and Director of E-commerce at Buff City Soap, Sanjay Jenkins, talk about the transition out of Woo Commerce as they head into a more integrated e-commerce approach. Sanjay entered the e-commerce space in a fun way, and his journey to Buff City Soap has proven fruitful.Here are some highlights from the episode:Successful transition from Woo Commerce to ShopifyThe extreme growth of Buff City Soap. Buff City started with just a few stores in 2013, have grown to 44 and countingMarketing strategies in a franchise business modelAnd more (We're not going to give it all away!)Follow along in our series, The Future of Digital Commerce, to learn how to scale your e-commerce and marketing strategy | @the.rad.cast | Like our host? We do too! Follow him on Instagram | @ryanalford |
If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE. Learn how to build a 7 figure business from your personal brand by signing up for a FREE introduction to personal branding https://ryanalford.com/personalbranding. Learn more by visiting our website at www.ryanisright.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@RightAboutNowwithRyanAlford. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 25, 2020 • 22min
Cameron Diaz wine launch, Mark Cuban investment in Cloud Paper, Walmart and Oracle taking ownership of TikTok and more industry news
The latest business and marketing news that you need to know about!In this episode on THE RADCAST, host Ryan Alford and producer Reiley Clark, walk us through some of the biggest headlines in the business and marketing world this week:Cameron Diaz's red wine launch set for October 2020. (Sign us up!)Mark Cuban, Marc Benioff, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Uber CEO, invest in Cloud Paper, a bamboo based alternative to toilet paper? How interesting...Walmart and Oracle taking partial ownership of Tik Tok... what does this mean for their eCommerce strategy? Ryan and Reiley break it down for us!Mailchimp is bringing artificial intelligence to small business. Are they behind in the technology space? For more of the latest industry news, subscribe and follow THE RADCAST!Do you want to hear more from your host? Follow Ryan Alford on social media to make the most out of your business, personal life, and more
If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE. Learn how to build a 7 figure business from your personal brand by signing up for a FREE introduction to personal branding https://ryanalford.com/personalbranding. Learn more by visiting our website at www.ryanisright.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@RightAboutNowwithRyanAlford. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 22, 2020 • 32min
Ecommerce Series: How Nufabrx built an 8-figure Shopify plus store with revolutionary products and an authentic brand
Ryan is keeping our Future of Digital Commerce series radical with founder and CEO of Nufabrx, Jordan Schindler.In this episode, Ryan and Jordan discuss the revolutionary line of clothing, health wear -- essentially supplementing the need of medical creams, gels, and pills by embedding them in to the fibers of clothing. Jordan discusses what's worked for the company as they scale their e-commerce.Jordan tells THE RADCAST the personal reason why Nufabrx started, how he developed the brand, and the extreme growth it's e-commerce site has seen over the last 12 months. Nufabrx and Jordan's story has been featured in People, Fox News, Women's Health, GQ, Esquire, and others.Follow Nufabrx and visit their website | Follow Ryan on Instagram and check THE RADCAST out on Instagram | Visit our website for more
If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE. Learn how to build a 7 figure business from your personal brand by signing up for a FREE introduction to personal branding https://ryanalford.com/personalbranding. Learn more by visiting our website at www.ryanisright.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@RightAboutNowwithRyanAlford. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 15, 2020 • 36min
Ecommerce ft. Sean Whalen
The first episode on The Future of Digital Commerce features Lions not Sheep founder, Sean Whalen. In this episode, Ryan and Sean discuss:
How Sean used his purpose to create a brand that is driving tremendous e-commerce growth
Insights on scaling a massive e-commerce business
How to leverage your personal brand
Click on Sean Whalen and Lions not Sheep for more information. Follow Ryan and The Radcast on Instagram to stay updated on all things radical.#TheFutureofDigitalCommerce
If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE. Learn how to build a 7 figure business from your personal brand by signing up for a FREE introduction to personal branding https://ryanalford.com/personalbranding. Learn more by visiting our website at www.ryanisright.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@RightAboutNowwithRyanAlford. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 9, 2020 • 49min
Ecommerce ft. Robbie Fitzwater
Ryan and Robbie t-off The Radcast's eCommerce series by highlighting what critical digital actions your business needs to take now.Be sure to tune in for the rest of the series.Episodes release Tuesday's at noon, EST. Follow Robbie on LinkedIn | Connect with our host, Ryan Alford | Check out our account for all our radical updates!
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