Clay Finck chats with Ryan Vaughn about what it was like building his marketing company from the ground up, when he knew it was time to step away from his business, how Ryan views purpose and how it should be used in living a meaningful life, why he’s a big believer in meditation, what his daily morning routine looks like, what it means to be an effective leader, and much more! Ryan Vaughn is an executive coach and the founder of Inside-Out Leadership, a boutique leadership development agency supporting founders to rapidly scale themselves as leaders, so they can thrive professionally and personally as their company changes the world. Leveraging 15-years as a founder/CEO (including raising VC 5 times, failing twice, and scaling one market leading company), along with deep training in mindfulness, psychology, Neurolinguistic Programming, psychedelic integration and more, Ryan has helped leaders from some of the fastest growing companies and VC funds in the world design a more conscious life and make key changes to improve their performance and satisfaction. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 00:11 - Building a marketing company from the ground up. 06:53 - When he knew it was time to step away from what he had built to move onto his new journey. 10:26 - Purpose and how should it be used in living a meaningful life. 22:48 - Why meditation is a powerful tool in supporting mental health. 27:48 - What meditation practice is most helpful for leaders. 31:58 - What Ryan’s daily morning routine looks like. 39:23 - What it means to be an effective leader. ✔️ Subscribe to Millennial Investing podcast show: https://open.spotify.com/show/7dnn22EWyo6MLsPaR492BM 🖊️ Access our free show notes and transcript here: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/millennial-investing/living-a-meaningful-life 📖 BOOKS MENTIONED: - Good to Great by Jim Collins: https://amzn.to/3MVD9BR - The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron: https://amzn.to/3t1j7Or - Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman: https://amzn.to/3GwOuGo - The Second Mountain by David Brooks: https://amzn.to/3wTwgeI - The Meaning Revolution by Fred Kofman: https://amzn.to/38n9GSm - Reboot by Jerry Colonna: https://amzn.to/3PNCIf1 Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links that we may earn commission from. This helps keep our show going! 😀 ▶️ RELATED EPISODES: - (MI147) Developing Irrational Self Belief & Top Tips For Success w/ Evan Carmichael: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/millennial-investing/self-belief-and-success-tips/ - (MI146) Building a Business From Scratch & Budgeting Insights w/ Jesse Mecham: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/millennial-investing/building-a-business-and-budgeting/ 💡 OTHER RESOURCES - Subscribe to Ryan’s Newsletter: https://www.leadinsideout.io/newsletter - Robert and Clay’s tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios, TIP Finance: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/tip-finance/ - Check out our Investing Starter Packs about business and finance: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/mi-starter-packs/ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ LISTEN 🎧 TO OTHER SHOWS FROM OUR NETWORK: ₿ If you're interested in Bitcoin, checkout our Bitcoin Fundamentals podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8wOLjjwNCM5B1qFdrtTdTZ 📚 Dive into value investing and learn more about billionaires with our We Study Billionaires podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F9dDPFYGAHRbrWoToCe2uoU 🏘 Learn the ins and outs of real estate investing with our Real Estate 101 podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8Yw_8xO2nk-RD7fhb3yktn 💸 Get introduced to the world of investing with our Millennial Investing podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F_p00VYv3psJ8rhDAGOvR5W ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA📱: 💻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theinvestorspodcast/ 👔 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-investor's-podcast/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TIP_Network ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ 📥 Download Stig & Preston's 1-page checklist for finding great stock picks: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/form-youtube-checklist/ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ❗ DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only. Before making any decisions consult a professional. This show is copyrighted by The Investor’s Podcast Network. Written permission must be granted before syndication or rebroadcasting.