AJ Mihrzad discussed their experiences building and scaling online coaching businesses, emphasizing the importance of understanding the fitness industry and leveraging online marketing strategies. Daryl Urbanski and AJ Mihrzad shared their insights on retirement, personal growth, and launching a successful business, highlighting the challenges of finding product-market fit and scaling. AJ Mihrzad joined the conversation to emphasize the importance of emotional detachment in online business.

Later, Daryl Urbanski and AJ Mihrzad discussed the potential consequences of AI on humanity, with Urbanski acknowledging AI's potential benefits while the AJ Mihrzad expressed concerns about job loss and inequality. Daryl Urbanski also highlighted the scientific method and its applications in scientific inquiry.

Here Are the Reasons Why You Should Listen to the Full Interview:

• Discover AJ Mihrzad take on the value of an email list in building a successful business and why it should be a top priority.
• Learn how to construct lead magnets and giveaways that actually work from the man who honed them to perfection.
• Understand the profound importance of nuanced marketing strategies and the psychology behind webinar engagement for maximum conversions.

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Interview Highlights 

AJ Mihrzad: Building a successful online coaching business

• AJ Mihrzad consistently hit seven figures in revenue around 2016 with his online coaching business.
• AJ  exited his business in 2020 and is now focusing on investing his profits to retire sooner.
• Personal trainer turned online coach, filling a market gap in 2012.

Selling a successful online coaching business after a tragic injury

• AJ won award for bringing online coaching to fitness industry
• AJ exited business for $7,000 course, no sale or stack of money mentioned
• Mirzhad experienced a tragic injury while on vacation in Brazil, resulting in six months of bedrest and significant mental anguish.
• The injury and COVID-19 pandemic simultaneously caused a massive hit to the speaker's income, as live events and seminars were no longer possible.
• Mirzhad started a coaching business in 2012 and grew it into a cash-producing machine.
•  Mirzhad sold the business to a successful entrepreneur in 2022 after a year-long sabbatical.

Finding purpose and meaning after retirement

• Daryl Urbanski shares his experience of mini retirement in his mid-30s, struggling with idle time and seeking purpose.
• Mirzhad advises against idleness, emphasizing the importance of productive use of energy and finding deeper meaning and purpose.
• Daryl Urbanski seeks a business partnership or acquisition to scale his next venture.

Entrepreneurship, product-market fit, and email marketing

• Daryl Urbanski and Mirzhad discuss the challenges of scaling a business, including finding product market fit and dealing with drunks.
• Mirzhad provides insights on building systems for entrepreneurs struggling to get their business off the ground.
• Mirzhad emphasizes importance of email list for business success.

Building a successful online business through email lists, paid ads, and lead magnets

• Email list is valuable asset for businesses.
• Lead magnets and giveaways can collect emails for business.
• Mirzhad tested and refined landing pages, ads, and client process over a decade, achieving high conversions.
•  Mirzhad used Facebook ads with Wufu forms to generate hundreds of leads daily in the past, but now finds it expensive and more regulated.

Webinar effectiveness, marketing strategies, and attention spans

• Mirzhad describes their webinar process, including warm-up, sharing information, and a 10-minute call to determine financial ability and offer a $7,000 package.
• Mirzhad immersed themselves in studying webinar courses and psychology to create effective webinars, citing Frank Kern and Russell Brunson as influences.
• Mirzhad discusses the effectiveness of long webinars, citing examples like Joe Rogan's content.
• Mirzhad believes that long webinars still have a place in the market, but they must be engaging and valuable.

AI's potential to revolutionize marketing and animation, with a focus on tools and their impact on productivity

• AI animation can create engaging content quickly (6 minutes for a Simpsons-style episode).
• AI can enhance marketing by converting copy or webinars into animations.
• Mirzhad discusses using AI to streamline podcast production, mentioning tools that can transcribe and create SEO show notes in less than 10 minutes.
• Mirzhad compares AI to calculators and accounting tools, arguing that AI can make the industry more efficient and productive, but also acknowledges that there's more to bookkeeping and accounting than just automation.
• Daryl Urbanski discusses the potential of AI, focusing on its potential to enhance human life rather than replace it.
• Urbanski emphasizes the importance of values and ethics in AI development, citing Elon Musk's concerns about censorship and dissent.

Science, censorship, and the scientific method

• Mirzhad discusses AI regulation, ethics, and censorship concerns.
• Daryl Urbanski interviews Dr. Robert Malone on AI, censorship, and COVID-19.
• Daryl Urbanski discusses Karl Popper's formula for the scientific method.
• Urbanski emphasizes the importance of eliminating errors through experimentation.
• He provides examples of specific explanations that are difficult to vary without ruining them.

Entrepreneurship, marketing, and personal growth

• AJ Mihrzad shares wisdom on success in entrepreneurship, emphasizing emotional detachment and continuous learning.
• AJ Mihrzad and Daryl Urbanski agree on the importance of failing forward and keeping a growth mindset.
• Mirzhad shares his inspiring story and energy on the podcast, encouraging others to pursue their dreams.
• Mirzhad invites listeners to reach out to him on Instagram for more information or questions, highlighting his accessibility and willingness to help.

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