The Hard Truth About Selling a $100M+ Business | Ryan Blair
Wealthy Way
Ryan Pineda
4.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2025
⏱️ 135 minutes
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Most people wouldn’t expect a former gang member to become a multimillionaire entrepreneur, but Ryan Blair’s story is anything but ordinary. In this episode, Ryan takes us through his wild journey from a rough upbringing and finding the right mentor to scaling businesses, selling companies, and even facing a billion-dollar lawsuit.
We dive deep into the lessons he learned along the way, including what it takes to pivot in business, the importance of faith, and why he’s now focused on helping others through his coaching program, Alter Call. We also talk about how Christian values can shape your business, Elon Musk’s insane productivity hacks, and the future of AI and 3D-printed homes.
Ryan doesn’t hold back in this conversation, it’s full of hard-hitting truths, practical advice, and inspiring moments. If you’re an entrepreneur looking to level up while keeping your faith, family, and health intact, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.
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About Ryan Pineda:
Ryan Pineda has been in the real estate industry since 2010 and has invested in over $100,000,000 of real estate. He has completed over 700 flips and wholesales, and he owns over 650 rental units. As an entrepreneur, he has founded seven different businesses that have generated 7-8 figures of revenue.
Ryan has amassed over 2 million followers on social media and has generated over 1 billion views online. Starting as a minor league baseball player making less than $2,000 a month, Ryan is now worth over $100 million. He shares his experiences in building wealth and believes that anyone can change their life with real estate investing.
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| 0:00.0 | You sold a company for $792 million that was back in 2012? |
| 0:04.4 | Well, the sale happened in 2008 and then there was a multi-year earn-out situation and a bunch |
| 0:09.3 | of other things. |
| 0:10.3 | It culminated in 2012 and then I stayed on for a little longer after that. |
| 0:14.0 | Man, I have so many questions now. |
| 0:15.6 | A company may be worth $100 million to investors, but that doesn't mean that anyone will |
| 0:19.9 | come in and buy it for $100 million. |
| 0:22.6 | What would cause a company to not? |
| 0:24.6 | So volatility is the main item that you're discounting for. |
| 0:27.6 | When I was going public, I was doing 100 million in EBITDA. |
| 0:30.6 | Valuations ranged from like $1.5 billion in the public-trade markets. |
| 0:35.6 | At the same time, Facebook was going public and I was working with the same bankers and I was talking |
| 0:40.6 | to them and they were doing also $100 million in EBITA but they were worth $100 billion. |
| 0:45.4 | You're like. |
| 0:46.2 | Yeah, that's when I realized I'm in the most volatile, unscalable model and I'll never build that |
| 0:51.5 | way again. |
| 0:53.4 | What's up, wealth builders? |
| 0:54.5 | Today, I've got somebody who has sold a company for $792 million and he has an amazing |
| 1:00.9 | story to go with it. |
| 1:03.1 | Growing up in the gangs of L.A. |
| 1:05.4 | and still persevering through it to build multiple companies that have exited and now |
| 1:09.6 | helping entrepreneurs everywhere. |
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