Bitesize: When Success Disappears Overnight - Brian Keegan #162

In this conversation, Brian Keegan shares the full arc of an entrepreneurial rise and collapse—and the quieter, harder work of rebuilding afterward. He describes the heady years of rapid success in the late ’90s, when everything seemed to turn to gold, followed by the brutal reality of market crashes, 9/11, and a perfect storm that wiped out half the business almost overnight. What followed was receivership, courtrooms, internal conflict, and the kind of personal pressure that strips away ego fast. Brian speaks candidly about how success can distort judgment, how humility often arrives the hard way, and why building wealth and keeping it are two very different skill sets.   Links to full episode: https://youtu.be/hFqau8F2KHQ?si=nLeipZC1WZ83Il-T https://open.spotify.com/episode/2YAHhLZGfR5rTBLjoMWOvG?si=2Qraye3ESTmgHnl9CCthow   About the Guest https://coaches.scalingup.com/coaches/brian-keegan About the Host Paul Ryan is a CEO, 8-figure business owner, mentor, and podcaster. As host of The Inner Entrepreneur Podcast, Paul explores the inner game of entrepreneurship—purpose, identity, emotional intelligence, wellbeing, and conscious success. Through conversations with founders, thinkers, coaches, and spiritual teachers, he creates space for deeper reflection on what it really means to live and lead well, beyond metrics and money. Website: https://pauljryan.net/ Work With Paul Paul works with seasoned entrepreneurs to clarify what’s next and align their life and business to what matters most. You can book a discovery call with Paul here: https://calendly.com/inner-entrepreneur-podcast/discovery-call-with-paul-ryan