The Digital Contrarian
Welcome to The Digital Contrarian, where we explore strategic insights for digital entrepreneurs who think differently. Hosted by Ryan Levesque, 7x Inc. 5000 CEO and 2x #1 Best-Selling Author who has generated over $100 million in revenue and sold two companies, this podcast delivers the audio edition of his popular weekly newsletter.
Each episode examines the intersection of digital business, strategic thinking, and authentic entrepreneurship in our rapidly evolving AI-driven landscape. Ryan shares contrarian perspectives on what's changing, what's working, and what's next for entrepreneurs building meaningful businesses that align with their values.
Whether you're navigating the shift from surface-level tactics to purpose-driven work, exploring the "Return to Real" movement, or seeking to build a category-of-one business in an increasingly noisy digital world, you'll find frameworks and insights designed for second-mountain entrepreneurs ready to think beyond conventional wisdom.
Join over 100,000 digital entrepreneurs who receive Ryan's strategic insights every weekend, now available in audio format for deeper exploration while you're on the move, exercising, or living your return-to-real life beyond the screen.
Episodes
TDC 075: How To Craft Your Worldview With AI
TDC 074: The First Trillion Dollar Thought Leader: Being Known for How You Think, Not What You Consume
TDC 073: The Efficiency vs. Resiliency Dilemma: Why Your "Optimized" Business Might Be Dangerously Fragile
TDC 072: How to Become A "Category of One" Thought Leader.
TDC 071: How to Get Your Website to Show Up in ChatGPT…
TDC 070: Seven "Non-Obvious" Email Lessons I've Learned Writing This Email Newsletter Each Week.
TDC 069: The Circular AI Money Shell Game?? | What To Do About The AI Bubble That May Soon Be Coming To an End
TDC 068: Your $20/month AI tool is about to cost $500: The Coming AI Price Shock...
TDC 067: 3-Part "RTR" AI Business Model Opportunity
TDC 066: A Crazy Person's Guide to Living Life in an AI World
TDC 065:The AI Battle Brewing Beneath the Surface Plus 27 Vermont Farm Mastermind Takeaways
TDC 064: The Market Shift Nobody Sees Coming (While You're Distracted by AI)
TDC 063: 5 AI Infographics That Will Blow Your Mind
TDC 062: Is the AI Bubble Bursting?? (The Shocking MIT Study, Key Observations from a Billionaire Summit)
TDC 061: The AI "Personal Branding Paradox" ??
TDC 060: Inside a Room With 40+ Million-Copy Bestselling Authors
TDC 059: Live Wild or Die Boring (Part 1)
TDC 058: Bombshell Week in AI
TDC 057: The Rise of the Generalist?
TDC 056: Storytelling, the most scalable post AI business skill worth building
TDC 055: My Contrarian YouTube Strategy: Building a Strategic Content Ecosystem (Part 2)
TDC 054: How AI Breaks Shared Reality
TDC 053: Between Death and Danger is the Path Up the Mountain
TDC 052: Category of One: A $10M/Year Business Blueprint (How I Made Inc 5000 Seven Times)
TDC 051: When Setbacks Become Breakthroughs: The Science of Turning Adversity Into Growth in Business & Life