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He Turned a $50M Loss Into a Business Building Playbook - Rod Khleif
June 18, 2026

He Turned a $50M Loss Into a Business Building Playbook - Rod Khleif

Send us Fan Mail Rod Khleif lost $50 million in the 2008 real estate crash then rebuilt his life using multifamily investing, business building, syndication, mindset, cash flow, real estate development, assisted living, and deal-making principles. In this episode of The Alchemist’s Library, Rod bre…

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Internet Money, Inner Chaos, and the Cost of Chasing More - Champ
June 4, 2026

Internet Money, Inner Chaos, and the Cost of Chasing More - Champ

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Alchemist’s Library, Champ breaks down internet money, crypto, prediction markets, online business, personal branding, entrepreneurship, hustle culture, burnout, chronic illness, Miami culture, and the hidden cost of chasing more. What starts as a conversatio…

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The Truth About Going Viral, Selling Millions, and Burning Out - Jake Karls
May 28, 2026

The Truth About Going Viral, Selling Millions, and Burning Out - Jake…

Send us Fan Mail Jake Karls, co-founder of Mid-Day Squares, breaks down how to go viral, build a CPG brand, and scale a snack business from a condo kitchen to thousands of retail stores — all while surviving entrepreneurial burnout. In this episode, we unpack the real story behind viral marketing, …

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Eric Hinman on How Chasing Success Makes Most Men Miserable
May 20, 2026

Eric Hinman on How Chasing Success Makes Most Men Miserable

Send us Fan Mail Why does chasing success make so many men miserable? In this episode of The Alchemist’s Library, Ryan sits down with Eric Hinman to talk about male ambition, self-improvement, entrepreneurship, social media, endurance training, wellness, personal branding, content creation, and bui…

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How to Actually Maximize Your 20s (Most People Get This Wrong)
May 6, 2026

How to Actually Maximize Your 20s (Most People Get This Wrong)

Send us Fan Mail How to maximize your 20s, build mastery, and avoid wasting your most important decade, Ryan Ayala sits down with Kolby Kirschner to break down skill stacking, mentorship, environment design, and why most self-improvement advice keeps young men stuck. This conversation covers what R…

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Josh Suggs - How This 23 Year Old Started a Street Interviewing Empire
April 7, 2026

Josh Suggs - How This 23 Year Old Started a Street Interviewing Empire

Send us Fan Mail Josh Suggs went from walking 35,000 steps a day in Washington Square Park with a microphone to building Street Talk, a $9 million street interview agency with 94 employees — all before age 23. In this episode, Josh breaks down how he found product market fit in the content agency s…

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Mold, IQ Maxxing, Getting Shredded w/ Noah Ryan
March 25, 2026

Mold, IQ Maxxing, Getting Shredded w/ Noah Ryan

Send us Fan Mail Noah Ryan returns for his fourth appearance on The Alchemist's Library to break down the hidden dangers of mold illness, share his complete mold detox supplement protocol, and explain how to get shredded without destroying your metabolism. In this episode, we cover mold toxicity sy…

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Ecom, AI, & Scaling to 100k Months - TJ Bongiorno
March 19, 2026

Ecom, AI, & Scaling to 100k Months - TJ Bongiorno

Send us Fan Mail TJ Bongiorno of The Outgoing Co joins The Alchemist's Library to break down how he scaled his ecommerce brand past $100K months using Meta ads, landing pages, and a subscription-first business model. From bootstrapping his DTC supplement brand to rebranding from Ramp Health to Audi…

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The Best Way to Make Money with AI in 2026 - David Reineke
March 17, 2026

The Best Way to Make Money with AI in 2026 - David Reineke

Send a text David Reineke, founder of Synthesis AI and former PayPal account executive, breaks down the best way to make money with AI in 2026 — from building an AI voice agent business to becoming a market maker in the age of artificial intelligence. In this conversation, David shares how he boots…

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Jeremy Haynes Gives 5 Struggling Businesses a $1M/Month Plan
March 12, 2026

Jeremy Haynes Gives 5 Struggling Businesses a $1M/Month Plan

Send a text Jeremy Haynes breaks down 5 real struggling business owners and delivers a custom roadmap to scale each one to $1 million a month. From a $90K/month ecommerce agency stuck on lead quality, to a burnt-out health coach, a brand-new SMMA, a functional medicine doctor with untapped potentia…

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How to Make AI 100x Better at Marketing with Corey Haines
March 10, 2026

How to Make AI 100x Better at Marketing with Corey Haines

Send a text Learn how to make AI 100x better at marketing using Claude Code skills — downloadable prompt frameworks that turn AI into an expert-level marketer for email marketing, SEO audits, copywriting, and automation. In this episode, Corey Haines, creator of the open-source Marketing Skills rep…

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The Skills AI Is Killing (And What to Learn Instead)
March 9, 2026

The Skills AI Is Killing (And What to Learn Instead)

Send a text William Rivera scaled Ecom Degree to over $30 million using webinar funnels, personal branding, and paid ads — and now he's revealing which skills AI is making obsolete and what online business owners should learn instead. In this episode, we break down how AI tools like Manus, Claude, …

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How to Design Like a Creative Director With AI in 51 Minutes
March 5, 2026

How to Design Like a Creative Director With AI in 51 Minutes

Send a text Learn how to use AI image generation tools like Midjourney, Nano Banana Pro, and Flora to create stunning visuals, thumbnails, product photography, and brand assets — all with a creative director's workflow. Jamey Gannon breaks down his exact process for mood boarding, reference-based p…

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AI Expert: The Complete Guide to Understanding Openclaw
March 4, 2026

AI Expert: The Complete Guide to Understanding Openclaw

Send a text OpenClaw is the most talked-about AI agent platform right now — but is it actually worth it for business owners? In this episode of The Alchemist's Library, Ryan sits down with Michael Ryaboy to give you the complete guide to understanding OpenClaw, how AI agents work, what Claude Code …

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The Future Of Business (& the new MILLION dollar skill)
March 4, 2026

The Future Of Business (& the new MILLION dollar skill)

Send a text How do you build and scale an online business when AI is replacing entire skill sets? The new million dollar skill isn't coding, copywriting, or media buying — it's assembly. Josh Gavin is 23 years old, has created over 800 low-ticket offers, and partners with 7- and 8-figure creators t…

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Brute De Force, Ray Peat, & Business Building - Riley Lamont
Feb. 3, 2026

Brute De Force, Ray Peat, & Business Building - Riley Lamont

Send us a text In this conversation, Ryan and Riley delve into the intricacies of marketing, focusing on the art of offer creation, the psychology behind effective marketing strategies, and the unique challenges faced in high ticket health sales. They explore the allure of the info space, discussin…

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Kayak's Founder: "This Is the #1 Skill Young People Need Right Now"
Jan. 28, 2026

Kayak's Founder: "This Is the #1 Skill Young People Need Right Now"

Send us a text Paul English discusses the transformative impact of AI on careers, emphasizing the need for individuals to become AI-native and embrace new technologies. He highlights the importance of networking, teamwork, and personal development while also addressing the potential job losses due …

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The Speaking Expert: How To Speak Like a Genius
Jan. 20, 2026

The Speaking Expert: How To Speak Like a Genius

Send us a text Julian Treasure emphasizes the critical importance of listening as the foundation of effective communication. He discusses the communication skills pyramid, where listening forms the base, followed by speaking and presentation skills. Treasure introduces the four C's of listening: co…

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Stefan Georgie - The World's Best Marketer
Dec. 18, 2025

Stefan Georgie - The World's Best Marketer

Send us a text Stefan Georgie made $30M by age 23 and has scaled multiple 8-figure businesses. In this conversation, he reveals why AI is creating the biggest wealth transfer opportunity of our generation and why most people are missing it. The marketing world is being rewritten in real time. AI is…

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Traver Boehm: You're Too Distracted to Live (Here's The Solution)
Dec. 2, 2025

Traver Boehm: You're Too Distracted to Live (Here's The Solution)

Send us a text Traver Boehm is an author, men's work facilitator, and founder of the Uncivilized movement. What would you do if you only had one year left to live? Traver Boehm actually did it—designing a radical 12-month social experiment that transformed everything. From spending 28 days in compl…

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College Sports are Out of Control (and nobody cares)
Nov. 13, 2025

College Sports are Out of Control (and nobody cares)

Send us a text Dan Furman is the Executive Director of NIL at the University of Louisville, a strategist at the intersection of college athletics, business, and modern influence. College sports are in the middle of a once-in-a-century shift. NIL has rewritten how athletes build their brands, how pr…

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How Mike Michalowicz Taught Me to Build a Business That Runs Itself
Nov. 4, 2025

How Mike Michalowicz Taught Me to Build a Business That Runs Itself

Send us a text Mike Michalowicz is a entrepreneur and author. How can entrepreneurs truly understand the dynamics of business success and failure? Many either overlook the importance of financial management or get overwhelmed by it, turning straightforward principles into complex challenges. So how…

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Arlin Moore - My 30-Day “Do Nothing” Experiment Changed Everything
Oct. 29, 2025

Arlin Moore - My 30-Day “Do Nothing” Experiment Changed Everything

Send us a text Arlin Moore is an entrepreneur and creator exploring the intersection of consciousness, creativity, and business. From building communities and companies to diving deep into mysticism and self-realization, Arlin has been in a season of transformation, merging his spiritual awakening …

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Health, Ecom, & The Long Game of Entrepreneurship
Oct. 24, 2025

Health, Ecom, & The Long Game of Entrepreneurship

Send us a text My guest today is Nick Gilkey In this conversation, Nick shares his journey from struggling with ulcerative colitis to building a successful coaching business and now venturing into e-commerce. He discusses the importance of organic marketing, the challenges of paid advertising, and …

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