Episode 41

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18th Oct 2022

The Gold Nuggets of Doing Business Differently; with Ryan Carruthers

This episode is fun, fast, and full of nuggets for any person wanting to get ahead with their marketing, business goals and business growth.  Ryan Carruthers is full of energy and enthusiasm, and he brought al of that to this week’s podcast episode.

From stories about selling makeup to accidentally growing a global membership business, he shares a lot of wisdom and take-aways for every business owner. His energy and optimism is contagious and I just wanted to keep on talking to him!


Here’s a summary of what we discussed:

04:05 - biggest lesson from his 17 month old daughter

06:32 - Ryan’s first entrepreneurial deal in primary school

12:50 - the shift that grew his dads business

26:36 - the anchor in his life: his wife

32:07 - the role of mentors

39:04 - Ryan’s system for validating a business idea

47:37 - 6 Star and doing it differently


plus a ton of ideas to ‘do it differently’…

and much more…

Enjoy!


Here’s some information about our guest:

Ryan Caruthers, Co-Founder of Happier

His LinkedIn Profile states - “On a mission to make 10,000,000 people at work happier | Taylor Swift Fan | World's 5th WORST golfer”

In addition to this, here are some cool facts about him:

  • His daughter is one of his favourite people in the world 
  • He’s british 
  • He’s built a wildly successful membership 
  • He love fitness and human anatomy 
  • He cannot sing 
  • He has a secret love of Taylor Swift music 
  • Knows of places in the US based around NFL teams 
  • His favourite coffee shop is Deus Machina 
  • Monday is the best day 
  • Life is all about staying curious - Ryan’s thing about life! 
  • Best thing he has changed about himself is that he is a nicer person now - because of his wife! 
  • Best meal is Magnolia Bakery’s Banana Pudding! 


Something Interesting About You

See the above list!


What Are You Famous For?

Doubling his fathers business whilst looking after the business so his dad could recover from illness.


Contact:

https://twitter.com/RyanCarruthers

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-carruthers-ab7658225/

https://www.happia.io


Your host,  

Aveline


Check out our previous episode here.

The purpose of the Mission Activated podcast is to inspire people with the stories of people who are activated on their mission, and are living a life of purpose, passion and alignment. Being in business is not just about money: it's about bringing our genius and our gifts to the world to impact others.

If you'd like to get in touch please contact us at contact@6starleaders.com

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About the Podcast

Mission Activated
Conversations and reflections on living your purpose and leading from alignment
Mission Activated is a podcast about living with purpose and leading from alignment.
Hosted by Aveline Clarke, founder of 6 Star Leaders, the show moves between two kinds of episodes: conversations with people doing meaningful work in their own way, and solo reflections drawn from her work coaching conscious leaders through what gets in the way and what's possible on the other side.
This isn't a podcast about hustle, performance, or scale at all costs. It's about the inner work that makes the outer work matter. Self-trust. Clean communication. Owning your part. Becoming someone others can safely navigate by.
If you're tired of leadership content that's loud and shallow, and you're looking for something quieter, more honest, and more useful, this is for you.
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