Skool Stories Matthew Thompson

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Ryan Duncan is a leaderboard menace and the co-founder of GIF.

In this episode, we talk about:


How many hours he spends per day on the platform
Single-handedly raising the Skool GIF bill
Trying to win the Games with a $1 dollar community
His monitor set-up for having 3 Skool tabs open at once
Getting challenged to fight by a professional boxer on Skool
And the hidden keyword to Sam Ovens' favourite GIF

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Ryan's Skool: https://www.skool.com/gif/about

Sam's interview with Shana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5c5EsKVXdM

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Goose Dunlavey is a Skool Games winner and the co-founder of Captivate.

In this episode, we talk about:


Why he's so colourful
Becoming a jack-out-of-the-box
Straight rainbows
And why being authentic online makes you more money

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Goose's Skool: https://www.skool.com/unfckd/about

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Jed Dorsey founded Acrylic University, an online Skool that helps people reconnect with their dream of becoming an artist.

In this episode, we talk about:


Having the courage to quit his job to pursue art
How getting featured in a TV show made him go viral
(At a time when he had no paintings to sell!)
The difference between a craftsman and a businessman
Spending 6-months recording his first course
(Only to re-do it after getting feedback from customers!)
Why he STOPS people from joining his Skool most of the year
And how teaching others makes him a better artist

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Jed's Skool: https://www.skool.com/acrylic-university/about

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Shadriq Khan is a Skool Games Winner and the owner of the Gladiators community.

In this episode, we talk about:


Quitting his safe and secure Cybersecurity job to become an entrepreneur
Working as a milk boy in Walmart to save for his first course
“Reparenting” his mind
The recession-proof business model that made him $75k per month
Shutting down a $250k/month agency to pursue community
An Instagram Reel “boost strategy” that helped him win the Games
The power of shifting the identity of your Skool members
And why it’s essential to get out from the sidelines and into the arena

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Shark’s Skool: https://www.skool.com/gladiatorprogram/about

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Alexander Lorenzo is a Skool Games Winner and a Crypto-Millionaire who lost it all and rebuilt everything from scratch (twice).

In this episode, we talk about:

- The 3-step process he followed for building wealth

- How his first success set him up for failure

- Getting in on Ethereum the day before JP Morgan invested

- Missing out on a $500 million opportunity as a kid

- Going from 40 to 0 employees when the market crashed

- How Sam Ovens coaches us as business owners through the software of Skool

- And the ONLY THING early-stage entrepreneurs should focus on.

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Alex’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexanderoncrypto/?hl=en

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Hakeem Hoang is a Skool Games winner and the owner of Barber Accelerator.

In this episode, we talk about:


Quitting medical school to start cutting hair
Growing up as an immigrant in Australia
What it felt like to retire his mum at such a young age
Discovering his granda was a commander in the Vietnam War
Having a machine gun vs a sniper approach to social media
Increasing his prices from “free dollars” to $350
How he blew up on TikTok posting "before vs after" style content
Barbering and men's mental health
Tips and techniques for starting conversations and developing deep connections with strangers
Why barbering is the ultimate training ground for entrepreneurship
And the most he’s ever charged for a haircut

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Hakeem’s Skool: https://www.skool.com/barber-accelerator-9139/about