# The art of the steal: Serial founder Eric Ryan on finding inspiration

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Published: 2026-04-23T11:00:00+00:00
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Serial entrepreneur Eric Ryan knows what it takes to build clever companies that earn massive exits. He founded and scaled the cleaning products brand Method, vitamin brand Olly, and more. Ryan joins host Jeff Berman to reveal his winning strategy for creating bold brands that disrupt whole categories.  Subscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter:  https://mastersofscale.com/subscribe 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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