This interview is edited for length and clarity. Leila Hormozi does not talk about her future to shock people. He talks about it because he thinks it’s the point. The founder of Acquisition.com has opened up about six arrests, addiction, and the time he stood in front of the mirror and decided he didn’t want … Read more
Also included is information from Sara Nay, CEO of Duct Tape Marketing It starts with the feeling of being sick. Build your business through referrals. Good work led to good speech and for years, that was enough. Then you look up and see that it’s been months since a new one came in. If referrals … Read more
Many of us feel as if we are drowning in invisible problems. So I wanted to take a moment and ask a simple question: What 1–3 decisions would make my life easier in 2026? To test that, I invited five long-time listener favorites: Anne Lamott, Claire Hughes Johnson, David Yarrow, Diana Chapman. Please enjoy! This … Read more
Catch the Full Episode: Overview Most small business owners sit on one of the most powerful marketing channels available and never use it. In this episode, John Jantsch welcomes Jess Ekstrom, founder of the Mic Drop Workshop, to show that speaking on stage is no joke. It’s lead generation, product development, and audience growth strategies … Read more
Your team may be using AI. The question is whether anyone owns it. No one announced it. There was no policy meeting, no training sessions, and no sign-off. But somewhere, somehow, AI has quietly become a part of how your team works. Customer emails are written via ChatGPT or Claude. Meeting notes are summarized in … Read more
Most small businesses are not short on marketing work. They are short on clarity which allows them to do little about it. After working with hundreds of small businesses on their marketing strategy over 30 years, I’ve seen the same pattern: fragmented strategies, inconsistent messaging, and a busy but misaligned team. The problem is not … Read more
If you own one or two rental properties—perhaps a buy-to-let property bought as a long-term investment, or a family home inherited from a parent—the Tenants’ Rights Act 2025 affects you. It is the most significant change to the private sector in more than three decades. The law came into effect on 1 May 2026 and … Read more
The time is 7pm. You have completed the last actual hours of work. Now you’re hunched over the laptop at the kitchen table, staring at the invoice template, trying to remember if the customer even paid the last one. Sound familiar? If you are a sole trader, the business works for you. He does all … Read more
Elad Gil (@eladgil) is the CEO of Gil & Co, a multi-segment investment firm, holding company, and the world’s leading technology operating company. Elad is an entrepreneur, CEO, and investor or advisor to private companies, including AirBnB, Anduril, Coinbase, Figma, Instacart, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Stripe. He was previously VP of Corporate Strategy at Twitter and … Read more
For computational processes that have investigated AI, there is only one question: “We wasted time. But did we make money?” It’s dull but it also cuts like a knife. AI can write faster, summarize faster, compare faster and prepare the first pass faster. But if the client is still buying “hours” and the company is … Read more