Manic Millionaire

Building businesses. Chasing freedom. Trying not to lose my mind in the process.

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Wealth.Madness.Meaning.
I built companies
Never made money
Burned out
Hit the bottom
Survived it
Started again
Repeated the cycle more
times than I can count
Bought and sold domains
Made money

At various points I've been a paper millionaire, a workaholic, a fitness fanatic, a reckless optimist, a broken mess — and everything in between.

The truth is that success doesn't arrive with instructions. Nobody tells you what happens when the money comes but the questions remain.

I've survived suicide attempts and spells in mental hospitals. I'm still here, still building. That's the part most success stories quietly leave out.

Manic Millionaire is my attempt to document the journey.

BusinessMental ResilienceFitnessAdventureFailureDomainsInvestingRelationshipsThe Pursuit of Freedom

And the ongoing battle between ambition and contentment.

This isn't a guru website. It's a field journal from someone still figuring it out. Welcome aboard.

The Plan — Or The Madness

Ambitious? Insane? Both. Stick around and watch me find out.

My Story

From a military boarding school runaway to building online businesses, buying and selling digital assets, and searching for a life that actually feels meaningful.

I've also been to the bottom — suicide attempts, time in mental hospitals — and climbed back out. This isn't a highlight reel. It's the whole thing: the wins, the breakdowns, and what it actually takes to keep going.

I've given money away, chased extreme fitness goals, and stopped drinking alcohol after periods where it became an escape. One day I will to disappear to rural Scotland with the dogs, the mountain bike, 2 sheep, 3 pigs & 1 donkey.

Most "millionaire" brands are about Lamborghinis. Mine is about trying to figure out what actually matters after you make the money — and how to stay alive to enjoy it.

The journey hasn't been linear.
That's the point.

The Topics

Business

Building companies, acquisitions, sales and the long grind of entrepreneurship.

Domains

The deals, mistakes, negotiations and lessons from thousands of domain transactions.

Fitness

CrossFit, Hyrox, squash, running and pushing physical limits.

Wealth

Money, investing and what financial freedom actually buys you.

Mindset

Resilience, burnout, purpose and staying sane through the cycle.

Education

The academy, challenges and hands-on coaching with digital assets.

The Domain Challenge

Start with $500.
↓ one year ↓
$1,000,000

One rule: turn $500 into $1 million in twelve months, using nothing but domains — buying, flipping, monetising and building. Every deal, every mistake and every number documented in public.

$500
Starting Stake
$1M
Target
12 mo
Timeline
● Live
Status
Day 1$500 / $1,000,000
Pre-Register To Follow The Challenge →

The Book

A Field Journal
Manic
Millionaire
Wealth. Madness. Meaning.
Ryan De Corsie Ewen
Out Q3 2026

The whole story, unedited — building businesses, making and losing fortunes, the breakdowns, the hospitals, and clawing back out. Not a how-to. A what-it-actually-felt-like.

If you've ever made it and still felt lost, this one's for you.

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Cover is a working mockup — final title & art to be confirmed.

Popular Writing

  1. 01How I Bought A Domain For $2,500 And Sold It For $52,500
  2. 02Why Success Made Me More Restless
  3. 03The 90 Day Domain Challenge
  4. 04What Nearly Dying Taught Me About Time
  5. 05Why Most Entrepreneurs Are Running From Something
  6. 06The Butterfly Effect Philosophy

Work With Me

I occasionally work with founders, investors and entrepreneurs — the ones who want a sharper edge in the digital economy.

No theory. Just hard-won, practical knowledge from buying and selling thousands of domains, building over 500 websites, and running marketplaces of my own.

  • 01 Domain Acquisitions
  • 02 Domain Portfolio Strategy
  • 03 Business Growth
  • 04 Digital Assets
  • 05 Mentoring

In The Media

A domain investor, entrepreneur and adventurer documenting the chaotic pursuit of wealth, freedom and meaning.
Building businesses · Chasing freedom · Reporting back

Watch It Unfold

New chapters, domain deals, breakdowns and the road to the IPO — as they happen. No filter, no highlight reel.