- 8 minutes 27 secondsHow to Monetize an Audience Without Selling Out | Ep 972
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Many business owners are chasing the wrong metrics on social media. Alex pulled 3 billion impressions and 4.5 million new subscribers in 12 months, not by chasing views, but by obsessing over the right viewers. In this episode, he reveals the vanity metrics trap, why interest media is the game now, and the volume math that separates winners from losers.
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00:00 Raw vs. curated social media content
01:29 How volume creates influence
02:45 The shift from social media to interest media
04:41 Leveraging IRL feedback in content creation
05:40 Understanding your real market size
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21 May 2026, 9:00 am - 36 minutes 3 secondsWatch This If You Own a Service Business | Ep 971
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Cory, the owner of an HVAC cleaning and ductwork business, was stuck at $1.25M in revenue, 38% margins, and $60K in debt. In this episode, Alex diagnoses exactly what's holding the business back, from mispriced services to a leaking funnel, and offers a systematic game plan to scale. One year later, Cory has scaled from $1.25M to $2.5M, nearly doubled lead flow, and is eyeing a second location.
In this episode
00:00 A review of Cory’s HVAC business
04:37 Game plan and Cory’s position on the roadmap
06:21 Pricing strategy: increasing prices for higher profits
09:27 Ads and landing page optimization
16:02 Reactivation emails, campaigns, and angles
21:01 Cross-platform retargeting and email sequences
24:00 Affiliate program strategy
30:28 Recap of the action plan and a look at one-year results
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19 May 2026, 9:00 am - 11 minutes 43 secondsStop Waiting for Clarity | Ep 970
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Waiting to get clarity before taking action is a losing strategy. In this episode, Alex shares six principles for building capacity even when the next move isn't obvious. The secret, he argues, isn't knowing what to do. It's preparing so relentlessly that when the fat pitch finally comes, the prepared are already at the plate, warmed up, and swinging with everything they've got.
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00:00 Build capacity before opportunities come
02:32 Save money aggressively
03:50 Invest in acquiring and practicing skills
05:42 Practical examples of skill stacking
08:05 Build an audience without a product
09:08 Create a waitlist to gauge interest and demand
09:37 Networking and going to opportunity hubs
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14 May 2026, 9:00 am - 33 minutes 9 secondsSolving 6 Scaling Problems | Ep 969
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Bigger businesses demand bigger tradeoffs, but most business owners just don’t want to pay them. In this episode, Alex coaches six business owners through the real bottlenecks stopping them from scaling. He breaks down why inbound and outbound sales teams should never mix, why premium businesses require premium talent, and why the fastest way to grow is often killing the thing that made you successful in the first place.
In this episode
00:00 The real cost of scaling from $6M to $100M
07:14 Raising prices to fund staffing needs
10:46 Outreaches to get more “whale” HVAC partners
12:52 Building the dream team to handle high-end clients
18:18 Lead generation strategies for a roofing company
26:41 Doubling down on networking to generate more leads
27:55 Calculating the opportunity cost of exiting a business
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12 May 2026, 9:00 am - 16 minutes 33 seconds4 Ways to Use AI in Your Business | Ep 968
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You don’t need to become an AI company to win. Build a company that uses AI better than everyone else. In this episode, Alex breaks down exactly how AI is changing marketing, sales, customer support, and operations without replacing the fundamentals that actually make businesses win. He explains how most founders are using AI wrong and why proof will matter more than ever. The tools don’t matter. Outcomes do.
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00:00 Using AI without becoming an AI business
02:25 Learning AI by automating tasks
06:10 How can AI reduce business risks?
07:20 Recognizing patterns to automate your workflow
09:43 Adding proof to AI content to stand out
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6 May 2026, 9:00 am - 20 minutes 26 secondsThe 5 Things I Look For Before Starting Any Business | Ep 967
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Most struggling entrepreneurs are working hard in a bad business and don't even know it. In this episode, Alex breaks down the five structural advantages that separate businesses that compound from those that stall. No amount of hustle can fix a structurally bad business. Choosing the right industry does more work for founders than they'll ever do themselves.
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00:00 Stickiness: logo vs. net revenue retention
03:50 Examples of sticky and non-sticky businesses
07:32 Pricing for high gross margins
09:41 Operating in expanding industries and markets
11:21 Low operational complexity and low capital expenditure
14:33 Building a moat with uniqueness, know-how, and branding
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5 May 2026, 9:00 am - 24 minutes 9 secondsThe Two Changes That Grew This Business 44% in One Year | Ep 966
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Luis runs an online railing store earning millions in revenue. A year ago, 81% of his customers came from a single traffic source, his data attribution was completely broken, and he had nothing to show for his agency fees. Alex laid out a step-by-step system to double margins, triple leads, and build a customer base that kept coming back. One year later, Luis reported 44% revenue growth and a fundamentally different business model.
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00:00 Introduction to Luis’s railing e-commerce business
02:42 Live Google ad account review
05:36 Optimize for DIY and custom orders
07:26 One-step sales funnel and closing calls
10:40 VSL structure and hook ideas
15:09 Email nurture framework and custom orders funnel
21:55 One-year results recap and key takeaways
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30 April 2026, 9:00 am - 15 minutes 16 secondsHow My $250 Million Portfolio Actually Makes Money | Ep 965
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Acquisition.com does more than selling books and advising entrepreneurs. Today, Alex breaks down ACQ’s flywheel from converting eyeballs into email lists, books, and school communities to ascending the right people into different tiers of the advisory experience. The revenue is then deployed into real estate, ventures, and private equity, creating a moat that is hard to replicate.
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00:00 Turning attention into leads
02:05 Low ticket conversions and advisory services
04:11 Reinvesting income in real estate and ventures
06:14 ACQ’s future network
08:44 Disney-style business model
12:49 Core promise and current monetization strategy
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28 April 2026, 9:00 am - 24 minutes 52 secondsBefore You Run Ads, Fix This One Thing First | Ep 964
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Many entrepreneurs think their market is too small, their customers are too broke, and their next best move is going national. They're probably wrong on all three. In this episode, Alex engages four educational business owners struggling to scale. The diagnosis and fix are the same across the industries. Fix internal issues and dominate the local market first before going countrywide.
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00:00 A house flipper going national too fast
06:53 Motocross operator facing copycats and pricing wars
12:28 A real estate agent coach seeking to double revenue
15:48 Outsourcing vs hiring an in-house brand manager
17:51 Online coaching business dealing with a high churn rate
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23 April 2026, 9:00 am - 24 minutes 5 secondsStop Ignoring AI | Ep 963
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AI is here, and businesses that don’t adapt will be left behind. In this episode, Alex explains why adopting AI should be the top priority for any entrepreneur, leader, or employee. He shares insights on how AI-first businesses are already outpacing their competitors and why leveraging AI for automation, workflow optimization, and growth is critical for long-term success.
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00:00 The urgency to adopt AI in business
04:24 Shifting from role-based to workflow-based thinking
07:09 Future of business with AI: bring your own software/agent
08:46 How to train AI effectively
14:13 The impact of AI on the future of labor and industries
19:05 Practical advice to thrive in the AI-driven world
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21 April 2026, 9:00 am - 39 minutes 48 secondsHow to Scale an E-Commerce Business Past the $10M Wall | Ep 962
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In this Q&A episode, Alex advises business owners on how to overcome growth bottlenecks by optimizing ad spend, testing new keywords, and building a defensible brand. He also tackles challenges around talent acquisition, outsourcing, and improving financial forecasting to scale e-commerce businesses effectively.
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00:00 Lead generation for a luxury tables business
07:50 Hiring strategies to scale a direct-response business
12:20 Building a strong brand beyond media arbitrage
18:19 SaaS pivot advice for a salon business
27:56 Scaling a luxury resale business
33:03 Buying versus building talent to boost sales
38:33 How to get the $100M scaling roadmap
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