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James Galligan is 22 years old. In 18 months he built A Players Club from zero to more than 160 members. His best month was €185,000 in cash. He could have scaled it to €700K a month if he wanted to. He chose not to.
James is an Irish entrepreneur, one of Iman Gadzhi's early sales stars (setter, then top closer, then team lead), and now the founder of A Players Club, Europe's most exclusive private founder network. In this conversation we get into why he thinks reputation matters more than revenue, what he actually had to unlearn from Iman, why he stopped posting Instagram Reels on purpose, and the "gap" he believes every entrepreneur eventually has to sprint through.
We talk about the philosophy his mentors gave him (exit in ten years, not scale next month), the day he decided anyone can be a millionaire but only true entrepreneurs get to €10 million, why he defends Iman against the "scam" allegations, and the vision he has for the next five years that includes physical locations for entrepreneurs around the world.
Chapters:
00:00 Anyone can be a millionaire, but €10M is the real test
00:33 The last 18 months of A Players Club
03:00 What "the gap" actually is
06:00 Turning down €700K a month
08:00 Setting the record straight on Iman Gadzhi
12:00 Founders Podcast as a team culture hack
15:00 What he had to unlearn from Iman
19:00 Culture over speed in hiring
21:00 Not 10,000 millionaires. A thousand people worth $10M plus
23:00 Where the drive actually comes from
25:00 Wealth in relationships, not material things
34:00 Business as art
40:00 Hiring for access, not just skills
44:00 The 1:30am text and what it actually means
46:00 Steve Jobs versus quality of life
48:00 Trust from a distance
51:00 Why he stopped posting Instagram Reels
55:00 Path of Discovery: the German boat story
59:00 Building software for in-person events
1:03:00 What most people get wrong about community
1:08:00 The vision for the next five years
1:11:00 Rapid fire and "The Gap"
Follow James:
https://www.instagram.com/jamesgalligann/
https://www.theaplayersclub.com/
https://www.instagram.com/aplayersclub/
Follow Me:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarcusengel/
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By Marcus Engel
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James Galligan is 22 years old. In 18 months he built A Players Club from zero to more than 160 members. His best month was €185,000 in cash. He could have scaled it to €700K a month if he wanted to. He chose not to.
James is an Irish entrepreneur, one of Iman Gadzhi's early sales stars (setter, then top closer, then team lead), and now the founder of A Players Club, Europe's most exclusive private founder network. In this conversation we get into why he thinks reputation matters more than revenue, what he actually had to unlearn from Iman, why he stopped posting Instagram Reels on purpose, and the "gap" he believes every entrepreneur eventually has to sprint through.
We talk about the philosophy his mentors gave him (exit in ten years, not scale next month), the day he decided anyone can be a millionaire but only true entrepreneurs get to €10 million, why he defends Iman against the "scam" allegations, and the vision he has for the next five years that includes physical locations for entrepreneurs around the world.
Chapters:
00:00 Anyone can be a millionaire, but €10M is the real test
00:33 The last 18 months of A Players Club
03:00 What "the gap" actually is
06:00 Turning down €700K a month
08:00 Setting the record straight on Iman Gadzhi
12:00 Founders Podcast as a team culture hack
15:00 What he had to unlearn from Iman
19:00 Culture over speed in hiring
21:00 Not 10,000 millionaires. A thousand people worth $10M plus
23:00 Where the drive actually comes from
25:00 Wealth in relationships, not material things
34:00 Business as art
40:00 Hiring for access, not just skills
44:00 The 1:30am text and what it actually means
46:00 Steve Jobs versus quality of life
48:00 Trust from a distance
51:00 Why he stopped posting Instagram Reels
55:00 Path of Discovery: the German boat story
59:00 Building software for in-person events
1:03:00 What most people get wrong about community
1:08:00 The vision for the next five years
1:11:00 Rapid fire and "The Gap"
Follow James:
https://www.instagram.com/jamesgalligann/
https://www.theaplayersclub.com/
https://www.instagram.com/aplayersclub/
Follow Me:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarcusengel/
Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more inspiring stories!