Long Game Podcast with Ryan Richards

08/26/2026

08/25/2026

99 episodes in… here's what three years of The Long Game looks like.

In this episode of The Long Game Podcast, I reflect on nearly three years of building the show from the ground up. From a real estate and finance platform to something I didn't fully anticipate when starting: a living record of my own professional development.

So before episode 100, let's looks back at some of the most memorable moments from the past three years!

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08/21/2026

YouTube University is one of the most common ways people try to learn nowadays. But you can only go so far when your environment is just you and whatever videos you find in your search.

David Hill's advice is simple: invest in your environment. Find a coach, get around the right people, and stop trying to figure it out alone. It doesn't have to be $25,000, it just has to be something.

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08/20/2026

AI can create content. It can't create connection.

David Hill and I agree on this: the personal brand is your biggest asset right now. In a world full of avatars and generated noise, being a real person who actually shows up is the competitive advantage most people are sleeping on.

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08/18/2026

AI won't replace the human touch. But it will replace the humans who ignore it.

In this episode of The Long Game Podcast, I sit down with David Hill, serial entrepreneur, sales trainer, marketer, and real estate agent, to talk about what it actually looks like to integrate AI into your business today.

David brings two days of insights from a private event with John Lee, breaking down the WAVIT framework: five categories of AI use, written, audio, video, imagery, and tech, each with its own specialist tools and applications. We also dig into where most entrepreneurs go wrong with AI, chasing the perfect tech stack instead of starting with the problem they actually need to solve.

If you're curious about AI but overwhelmed by the options, or you're in sales and wondering why your close rate isn't where it should be, this episode gives you two frameworks that work together and a clear place to start.

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08/13/2026

Real estate investing means different things to different people. The mistake is not knowing which one you're doing.

Are you building wealth over time or generating cash now? Those are two different businesses, and the sooner you know which one you're in, the faster you can build something that actually gets you where you want to go.

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08/12/2026

My first investment property was a five-unit multifamily. Evictions, bedbugs, a tenant who burned down my shed, electrical problems, town inspections. You name it, it happened.

It was the perfect crash course. And I'd do it again. Because the long game is the definition of real estate investing, and I believed in the plan even when everything else was a mess.

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08/11/2026

My first rental taught me a lot… let's talk about it.

In this episode of The Long Game Podcast, I share what my first rental property actually taught me. I started with a five-unit multifamily that threw everything at me at once: evictions, bedbugs, electrical problems, non-payment of gas accounts, troubled tenants, and one tenant who burned down my shed. None of it was in the plan, but all of it was education.

If you're thinking about getting into real estate investing but aren't sure which path makes sense for you, this episode gives you an honest and practical framework for making that decision before you spend a dollar.

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08/06/2026

It's not just about how to be the best agent. It's about how to be the best person. And those two things are one and the same.

That's the philosophy behind what Ben Carbone is building at We Close Deals, and honestly it's one of the best things I've heard said on this show.

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08/05/2026

From $50 million to $200 million in 12 months. That's what building the right team looks like.

Ben Carbone breaks down how We Close Deals went from an idea to 19 agents on track for $200 million in gross sales, and why the most rewarding part isn't the number. It's watching newer agents blow past the goals they set for themselves.

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