I’m Not Smarter, Just Proven

Playing to Win

September 18, 2025

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Welcome to the Latest Newsletter
of Playing to Win!

My newsletter is designed specifically to help business owners like you grow your companies with tried & applied bits of business knowledge, all communicated in actionable, bite-sized chunks. I will share insights and advice aimed at enhancing your business operations, boosting your success, and allowing you to focus more on what truly matters. Let's work together to achieve your goals and make your endeavors a reality.

Key Points of the Newsletter

  • You don’t need a guru, you need someone who’s been in the fire.
  • Experience beats theory when it comes to building a real business.
  • Results matter more than credentials, and 9 figures doesn’t lie.

I’m Not Smarter, Just Proven

 
Let me start by saying this: there are people smarter than me.

There are people with bigger IQs. People who’ve read more books. Built more polished brands. Some of them have MBAs, PhDs, or billion-dollar titles. And they’ll absolutely dominate you in a game of academic theory.

But here’s what they can’t do better than me: live it.

What I share doesn’t come from a case study. It comes from the battlefield. From the late nights, the broken systems, the hard conversations, and the pivots that had to happen at 5:00 p.m. on a Friday when payroll was due Monday.

See, that’s what you get when you engage with me or consume what I put out. You’re not getting ideas from someone who “studied business.” You’re getting real-world playbooks from someone who scaled a company from $2 million to $75 million, and is on track to cross 9 figures this year.

I don’t teach theory. I teach from scars. And I share what I’ve done, what I do, not what might sound good in a Harvard lecture hall.

That’s the difference. You can follow someone who tells you what could work, or someone who’s done it at scale and is still doing it in real time.

The value isn’t in my intelligence. The value is in my experience.

So if you’re building something, scaling something, or stuck in the messy middle… just know I’ve been there. I’ve navigated it. And I’m still in the trenches every day.

You can learn from someone who’s got a bigger business or a longer resume. But if you want insight from someone who’s done the hard things, not just talked about them, I’m right here.

And this year? We’re not slowing down.

Let’s keep building. 

Stay tuned for more insights in our next newsletter. Remember, it's the small adjustments that often make the biggest impact on your business's profitability. Here's to your continued success!

Stay driven to push your business forward,
Ryan Niddel