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FlowZone Podcast is where high performers, entrepreneurs, and world-class thinkers break down the systems, habits, and mindsets that fuel peak performance — without burnout.
If you want to work smarter, perform better, and live with more energy, you’re in the right place. Welcome to the FlowZone.
Money or Freedom? Most Entrepreneurs Choose Wrong: Ash Bent
FlowZone
51 minutes
2 weeks ago
Money or Freedom? Most Entrepreneurs Choose Wrong: Ash Bent
Ash Bent hit $4.2 million per month in just two years after pivoting to neon signs during COVID. He was spending $100,000 per day on Facebook ads and burning through cash to chase growth. He fired 40 people in a single day and felt... free.
Now running Kloud, an ice bath company built on health and sustainable growth, Ash shares the lessons most entrepreneurs learn too late: funding is overrated, rapid scaling is like fast food (feels good but destroys you), and if your business isn't aligned with your values, it won't last.
From million-dollar months to rock bottom and back, this is the story they don't tell you about entrepreneurship.
0:00 - Intro: From $4.2M/Month to Firing 40 People2:15 - COVID Pivot: 80% Revenue Drop to Launching Neon Signs5:30 - $0 to $500K in Days: Every System Broke9:45 - First Meta Ban: Lost My Main Revenue Channel12:20 - Spending $100K Per Day on Ads at Peak16:10 - Second Meta Ban: Burned $800K in 30 Days19:45 - The Collapse: Firing 40 People in One Day22:30 - Why I Felt Free After Losing Everything28:15 - Building Kloud: Ice Baths and Sustainable Growth35:50 - ADHD Diagnosis Changed How I Build Companies41:30 - Lightning Round: Why Funding is Overrated48:15 - Scaling Too Fast is Like Fast Food50:45 - Work-Life Balance Doesn't Exist—Just Be You
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FlowZone
FlowZone Podcast is where high performers, entrepreneurs, and world-class thinkers break down the systems, habits, and mindsets that fuel peak performance — without burnout.
If you want to work smarter, perform better, and live with more energy, you’re in the right place. Welcome to the FlowZone.
