Right About Now with Ryan Alford
Cutting Through the BS on Economy Shifts, Crypto Trends, Luxury Disruption, and the Future of Business
Fri, 10 Jan 2025
SUMMARYIn today’s episode of Weekly Business news, hosts Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen explore a range of topics from personal anecdotes to significant business news. Ryan shares stories from his recent vacation, setting a relaxed tone. They discuss the ongoing California wildfires, Meta's shift in content moderation, and the appointment of UFC CEO Dana White to Meta's board. The episode also covers Toyota's investment in space exploration, Elon Musk's influence, a $13 million tuna auction, and Chick-fil-A's automation of lemonade preparation. The hosts blend humor with insightful commentary, making for an engaging and informative episode.TAKEAWAYS Impact of wildfires in California and personal connections to those affected. Changes in Meta's content moderation policies, including the removal of politically biased fact-checkers. Introduction of community-generated notes for fact-checking on Meta's platform. Appointment of UFC CEO Dana White to Meta's board and its implications. Discussion on the challenges Meta faces in rebranding and public perception. Toyota's $7 billion investment in space exploration and skepticism about its practicality. Influence of Elon Musk and SpaceX on public perception and brand recognition. The sale of a bluefin tuna for $13 million and its implications in the culinary world. Chick-fil-A's automation of lemonade preparation and debates on freshness. Evolution of food preparation and the role of automation in the food industry. 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.
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What's up, guys? Welcome to Right About Now. It is January 10th, 2025, our weekly marketing and business news of the week. I'm Ryan Alford, your host. I'm joined by Chris Hansen down in Miami. What's up, Chris?
What's up, Ryan? How are you, brother?
Good. Happy New Year again. Again. I know. Can you say Happy New Year like more like you keep saying it all January? Is it only good like the first 10 days of January?
I read yesterday someone said you can't say it after the 7th.
I don't know why the 7th. Well, I'm going to. Hey, we buck trends around here. Happy New Year wherever you are, whenever you are, however you're listening. Coming to you from the studios here. at my place called Social House in Greenville, South Carolina. That's where we do this show. I got a co-work lounge here in Greenville. If you visit this wonderful city, stop by and see us. You can co-work.
You can drink. You can watch games. You can hang out. Mixed use. And, of course, the studio of your number one marketing and business show on the planet is right here. So come and see us. You know, Chris, just getting back into the groove, back from the old DR, Dominican Republic. Had a nice week with the fam, wife and kids.
Tropical.
Yep. Nicole and I had a good time with the boys and did the beach thing on the DR and the resort and all conclusive and all that stuff. You look a little tan. Yeah, I got a little tan. A little brown. It's funny, I didn't realize that, I know it's sort of their winter time there, but obviously the temperature is still like 85. The sun wasn't quite as strong as it normally is, which is nice.
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