{"podcast":{"title":"Beyond A Million","slug":"beyond-a-million-4835442","podcast_index_feed_id":4835442,"rss_url":"https://bradweimert.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://beyondamillion.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/1/a/7/31a75134bbdc7c4427a2322813b393ee/beyond_a_million_-_brad_weimert.jpg","author":"Brad Weimert","episode_count":246,"summary":"Brad Weimert, founder of Easy Pay Direct, interviews world-class entrepreneurs to explore tactics & strategies to build 8, 9, and 10-figure brands. Learn more at: https://beyondamillion.com/ All business is the same… but nobody really feels that way. The truth is – the BUILDING blocks of business are consistent across the board. Marketing, Sales, Operations, Finance, and Taxes... Apply to all businesses. With more than 30,000 businesses flowing through Easy Pay Direct (and the data behind them), Brad Weimert has found a litany of world-class experts to break down what's working - and what's not. With clients like Tony Robbins, Dean Graziosi, Hal Elrod and Grant Cardone, Easy Pay Direct is an amazing pool of knowledge and experience to pull from. Watch, Listen, and learn while you hear experts pull back the curtain and share cutting-edge marketing strategies, the latest sales techniques, the operational tools and tactics that make it all work, and the tax strategies that keep your money in your pocket. Whether you're pushing through your first startup and learning the ropes, you're an established 8 or 9-figure brand, or you've made an exit and are thinking about your next chapter……","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T18:20:47.806310+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-a-million-4835442"},"episode":{"title":"212: The Recurring Revenue Model Used by 20,000+ Entrepreneurs with Stu McLaren","slug":"212-the-recurring-revenue-model-used-by-20-000-entrepreneurs-with-stu-mclaren","published_at":"2026-01-22T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-a-million-4835442/212-the-recurring-revenue-model-used-by-20-000-entrepreneurs-with-stu-mclaren","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-a-million-4835442","url":"https://beyondamillion.com/audio/stu-mclaren-recurring-revenue-model","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bradweimert/212_-_The_Recurring_Revenue_Model_Used_by_20000_Entrepreneurs_with_Stu_McLaren.mp3?dest-id=2974040","summary":"If your revenue resets every month, growth is harder to predict, and harder to scale. That's why so many companies are moving toward a membership model. A lot of businesses assume recurring revenue doesn't apply to them. Today's guest has spent nearly two decades proving that assumption wrong. Stu McLaren has helped more than 20,000 entrepreneurs to launch, grow, and scale membership-based businesses across nearly every industry imaginable—and in this conversation, he breaks down how to identify where recurring revenue already exists in your business and how to structure it into a membership that actually works. Stu also shares the single biggest factor that determines whether members stay or leave in the first 30 days. Don't miss it! Key Takeaways (00:00) Intro (00:45) Why Predictable Revenue Lowers Founder Stress (02:40) Why \"Passive Income\" Is A Misleading Idea (03:16) How To Tell If A Membership Will Actually Work (06:26) You Only Need One Signal To Move Forward (07:31) Why Subscriptions And Memberships Are The Same (14:43) Turning One-Time Buyers Into Monthly Revenue (17:34) The Real Reason Members Quit In 3–6 Months (23:03) What Actually Matters In The First 30 Days (24:12) Why Retention Is A Customer Experience Problem (48:44) How To Lock In Retention By Highlighting Wins (59:03) The Mindset That Keeps Entrepreneurs Moving Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/J-qQWrV4AIg Let's Connect: Website | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitter | Facebook","meta_description":"If your revenue resets every month, growth is harder to predict, and harder to scale. That's why so many companies are moving toward a membership model. A…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3587,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-a-million-4835442/episodes/212-the-recurring-revenue-model-used-by-20-000-entrepreneurs-with-stu-mclaren/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-a-million-4835442/212-the-recurring-revenue-model-used-by-20-000-entrepreneurs-with-stu-mclaren.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}