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Leila Hormozi

How can you create an unshakeable business? My name is Leila Hormozi and I crossed $100M by the age of 28. Now I’m growing acquisition.com into a billion-dollar portfolio. In this podcast, I share the lessons I’ve learned in scaling big businesses and helping our portfolio companies do the same. Buckle up, Let's BUILD.

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Wednesday · 22 min
5 Dangerously Effective Decision-Making Rules | BUILD
Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Business leaders easily recognize the value of "working harder" and learning more about their niche. However, winning in business boils down to how fast you make good strategic decisions. In this episode, Leila makes the case for why decision-making is the most underrated skill in business. She breaks down the four multipliers that make one good decision worth more than months of execution. In this episode 00:00 Introduction 01:41 Reach: how many people the decision affects 02:43 Repetition: how others reuse the decision framework 05:58 Duration: how long the decision’s impact lasts 08:38 Reversibility: how difficult it would be to unwind the decision 11:38 Skill #1: Creating options beyond either/or choices 14:07 Skill #2: Setting deadlines to avoid procrastination 17:18 Skill #3: The ability to be objective More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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September 2 · 22 min
Right People, Right Seat | BUILD
Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe More effort, hours, coaching, or feedback won’t fix a placement problem. In this episode, Leila breaks down the framework she uses to figure out whether someone on the team is the wrong person or just in the wrong seat or season. The goal is not to keep everybody but to always keep the right team members in the right seats. In this episode 00:00 Getting the right people in the right seats 03:24 Scenario #1: right person in the wrong seat 10:27 Scenario #2: right person in the wrong season 17:25 Scenario #3: right person, wrong boss 19:51 Making strategic decisions as a leader More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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August 19 · 16 min
You're Not Empathetic. You're Just Scared to Disappoint People | Ep. 384
Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Guilt controls more decisions than most people realize. In this episode, Leila reveals how guilt can limit ambition, fill calendars with endless obligations, and prevent people from making decisions aligned with their values. She also shares tips on how to separate feelings from facts, tolerate discomfort, and stop taking responsibility for other people’s emotions. In this episode 00:00 Understanding the power behind "feeling guilty" 05:15 Why successful people struggle to say no 06:36 Loyalty versus guilt in relationships 09:38 Practical steps to overcome feelings of guilt More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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August 5 · 13 min
How to Win the Season You’re Currently In | Ep. 383
Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe The real reason most people feel like they're failing at balance has nothing to do with having too much on their plate. They simply haven’t decided what matters most right now, in this moment. Leila gets candid about what getting pregnant mid-book-launch taught her about priorities, seasons, and the one question most people are too afraid to answer honestly. In this episode 00:00 Why work-life balance feels elusive 02:25 Force ranking your priorities 05:19 How pregnancy changed the plan 10:38 Why balance is not a good life goal More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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July 30 · 8 min
You Will Feel Like a Bad Business Owner, and That’s Okay | Ep. 382
Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Women lose power in entrepreneurship because they keep blaming factors they cannot control. In this episode, Leila shares the brutal truths about building a business while balancing competing values like family, relationships, and personal ambitions. She explains why conflict between these values is inevitable and how women can create systems that support everything they care about. In this episode 00:00 Leila’s perspective on women in business 01:45 Conflicting values: make trade-offs without feeling like a failure 05:30 Engineering the business and family to support each other More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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July 28 · 13 min
Hire People Smarter Than You, Pick the Right People, and Adapt to Reality | Ep. 381
Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe The biggest threat to a business isn’t hiring the wrong person. It’s refusing to hire the right people to help you grow it. In this episode, Leila Hormozi explains how great leaders create leverage by surrounding themselves with people who challenge their capabilities, raise the standard, and build the company beyond the founder. More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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July 23 · 9 min
The Unit: Why Aligned Couples Compound and Misaligned Ones Fade | Ep. 380
Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe A supportive environment is fundamental to achieving success. In this episode, Leila and Alex explore the role a spouse or partner plays in how far someone can go in life and business. They discuss how supportive relationships foster growth and how mutual trust allows couples to pursue bigger opportunities. In this episode 00:00 Support is a requirement to achieve goals 01:54 A spouse’s role in enabling next-level growth 04:16 Real examples of supportive spouses 08:08 Winning in business as a unit More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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July 21 · 9 min
The A4 Method: Awareness, Affiliations, Aptitude, Autonomy | Ep. 379
Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Most people don’t fail at their goals because they lack ambition, but because they focus on the wrong things. In this episode, Leila introduces the A4 Method: a four-pillar framework for achieving goals built on self-awareness. She explains why success is not one big breakthrough, but thousands of small actions repeated over time. In this episode 00:00 Introducing the A4 method for achieving goals 01:52 Awareness: Tracking behaviors, habits, & patterns 03:06 Affiliations: Build a positive social environment 03:52 Aptitude: Acquire the necessary knowledge and skills 05:02 Autonomy: Own your choices and actions More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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July 16 · 8 min
Leaders Solve Instead of Complain, and Business Is Always Personal | Ep. 378
Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Leadership is the only skill that multiplies everything else. Today, Leila breaks down the traits that separate managers from true leaders. She explains why personal choices shape professional reputation and why leaders cannot separate who they are at work from who they are everywhere else. Great leaders don’t just manage people. They set the standard others choose to follow. In this episode 00:00 How leadership multiplies skills 01:43 The 90-10 rule of solving problems 03:43 Personal life impacts leadership 07:10 How to close the integrity gap More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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July 14 · 8 min
Money Chases the Best, and Active Income Comes Before Passive | Ep. 377
Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe People who are good at what they do chase money, but when you're the best, money chases you. In this episode, Leila breaks down three rules about money that most people learn too late, including why passive income isn't actually passive, and why money alone never creates fulfillment. In this episode 00:00 Money chases excellence 02:26 Make money actively before passively 06:00 If money is the only goal, you’ll never have enough 07:52 Use money to build something bigger More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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July 9 · 23 min
5 Ways to Project Confidence (Even When You Don’t Feel It) | Ep. 376
Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Building confidence has nothing to do with affirmations, faking it, or "feeling ready." Confidence is built through deliberate, repeatable behavior. In this episode, Leila breaks down five mindset shifts that move the needle on how someone shows up in rooms, on stages, and in high-stakes conversations. The goal isn’t to remove fear but to stop allowing it to run your life. In this episode 00:00 Building confidence: choose your words wisely 03:01 Manage your body first before thoughts 07:39 Use the power of silence 12:34 Stop folding under pressure 16:22 Own your opening and first impressions 18:23 Mistakes to avoid when building confidence More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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July 7 · 12 min
You Settle for Others Because You Settle for Yourself | Ep. 375
Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe At 19, she'd been arrested six times and was 100 pounds overweight. By 28, she'd crossed $100 million net worth. In today's episode, Leila breaks down the exact mindset shifts that got her there, from ditching toxic relationships to learning sales from scratch, and why investing in your skills, not your looks or your love life, is the real shortcut to freedom. In this episode 00:00 Why you attract the people you settle for 02:32 The exercise that showed her what she needed to change 05:05 Skills compound faster than money ever will 09:37 Choosing a partner who adds to your life, not one who fixes it More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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July 2 · 15 min
Success Is Who You Become, Behavior Beats Mindset, and Clarity Creates Speed | Ep. 374
Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Success is built in the process, not at the finishing line. In today’s episode, Leila shares three business lessons she learned from bikini competitions and remarkable exits, including why behavior beats visualization and how clarity creates momentum. She explains how structured execution, not emotional thinking, drives real transformation in life and business. In this episode 00:00 Success is found in who you become 05:34 Thoughts do not determine reality 10:19 Clarity creates speed and momentum 13:30 Self-care vs goal avoidance mindset More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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June 30 · 3 min
How to Achieve Anything | Ep. 373
Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Many people fail to achieve their goals because they're constantly watching the scoreboard instead of running the play. In this episode, Leila breaks down how shifting attention from outcomes to inputs keeps you in the game long enough to win. Clarity creates confidence. Confidence creates consistency. The rest takes care of itself. In this episode 00:00 Why focusing on the goal makes you fail 00:10 Shifting your focus from goals to inputs 02:40 Pro tips for applying input-focused thinking More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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June 25 · 11 min
Respect Is Not Earned From Other People | Ep. 372
Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Nobody gets respect by asking for it. They get it by becoming the person who wouldn't tolerate the lack of it. In this episode, Leila defines self-respect and explains why the world respecting someone is always an indicator of them respecting themselves first. The cycle of chasing validation, tolerating disrespect, and losing self-respect in the process is completely self-inflicted. And it's easily breakable. In this episode 00:00 Respect starts with you 03:41 Measure people by what they cost you 05:54 Self-respect is a system of behavior 08:20 Choose discomfort over self-abandonment 10:01 Speak truthfully without oversharing More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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June 23 · 6 min
What Real Discipline is All About | Ep. 371
Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Real discipline is not trying to quit a bad habit cold turkey. That almost always fails. In today’s episode, Leila shares the unglamorous, boring systems and routines behind real discipline. She uses real-life examples to explain how to break bad habits and do all the hard thinking ahead of time so execution becomes automatic. In this episode 00:00 How to build real discipline 02:00 Achieving freedom through planning 03:44 Why boring routines win 04:54 Feelings versus commitment More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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June 18 · 13 min
The Stage Where Most Businesses Die | Ep. 370
Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Doing the right things at the right stage is everything when building a business. The right move at the wrong time will break the business. In this episode, Leila maps out different business levels—from surviving chaos to scaling past 50 employees, and the constraints holding most founders back at three stages of business. In this episode 00:00 Why mastering levels of business is necessary 00:40 Level 4: Build scalable infrastructure and start niching down 04:02 Level 5: Productize, increase LTV, decrease CAC 09:09 Level 6: Optimize systems and operational discipline More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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June 16 · 6 min
How To Teach People to Respect You Without Saying a Word | Ep. 369
Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Respect is taught through actions and consequences, not conversations. In this episode, Leila shares the tactics that confident, high-performing individuals use to command respect without yelling, begging, or explaining themselves. Self-respect is a system of consistent actions and behavior that refuses to tolerate an environment that diminishes one’s worth in any way. In this episode 00:00 Teaching others respect through consequences 01:53 Mastering emotions is the highest form of self-respect 03:42 Why walking away is better than arguing 05:55 Respect starts with you, not others More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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June 11 · 11 min
3 Habits That Freed Up 30 Hours in My Week | Ep. 368
Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Being busy all day and achieving nothing isn't a productivity problem but a priority problem. In this episode, Leila breaks down the principles she used to go from working 16-hour days and feeling empty to running a multi-million-dollar business with more focus and less friction. The shift wasn't about doing more. It was about designing the day around how the brain actually works. In this episode 00:00 Delegate tasks with judgment 00:48 Batch your days and schedule themed days 03:37 Make meetings a last resort 06:29 Manage your energy, not your time More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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June 9 · 14 min
How to Get Promoted Without Ever Asking for It | Ep. 367
Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Most employees never figure out why they keep getting passed over during promotions. In this episode, Leila breaks down the six signs that a team member is ready for leadership. None of them is a technical skill. They are all behaviors that most ambitious people are either ignoring or getting completely wrong while seeking leadership roles. In this episode 00:00 Stop asking for permission to lead 02:37 Show your flaws to build trust and team engagement 04:59 Leading beyond your work to improve team performance 08:39 Solve problems outside your role to demonstrate character 10:53 Trade credit for influence to earn respect and engagement 12:41 Develop patience as a competitive advantage More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.
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