YAPClassic: Alex Hormozi, From Soul-Sucking Job to $100M in Revenue | Entrepreneurship

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)

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Education, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Defying his father's wishes, Alex Hormozi left his stable job to open a gym. But after a failed partnership left him sleeping on the gym floor, he attended a marketing workshop that turned everything around. He used online marketing to secure his first 27 customers, and within three years, expanded to six locations. He has since run and sold multiple successful businesses. In this episode, Alex chats with Hala about his inspiring entrepreneurial journey, sharing the valuable insights he gained along the way. Alex Hormozi is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and co-founder of Acquisition.com, a portfolio company overseeing multiple businesses. He is the bestselling author of $100M Offers, where he shares strategies for creating irresistible business proposals. In this episode, Hala and Alex will discuss: - Alex’s upbringing and come-up story - The efficiency of learning from experts - Using death as a motivator to accomplish your dreams - The marketing workshop that fueled his success - How Alex scaled his gym chain by monetizing his knowledge - Why your life partner is critical to your success - Respect over chemistry for a successful marriage - The pros and cons of marrying your business partner - When it's okay to leave money on the table - How he rapidly scaled his business using the licensing model - And other topics… Alex Hormozi is a first-generation Iranian-American entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. In 2013, he started his first brick-and-mortar business. Then, he transitioned from gym ownership to founding GymLaunch, a fitness business consultancy, which expanded to over 4,000 locations within four years. Alongside his wife, Leila, Alex bootstrapped three additional companies, which generated $120 million in sales. Then, the Hormozis founded Acquisition.com through which they manage a portfolio of bootstrapped companies. Alex is the bestselling author of $100M Offers, where he shares strategies for creating irresistible business proposals. He is also the host of The Game podcast. Sponsored By: Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at youngandprofiting.co/shopify Indeed - Get a $75 job credit at indeed.com/profiting. Yahoo Finance - For comprehensive financial news and analysis, visit YahooFinance.com Kajabi - Get a free 30-day trial to start your business at Kajabi.com/PROFITING LinkedIn Marketing Solutions - Get a $100 credit on your next campaign at linkedin.com/YAP Industrious - Visit industriousoffice.com and use code PROFITING to get a free week of coworking when you take a tour! Active Deals - youngandprofiting.com/deals Key YAP Links Reviews - ratethispodcast.com/yap Youtube - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Social + Podcast Services: yapmedia.com Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com/episodes-new Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship podcast, Business, Business podcast, Self Improvement, Self-Improvement, Personal development, Starting a business, Strategy, Investing, Sales, Selling, Psychology, Productivity, Entrepreneurs, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Marketing, Negotiation, Money, Finance, Side hustle, Startup, mental health, Career, Leadership, Mindset, Health, Growth mindset, Career, Success, Entrepreneurship, Productivity, Careers, Startup, Entrepreneurs, Business Ideas, Growth Hacks, Career Development, Money Management, Opportunities, Professionals, Workplace, Career podcast, Entrepreneurship podcast Learn more about YAP Media's Services - yapmedia.io/

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1:12.6	show notes or at young and profiting.com slash deals. What's up? Yapam? Today we are replaying one of my most iconic episodes, and that is with Alex Hermosey.
1:37.0	Alex Ramosey is one of the most well-known entrepreneurs, and he's a sales and marketing expert.
1:42.5	He started his entrepreneurial journey running brick and motor gyms, and after taking some good
1:46.8	advice from Russell Brunson, who by the way is now in my YAP Media Podcast Network, he ended up
1:51.7	selling those gyms and eventually licensed his business model to start the company Gym Launch.
1:56.8	So he was able to scale what he did with his own gym with gym launch, and then he helped
2:01.0	4,000 plus locations and four years do the same thing.
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