Before you make your first million, do this! | The Dept. #84

The Dept. w/ Omar El-Takrori

Omar El-Takrori

Self-improvement, Business, Education, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 805 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this solo episode of The Dept. Omar breaks down the three biggest lessons from hitting his first million dollars in revenue. He dives deep into the mindset shift of accepting the true cost of business growth, the importance of developing critical skills like sales and communication, and why building a strong personal brand is non-negotiable for scaling. If you want a clear, practical blueprint for leveling up your business and hitting your first million, this episode will give you the exact mindset and strategy to get there.

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0:00.0	Do you remember the first time you heard the word millionaire? Like maybe you were younger, you were a kid,
0:06.1	and it was like, whoa. And then from that point on, you were probably just like, what does it take
0:11.7	to become a millionaire? And in this video, I'm going to be sharing some of my biggest takeaways
0:18.0	from my first million dollar a year.
0:21.2	And in all honesty, within the last year, we did over $2 million in revenue.
0:27.1	And if we've never met, my name is Omar al-Ticori.
0:29.2	This is the department podcast with my co-host, art.mp4.
0:34.0	Let's go.
0:35.0	We're back.
0:36.0	So I just celebrated my birthday a week and a half ago, and I turned 34.
0:42.3	At age 33, after launching my coaching consulting business in our second year, really, within
0:50.8	our second year, we did multiple seven figures, which is incredible, you know.
0:56.9	And something I don't want this podcast or conversation to be is mindset stuff, which, by the way,
1:02.5	mindset's very important.
1:04.2	This is going to be very practical.
1:06.7	Yep.
1:07.5	I've categorized the biggest lessons and takeaways from my first million dollar year.
1:12.5	So this is kind of selfish.
1:13.4	This is kind of like a diary.
1:15.3	And if you have any questions or anything, put it in the comments and be sure to hit
1:18.8	subscribe because a lot of people watch this podcast and they don't subscribe, which is totally
1:22.8	fine, by the way.
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