Right About Now with Ryan Alford
The Real Truth About AI & Jobs - LeBron James Brand Extension - Mark Cuban Pushing Cheap Drugs - Crypto Gets Another Push to Mainstream
Fri, 30 May 2025
SUMMARYIn today’s Weekly Business News, host Ryan Alford delves into key business topics. He discusses the impact of AI on white-collar jobs, urging professionals to embrace and leverage AI technologies. Ryan highlights LeBron James's new grooming line, "The Shop," as a savvy blend of lifestyle branding and media. He also covers the surge in Bitcoin prices and the booming cryptocurrency mining market, advocating for crypto investments. Lastly, Ryan addresses the FTC's delay in implementing a rule to simplify subscription cancellations, emphasizing the need for consumer-friendly practices.TAKEAWAYSThe impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on white-collar jobs and the need for adaptation.Embracing AI as a tool for career enhancement and creativity.LeBron James's launch of a grooming line called "The Shop" and its connection to lifestyle branding.The surge in Bitcoin prices and its implications for the cryptocurrency market.The growth of the cryptocurrency mining industry and investment opportunities.The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) delay on rules regarding subscription cancellations.Consumer frustrations with the difficulty of canceling subscriptions.The intersection of technology, business, and consumer rights.The importance of staying informed about current business trends.The blend of serious business discussions with pop culture elements.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Chapter 1: What are the current trends in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency?
On this week's Right About Now business news here on May 30th, 2025, we're going to talk about Bitcoin miners. They're booming. LeBron gets into grooming and the FTC is cracking down on cancel traps. Hmm, got to be just as easy to cancel as it is to sign up, baby. And we're going to talk about AI. Yeah, you've heard a lot about it, but do you really know what it means?
It's coming for your job, baby. You better be ready. I'm telling you, better be ready. I'm getting real and raw on AI and what it means. Don't forget it. Don't think you can miss it. It's coming. And we're going to give you the insight because we're going to look back and you're going to go, Ryan is right today. on Right About Now.
This is Right About Now with Ryan Alford, a Radcast Network production. We are the number one business show on the planet with over 1 million downloads a month. Taking the BS out of business for over six years and over 400 episodes. You ready to start snapping necks and cashing checks? Well, it starts right about now.
Hey guys, what's up? Welcome to Right About Now. It is May 30th. I hope everyone is doing well whenever, however, wherever you're listening. We know you have a choice with where you spend your time. We appreciate you for spending it with us. I am Ryan Alford, the host. If it's your first time listening, I appreciate you for joining. It means the world to me. Tell your friends, tell your neighbors.
We're here to take the BS out of business, baby. This is the real American business show. No spin. Just tell it like it is. I've got over 20 years of experience in the marketing and agency world, working with some of the largest brands in the world. So I come to give you the opinion, the insights, the behind the scenes scoop of what it's like. I run five companies myself.
I know what it takes to be an entrepreneur in today's world. So that's where the wisdom and insight, whatever amount I have, I give to you. While I bring to you the highlights of the week from the business world, pop culture, we're blending it all. So again, if it's your first time, we appreciate you being here. And if you're an OG, we appreciate you too. The now legends, as we'll call them.
but let's get at it for today. We're cutting straight to it. Got some headlines, got some beelines and just some bylines as they call it back in the business. But let's talk about first, I wanted to start today. I've been talking about this and it weighs on me a bit because I do want to, if we're going to take the BS out of business, I like to cut it straight to what I know.
And I don't, I play the role of sort of antagonizer at times, but I try to be, I'm not really a future caster and I've never really called myself a future caster. I think I'm an innovator. I'm an early adopter, but I've never been one that tries to predict the future of what's going to happen. I use facts and data to do that. Then I'm one of the first movers.
I do that with the brands that we've worked with, the partners that we have, but AI is at the forefront of the news and the discussion. And for a while, even I panned it a little bit because it was just like everything. And now artificial intelligence, this artificial intelligence, that.
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Chapter 2: How is AI affecting white-collar jobs?
So again, we talk about being now, the now show. Well, it is here and now, and you need to be leveraging and thinking about this technology as it relates to your business, whether you work for other people.
or you're starting your own industry because there's so much opportunity for disruption for those that are lean, those that are nimble, and those that are embracing curiosity and everything this technology enables. We will be at the forefront of it all, but that's today's hot take here on Write About Now. Now, let's get to some fun stuff. LeBron James is unveiling The Shop, the grooming line.
He's had a show on HBO. If you've seen it, these products really reflect that same vibe. It's real talk meets lifestyle. It's merging brand, content, and commerce all in one clean package. Look, LeBron James, I don't care if you like him as a player. We can debate LeBron James versus Michael Jordan is the all-time great of all time. I'm an old-school MJ guy.
You know, there's something about his persona a little bit less... I don't know. LeBron can kind of rub me the wrong way occasionally. That's all I can say is personally. I guess I was more of an NJ guy and definitely growing up in that industry, or excuse me, that time period.
But I will say, ultimately, LeBron is smart as hell when it comes to media, marketing, and understanding the intersection of all these things. And he's bringing it to life with the shop. Check it all out. It is a masterclass in all of these lifestyle content brand convergence for him. I give him a lot of credit. Also today, Bitcoin miners are riding that crypto surge.
Crypto has been up, been pumped. I'm watching my XRP. It's not quite as up as Bitcoin's been the last couple of weeks, but it's doing well. And look, crypto is being embraced by this administration. It's about to take off even more than it is. We've got this decentralization of content, commerce, a lot of things that are really percolating to the surface for why this is going to be big.
And there's so many industries that surround it that are also taking off. I think of mining. It's so funny. Back in the day, coal miners and people searching for gold, mining for gold. Well, it's digital gold now. Those miners are out and it's booming at all time highs. Bitcoin hit over $110,000 and miners are riding the wave.
Digital mining recently received $150 million capital infusion, fueling speculation about its role in reshaping U.S.-based crypto mining. Some miners are gaining 30 plus percent in a month and analysts are eyeing $154,000 Bitcoin if momentum holds. Hey, that's a big jump from 110 to 145.
You think about like when we were growing up, your parents, other people would invest in the stock market, hoping for that 7% to 7 or 8% interest over 30 years. Well, now you see these jumps of 20, 30, 40% in one year. Again, don't fight innovation and technology. Get on the train. You need to have it in your investment portfolio. This is not stock advice. It's just Ryan's opinion.
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Chapter 6: How is LeBron James innovating in lifestyle branding?
On this week's Right About Now business news here on May 30th, 2025, we're going to talk about Bitcoin miners. They're booming. LeBron gets into grooming and the FTC is cracking down on cancel traps. Hmm, got to be just as easy to cancel as it is to sign up, baby. And we're going to talk about AI. Yeah, you've heard a lot about it, but do you really know what it means?
It's coming for your job, baby. You better be ready. I'm telling you, better be ready. I'm getting real and raw on AI and what it means. Don't forget it. Don't think you can miss it. It's coming. And we're going to give you the insight because we're going to look back and you're going to go, Ryan is right today. on Right About Now.
This is Right About Now with Ryan Alford, a Radcast Network production. We are the number one business show on the planet with over 1 million downloads a month. Taking the BS out of business for over six years and over 400 episodes. You ready to start snapping necks and cashing checks? Well, it starts right about now.
Hey guys, what's up? Welcome to Right About Now. It is May 30th. I hope everyone is doing well whenever, however, wherever you're listening. We know you have a choice with where you spend your time. We appreciate you for spending it with us. I am Ryan Alford, the host. If it's your first time listening, I appreciate you for joining. It means the world to me. Tell your friends, tell your neighbors.
We're here to take the BS out of business, baby. This is the real American business show. No spin. Just tell it like it is. I've got over 20 years of experience in the marketing and agency world, working with some of the largest brands in the world. So I come to give you the opinion, the insights, the behind the scenes scoop of what it's like. I run five companies myself.
I know what it takes to be an entrepreneur in today's world. So that's where the wisdom and insight, whatever amount I have, I give to you. While I bring to you the highlights of the week from the business world, pop culture, we're blending it all. So again, if it's your first time, we appreciate you being here. And if you're an OG, we appreciate you too. The now legends, as we'll call them.
but let's get at it for today. We're cutting straight to it. Got some headlines, got some beelines and just some bylines as they call it back in the business. But let's talk about first, I wanted to start today. I've been talking about this and it weighs on me a bit because I do want to, if we're going to take the BS out of business, I like to cut it straight to what I know.
And I don't, I play the role of sort of antagonizer at times, but I try to be, I'm not really a future caster and I've never really called myself a future caster. I think I'm an innovator. I'm an early adopter, but I've never been one that tries to predict the future of what's going to happen. I use facts and data to do that. Then I'm one of the first movers.
I do that with the brands that we've worked with, the partners that we have, but AI is at the forefront of the news and the discussion. And for a while, even I panned it a little bit because it was just like everything. And now artificial intelligence, this artificial intelligence, that.
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