{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Disruptive Successor Podcast","title":"Episode 186 - Scaling Family Business Success and Extreme Endurance with Ryan Malone","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2894,"description":"Ryan Malone is the Director of Maintenance at Malone’s Landscape Management, a company recognized twice on the INC. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies. Ryan works alongside his family to provide exceptional landscape maintenance services, focusing on company culture and helping others grow. Outside of work, he’s achieved personal milestones like summiting Mount Rainier multiple times, completing a full Ironman, and finishing a 100-mile ultramarathon. Ryan’s dedication to hard work, growth, and excellence is at the core of both his professional and personal life.\n\nSHOW SUMMARY \nIn this episode of Disruptive Successor, host Jonathan Goldhill welcomes Ryan Malone, the director of maintenance at Malone's Landscape, soon to be the COO. They discuss the challenges and strategies behind scaling a family business, especially the remarkable growth of their maintenance division. Ryan shares his journey from collegiate athlete to business leader, emphasizing the crossover between extreme endurance sports and business resilience. \nThe episode provides insights into succession planning, team culture, and the importance of discipline and vision in achieving business goals. Plus, Ryan talks about balancing personal extreme endurance challenges with professional demands, underscoring how setting big goals and breaking them into manageable steps can lead to success both in business and personal endeavors.\nKEY TAKEAWAYS\nScaling a Family Business: Ryan shares strategies for growing a family business, focusing on the significant expansion of their maintenance division.\nEndurance Sports and Business Resilience: Drawing parallels between extreme endurance sports and business leadership, Ryan emphasizes how both require discipline, perseverance, and resilience.\nSuccession Planning & Team Culture: Insights into preparing for leadership transitions and fostering a strong, family-like company culture that supports growth and success.\nBalancing Personal and Professional Goals:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fzkIKBA2PNl6Glcet445Gbiy0fnqNjYhKNZIe8TjYts/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iYmNj/ZDk4MjJkMTY2ZGQz/ZGMxYjQ5NWJmYTMx/NmM3Yi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}