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Jun 11
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Brutally Honest Advice For Hard Days | E...

ALEX HORMOZI
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In this episode, Alex (@AlexHormozi) delivers brutally honest advice, unpacking some harsh truths about leadership, team dynamics, and the real reason your business isn’t scaling.

Welcome to The Game w/Alex Hormozi, hosted by entrepreneur, founder, investor, author, public speaker, and content creator Alex Hormozi. On this podcast, you’ll hear how to get more customers, make more profit per customer, how to keep them longer, and the many failures and lessons Alex has learned and will learn on his path from $100M to $1B in net worth.

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