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Pivoting in Business: How to Thrive Amidst Challenges Like a Pro with Bedros Keuilian
Tue, 01 Apr 2025
Right About Now with Ryan AlfordJoin media personality and marketing expert Ryan Alford as he dives into dynamic conversations with top entrepreneurs, marketers, and influencers. "Right About Now" brings you actionable insights on business, marketing, and personal branding, helping you stay ahead in today's fast-paced digital world. Whether it's exploring how character and charisma can make millions or unveiling the strategies behind viral success, Ryan delivers a fresh perspective with every episode. Perfect for anyone looking to elevate their business game and unlock their full potential. Resources:Right About Now NewsletterFree Podcast Monetization CourseJoin The NetworkFollow Us On InstagramSubscribe To Our Youtube ChannelVibe Science MediaSUMMARYIn this episode of Right About Now, host Ryan Alford sits down with Bedros Keuilian—founder and CEO of Fit Body Boot Camp and author of Man Up—to discuss his incredible journey from escaping the Soviet Union to building a multimillion-dollar fitness empire. Bedros dives into the erosion of freedoms in America, the critical role of personal responsibility, and the mindset needed to thrive as an entrepreneur. He shares hard-hitting insights on resilience, adaptability, and the lessons learned from navigating crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. This episode is a powerful testament to the opportunities available in America—and a masterclass in hard work, grit, and determination.TAKEAWAYS The erosion of freedoms in America and the importance of standing up for rights. Personal journey of escaping the Soviet Union and its impact on views of freedom and success. The significance of personal responsibility in addressing societal issues. The need for prioritization in tackling multiple societal challenges. The concept of national intervention to address pressing issues facing the country. The strategy of division as a means to weaken collective strength. The evolution of the American Dream and opportunities for hard work and risk-taking. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses, particularly in the fitness industry. The importance of adaptability and resilience in entrepreneurship. Views on immigration policy, including the need for secure borders and vetting processes. 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.
Chapter 1: What is the focus of this episode with Bedros Keuilian?
Talking to Bedros Killian, founder and CEO of Fit Body Camp, author of Man Up, How to Cut the Bullshit, and Kick Ass in Business and Life. Killian, my brother. What's up, brother? What's happening? I'm doing well. I'm doing well, right? Thank you for having me, man. I appreciate the opportunity. Yeah, man. Pumped to have you. We know a lot of the same people.
And, you know, I've been following you for a while. Admire her from afar. You got me pumped up all the time. Your book's awesome. I think you're a great inspiration for what we need in today's world. motivation, positivity, but a little kick in the damn ass. You know, it ain't all sunshines and flowers and roses all day. That is true. What's going on in your world these days?
Well, I've got to tell you, man, I'm just intrigued in watching the downfall of our Greek country and wondering when the most capable men who can exercise their voice will decide to actually stand up and be men and exercise their voice so that we can win back our country. It is the last free country thanks to our constitution. And, but it is also being radically eroded away, pun intended.
And so with that in mind, when are the men going to stand up? Because in the, One thing I always say, and you asked this question, it already triggered me, so I'm just going to jump into this real quick, is that if I were to... See, I come from a communist country. I escaped the Soviet Union as a kid. My dad was a member of the communist regime, and...
Chapter 2: How did Bedros Keuilian escape the Soviet Union?
His whole thing was, we're going to go to a country that affords us freedom and opportunity so long as you serve that country. And he said, it's backed by this document called the Constitution. Cool. So we escape in 1980. I was six years old and we come here. And in that time, we've seen the slow erosion of the Constitution, of our freedoms, of our liberties.
And of course, of that First Amendment, the freedom of speech, which is backed by the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms. And we're seeing a constant attack on that. And I share this with you because when our rides are being encroached and people think, well, someone else is going to go and do something about it. I'm sure someone else is working on it. That's what happened when...
And during World War II, when Germany killed millions of Jews, everyone else thought that someone else would stop it. And so I'm just here to maybe message to people that we are that someone else.
Yeah. I mean, we're just going to get hard and heavy quick and fast, that's what I love about it. So where did this, where did it all start, man? Where did this erosion begin? I don't know where, there's this fine line with me personally where, We can't all personally attack every single issue in life.
And you can fight me on that, but I just have so many battles that I can fight, and we need to fight some battles, and maybe fight some wars, not too many battles. I don't know where the structure falls. And then there's the... Common sense that there's this erosion of the things that you're talking about and accepting things that shouldn't be accepted as Americans.
I don't know where that started to fall, but I also don't know how many things can we take all in at once. Am I just being, you know, a puss about that? Or like, how do you fight, which battles do you fight?
Yeah, well, like, you have kids. I'm sure you got kids, right? Yeah, I got four boys. There you go. So you got four boys. And so you know this. With your boys, you have to pick and choose your battles.
Yeah.
If you can't battle everything. Like, my son is 17 years old. Two years ago, at 15, he said, hey, Mom, Dad, I think I want to get my ears pierced. And apparently, he had been working up to that for two weeks, thinking about how he's going to pitch us, et cetera. Now, I immediately was like... What do you want to get in your ears? He's like, just a couple of studs. I'm like, cool, done.
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Chapter 3: What are the key challenges facing America today, according to Bedros?
And he's clapping his big giant hands on stage, and he goes, winter is coming. Prepare for winter. Anybody can thrive in summer and spring, but winter is coming. You should be built for winter. And I was like, that motherfucker's right.
Like we could all do great when the economy is thriving, but sometime the economy is going to shift, whether it's an act of war on our country, like in 2001, whether it's a pandemic, whether it's a stock market crash, housing market crash, winter will always come.
And what's happening now, winter has come and it's getting colder and you're seeing people die, literally and metaphorically, financially, emotionally, mentally, but it's going to be a thinning of the herd. And those of us that have what it takes, are going to thrive out of this.
I'm going to ask you a question, and it has nothing to do with anything I thought I was going to ask you, but based on what you just answered. So the next thing I'm going to ask is your ability to pivot. And I think people don't appreciate exactly what that means or the power of that, which you have a true strength in. I'm going to come back to that, but I'm going to seed that with you right now.
As an immigrant and as being someone who believes in the American dream and sees all that, How do you, where do you, where do you fall in the open borders situation? Like, is that a, is that a, is that a tough one for you or an easy one for you?
No, that's an easy one for me, man. Lock down the borders, period. Yeah. I came in legally. I entered the country legally. We did the paperwork that was necessary. We entered legally. And when you come to a country legally. and you pay your dues and you're going to be paying taxes and putting into social security you are going to value the place more and No, never mind that.
And it's not to say that anyone comes in illegally isn't going to value it. Obviously, people are risking their lives to cross the Rio Grande. They're risking their lives to go over those walls, walk through the desert. I get it.
But also amongst those people are really bad dudes that are bringing in fentanyl, really bad dudes that might be bringing in dirty bombs because I also have dear friends like Tim Kennedy,
and others who are great americans great patriots connected to the military and have a lot of access to information and when i get to hear from them what they're catching at the border i wonder what's not being caught that's coming in that's going to be a dirty bomb uh more drugs or some kind of child abduction like what is going to happen because we're not betting who's coming in all i'm saying is let's bet who comes in you would never let open your doors and just let strangers come into your party would you
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