Skool Stories

By Matthew Thompson

Skool is the single greatest opportunity on the internet right now.

Like being an early adopter of YouTube or TikTok, people who go “all-in” have the opportunity to change their lives forever.

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How many episodes does Skool Stories have?

The podcast currently has 86 episodes available.

Skool Stories episodes:

April 25, 2024An old Kung Fu master flicked this dude into a new entrepreneurial dimension…
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Sifu John Cogan runs Wing Chun Academy, a Kung Fu Skool that makes over $25k per month.

In this episode, we talk about:
Growing up with anger and aggression being a big part of his life

Reflections from a night in prison as a 17-year-old

How getting flicked across a room by an old man made him fall in love with Kung Fu

(And “what the balls is going on” to even make that possible)

Moving to Hong Kong to study his craft

Opening up his own in-person teaching facility

Starting his Skool after seeing the logo during a deep meditation

Using Skool to get better results for his IRL students

And his plan on winning The Skool Games by being a good student!

Check it out!

John's Skool: https://www.skool.com/wing-chun-kung-fu-school-4312/about
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35min
April 22, 2024“Unless you're a PSYCHO, this sales cult isn't for you…”
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Ian Macklin runs Elite Sales Alliance, the #6 community on Skool.

In this episode, we talk about:
Being raised by his military mum in a single-parent household

How a superstar cars salesman turned him and his twin brother's life around

Becoming the top salesperson at Nissan

Meeting Andy Elliott

Building a 9-figure business from scratch

Investing 40-50k into their Skool community

The power of being SUPER clear on who your community is for

(And who it's not for!)

How their community prevented someone from committing suicide

And his plans to win the Skool Games

Check it out!

Ian's Skool: https://www.skool.com/elitesalesalliance/about
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30min
April 18, 2024The man who manifested $100,000/month | Max Perzon
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Max Perzon is a Swedish entrepreneur who has made over a million dollars teaching others how to make money online. He's also a winner of the first Skool Games.

In this episode, we talk about:
Why he dropped out of "real school"

Getting punched in the face by his girlfriend's dad

(And how it was a huge wake-up moment in his life)

Paying $50 dollars to interview an important mentor

Losing it all and having to move back with his parents at 25

Making $600k in his first year on Skool WITHOUT a paid community

Becoming an “egotistical utilitarian”

How he created his 7-hour masterclass over one weekend

What he would do differently if we was competing in The Games again

And how winning The Skool Games is just the beginning of his journey

Check it out!

Max's Skool: https://www.skool.com/maxpremium/about
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38min
April 15, 2024$15 Per Hour Butcher → $4M Per Year Business Owner
JOIN SKOOL: http://tinyurl.com/skool-games
Justin Georgopoulos is a 26-year-old entrepreneur who runs a hugely successful painting business and the Trade Launch Skool Community.
In this episode, we talk about:
Pretending he knew how to debone a chicken to get a job

The mythical movie moment of meeting his mentor

Selling over $500k in paint jobs without knowing how to paint

(Or having any painters on payroll!)

The power of viewing your struggles in the context of a story

Hiring his roommates and friends to keep up the pace of his business

Having his work van stolen… thrice!

A nifty door-to-door closing technique you can use online

How he built up demand for his community pre-launch

Learning to chew faster after biting off more than you can chew!

And how Skool allows you to profit from your pain and previous business problems
Check it out!
Justin's Skool: https://www.skool.com/paintprofit/about
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32min
April 15, 2024x4 Life-Changing Quotes From 1-Day With Hormozi
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Ted Carr is an early investor in Skool and a February Games winner.

In this episode, we talk about his key insights from the 1-day with Hormozi, including:
x4 quotes that will change his business forever

Maker vs Manager Schedules

Taking the leap from solopreneur to CEO

Having a "WHO NOT HOW" mentality

Adding $50k MRR to his business in 1 month

And how The Skool Games has changed the trajectory of his entrepreneurial journey

Check it out!

Ted's Skool: https://www.skool.com/contentpreneurship/about
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26min
April 09, 2024How Hamza makes millions mentoring young men on Skool
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Hamza is the cult leader behind Adonis School, a Skool Community that currently generates over $2 million in annual recurring revenue.
In this episode, we talk about:
His deeply personal origin story

The "spider-bite” that kickstarted his hero journey

Why he chose to embrace the suffering of YouTube

(And why he continues to choose it today)

The struggle of trying to monetise without “selling out”

How Skool changed everything for him

Stacking the value of his community by 10x

The power of selling with conviction

And where he sees the future of his community going
Check it out!
Hamza's Skool: https://www.skool.com/adonis/about
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44min
April 04, 2024STOP EXPLOITING YOUR CUSTOMERS... Do this instead
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Khan Magne runs the Happy Small Business Community on Skool.
In this episode, we talk about:
Crafting a small business where EVERYBODY wins

Why telling the truth is the best business tactic

“Creating your own clients” instead of running ads

Making $141k in 8 days on Skool

Transitioning from the stress of a service-based agency

His “zero manipulation” policy with customers

Running his business without sales calls

(And freeing up countless hours in the process)

How pirating Sam Oven’s courses led to him becoming a loyal customer

And the importance of sowing seeds instead of always going for the harvest
Check it out!
Khan’s Skool: https://www.skool.com/happy-small-business-community-9971/about
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28min
April 02, 2024This College Student Hit $15k p/m on Skool in 3 weeks
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Daddy Wellness, aka Richie Lovelace, is the cult social media icon behind Dialed University and a winner of the March Skool Games.
In this episode, we talk about:
Why he tracks the step count of people inside his community

Trying to win The Skool Games during his last 30 days of college

Why people crave “authentic” content on social media

Having moderation in everything… including moderation

The secrets behind his meteoric rise on social media

Leaving behind the world of Growth Equity to focus on the wellness niche

And why you should give away 10 months of value before making an ask for your audience.
Check it out!
Richie’s Skool: https://www.skool.com/dialed-university-6199/about
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17min
March 28, 2024This Viral Coach has over 1B views on social media
JOIN SKOOL: http://tinyurl.com/skool-games
Daniel Iles is the founder of Viral Coach the #6 community in the Skool Games and a business that has helped their clients get billions of view on social media.
In this episode, we talk about:
Why he kicked 3000+ people out of his paid community

How to compete against HUGE content creators that spend $100k+ on social media every month

Why posting several times per day as a small creator doesn’t make any sense

Ascending community members into high-ticket packages

The #1 mistake new creators make online

How to reach strangers as a nobody online

Why obsessing over what colour of captions to use will never make you famous

“With or without you energy”

The expert-experience-observation continuum

And why organic content beats ads for growing your Skool Community
Check it out!
Daniel’s Skool: https://www.skool.com/viralcoach/about
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21min
March 26, 2024"High-ticket is dead. Skool is the future” — Alberto Riehl
JOIN SKOOL: http://tinyurl.com/skool-games
Alberto Riehl runs Predictable Premium, an Insurance community that’s currently ranked #1 on The Skool Games leaderboard.
In this episode, we talk about:
Why he believes high-ticket is dead

The benefits of Skool forcing us to “win our customers business every month”

Strategically positioning big events/high-energy activities at the end of the month to help with retention

Using AI to turn his “shittiest leads” into sales

Why wanting to quit 50 times per year is normal (and how to combat that feeling)

How text messages are the “new email”

His deeply personal connection to the insurance niche

Why he joined Sam Ovens’ mastermind 8-years-ago

The power of executing

And sage advice he’d give to a 20-year-old version of himself.
Check it out!
Alberto’s Skool: https://www.skool.com/predictable-premium-live-7361/about
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30min

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How many episodes does Skool Stories have?

The podcast currently has 86 episodes available.

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