One Step Away From Collapse (Here’s How We Fixed It) | Ep 960

One Step Away From Collapse (Here’s How We Fixed It) | Ep 960

Author: Alex Hormozi April 9, 2026 Duration: 24:06
Download your free personalized $100M scaling roadmap in under 30 seconds: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap?el=yt-alex-486r&htrafficsource=youtube Joel built a $6.4M travel hedging company, but 85% of his customers come from one channel. If that channel dies, the business dies with it. In this episode, Alex Hormozi breaks down exactly how to fix this problem and turn a fragile business into a scalable business model. A good offer gets attention, but good systems scale the business. Focus on building efficient systems. In this episode 00:00 Introduction to Joel’s travel hedging business 04:53 Demand-constrained vs supply-constrained diagnosis 06:14 Creating better ads with UGC 09:02 The Kaleidoscope creative testing framework 17:19 How to boost sales and score leads 18:37 Handling potential objections proactively to improve sales 20:49 Dialer math and hiring a larger sales team More Value: Download your free personalized $100M scaling roadmap in under 30 seconds: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap?el=yt-alex-486r&htrafficsource=youtube Join The Live Scaling Workshop In Las Vegas: https://www.acquisition.com/o-vegas Discover The Easiest Business I Can Help You Start (Free Trial): https://www.skool.com/hormozi Free Books and Video Courses: https://www.acquisition.com/training Get the $100M Book Bundle: https://shop.acquisition.com/pages/100m-book-bundle Follow Alex Hormozi’s Socials: ⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Acquisition ⁠ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

There’s a playbook for building a business, but it’s rarely the one they teach in school. The Game with Alex Hormozi digs into the real mechanics of growth, straight from someone who’s navigated the climb from significant success to even greater scale. Host Alex Hormozi draws from his own journey as an entrepreneur and investor, focusing on the fundamental levers every business owner must pull: attracting more customers, increasing the value of each transaction, and building loyalty that lasts. This isn’t about vague inspiration; it’s a practical, often gritty, look at the systems that work. You’ll hear detailed breakdowns of strategy, marketing, and operations, all framed through the lens of hard-won experience. The conversations in this podcast regularly revisit the stumbles and lessons learned along the way, offering a transparent look at what happens before and after a major milestone. It’s for anyone tired of surface-level advice and ready to engage with the substantive, sometimes counterintuitive, choices that separate a good business from a truly exceptional one. Tune in for direct, actionable insights that cut through the noise.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

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If You Hate Selling, Watch This | Ep 998 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:06
Download your free personalized $100M scaling roadmap in under 30 seconds: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap?el=yt-alex-486r&htrafficsource=youtube Tina turned her son's recovery from autism, ADHD, and epilepsy into a…
3 Signs You’re Going to Be a Successful Entrepreneur | Ep 997 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:35
Download your free personalized $100M scaling roadmap in under 30 seconds: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap?el=yt-alex-486r&htrafficsource=youtube What holds back million-dollar business owners is not tactics but char…
How to Think Like the Top 1% | Ep 996 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:31
Book Your Spot at the Live Scaling Workshop in Las Vegas: https://www.acquisition.com/o-vegas Entrepreneurs often make mistakes by defaulting to intuitive solutions when a big business problem might require counterintuit…
Improving Team Performance Through Elimination | Ep 995 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:04
Book Your Spot at the Live Scaling Workshop in Las Vegas: https://www.acquisition.com/o-vegas In most cases, business owners know what they need to do to improve team performance. The delay between knowing and doing it i…
3 Stages of Building a Personal Brand | Ep 994 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:07
Download your free personalized $100M scaling roadmap in under 30 seconds: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap?el=yt-alex-486r&htrafficsource=youtube Most business owners have priorities, plural, which is exactly the pro…
The Case Against AI | Ep 993 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:33
Download your free personalized $100M scaling roadmap in under 30 seconds: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap?el=yt-alex-486r&htrafficsource=youtube AI hasn't canceled every other form of leverage. It just gave entrepre…
One High-Stakes Decision Changes Everything | Ep 992 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:36
Book Your Spot at the Live Scaling Workshop in Las Vegas: https://www.acquisition.com/o-vegas Most sales objections aren’t objections. They’re excuses for giving power away. Today, Alex breaks down the psychology behind…
The One Question to Ask About Any Relationship | Ep 991 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:28
Join Alex at the Live Scaling Workshop in Las Vegas: https://www.acquisition.com/o-vegas Many people settle for someone who just showed up—they call it a relationship, and then wonder why they’re struggling. In this epis…
The Offer So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No | Ep 990 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:08
Join Alex at the Live Scaling Workshop in Las Vegas: https://www.acquisition.com/o-vegas A perfectly crafted offer will still lose to a page full of testimonials. In this episode, Alex explains why starting for free is t…