Wealthy Way

Discover how John Madsen transformed a $2.5M business into a $50M/year high-ticket fitness powerhouse. John breaks down the operational systems his wife brought in as CEO, why direct-response advertising beats organic content when scaling rapidly, and how to manage $25K/day in ad spend while keeping book-call metrics and unit economics profitable in a hyper-competitive space.

Ryan Pineda sits down with Michael James to unpack how a 42-day bike ride across America helped him rebuild his life, develop the resilience to scale a remodeling business from $900K to over $5M, and create a blueprint for sustainable entrepreneurial growth.⁣
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Connect with Michael - ⁣
https://michaeljamesremodeling.com/⁣
https://www.instagram.com/themichaelgjames/⁣
https://www.instagram.com/michaeljamesremodeling/⁣
https://www.instagram.com/themichaeljamesway/⁣
https://www.youtube.com/%40TheMichaelJamesWay⁣
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If you'd like my team to run your marketing & sales department to scale your business apply here https://www.pinedapartners.com⁣
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Join our private mastermind for elite business leaders who golf. https://www.mastermind19.com⁣
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If you want to start your real estate investing business, we'll give you 1:1 coaching, seller leads, software, & everything you need. https://www.wealthyinvestor.com⁣
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Tired of paying so much in taxes every year? We'll give you strategy, tax prep, and accounting all in one place. https://www.taylor-tax.com⁣
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Join free Bible studies and workshops for Christian business leaders. https://www.tentmakers.us⁣
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Chapters: ⁣
00:00 - Financial Breakthrough⁣
00:52 - Biking Across America ⁣
07:59 - Resilience & Business Mindset⁣
15:01 - Telluride Crash Story ⁣
23:30 - Crossing Kansas⁣
24:18 - Finish & Life Lessons⁣
30:05 - Scaling the Business⁣
31:01 - Mentors & Growth⁣
37:46 - Team Culture & Purpose⁣
45:13 - Business Mindset⁣
48:15 - Remodeling Business Growth⁣
53:54 - Luxury Remodel Strategy⁣
1:00:23 - Renovation Costs & Delays⁣
1:02:16 - Risk & Coaching⁣
1:03:03 - Where to Find Michael

John Madsen takes us through his improbable journey from never playing high school football to walking onto a college field and landing a 3-year career in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders. He opens up about the reality of his post-NFL years—opening a gym without business experience, watching his bank account hit zero, and having to rebuild from scratch with high school athletes until discovering the scalability of online fitness.

Ryan Pineda and co-host Brian Davila sit down with Danny Bae to explore how he leveraged 20+ years of direct sales experience and his unique Korean-American background to build a 260,000-person global sales organization that generated over $400 million in Korean skincare revenue outside of Korea, while sharing lessons on leadership, network marketing, entrepreneurship, and scaling through people. ⁣
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Connect with Danny - ⁣
https://www.instagram.com/dannybaeofficial/ ⁣
https://www.instagram.com/weareriman/ ⁣
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Watch the podcast with Brad Sugars - https://youtu.be/nxyAdptUGcw⁣
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If you'd like my team to run your marketing & sales department to scale your business apply here https://www.pinedapartners.com⁣
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Join our private mastermind for elite business leaders who golf. https://www.mastermind19.com⁣
⁣
Want to be featured on the Wealthy Way Podcast? Apply here https://www.wealthyway.com⁣
⁣
If you want to start your real estate investing business, we'll give you 1:1 coaching, seller leads, software, & everything you need. https://www.wealthyinvestor.com⁣
⁣
Tired of paying so much in taxes every year? We'll give you strategy, tax prep, and accounting all in one place. https://www.taylor-tax.com⁣
⁣
Join free Bible studies and workshops for Christian business leaders. https://www.tentmakers.us⁣
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Chapters: ⁣
00:00 - $400M Sales Success⁣
02:19 - Expansion & Team Building⁣
06:59 - Recruiting & Training⁣
15:02 - Direct Sales & M19⁣
18:44 - Career Journey⁣
23:13 - K-Pop & Marketing Ideas⁣
30:06 - Commission Structure⁣
31:48 - Caddy Recruiting Strategy⁣
36:48 - Onboarding & Compensation⁣
45:14 - Network Marketing Strategy⁣
47:01 - Recruiting Golf Pros⁣
50:34 - International Expansion⁣
1:00:20 - K-Beauty Opportunity⁣
1:01:50 - Scaling with TikTok⁣
1:07:03 - Caddy Sales Model⁣
1:15:23 - Golf Sales Opportunities⁣
1:17:02 - Network Marketing Lessons

John Madsen shares how he went from NFL player to building a multi-million-dollar fitness business by leveraging bold niche marketing, paid acquisition, operational excellence, and a faith-driven shift toward purpose, profitability, and long-term impact.⁣
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Connect with John - ⁣
https://www.instagram.com/suprahuman_john/?hl=en⁣
https://suprahuman.com/⁣
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__________⁣
If you'd like my team to run your marketing & sales department to scale your business apply here https://www.pinedapartners.com⁣
⁣
Join our private mastermind for elite business leaders who golf. https://www.mastermind19.com⁣
⁣
Want to be featured on the Wealthy Way Podcast? Apply here https://www.wealthyway.com⁣
⁣
If you want to start your real estate investing business, we'll give you 1:1 coaching, seller leads, software, & everything you need. https://www.wealthyinvestor.com⁣
⁣
Tired of paying so much in taxes every year? We'll give you strategy, tax prep, and accounting all in one place. https://www.taylor-tax.com⁣
⁣
Join free Bible studies and workshops for Christian business leaders. https://www.tentmakers.us⁣
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Chapters:⁣
00:00 - First Ad to First Signup⁣
00:39 - Polarizing Messaging⁣
04:06 - NFL Journey⁣
15:02 - NFL Training Lessons⁣
18:49 - Gym Ownership & Online Pivot⁣
30:02 - The First Million⁣
36:13 - Paid Ads vs Organic Growth⁣
45:04 - Marketing to High Earners⁣
48:01 - High-Ticket Sales & Compliance⁣
50:49 - Peptides, HRT & Business Goals⁣
1:00:07 - Profitable Growth with Affiliates⁣
1:07:35 - Community & Retention⁣
1:15:08 - Training & Performance Evolution⁣
1:15:54 - Business Struggles & Faith⁣
1:23:39 - Humility & Renewed Purpose⁣
1:30:08 - Ambition, Faith & Community⁣
1:36:01 - Real Estate, Social Media & Identity