#160: How Alex Hormozi Cheats the System // Next Level Pros Podcast
The Founder Podcast
Chris Lee
5 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 20 August 2025
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to a new episode of Next Level Pros! In this episode, host Chris sits down with Alex Hormozi, founder of Acquisition.com, to dive deep into the mindset, strategies, and lessons behind building and scaling successful businesses. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, business owner, or aspiring operator looking to level up, this episode is packed with actionable insights on growth, investment, and the realities of the entrepreneurial journey.
Highlights:
“I just enjoy playing the game… I know I would do it if it didn’t make money.”
“At some point you have to expand… I was just in a pond, and everyone else was going after an ocean.”
“If I’m afraid to take a risk now, I’ll never be able to take a risk later.”
“You have to provide value—make them an offer so good they feel stupid saying no.”
“This is the point where most people quit, and that’s why they don’t quit.”
Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction
02:55 – The Obsession with Business: Playing the Game
04:48 – Transition from Gym Launch to Acquisition.com
09:08 – Defining Moments: Leaving Corporate for Entrepreneurship
12:45 – The Hardest Decision: Disappointing Family to Follow Your Path
21:03 – How to Work for Free and Actually Add Value
33:13 – What Acquisition.com Looks for in Investments
36:47 – Identifying Founders with Big Visions
45:54 – The Discipline to Say No: Focusing on the One Thing
1:04:49 – Advice for Tough Times: Why You Shouldn’t Quit
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Real quick, before we dive in, I want to give you some context on this episode. |
| 0:03.7 | This conversation was originally recorded back when I was running my first podcast, |
| 0:07.7 | the founder podcast. It was before Next Level Pros even existed. I sat down with some serious, |
| 0:12.6 | heavy hitters, entrepreneurs, operators, leaders, and we unpack real tactical stuff that |
| 0:17.8 | still holds up today. So instead of letting these episodes collect dust, we're bringing them back here on the next level pros channel. |
| 0:23.6 | You'll notice the branding's a little different, |
| 0:25.6 | maybe the style too, but the lessons still gold, |
| 0:28.6 | especially if you're in the trades or home service space |
| 0:30.6 | and trying to build something real. |
| 0:31.6 | Let's get into it. |
| 0:39.5 | What's up everybody? |
| 0:45.3 | We today, we are joined by a good friend of mine, Mr. Alex Ramosi. |
| 0:51.6 | Alex is in the middle of building a massive empire with Acquisition.com. |
| 0:55.4 | Many of you guys have seen him in his social media, his YouTube, |
| 1:02.5 | Instagram stories, all the goodness. He never skips dessert. The man is a protein fiend, but more importantly, a business phenom. So one of the best ways I've ever introduced, |
| 1:09.9 | Alex, if anybody ever asked my opinion on |
| 1:12.0 | Alex I say man this guy has an Ivy League type knowledge with street mixed with street |
| 1:19.8 | smarts which is a very rare breed indeed and I think on top of that I love I love the fact that he doesn't look like that at all |
| 1:30.2 | the fact that he just doesn't care what anybody thinks always rocking the the tank top the |
| 1:38.6 | mixture he he doesn't care what anybody thinks welcome to show mr. Alex thanks for having me man I |
| 1:44.7 | appreciate the intro that was one of the most distinct ones and I'm I'm proud of both sides |
| 1:53.2 | good deal dude so um dude me me and you Alex we go back I was looking through my text messages |
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