Burnout, A Broken Marriage & Building Green Connect

<p>Ryan Frahm&#39;s story isn&#39;t a highlight reel, it&#39;s a blueprint for surviving the dark side of building a business.</p><p>From starting out as a sole trader with just $1,200 to his name and a van bought with money borrowed from his parents, to running Green Connect, a soon-to-be $10M tier-two commercial powerhouse, Ryan has lived the extreme highs and lows of the Australian trade industry. But it came with a heavy price: 80-hour weeks, total burnout, and a marriage pushed to absolute breaking point.</p><p>In this episode Ryan opens up about the moment his wife cam home &quot;rattled&quot;, the identity crisis that follows a business collapse, and the radical accountability it took to rebuild, not just the company, but himself.</p><p><strong>CHAPTERS:</strong></p><p>(00:00) Intro: Uncle Luke is back!</p><p>(04:13) FIFO Sacrifice: The price of chasing the money</p><p>(09:47)<strong> </strong>Borrowing from parents to buy the first van</p><p>(11:20) The $10M gap: Scaling to 25 staff in three years</p><p>(16:27) The &quot;go-kart&quot; mistake: When business outgrows leadership</p><p>(18:28) The crash: &quot;Before I ate the shit sandwich&quot;</p><p>(22:24) The breaking point: &quot;I was ready to sell. My wife was done.&quot;</p><p>(24:37) 100-hour weeks, drinking, and the &quot;mirror moment</p><p>(31:09) Becoming a father: Changing the definition of success</p><p>(36:59) Why a guy who doesn&#39;t care about money wants $50M</p><p><strong>Like, Follow &amp; Subscribe</strong></p><ul><li>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ABrothersMind" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ABrothersMind" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ABrothersMind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/abrothersmind" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@abrothersmind" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@abrothersmind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li></ul><p>If you got value out of this episode, please hit the follow button, rate the programme, and leave a review. It is the absolute best way to support the podcast and help us reach more people.</p>