Skool Stories

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Skool Stories episodes

December 11, 2025 These Skoolers Made $107k... Then Gave It All Away
Daniel Harrison and Alexander VandeLaar just put on a legendary Skool Event in their hometown.
Skoolers from all over the world flew to be there... and helped raise $107k for charity 🤯
We caught up with them in LA to find out:
- How Skool makes IRL so easy and fun
- Creative ways to use the Affiliate Feature
- And the power of collaborating with other Skoolers
Check it out ❤️
P.S. Here's the giving-pledged-affiliate link to Daniel & Alexander's community: https://www.skool.com/lfg/about?ref=ef9ab8589baa43298d5b59362e460ae0
1 hr 2 min
December 04, 2025 Hanging out with Kirby and Claire
Skool Stories is back!

To kick off Season 2 we caught up with Andrew Kirby, Claire Quinn and Evelyn Weiss to chat about:

- The first "Skool Baby"
- How they got started on Skool
- And why 2026 will be the year of community

Check it out,
1 hr 4 min
January 29, 2025 This Stay-At-Home Mom runs a Full-Time Business
Salha Aziz won The Skool Games while taking care of her kids at home.

In this episode, we talk about:
- Losing her job as a Zumba instructor because of COVID
- Overcoming her fear of speaking on camera
- And transitioning from "doing" to "coaching"

Check it out.

Salha's community: https://www.skool.com/beyondthebranddeals

Start your own community on Skool: http://tinyurl.com/skool-games

42 min
January 16, 2025 These two hippies taught me "being weird" is okay
Dan Harrison and Alexander Om are some of the earliest community builders on Skool.

Since then, they've won the Skool Games thrice, hosted 10+ in-person masterminds and learned a TONNE about letting the right people into their community — while keeping the wrong people out.

I caught up with them on the beach in LA to find out:

- How they found "their people"
- Why psychographics are more powerful than demographics

- And their plans to open the first-ever Skool Cafe

Check it out <3
59 min
January 09, 2025 Meet "The Frugal Millionaire" Who Lives In A Truck
JOIN SKOOL: http://tinyurl.com/skool-games
Ryan Schrope is a successful online business owner who... lives in a truck along with his wife Haley.
In this episode I caught up with him to find out:
- Why he lives in a truck (despite owning several houses)
- Succeeding without an audience through "the watering-hole method"
- And his number rule: "no hypotheticals"
Check it out.
59 min
December 19, 2024 Can you run a business without losing your soul?
@Devon Meadows lives in a forest with his wife and two-year-old daughter.
He also runs a successful Skool Community.
Here's how.
Devon's Skool: https://www.skool.com/fbads/about
1 hr 2 min
December 12, 2024 What it's like starting a business with your mom
Ilana and Daniel Bissonnette are the mother-son duo behind a successful female health business.
In this episode, we talk about:
- The pros and cons of going into business with your family
- Having the courage to be different to the people around you
- And why they decided to win The Skool Games together
Check it out!
Ilana's Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/method/about
1 hr
December 05, 2024 Meet The Boys Who Make $300k/m & Won A Free Cybertruck In 30 Days
JOIN SKOOL FOR FREE: http://tinyurl.com/skool-games

@Max Perzon is a 4-time Skool Games Winner, Battle Royale Champ and recent Cybertruck owner 😉

In this episode, we talk about:

- Finding the right rocket ship to go all-in on
- Turning team members into life-long friends
- And why IRL events are the future of Skool

Check it out!

Max's Skool: https://www.skool.com/masterclass
40 min
November 28, 2024 How We Built A $1M/yr Business On Skool (with A.I. Automations)
JOIN SKOOL FOR FREE: http://tinyurl.com/skool-games

@Jack Roberts and @Adam Luke are the two friends behind a $100k/month AI community on Skool.

In this episode, we talk about:

- The power of hosting in-person meetups
- Using “Leaderboard Unlocks” to supercharge engagement
- And how they cut their churn in half

Check it out.

👇🏼

Join Jack's Skool here: https://www.skool.com/ai-automations-by-jack-4235/about
50 min
November 21, 2024 What It Really Takes To Make $1M/year on Skool
JOIN SKOOL FOR FREE: http://tinyurl.com/skool-games

Benny D is a rapper-turned-entrepreneur.

After hitting rock bottom in his music career, he joined a Skool Community to learn Copywriting.

Now... just a few years later, he runs an online business with @Ted Carr that makes $1M/year.

In this episode, we talk about:

- His rise from Skool Community Student to COO
- How to build out a world-class team who will never leave you
- And the importance of operating in your ZONE OF GENIUS

Check it out.

👇🏼

Connect with Benny D on Skool: https://www.skool.com/@bennydlowkey?g=community
1 hr 15 min