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The #1 Marketing & Business Show on Apple Podcasts

Welcome to Right About Now, where real American business gets a megaphone—and the B.S. gets the boot.

Hosted by marketing disrupter Ryan Alford, entrepreneur, founder, and the guy brands call when they want attention, this show slices through the noise with uncensored insights, hard-earned wisdom, and straight-up truths from the frontlines of bu... more

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Getting the click is the easy part. Steve Oriola, CEO of Unbounce, joins Ryan Alford to explain what happens after it, and why so many businesses waste ad budget by sending paid traffic to generic pages instead of focused landing pages.

Steve explai... more

Scott Scovill was a self-described broken kid. He finished near the bottom of his class and flunked out of college, until a chance encounter with U2’s touring crew showed him a life he wanted badly enough to fight for. He joins Ryan Alford to talk ab... more

Cisco put AI agents in the hands of all 90,000 of its employees, and Joe Vaccaro, an SVP at Cisco, is here to share what they learned. He joins Ryan Alford to break down how business leaders can roll out agentic AI quickly while still keeping the tru... more

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Derrick Hayes promised his father he would open a business. Years later, that promise became Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks, a Philly-born, Atlanta-built brand now franchising across the Southeast. The founder and CEO joins Ryan Alford to tell the story of ... more

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Joe Vaccaro
SVP of Network, Platform and Assurance at Cisco
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Episode: Agentic AI for Business Leaders: Trust, Guardrails and Rollout Lessons from Cisco’s Joe Vaccaro
Derrick Hayes
Founder and CEO of Big Dave's Cheesesteaks
Big Dave's Cheesesteaks
Episode: Stop Being a Hobby Hustler: How Derrick Hayes Took Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks from a Gas Station to a Franchise
Arturo Nuñez
Author of The Culture Compass, marketing executive and brand strategist
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Episode: Stop Trying to Fit In: How to Navigate Corporate Culture Without Losing Yourself with Arturo Nuñez
George Madden
Founder of Car Rental Coach, mentor, and educator in the car rental space
Car Rental Coach
Episode: How to Build a Profitable Turo Rental Fleet with George Madden
Matt Britton
Author of Generation AI
Episode: Generation AI: Why Coding, College Degrees and Slow CEOs Are on the Clock with Matt Britton
Jason Kocina
Founder of Checkerboard Strategic Web Development; Director of Digital Marketing, Media Relations
Checkerboard Strategic Web Development
Episode: The End of Traditional SEO: Jason Kocina on Getting Found in the Age of AI
Mitch Matthews
Keynote speaker and success coach; host of Dream Think Do
Mitch Matthews Coaching
Episode: Turn Your Expertise Into Income: Mitch Matthews on Coaching, Speaking and the Authority Bridge
Ryan Lufkin
VP of Global Strategy at Instructure, focused on how people become job-ready
Instructure
Episode: The AI Skills Gap: Why Entry-Level Jobs Are Disappearing with Ryan Lufkin
Robin Alex
Co-founder of GoHighLevel
GoHighLevel
Episode: This One Platform Could Replace Your Entire Business Tech Stack | Robin Alex

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Ryan Alford
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4.9 out of 5 stars from 905 ratings
  • Thank you for having me on Ryan!

    Love how you get right to the core of important subjects, all related to business and entrepreneurship

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    United Statesa year ago
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    Nicole from California
    United Statesa year ago
  • What a great show!

    Ryan brings the energy and does a nice job of keeping the focus on what is exciting. The episodes are always action packed with good takeaways for you to learn from.

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Stop Trying to Fit In: How to Navigate Corporate Culture Without Losing Yourself with Arturo Nuñez
Q: Who is Arturo Nuñez and what does he bring to the conversation?
He introduces himself as a veteran marketer and storyteller with a global track record, emphasizing culture and authentic storytelling as core strengths, and previews his book Culture Compass.
Agentic AI for Business Leaders: Trust, Guardrails and Rollout Lessons from Cisco’s Joe Vaccaro
Q: How should budgets and resources be planned for AI initiatives?
Expect token costs and model routing to evolve; prioritize cost-aware architectures, on-device models, and enterprise-grade solutions to balance speed, safety, and impact.
Agentic AI for Business Leaders: Trust, Guardrails and Rollout Lessons from Cisco’s Joe Vaccaro
Q: What advice would you give executives deploying agentic AI in their organizations?
Be a practitioner, use the tools yourself to understand where they fit, implement clear guardrails, and develop interfaces and data strategies to protect IP and maximize value from AI.
Agentic AI for Business Leaders: Trust, Guardrails and Rollout Lessons from Cisco’s Joe Vaccaro
Q: How is Cisco approaching guardrails and trust in AI for network operations?
Cisco emphasizes hands-on use of products to understand capabilities, building trust through controlled experimentation, and deploying guardrails so agents can operate within a deterministically governed environment.
Agentic AI for Business Leaders: Trust, Guardrails and Rollout Lessons from Cisco’s Joe Vaccaro
Q: What's happening with AI at a macro level and why should business leaders care now?
AI is the next major wave comparable to the Internet's impact, driving productivity, enabling smarter decision-making, and requiring companies to empower employees while updating processes to move fast with governance.

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