What happens when the thing you built becomes the thing that drains you?

Cliff Ravenscraft (the original Podcast Answer Man) shares the real story behind his biggest pivots: walking away from a $750K/year business, rebuilding with workshops and masterminds, getting hit by COVID when the “top of funnel” disappeared, and then taking a personal leap that cost him $70,000 in clients in just 7 days.

And the twist: how ChatGPT + a knowledge base removed the burden that made him shut Podcast Answer Man down in the first place… and why that’s what brought him back.

In this episode we talk about:


Why “success” isn’t always scale (sometimes it’s depth)


The 4-step Prosperous Coach method Cliff used to stabilize income


The ideal-client filter: money + known problem + willingness to pay


The hidden danger of building a business on one funnel


The lesson Cliff learned the hard way: people don’t pay for problems they don’t know they have


Why his comeback isn’t going backward… it’s going forward with better tools

If you’re in a season where your definition of success is changing, this conversation will land.

Cliff’s links:
PodcastAnswerMan.com
PodcastingAtoZ.com

What happens when the thing you built becomes the thing that drains you?
Cliff Ravenscraft (the original Podcast Answer Man) shares the real story behind his biggest pivots: walking away from a $750K/year business, rebuilding with workshops and masterminds, getting hit by COVID when the &ldquo;top of funnel&rdquo; disappeared, and then taking a personal leap that cost him $70,000 in clients in just 7 days.
And the twist: how ChatGPT + a knowledge base removed the burden that made him shut Podcast Answer Man down in the first place&hellip; and why that&rsquo;s what brought him back.
In this episode we talk about:
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Why &ldquo;success&rdquo; isn&rsquo;t always scale (sometimes it&rsquo;s depth)
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The 4-step Prosperous Coach method Cliff used to stabilize income
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The ideal-client filter: money + known problem + willingness to pay
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The hidden danger of building a business on one funnel
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The lesson Cliff learned the hard way: people don&rsquo;t pay for problems they don&rsquo;t know they have
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Why his comeback isn&rsquo;t going backward&hellip; it&rsquo;s going forward with better tools
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If you&rsquo;re in a season where your definition of success is changing, this conversation will land.
Cliff&rsquo;s links: PodcastAnswerMan.com PodcastingAtoZ.com

RESET with Joel Comm is a conversation for anyone who’s ever had life fall apart and wondered what comes next.

Every episode begins the same way: with one honest, disarming question that cuts straight to the truth. No bios. No hype. No small talk. Just two humans talking about the moments that broke them, the choices that reshaped them, and the wisdom they wish they’d had sooner.

Joel Comm—author, creator, and lifelong reinventor—invites guests to share the resets that changed everything: divorce, collapse, reinvention, identity shifts, career pivots, spiritual awakenings, creative rebirths, and the “I didn’t see this coming” chapters we all face eventually.

If you’re navigating your own reset—or feel one coming—this show is your companion in the dark and your spark in the light. Real stories. Hard-earned truth. Zero pretense.

This is RESET. And it starts with a single question.

RESET with Joel Comm is a conversation for anyone who&rsquo;s ever had life fall apart and wondered what comes next.
Every episode begins the same way: with one honest, disarming question that cuts straight to the truth. No bios. No hype. No small talk. Just two humans talking about the moments that broke them, the choices that reshaped them, and the wisdom they wish they&rsquo;d had sooner.
Joel Comm&mdash;author, creator, and lifelong reinventor&mdash;invites guests to share the resets that changed everything: divorce, collapse, reinvention, identity shifts, career pivots, spiritual awakenings, creative rebirths, and the &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t see this coming&rdquo; chapters we all face eventually.
If you&rsquo;re navigating your own reset&mdash;or feel one coming&mdash;this show is your companion in the dark and your spark in the light. Real stories. Hard-earned truth. Zero pretense.
This is RESET. And it starts with a single question.