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March 5th, 2026

The $60M Founder Who Ignored a Ruptured Appendix to Keep Working

  1. The $60M Founder Who Ignored a Ruptured Appendix to Keep Working 47:41

What if the life that looks successful on paper is actually destroying the things that matter most?

In this episode, entrepreneur Kris Dehnert shares the story behind building Dugout Mugs, the company that turned baseball bats into mugs and grew into a $60 million brand.

If you’re building a business, chasing big goals, or questioning what success really means, this conversation might change how you look at work, Money, and life.

Listen now and rethink what success actually looks like.

Timestamps

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:17 From selling pencils to running businesses

00:00:42 Building Dugout Mugs into a $60M brand

00:01:34 What Kris actually does and why it matters

00:02:59 How the baseball bat mug idea started

00:05:13 Scaling the business to millions

00:07:14 Why fun and time matter more than money

00:09:23 The ruptured appendix wake-up call

00:12:25 Authenticity vs fake influencer culture

00:15:54 Gratitude, leadership, and building great teams

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JM Ryerson Leadership & Performance Coach

JM Ryerson, who has founded and sold three businesses, now channels his expertise into helping leadership teams achieve similar success. As a Leadership & Performance Coach, International Speaker, host of the Let’s Go Win podcast, and Best Selling Author of 'Let's Go Win,' 'Champion's Daily Playbook,' and 'Upgrade,' JM brings over 20 years of experience in building companies and leading sales teams to empower business owners across various sectors. Recently, his focus has been on the dentistry industry, guiding leaders to not only double their revenue in the first year through the core business principles he advocates but also to elevate their overall leadership proficiency. As the co-founder and CEO of Let's Go Win, JM's mission is to increase leadership, enhance culture, and help teams achieve peak performance. Driven by a passion for inspiring people to live their best lives and an unwavering belief in the potential within each individual, JM is dedicated to providing the tools necessary to transcend self-limiting beliefs. Raised in Montana and now residing in Boca Raton, Florida, with his wife Lisa and their two amazing boys, JM continues to inspire and motivate individuals to become open to the possibilities life holds.