How To Get Your First Sale

How I got here…

21: Graduated Vanderbilt in 3 years Magna Cum Laude, and took a fancy consulting job.
23 yrs old: Left my fancy consulting job to start a business (a gym).
24 yrs old: Opened 5 gym locations.
26 yrs old: Closed down 6th gym. Lost everything.
26 yrs old: Got back to launching gyms (launched 33). Then, lost everything for a 2nd time.
26 yrs old: In desperation, started licensing model as a hail mary. It worked.
27 yrs old: "Gym Launch" does $3M profit the next 6 months. Then $17M profit next 12 months.
28 yrs old: Started Prestige Labs. $20M the first year.
29 yrs old: Launched ALAN, a software company for agencies to work leads for customers. Scaled to $1.7mmo within 6 months.
31 yrs old: Sold 75% of UseAlan to a strategic buyer in an all stock deal.
31 yrs old: Sold 66% of Gym Launch & Prestige Labs at $46.2M valuation in all-cash deal to American Pacific Group. (you can google it)
32 yrs old: Started making free content showing how we grow companies to make real business education accessible to everyone (and) to attract business owners to invest or scale their businesses.

Today: Our portfolio now does $200M/yr between 10 companies. The largest doing $100M/yr the smallest doing $5M per year. Our ownership varies between 20% and 100% ownership of the companies. Many of them we invested in early and helped grow (which is how we make our money - not youtube videos).

To all the gladiators in the arena, we’re all in the middle of writing our own stories. The worse the monsters, the more epic the story.

You either get an epic outcome or an epic story. Both mean you win.

Keep crushing. May your desires be greater than your obstacles.

Never quit,

Alex

*FULL DISCLOSURE*
I make content to make money - just - on a longer time horizon than most. I want to build trust with business owners so we can find the best ones and help them scale. And if they’re awesome, write them a check and go all the way as partners.

[khidrrr]

Ngl if a friend I never talked to reached out to me like this I'm thinking either MLM or insurance. 😂

[fmxy]

POV: you’re talking to your old acquaintance that got into insurance sales

[AMinuteofPositivity]

This makes sooo much sense and it is so basic, this way anyone can start from their journey and eventually grow with referrals

[NightmareCourtPictures]

People in here thinking this is manipulative, know zero about business : It’s only manipulative if your product doesn’t do shit or have bad service.

The world functions on money and providing value in exchange. Don’t let anyone in here make you feel bad for doing that. You should feel bad only if your product is fucking terrible, or if you don’t actually have a skill to provide a good service.

[brianfarrell]

Imagine being this manipulative with friends/family to 'make a sale'.

[menoo-ey]

stop watching videos and start selling, thats how you get your first sale

[cavemanjosh]

How do I find someone to hire that has had your sales training?

[misterhoi]

One question i live in a country where its normal to be suspicious and uncertain about new things. How should i frame it then, when the person is skeptical about everything i say

[LookyLooRealEstate]

If I want to freelance and sell packages for various industries, where is the best place to find a Marketing Contract guaranteeing I am getting paid on sales?

[ModernityUnraveled]

Selling your soul by activily disassociating from friends and family for a quick buck...

[rehwrdj]

So basically, ACA=how to be a function as a sociopath? How are things? I don't really care, give me money for

[EllaXieueu]

Thank you for your hard work and dedication. Your videos are always so high quality and interesting!💵😉👺

[Nora-khy]

Your channel is where every video is a new story and discovery. Keep on surprising and inspiring us!🔨👻🦭