James Schramko Podcast

I Stood in Front of 220 People. Nobody Bought. 23.10.2026 8:38 ↓

One week later he sent one email and sold 13 of the exact same program to the exact same people. Same program, same price, one thing different.

Tired of Your Own Business? What 16 Years of Fixing Businesses Taught Me 14.10.2026 14:10 ↓

It usually costs less to fix it than to close it. Five steps and a 30 day test that change the model, so you can keep the business.

$30K a Month to $300K a Month in 30 Days 01.10.2026 3:31 ↓

In this video James shows you the move, the two things that stop most founders from making it, and the same switch he made in his own business in 2009.

The Donkey on the Bridge: The One Thing Your Business Is Waiting Behind 16.09.2026 44:12 ↓

Eighteen years of recurring income later, James Schramko shows founders how to find the one thing their business is stuck behind and take it out.

Trapped in Your Own Business? The Model That Frees You (Two Decades of Receipts) 04.09.2026 36:48 ↓

The model that frees you from a business you can't step away from, dates included.

Own The Racecourse Part 6 of 6 - Ready 01.09.2026 14:11 ↓

In this episode: Why the platform shift that hit social feeds is about to hit the whole content layer, search included Two operators watching the same shift land, one owns the ground under them, one doesn't A podcast guest's Facebook group that lost its organic reach overnight, and what he built instead Why judgment, not content, is the one asset AI can't flood or copy Running a business on three...

Own The Racecourse Part 5 of 6 - The People Who Return 27.08.2026 2:19 ↓

This episode shows the roster: names, dates and outcomes going back further than most of this industry has existed.

Own The Racecourse Part 4 of 6 - Sell Without Hard Selling 25.08.2026 22:39 ↓

That's the starting point for Part 4 of Own The Racecourse: Sell Without Hard Selling.

Own The Racecourse Part 3 of 6 - The Business That Runs Without You 12.08.2026 18:14 ↓

This part is about where output really comes from, and the systems that carry a business without the owner holding it up.

Own The Racecourse Part 2 of 6 - Subtract to Grow 05.08.2026 14:48 ↓

Part two of Own the Racecourse is called Subtract to Grow: what James cut, how he knew, and why addition is the easy part.

Own The Racecourse Part 1 of 6 - Building on Someone Else's Land 30.07.2026 11:50 ↓

Don't just be the horse running the race.

The Day I Read 16 Years of My Own Calls 21.07.2026 12:06 ↓

What survived: the client who compounds, the deletion pattern, and the 10-year return cycle.

The Burned-Out Founder Who Was Just Underpriced 14.07.2026 3:33 ↓

Two client stories on pricing and offer count, and what to simplify first.

Everyone's Selling Shovels. I Published the Map. 07.07.2026 9:06 ↓

They are no closer to the water than the person who walked down barefoot.

Why Founders Who Know Everything Stay Stuck 30.06.2026 4:33 ↓

So why are you still stuck?

He Was Turning Away Leads for 18 Months. Then He Did This. 23.06.2026 3:34 ↓

One question changed that. He has now exceeded $100K a month.

He Asked Himself One Question. Then Hit $1M a Year. 16.06.2026 3:38 ↓

This is what happened next.

He Had $180K Clients and Zero Sales on His New Offer 11.06.2026 3:12 ↓

Why fixing the marketing won't work when the offer is the problem.

Why Most AI Projects Fail Before AI Gets Involved 09.06.2026 6:04 ↓

The constraint moved off the model months ago. Here's where it went.

He Walked Away from $5 Million and Didn't Ask Permission 02.06.2026 5:48 ↓

What changed in every decision he made after is what this episode is about.

Why Smart Founders Change the Wrong Things 29.05.2026 10:04 ↓

This episode covers the engine vs vehicle diagnostic: how to tell what to protect and what to cut before the cost is locked in.

My $59 Client Cost More Than My $1,800 Ones 26.05.2026 7:11 ↓

Here is how to tell them apart before it costs you.

Why Your AI Setup Is Making You Busier 21.05.2026 7:17 ↓

This episode covers what I got rid of, why the market is flooding with fabricated AI systems right now, and one question to run against everything in your current setup.

Your AI Answered the Wrong Question Perfectly. You Didn't Notice. 19.05.2026 11:59 ↓

James Schramko on the frame error and the one check that catches it before the session opens.

You Hate Your Week. The Answer Isn't Someone Else's Lifestyle. 15.05.2026 9:08 ↓

Copying a lifestyle business model won’t fix your week. The schedule is easy to replicate. Everything underneath the schedule is not. James shares the story behind the donkey on the bridge, from a knife-wielding boss in a Mercedes-Benz dealership in 2004 through building a 67-person business to a seven-figure operation running on 10 hours a week. He draws a clear line between operators who’ve inha...