The Game with Alex Hormozi

Download your free personalized $100M scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap?el=yt-alex-486r&htrafficsource=youtube   Alex takes on a panel of successful business owners in a rapid-fire debate over some of the beliefs he's shared publicly. Each entrepreneur gets a few minutes to change Alex's mind for $10,000. He defends his position, concedes where the arguments land, and explains the thinking behind his beliefs. The prize goes to the challengers who made the strongest cases. In this episode 00:00 You don't need a weekend–or do you? 04:18 Why one A player costs less than three B players 05:23 Selling to the rich versus selling to everyone else 08:37 Options only have value when you use them 11:07 The game of business versus the craft 14:42 Why priorities matter more than information 16:41 Mediocre employees reflect a mediocre founder 19:00 Lazy, weak, and successful people 20:34 Can "work-life balance" build something memorable? 24:16 Going all in versus betting the farm 26:21 Why "help maxing" and profit maxing work better separately 28:59 The origin of “need” the weekend and sharpening the ax 33:38 Why profit is overrated, and the case for long-term returns 36:41 Balancing a scaling business with raising kids 41:50 The $10,000 winners More Value: Get personalized insights from our team at the 2-day interactive scaling workshop in Las Vegas: https://www.acquisition.com/o-vegas        Get the $100M Book Bundle: https://shop.acquisition.com/pages/100m-book-bundle   Watch My Latest Episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexHormozi/featured  Learn How to Scale Your Business to Millions in Revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/  Discover The Easiest Business I Can Help You Start (Free Trial): https://www.skool.com/hormozi    Additional Free Books and Video Courses: https://www.acquisition.com/training   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.

Get personalized insights from our team at the 2-day interactive scaling workshop in Las Vegas: https://www.acquisition.com/o-vegas        Ahnny runs seven eyelash salons, doing $2.3M a year. But unpaid work, uneven staff training, and partners who no longer share her goals are stalling growth. In this episode, Alex breaks down her partnership and pricing options, a staff career path to keep her best employees, and a membership built on default closes.  More Value: Get your free personalized $100M scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap?el=yt-alex-486r&htrafficsource=youtube   Get the $100M Book Bundle: https://shop.acquisition.com/pages/100m-book-bundle   Watch My Latest Episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexHormozi/featured  Learn How to Scale Your Business to Millions in Revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/  Discover The Easiest Business I Can Help You Start (Free Trial): https://www.skool.com/hormozi    Additional Free Books and Video Courses: https://www.acquisition.com/training   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.

Get your free personalized $100M scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap?el=yt-alex-486r&htrafficsource=youtube    Falling behind peers often has less to do with intelligence than with how fast you iterate. In this episode, Alex breaks learning into a seven-step process and explains why the fastest rate of improvement wins over time. He also makes the case for removing luck from your vocabulary and focusing only on what you can observe, measure, and repeat. More Value: Book Your Spot at the 2-Day, Interactive Scaling Workshop in Las Vegas: https://www.acquisition.com/o-vegas       Get the $100M Book Bundle: https://shop.acquisition.com/pages/100m-book-bundle   Watch My Latest Episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexHormozi/featured  Learn How to Scale Your Business to Millions in Revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/  Discover The Easiest Business I Can Help You Start (Free Trial): https://www.skool.com/hormozi    Additional Free Books and Video Courses: https://www.acquisition.com/training   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.

Get your free personalized $100M scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap?el=yt-alex-486r&htrafficsource=youtube    Most business owners aren't held back by their obvious bad hires. The mediocre middle is what clogs businesses. In this episode, Alex defines organizational culture and explains why the weakest person a team tolerates sets the bar for what is acceptable. He also explains how local versus global empathy changes hard decisions about firing employees. In this episode 00:00 What culture is: the rules of reward and punishment 02:25 The 80/20 of culture: who you fire is the loudest signal 07:09 Judge team members by output instead of excuses 11:05 The IQ analogy: why removing beats adding 13:45 Closing the gap between knowing and doing More Value: Book Your Spot at the 2-Day, Interactive Scaling Workshop in Las Vegas: https://www.acquisition.com/o-vegas       Get the $100M Book Bundle: https://shop.acquisition.com/pages/100m-book-bundle   Watch My Latest Episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexHormozi/featured  Learn How to Scale Your Business to Millions in Revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/  Discover The Easiest Business I Can Help You Start (Free Trial): https://www.skool.com/hormozi    Additional Free Books and Video Courses: https://www.acquisition.com/training   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.

Download your free personalized $100M scaling roadmap in under 30 seconds: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap?el=yt-alex-486r&htrafficsource=youtube   Eight entrepreneurs, $100,000, and a golden ticket on the line. Ninety days after Alex gave each founder a scaling roadmap, they return to prove they ran the plan. The founders share their revenue growth stats, adherence to the plan, and greatest surprises in the implementation process. One leaves with the price and a year of guidance from the Acquisition.com team. In this episode 00:00 Golden ticket stakes and round one rules 01:34 Contestants’ 90-day results and eliminations 17:13 Joey’s scaling roadmap deep dive 20:32 Kaleb’s implementation review 23:44 Tina’s pricing overhaul and mindset shift 26:17 Hasee’s hiring, sales, and content creation wins 29:36 Adherence round eliminations 34:11 Tina and Joey’s final sales pitches 42:32 Judges deliberate and reveal the winner More Value: Book Your Spot at the 2-Day, Interactive Scaling Workshop in Las Vegas: https://www.acquisition.com/o-vegas        Get the $100M Book Bundle: https://shop.acquisition.com/pages/100m-book-bundle   Watch My Latest Episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexHormozi/featured  Learn How to Scale Your Business to Millions in Revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/  Discover The Easiest Business I Can Help You Start (Free Trial): https://www.skool.com/hormozi    Additional Free Books and Video Courses: https://www.acquisition.com/training   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.