Don’t Start a Podcast to Grow Fast. Start it to Grow Deep. If your goal is speed, you’ll quit. If your goal is depth, you’ll compound. Podcasting rewards patience. It punishes shortcuts. Every meaningful brand I’ve seen was built slowly but intentionally. Depth lasts longer than hype.

For decades, we taught everyone the same way, at the same pace, with the same goals. That worked when the world moved slowly. It doesn’t anymore. With AI, we can now hyper-personalize learning for every student based on their background, goals, and pace. Scalable. Efficient. Human-centered. The risk is simple. Education move slowly. AI doesn’t. If we don’t evolve fast enough, entire generations will enter the job market unprepared for reality. In my opinion, the winners will be the ones who act on AI now, not later. Host: Gabriel Yanagihara Event: Hawaii Tech Week Speaker: Alexi Drouin

A year ago, podcasting felt like a big-genre game. Everyone was chasing: • More downloads • More views • Bigger reach • Viral clips Millions of views became the benchmark of success. But quietly… the game has changed. 🎙️ Podcasting is no longer about mass appeal. It’s becoming deeply niche-driven. Today, most high-impact podcasts won’t do millions of views. They’ll do hundreds… or a few thousand views. And that’s not a failure. That’s maturity. Because what really matters now is: 👉 Who is listening, not how many. A niche podcast attracts: • Decision-makers • Founders & leaders • Serious learners • People with context, intent, and buying power These listeners don’t binge content. They listen with purpose. One aligned listener today is worth more than 10,000 random views. Here’s what I’m seeing behind the scenes: 🔹 Niche podcasts are closing high-ticket deals 🔹 Episodes are turning into long-term relationships 🔹 Conversations are leading to collaborations, clients, and credibility 🔹 Authority is being built quietly, consistently The algorithm may not reward you. But the right audience will. Podcasting is shifting from: ❌ Entertainment-first to ✅ Relationship-first From: ❌ “How many views did it get?” to ✅ “Who reached out after listening?” This is why podcasts are becoming one of the most powerful long-term assets for personal brands, consultants, and entrepreneurs. If you’re starting a podcast today, don’t ask: “Can this go viral?” Ask: “Can this speak directly to the people I want to work with for the next 5 years?” Because in 2026 and beyond: 📌 Depth will beat scale 📌 Trust will beat traffic 📌 Conversations will beat content And the most successful podcasts? You won’t always see them trending. You’ll see their hosts building influence, income, and impact quietly. That’s the real power of podcasting today.

Who follows you is far more important than how many follow you. Everyone is chasing lakhs and millions of followers. Big numbers. Big screenshots. Big ego boosts. But here’s the uncomfortable truth 👇 Most of those numbers don’t convert. I’ve seen creators with: • 100k+ followers • Viral reels • Massive reach …struggle to close meaningful business. And I’ve also seen the opposite. A smaller audience. But the right audience. People who: • Think deeply • Believe in personal & professional growth • Respect long-form conversations • Have the capacity and intent to invest in themselves That kind of audience will always outperform vanity metrics. 🎙️ This is exactly why podcasting works for me. On my podcast, I interview: Entrepreneurs, CEOs, Leaders, High-calibre thinkers. No clickbait. No shallow motivation. Just deep conversations that challenge how people think and grow. I don’t have a “huge” audience. But the people who listen understand depth. They don’t consume content for entertainment alone — they consume it for transformation. And because of that: • I’ve built strong relationships • I’ve created real authority • I’ve done great business • I’ve served incredible people 📌 Attention doesn’t build businesses. Alignment does. If the right people are listening, you don’t need millions of followers. You need: • Trust • Credibility • Meaningful conversations That’s the real power of podcasting. Quality audience > Quantity audience. Every single time.

Hey everyone, If you haven’t been active in the group lately, I wanted to share an important update. Last week, I was formally asked by Skool to remove all references to Alex Hormozi and Acquisition.com IP from our group. This included the group name, descriptions, About Page, cover images, and most significantly, the Classroom. I complied fully and promptly with the request. While the community itself remains live and intact (posts, discussions, comments, and group history are all preserved), the Classroom has been removed. From the beginning, the mission of this group was to support Acquisition.com’s goal of making real business education available to everyone. I believe the group’s educational content strategy operated within the bounds of fair use and good faith, with clear disclaimers and transparency. But if this is the explicit direction from Acquisition.com and Alex Hormozi, I respect it. It is their platform, their brand, and their decision. To be clear: I am still a big “Hormozi” fan. That has not changed. I have supported their content, promoted the $100M Offers, Leads, and Money Models books, bought the $100M Playbooks bundle, gave hundreds of free books to our community, and even visited their HQ in Vegas in 2024. I also sent several emails to ACQ about this Skool group, but I never heard back. That silence, combined with changes in how Skool prioritizes paid and private groups over free and public ones, made it clear that the writing was on the wall. This request was simply the final confirmation. Here is the truth. This community has been one of the most meaningful projects of my career. I cracked Skool’s growth engine early and we passed 10,000 members by curating and delivering real value, especially through the Classroom. It was never just a fan group. With the support of so many of you, I built this group solo, for free, using everything I have learned over the past two decades building online education systems. And along the way, I grew too. I went from founder and entrepreneur to investor and mentor.