What if clarity was hiding in silence?

We usually think our next breakthrough will come from doing more. Posting more. Pushing harder.

But what if it’s hiding in something you’ve been avoiding?

Stillness.

This week’s Entrepreneurs Gone Wild feature is George Bryant—a man who’s coached billion-dollar brands, written a NYT bestseller, and now preaches the gospel of boredom as strategy.

His story is everything we believe in here: stepping outside, slowing down, and finally hearing your own voice.

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The Man Who Took on Algorithms—and Won

The first time George Bryant sat still on a rock for 10 minutes, it nearly broke him.

No phone. No notebook. No digital pacifier. Just a bare-knuckled stare-down with the mountains and his own untamed thoughts.

And yeah… it wrecked him. In the best way.

This moment didn’t happen in some picture-perfect Instagram reel. It was mid-COVID, post-collapse, in a season where George had lost it all: the money, the team, the structure. What he found instead—barefoot, breathless, and alone on a mountain—was something far more profitable.

Clarity.

And then, as you’ll see, everything changed.

From Marine to Marketing Maverick (and Still Not a Fan of Bios)

George has done a few things you don’t exactly stumble into.

US Marine? Check. NYT bestselling author? Yep. Architect of customer journeys for billion-dollar brands? Casual Tuesday.

But bring up the glossy accolades and he’ll bat them away like a summer mosquito. “Today I’m a B+ dad, A– partner, and a solid friend,” he says, with the kind of grounded clarity that only comes from crashing hard and rebuilding on purpose.

He helps entrepreneurs scale—but not in the “here’s a funnel, good luck” kind of way. George is out here Trojan-horsing self-worth and sustainable identity into every marketing conversation. The results? Let’s just say billionaires hire him for a reason.

He doesn’t just talk about relationships. He lives them—starting with the one most people avoid: the relationship with yourself.

Relationships > Robots. Every Time.

George’s tagline isn’t just a tagline. “Relationships beat algorithms” is a conviction—and a caution sign.

He doesn’t mean just customer relationships. He’s talking about your relationship with yourself.

You want loyalty? Retention? A brand people tattoo on their leg? You won’t get that from a pixel. You’ll get it from creating something that matters to actual humans.

That only happens when you’ve done the hard work of becoming someone they want to trust.

George believes scaling doesn’t come from better acquisition. It comes from better connection. And that begins, annoyingly enough, in the mirror.

The Unsexy Muscle That Changes Everything

Stillness is not sexy.

It’s not trending on TikTok. You can’t outsource it. You can't buy it.

And that’s exactly why George prescribes it like medicine. Ten minutes a day. Sit down. Breathe. Listen.

He even dares high-powered entrepreneurs to go outside and just… exist. No phones. No writing. No strategy sessions. Most fail before minute three.

The panic is real. But so is the reward.

His own breakthrough came on Day 21 of hiking solo in the wilderness. He heard the whisper: “Why haven’t you used that podcast mic?”

That was it. That was the spark.

He recorded three episodes the next day. Offered help on Zoom. Nearly 200 people showed up. 197 of them bought his course. Then stayed for more. The rest is history.

Scaling with Soul (and Zero Pretending)

George isn’t here to help you play someone else’s game better. He’s here to help you quit the game entirely.

That means throwing out hustle culture. Disconnecting from comparison. And rebuilding a business that reflects who you are—not who the internet says you should be.

He doesn’t coach people to become a shinier version of a tired archetype. He helps them become the leader their vision has been waiting on.

The business world doesn’t need more noise. It needs more signal. And that starts with slowing down long enough to hear your own.

Why Stillness Isn’t Optional Anymore

In the age of always-on everything, stillness might be the most rebellious move you can make.

George calls it practicing boredom. It rewires your brain. Rekindles your intuition. And reconnects you with what actually matters.

That practice is what helped him rebuild from the ground up after everything he’d built came crashing down.

Now, it’s baked into everything he teaches. Whether he’s working with a supplement startup or a billion-dollar brand, the message is the same: space isn’t a luxury. It’s the strategy.

The Quiet Rebellion of Doing It Your Way

Want to work with someone who sees the version of you you’ve been too busy to meet?

Follow George Bryant. Start here: https://mindofgeorge.com

Because maybe your next million isn’t in a funnel, a hack, or a headline.

Maybe it’s hiding in 10 quiet minutes... if you’re brave enough to sit still.

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