Quit The Quota

What happens after you quit the W-2, build the business, and finally achieve the freedom you were chasing? In this episode of Quit the Quota, Daryl and Marya ditch the script and hit record in the middle of a real conversation about entrepreneurship, success, leadership, and the unexpected challenge of figuring out what comes next. What starts as a conversation about teaching kids entrepreneurship...

What would happen if you stopped waiting for certainty and started betting on yourself? In this episode of Quit the Quota , Darryl Miedico and Marya Ryan sit down with entrepreneur and real estate investor Andrew Bosco to unpack a career journey built around trusting his gut, taking calculated risks, and refusing to let the traditional definition of success dictate his life. Andrew went from worki...

What if one of the biggest things holding you back isn’t the fear of failure—but the fear of success ? In this episode of Quit the Quota , the conversation dives into the subconscious beliefs we carry about money, wealth, achievement, and the person we fear we might become if we actually get everything we’re working toward. What starts as a conversation about whether money changes people quickly b...

In this episode of Quit the Quota , Darryl Miedico and Marya Ryan sit down with entrepreneur Craig Rayno , owner of True Turf Landscaping, to discuss the winding road that led him from countless jobs, into real estate, and ultimately back to the business he was truly meant to build. Craig shares how years of chasing income left him feeling disconnected, and why finding alignment mattered more than...

In this episode of Quit the Quota , Darryl Miedico and Marya Ryan tackle a challenge that keeps countless entrepreneurs stuck before they ever reach their potential: analysis paralysis. While strategy, data, and preparation all have their place, there comes a point where overthinking becomes the very thing preventing progress. Drawing from real coaching conversations, they reveal why taking imperf...

In this episode of Quit the Quota , Darryl Miedico and Marya Ryan unpack one of the biggest obstacles keeping aspiring entrepreneurs from reaching their potential: the fear of criticism. What starts as a conversation about football officiating quickly turns into a powerful lesson on handling outside opinions, making confident decisions, and refusing to let criticism dictate your future. Using real...

In this episode of Quit the Quota , Darryl Miedico and Marya Ryan sit down with Jeremiah Watson, founder of Affluent Vacays, to discuss the journey from corporate finance to full-time entrepreneurship. After climbing the ladder, earning a finance degree from USC, and landing what many would consider a dream job managing over a billion dollars in commercial real estate assets, Jeremiah realized the...

In this episode of Quit the Quota , Darryl Miedico and Marya Ryan explore one of the most difficult decisions entrepreneurs and professionals face: saying no to a great opportunity. When an unexpected offer landed in Marya's lap from someone she deeply admired, it forced her to confront a much bigger question—was this truly her path, or was it simply another chance to build someone else's dream? W...

In this episode of Quit the Quota, Darryl Miedico and Marya Ryan tackle one of the biggest questions people face when pursuing a dream: how do you know if life is telling you to stop—or simply testing your commitment? They explore why discomfort, setbacks, and uncertainty often appear right before meaningful growth and how learning to recognize these moments can completely change your future. What...

What happens when the career you've spent years building suddenly stops feeling aligned with the life you want to create? In this episode of Quit the Quota, Daryl Medico and Maria Ryan sit down with entrepreneur and technology expert Nate Frisella to discuss the journey from corporate success to business ownership, and the mindset shifts required to make that leap. What starts as a conversatio...

In this episode of Quit the Quota, Darryl Miedico and Marya Ryan take a step away from guest interviews and dive into an unexpected source of entrepreneurial wisdom: Disney's The Princess and the Frog . What starts as a conversation about Darryl's recent purchase of a lifelong dream—a Cessna 182 airplane named "Evangeline"—quickly turns into a powerful discussion about mindset, v...

In this episode of Quit the Quota, Darryl Miedico and Marya Ryan explore the power of taking action before you feel ready and why some of the biggest breakthroughs happen when you decide to do “just one more.” What begins with a simple follow-up phone call turns into a deeper conversation about intuition, persistence, visualization, and the unexpected opportunities that appear when action meets in...

In this episode of Quit the Quota, Darryl Miedico and Marya Ryan sit down with Kyle Welch to unpack his journey from high-performing corporate sales leader to full-time entrepreneur. After spending 20 years in telecom, tech, and cybersecurity sales, Kyle found himself facing a major turning point when layoffs forced him to reconsider what security, freedom, and success really meant. What started a...

In this episode of Quit the Quota, Darryl Miedico and Marya Ryan tackle one of the biggest lies people are taught about success: that playing it safe guarantees security. What starts as a conversation about career transitions quickly evolves into a deeper discussion around rebuilding your life, overcoming fear, and why most people wait until a major emotional event forces them to finally make a ch...

In this episode of Quit the Quota, Darryl Miedico and Marya Ryan unpack one of the hardest parts of entrepreneurship that nobody talks about: the internal battle that happens when you stop thinking like an employee and start thinking like an owner. What starts as a conversation around a difficult client situation quickly turns into a deeper discussion about fear, criticism, emotional reactions, an...

In this episode of Quit the Quota, Darryl Miedico and Marya Ryan break down one of the most overlooked tools for changing your life: visualization. What starts as a conversation about writing a resignation letter quickly turns into a deeper discussion around subconscious programming, identity shifts, and why most people stay stuck in careers that no longer fulfill them. The episode explores how sm...

In this episode of Quit the Quota, Darryl Miedico and Marya Ryan sit down with Mike Sjogren to unpack what it really takes to break out of the traditional career path and build a life on your own terms. Mike shares the defining moment that changed everything—when a personal crisis forced him to confront the reality of trading time for money and not being there for his family when it mattered most....

In this episode of Quit the Quota, Darryl Miedico and Marya Ryan break down the four biggest fears that stop people from taking the leap into entrepreneurship and building a life on their own terms. What starts as a conversation around the fear of failure quickly unfolds into something deeper—how fear shows up in ways most people don’t even recognize. From analysis paralysis to seeking validation,...

In this episode of Quit the Quota , Daryl Medeco and Maria Ryan sit down with Mark Vaudreuil to break down what it really takes to transition from corporate sales into building a high-income business. Mark shares his journey from leading sales teams and hitting quotas inside corporate environments to realizing he was building wealth for others—not himself. After experiencing leadership changes, la...

In this episode of Quit the Quota , Darryl Miedico and Marya Ryan unpack the reality many professionals avoid—what happens when the version of success you were chasing no longer aligns with the life you want. After experiencing layoffs, corporate pressure, and the constant grind of sales quotas, they break down the illusion of job security and why so many high performers feel stuck despite doing e...