#83 - Jay Yang: The Permissionless Approach - How Jay Hit 250K Followers and Landed His Dream Job
Description
Jay Yang is the author of "You Can Just Do Things" and social media strategist for Alex Hormozi.
He came on the podcast to discuss his unconventional path from college dropout to working with some of the biggest names in entrepreneurship, all before turning 23.
In this conversation, Jay breaks down his "permissionless approach", doing the work upfront to make yourself impossible to ignore. He shares how this strategy landed him positions at fast-growing startups and eventually led to working directly with Alex Hormozi's team.
What You'll Learn:
- How Jay built 250K followers with 1,470+ consistent posts over 5 years
- The mindset shift from "working for" to "working with" successful people
- Why Jay keeps a 200-page "running learning doc" from every job
- How he landed roles at Beehive, with Noah Kagan, and Alex Hormozi's team
- The psychology behind taking non-average actions for non-average results
Timestamps:
(0:00 ) - Introduction & Jay's Milestone
(4:00 ) - The Psychology of Followers
(6:00 ) - Discovering the Permissionless Approach
(8:30 ) - The Power of Having a North Star
(9:25 ) - Jay's Five-Dimensional North Star
(11:00 ) - Strategic Relationship Building
(12:10 ) - The Beehive Breakthrough Story
(13:25 ) - "Working With" vs "Working For"
(14:40 ) - The Learning Documentation System
(15:10 ) - Sacrifices and Trade-offs
(17:00 ) - Landing the Alex Hormozi Role
(20:45 ) - Behind the Scenes with Alex Hormozi
(21:30 ) - What Jay Would Do Differently
(24:10 ) - Growing an Educational Brand
(25:10 ) - The 3 C's Method for Content Creation
(28:00 ) - The Permissionless Approach for Athletes
(29:30 ) - Making Yourself a "No-Brainer"
Links:
The Post Game Podcast:
https://postgamepodcast.beehiiv.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thepostgame_podcast/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-post-game-podcast/
Email me: joe.poduslenko@gmail.com