{"podcast":{"title":"Finding Peak with Ryan Hanley","slug":"finding-peak-with-ryan-hanley-1081139","podcast_index_feed_id":1081139,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/FRhlISgU","website_url":"https://ryanhanley.com/podcast","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/0038f72a-e11d-460e-a37a-71ab10826cf9/f550da6f-6d3b-4d1e-9e8b-a9ecdbd0bdc6/3000x3000/3f56f198-9233-4c4a-a794-551d53edcef7-finding-peak-podcast-ryan-hanley-cover-art.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Ryan Hanley","episode_count":454,"summary":"Finding Peak with Ryan Hanley: the podcast for founders and executives beating burnout, mastering delegation, and leading with clarity — real conversations on leverage, AI, and peak performance.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T04:20:29.844423+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/finding-peak-with-ryan-hanley-1081139"},"episode":{"title":"The Billionaire Case for Small Bets","slug":"the-billionaire-case-for-small-bets","published_at":"2026-05-11T16:53:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/finding-peak-with-ryan-hanley-1081139/the-billionaire-case-for-small-bets","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/finding-peak-with-ryan-hanley-1081139","url":"https://ryanhanley.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/afp-962959-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/0038f72a-e11d-460e-a37a-71ab10826cf9/episodes/60b4ef7d-cd54-4195-891c-574be3cc829c/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=0038f72a-e11d-460e-a37a-71ab10826cf9&awEpisodeId=60b4ef7d-cd54-4195-891c-574be3cc829c&feed=FRhlISgU","summary":"I help founders & executives generating more than $10M in revenue find their Easy Mode. Start here: https://ryanhanley.com/subscribeWatch this episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/ryanmhanley---You’ve been lied to.Open up any business podcast and you’ll hear the same tired advice: Burn the boats. Swing for the fences. Bet it all on a moonshot.According to Sir Richard Harpin, that’s a fantastic way to bankrupt your company.In 1993, Richard took £50,000 and started a home emergency repair business called HomeServe. Thirty years later, he sold it to Brookfield Asset Management for £4.1 billion. He didn’t do it by being a cowboy. He did it through ruthless discipline, small bets, and a willingness to admit when he was the bottleneck in his own company.In this episode, Richard breaks down his exact 9-step playbook: why you should copy your competitors, how to buy a \"boring\" business with vendor finance, the 15% rule for global expansion, and why hiring your replacement is the ultimate Easy Mode.If you want to build a massive business without the ego, this episode is your blueprint.This is the way.— Ryan HanleyConnect with Sir Richard BookBook — How to Make a Billion in 9 Steps: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-make-a-billion-in-nine-steps-richard-harpin/1147872744?ean=9780349445403Website: https://www.richardharpin.com/Business Leader: https://businessleader.co.uk/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rharpin/This show is part of the Unplugged Studios Network — the infrastructure layer for serious creators. 👉 Learn more at https://unpluggedstudios.fm.","meta_description":"I help founders & executives generating more than $10M in revenue find their Easy Mode. Start here: https://ryanhanley.com/subscribeWatch this episode on…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3079,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/finding-peak-with-ryan-hanley-1081139/episodes/the-billionaire-case-for-small-bets/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/finding-peak-with-ryan-hanley-1081139/the-billionaire-case-for-small-bets.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}