Ryan Levesque

Everything Ryan Levesque said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

Ryan Levesque spent $1 million of his own money marketing 'Ask'

“I spent a million dollars of my own money.”

Ryan Levesque Jul 14, 2016 ▶ 5:15 Ep 355: Why He Spent $1M to Sell 55k Copies of His Book, "Ask" with Ryan Levesque

TOP FOUNDERS Insight

A published book is the ultimate business card, says Ryan Levesque

“There's no better business card to hand somebody than a business card in the form of a book.”

Ryan Levesque Jul 14, 2016 ▶ 2:18 Ep 355: Why He Spent $1M to Sell 55k Copies of His Book, "Ask" with Ryan Levesque

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

Ryan Levesque received zero royalties from publisher Dunham Books for 'Ask'

“I got no royalty.”

Ryan Levesque Jul 14, 2016 ▶ 4:35 Ep 355: Why He Spent $1M to Sell 55k Copies of His Book, "Ask" with Ryan Levesque

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

Ryan Levesque plans to spend his entire next book advance on marketing

“Whatever I get for the advance will be a marketing project for the next book. That's what it comes down to. So the bigger advance, the more books I'll be able to move. And I'm committed to that. Like I'll spend every penny of that advance to in Facebook ads.”

Ryan Levesque Jul 14, 2016 ▶ 7:58 Ep 355: Why He Spent $1M to Sell 55k Copies of His Book, "Ask" with Ryan Levesque

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Podcast appearances drove far more book sales than affiliate partners

“So we moved a ton more books through podcasting than I expected and a lot less through you know, people that I would consider partners and friends.”

Ryan Levesque Jul 14, 2016 ▶ 9:24 Ep 355: Why He Spent $1M to Sell 55k Copies of His Book, "Ask" with Ryan Levesque

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Ryan Levesque's top marketing funnel captures up to 100,000 emails daily

“The, my most successful market today We do upwards of between 95 and 100,000 email opt-ins, so leads, per day. That's daily.”

Ryan Levesque Jul 14, 2016 ▶ 11:11 Ep 355: Why He Spent $1M to Sell 55k Copies of His Book, "Ask" with Ryan Levesque

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Ryan Levesque sold 55,000 copies of his self-funded book 'Ask'

“Between 55 and 55,060 thousand copies.”

Ryan Levesque Jul 14, 2016 ▶ 4:19 Ep 355: Why He Spent $1M to Sell 55k Copies of His Book, "Ask" with Ryan Levesque

TOP FOUNDERS Prediction Not checkable as stated

Ryan Levesque projects a $250,000 to $500,000 advance for next book

“It'll be a six figure advance. Well, I don't think it'll be a seven figure advance. It'll be a six figure advance. And I think probably, you know, the sweet spot that I'd be hoping for would be in the 250 to five, 500,000.”

Ryan Levesque Jul 14, 2016 ▶ 7:42 Ep 355: Why He Spent $1M to Sell 55k Copies of His Book, "Ask" with Ryan Levesque

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Ryan Levesque generated $1M annually across three quirky niche e-commerce markets

“So I executed the ask method in three markets. Scrabble tile jewelry, orchid care, and memory improvement... Collectively over a million a year.”

Ryan Levesque Jul 14, 2016 ▶ 12:15 Ep 355: Why He Spent $1M to Sell 55k Copies of His Book, "Ask" with Ryan Levesque

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

Ryan Levesque charged $75,000 upfront plus royalties for marketing consulting

“Businesses paid me a retainer. So it ended up being as much as 5000 dollars a month. And that was for a, in the end, a bi-weekly, 30 minute phone call. That was the consulting piece. They'd also pay me a big upfront chunk of money. To design their overall funn…”

Ryan Levesque Jul 14, 2016 ▶ 13:15 Ep 355: Why He Spent $1M to Sell 55k Copies of His Book, "Ask" with Ryan Levesque

The other half of the tape: Ryan Levesque's own voice is left out of every number here. Other people bring the name up 15 times in 8 episodes across the shows. every mention, with the transcript →

Who brings them up most Nathan Latka 11Andy Fletcher 3Mike Hawkins 1

Every mention by year

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Ryan's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
TOP FOUNDERSLEDGER	Founder and CEO, The ASK Method® Company	1	10	—	full record on Top Founders →