The Meat Mafia Podcast

Ryan Duey is the founder of The Cold Plunge, a fast-growing brand centered around the benefits of contrast therapy. As you'll hear in the show, Ryan began his entrepreneurial journey as the founder of a brick-and-mortar float tank business in Sacramento, CA. Ryan became obsessed with health and wellness after a near-death experience on a motorcycle in Thailand led him to discover the power of the float tank. After starting his float tank business in Sacramento, Ryan began looking into the concept of cold therapy, which eventually propelled him into the cold plunge business. Ryan has helped bring to light the benefits of contrast therapy through The Cold Plunge product. Our conversation with him covered his entrepreneurial journey and the path toward building The Cold Plunge business. You will also hear Ryan's story of going on the show Shark Tank and what he did to secure an offer from...you'll have to listen to the episode to find out!

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TIME STAMP

1:00- Meeting at Cedar Trunk Ranch
3:10- Backstory
9:00- Available options for cold plunging in the past
18:20- The consumers are ready for cold plunging 
22:40- ROI on scheduling in cold 
24:30- Cold pinging on sleep
26:00- BUDS training 
30:00- Cold and Assault bike training
32:00- Preparing mentally for first-timers ( Cold plunging 101)
37:00- We’re quick to diminish our performances
38:30- Rickson Gracie
42:00- First twenty (cold plunge) units sold
45:30- Level up moments
50:00- Dr. No’s
53:00- “Go far, go together.”
55:30- Shark thank appearance
01:04:00- Company values
01:07:00- Fostering beter events

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- The benefits of cold plunge
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- What are the benefits of cold plunging?
- How to start a business?

Creators & Guests

Host
Brett Ender 🥩⚡️
The food system is corrupt and trying to poison us... I will teach you how to fight back. Co-Host of @themeatmafiapod 🥩
Host
Harry Gray 🥩⚡️
Leading the Red Meat Renaissance 🥩 ⚡️| Co-Host of @themeatmafiapod

What is The Meat Mafia Podcast?

The Meat Mafia Podcast is hosted by @MeatMafiaBrett and @MeatMafiaHarry.

We're two guys who walked away from the typical path to carve out something different. Based in Austin, we’re on a mission to figure out what it takes to live a fulfilled life in a world that often pushes us away from meaning.

We have conversations with people we believe can help us, diving deep into the pillars of health, wealth, and faith, as the cornerstones of our mission.

Whether it's challenging the modern food system, questioning conventional health advice, or building something from the ground up, we're here to explore the tough questions and share the lessons we’ve learned along the way.

If you're tired of the noise and ready to find meaning, tune in and join us!



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