Beyond 7 Figures: Build, Scale, Profit

Charles Gaudet - CEO of Predictable Profits
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Growing a business is hard – and most people underestimate the amount of hard-work and strategic thinking that's involved to grow and scale your company.

  1. How AI Agents Are Giving Founders an Unfair Advantage feat. Mike Koenigs

    5D AGO

    How AI Agents Are Giving Founders an Unfair Advantage feat. Mike Koenigs

    Learn how to leverage AI agents to build faster, smarter, and more profitable businesses without burning yourself out. AI agents are no longer something you plan for in the future they are working right now for the founders who are paying attention, and in this episode, I sit down with one of my favorite people on the planet to show you exactly what that looks like in practice. We go deep into how AI agents are being used today to automate creative work, produce films, manage workflows, and even build the software that builds the software. If you have ever felt like you are falling behind with AI, this conversation is going to light a fire under you, because the scoreboard has reset and the window to get ahead is open right now. Mike Koenigs is a 5x serial entrepreneur with five exits, a 19x bestselling author, a stage 3a colorectal cancer survivor, and the guy founders call when they are ready to build their next act. Peter Diamandis calls him an arsonist of the mind, and Tony Robbins has said he is an extraordinary man who brings insights so valuable that you need to take advantage of what he has to offer. Mike has taken the stage at MIT, NASA, the United Nations, Abundance 360, Tony Robbins events, Strategic Coach, and Genius Network, demonstrating hands-on AI systems in real time. He is the founder of The Superpower Accelerator and AI Accelerator, co-host of two top 1% podcasts, and has spent four decades working with companies like Sony, BMW, and 20th Century Fox, as well as hundreds of entrepreneurs building high-net, low-overhead businesses they actually love. KEY TAKEAWAYS: AI agents can fully automate creative workflows including scriptwriting, mood boards, video production, and voiceover without needing a large team behind you. Your competitive edge is not the tools you use but the context, experience, and creative thinking you bring to the way you use them. Mike's go-to AI stack includes NotebookLM, Claude, Manus, Replit, and Gemini, and with those tools alone he can build almost anything he needs. We are moving from an output-based economy to an outcome-based economy, and the founders who will win are the ones who lead with creative thinking and critical problem-solving. AI does not have taste and does not know what finished looks like, which means your vision, judgment, and experience remain your greatest assets. The biggest trap in AI is not falling behind but getting pulled into infinite possibility without clear constraints, which costs you focus and precious time. Building agents that handle repetitive background work frees you up to operate as the architect, the creative force driving outcomes rather than the one doing the manual lifting. The founders who come out ahead are the ones who wake up curious every single day, embrace discomfort, and keep showing up to learn and apply before anyone else does. Connect with Mike Koenigs: aiaccelerator.com/free Growing your business is hard, but it doesn't have to be. In this podcast, we will be discussing top level strategies for both growing and expanding your business beyond seven figures. The show will feature a mix of pure content and expert interviews to present key concepts and fundamental topics in a variety of different formats. We believe that this format will enable our listeners to learn the most from the show, implement more in their businesses, and get real value out of the podcast. Enjoy the show. Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes. Your support and reviews are important and help us to grow and improve the show. Follow Charles Gaudet and Predictable Profits on Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: instagram.com/predictableprofits Twitter: twitter.com/charlesgaudet LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites:  www.PredictableProfits.com www.predictableprofits.com/community https://start.predictableprofits.com/community

    39 min
  2. Thought Leadership Is Your Greatest Competitive Advantage feat. Beth Laguardia Cooper

    APR 10

    Thought Leadership Is Your Greatest Competitive Advantage feat. Beth Laguardia Cooper

    Learn how to use thought leadership to separate yourself from the competition Thought leadership is the new currency for CEOs who want to stay ahead, and in this episode, I sit down with Beth LaGuardia Cooper to talk about why a book is still one of the most powerful tools you can use to build trust, establish authority, and convert readers into high-value clients. We get into why AI-generated books miss the mark, how I used my own book to go from breakout speaker to keynote, and what it really takes to craft a book that doesn't just impress people but actually moves them to work with you. Beth LaGuardia Cooper is the President of Advantage Media Group, overseeing publishing and authority-building services across some of the most recognized brands in the space, including Forbes Books, Entrepreneur Books, and SXSW Books. With a background that includes scaling American Public Education from $20M to $600M in annual revenue, Beth brings a rare combination of marketing mastery and publishing expertise that makes her one of the most qualified people in the world to help CEOs turn their knowledge into a lasting authority asset. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Thought leadership is a core competitive advantage because the market will always reward those who can deliver outcomes over those who simply produce output. A book positions you in a category of one, separating you from every competitor who relies solely on commoditized deliverables. AI-generated books lack the humanity, trust, and authentic voice that cause readers to connect with you and ultimately want to work with you. The most successful books for business owners are strategically designed to move readers to a specific action, not just impress them with knowledge. Giving your book away is one of the highest-leverage moves you can make because consumption drives conversion more than any other marketing activity. Writing a book builds your expert profile across search engines, media, and speaking platforms in ways that no other single asset can replicate. Working with a publisher who specializes in business owners ensures your book is crafted to generate leads, not just praise. Knowing your purpose and what unique value you bring to the world is the essential first step before putting your message into a book. Connect with Beth LaGuardia Cooper: Website: theauthoritycompany.com LinkedIn: Beth LaGuardia Cooper Growing your business is hard, but it doesn't have to be. In this podcast, we will be discussing top level strategies for both growing and expanding your business beyond seven figures. The show will feature a mix of pure content and expert interviews to present key concepts and fundamental topics in a variety of different formats. We believe that this format will enable our listeners to learn the most from the show, implement more in their businesses, and get real value out of the podcast. Enjoy the show. Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes. Your support and reviews are important and help us to grow and improve the show. Follow Charles Gaudet and Predictable Profits on Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: instagram.com/predictableprofits Twitter: twitter.com/charlesgaudet LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites:  www.PredictableProfits.com www.predictableprofits.com/community https://start.predictableprofits.com/community

    51 min
  3. The AI Leadership Edge Most CEOs Are Missing

    APR 3

    The AI Leadership Edge Most CEOs Are Missing

    Learn how to leverage AI leadership to make faster, smarter decisions and outpace your competition. AI leadership isn't just a buzzword. It's the single biggest competitive advantage available to CEOs and business owners right now, and most of them are completely missing it. In this episode, I sit down with copywriting expert Tom Trush and AI strategist Geoff Woods to break down how the most forward-thinking leaders are using AI not for the small stuff, but for the strategic thinking that drives 80% of their results. We cover everything from using AI to sharpen your copy and uncover competitor weaknesses, to deploying it as a strategic thinking partner that helps you solve problems in hours that used to take months. KEY TAKEAWAYS: AI does the heavy lifting in copywriting, but the 20% of human refinement is what separates copy that converts from copy that doesn't. If your AI-generated content looks and reads like AI, your credibility takes a hit the moment your audience notices it, so always wash the AI stink off your copy. Using AI to analyze your competitors' websites alongside your super consumer profile reveals insights and positioning gaps you would never find on your own. A leader's job isn't to predict the future but to prepare their company to survive and thrive across a variety of possible futures. The biggest mistake most leaders make with AI is using it for the 80% of tasks that only drive 20% of results instead of applying it to the strategic priorities that truly move the needle. Strategic thinking is the difference between growing your business and going out of business, and AI can dramatically elevate the speed and quality of that thinking. The real competitive advantage isn't knowing the answers. It's knowing how to ask the questions that other people haven't thought to ask yet. Whenever you're hitting a ceiling in your business, you're missing a person, and in today's world, AI can help you identify exactly who or what that is. Growing your business is hard, but it doesn't have to be. In this podcast, we will be discussing top level strategies for both growing and expanding your business beyond seven figures. The show will feature a mix of pure content and expert interviews to present key concepts and fundamental topics in a variety of different formats. We believe that this format will enable our listeners to learn the most from the show, implement more in their businesses, and get real value out of the podcast. Enjoy the show. Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes. Your support and reviews are important and help us to grow and improve the show. Follow Charles Gaudet and Predictable Profits on Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: instagram.com/predictableprofits Twitter: twitter.com/charlesgaudet LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites:  www.PredictableProfits.com www.predictableprofits.com/community https://start.predictableprofits.com/community

    21 min
  4. How Virtual Assistants Free Founders and Drive Real ROI feat. Brad Stevens

    MAR 27

    How Virtual Assistants Free Founders and Drive Real ROI feat. Brad Stevens

    Learn how to leverage virtual assistants to unlock real revenue & escape the founder's trap. Virtual assistants are one of the most underestimated growth levers available to founders today, and in this episode, I sit down with Brad Stevens to break down exactly how to use them strategically alongside AI to multiply your output, free up your highest-value time, and generate a return on investment that most founders never thought possible from an assistant. Brad Stevens is the Founder and CEO of Outsource Access, an offshore virtual services firm he scaled to 500 employees in just 4.5 years, ranked #326 on the Inc 5000, and the only outsourcing company to win both the 2023 and 2024 Real Leaders Impact Award. A Wharton graduate, Harvard Business School executive education alumnus, and TEDx speaker with over 230,000 views, Brad has built multiple businesses with distribution across 18 countries and advises founders globally on scaling, automation, and building high-performance virtual teams. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Virtual assistants are not an expense but a strategic investment with a minimum 5-to-1 ROI target within the first 60 days. The fastest path to scale combines AI plus a human assistant plus a proven framework, outperforming any single approach on its own. Using a two-question exercise with your team surfaces hidden constraint points and unlocks hours of misdirected effort across every department. Hiring an assistant who is smarter than you at being an assistant is the key to getting results most founders never experience. LinkedIn is one of the most powerful and underutilized lead generation tools for B2B founders, and a virtual assistant can help you squeeze every opportunity out of it. Reverse prompting your assistant by sharing the goal and asking how they can help consistently produces better and faster results than prescribing every step. The founder's trap deepens when you stay buried in tasks inside your zone of competence rather than operating in your zone of genius where you deliver the most value. Consistency and genuine market relevance are the two non-negotiables for building the kind of top-of-mind awareness that converts cold contacts into high-value clients. Connect with Brad Stevens: Website: outsourceaccess.com LinkedIn: Brad Stevens 44 Email: tools@outsourceaccess.com (put "profits" in the subject line Growing your business is hard, but it doesn't have to be. In this podcast, we will be discussing top level strategies for both growing and expanding your business beyond seven figures. The show will feature a mix of pure content and expert interviews to present key concepts and fundamental topics in a variety of different formats. We believe that this format will enable our listeners to learn the most from the show, implement more in their businesses, and get real value out of the podcast. Enjoy the show. Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes. Your support and reviews are important and help us to grow and improve the show. Follow Charles Gaudet and Predictable Profits on Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: instagram.com/predictableprofits Twitter: twitter.com/charlesgaudet LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites: www.PredictableProfits.com www.predictableprofits.com/community https://start.predictableprofits.com/community

    56 min
  5. The Marriage Connection Every Entrepreneur Is Missing feat. Larry Hagner

    MAR 20

    The Marriage Connection Every Entrepreneur Is Missing feat. Larry Hagner

    Learn how to strengthen your marriage connection as an entrepreneur Marriage connection is the one thing most high-achieving founders are quietly getting wrong, and the cost is way bigger than they think. Look, I am going to get real with you in this episode because I believe the best way I can help you is by showing you that I am right there in the trenches with you. I have hit rock bottom. I mean real rock bottom, the kind where you are praying for a way out. And the one person who never stopped believing in me through all of it was my wife. If your business is growing but something at home just does not feel right, this conversation is exactly what you need to hear. Larry Hagner is the founder of The Dad Edge, and I am telling you, this guy is the real deal. The Dad Edge is a globally recognized organization built to give men the tools, the skills, and the community they need to actually show up as the husband, the father, and the leader their family deserves. With nearly 1,500 podcast episodes, over 40 million downloads, and conversations with people like Matthew McConaughey, Jocko Willink, and Jon Bernthal, Larry has spent over a decade helping men turn their most important relationships around. He is also the bestselling author of The Dad Edge, The Spirit of Fatherhood, and his latest book The Pursuit of Legendary Fatherhood. Larry is based in St. Louis where he lives with his wife Jessica and their four sons. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Over 80% of couples go through a roommate season, and only 12% of marriages are genuinely thriving, the same success rate as Navy SEAL BUD/S training. A woman's three core needs are to feel seen, heard, and safe, and when those needs are met, everything else in the relationship shifts. A man's confidence is directly tied to whether he feels desired and wanted by his wife, and when that's missing, it quietly destroys how he shows up everywhere else. Stop "helping" at home because you're a partner and a parent, not a guest doing favors, and that mindset shift alone changes the entire dynamic. When couples argue, they're usually fighting for what they don't want anymore instead of clearly expressing what they actually need. Generative questions, which are open-ended and story-driven, are one of the most powerful tools for rebuilding emotional intimacy and real connection. The entrepreneurs with the most peace aren't just crushing it in business, they have a great marriage, a strong relationship with their kids, and all three pillars working together. Raising kids who genuinely want to come home and spend time with you is the long game that matters most, and it starts with the daily investments you make right now. Connect with Larry Hagner: Larry's book The Pursuit of Legendary Fatherhood: https://thedadedge.com/legendary-fatherhood-book/ With purchase, your community will receive access to their 2 most popular courses: The Patience Course and The Creating an Extraordinary Marriage Course The Dad Edge Masterminds: https://thedadedge.com/mastermind/ Growing your business is hard, but it doesn't have to be. In this podcast, we will be discussing top level strategies for both growing and expanding your business beyond seven figures. The show will feature a mix of pure content and expert interviews to present key concepts and fundamental topics in a variety of different formats. We believe that this format will enable our listeners to learn the most from the show, implement more in their businesses, and get real value out of the podcast. Enjoy the show. Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes. Your support and reviews are important and help us to grow and improve the show. Follow Charles Gaudet and Predictable Profits on Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: instagram.com/predictableprofits Twitter: twitter.com/charlesgaudet LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites:  www.PredictableProfits.com www.predictableprofits.com/community https://start.predictableprofits.com/community

    52 min
  6. Why the Chief of Staff Is Your Most Valuable Hire feat. Bryon Morrison

    MAR 13

    Why the Chief of Staff Is Your Most Valuable Hire feat. Bryon Morrison

    Learn how to hire a chief of staff who multiplies your growth and finally gets you out of your own way. Chief of staff might be the two most underrated words in business today. In this episode, I sit down with Bryon Morrison to break down exactly why hiring a chief of staff is the single most important decision a scaling founder can make, how to find the right one, and how to integrate them without blowing up your culture. We get into the founder's trap, the execution gap, and why the artist brain that got you to seven figures can actually become the thing holding you back from eight. Bryon Morrison is the Co-Founder and CEO of Proxxy, where he leads an elite team of professionally trained remote chiefs of staff and strategists that essentially clone SMB executives. With over 25 years of experience in digital marketing, consulting, and education, Bryon has served on the boards of small to medium sized businesses and built a proven model that helps founders close the execution gap at every stage of growth. He is also an investor, advisor, and Adjunct Professor at Southern Methodist University. KEY TAKEAWAYS: A chief of staff is an executive multiplier, not an assistant. The right hire anticipates your needs before you even voice them. Hire someone who complements your weaknesses, not someone who mirrors your strengths. The execution gap between strategy and results is exactly what a chief of staff exists to close. Building trust between a founder and chief of staff takes about six intentional weeks. As your company scales, the role standing next to you needs to evolve with it. Founders who hold on to too much unknowingly disempower the team around them. Reducing founder dependence is one of the biggest drivers of company valuation at exit. Growing your business is hard, but it doesn't have to be. In this podcast, we will be discussing top level strategies for both growing and expanding your business beyond seven figures. The show will feature a mix of pure content and expert interviews to present key concepts and fundamental topics in a variety of different formats. We believe that this format will enable our listeners to learn the most from the show, implement more in their businesses, and get real value out of the podcast. Enjoy the show. Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes. Your support and reviews are important and help us to grow and improve the show. Follow Charles Gaudet and Predictable Profits on Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: instagram.com/predictableprofits Twitter: twitter.com/charlesgaudet LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites:  www.PredictableProfits.com www.predictableprofits.com/community https://start.predictableprofits.com/community

    47 min
  7. Why Consumption Drives Revenue More Than Any Sales Tactic

    MAR 6

    Why Consumption Drives Revenue More Than Any Sales Tactic

    Learn How to Let Consumption Drives Revenue & Turn Content Into Your Most Powerful Sales Engine Consumption drives revenue and in this episode, we pull back the curtain on exactly why the businesses winning right now aren't the ones with the biggest ad budgets, but the ones building audiences that actually engage with their content. We're joined by two powerhouse guests who reveal the three ingredients guaranteed to drive revenue for creators, why the traditional marketing funnel born in the 1800s is officially dead, how AI is leveling the playing field for first-time sellers, and why the most overlooked hiring strategy might just be a Facebook Live stream. Whether you're selling digital products or scaling a service business, this episode will completely change how you think about content, community, and conversion. Justin Smith is the CEO of SamCart.com, where he helps tens of thousands of creators sell smarter, boost conversions, and maximize customer value at every touchpoint. With a background in seed-stage startups and high-growth SaaS companies, Justin has been a zero-to-one product builder, scaled companies to millions in revenue, and contributed to over $100M in capital raised. Ricky Regalado is a serial entrepreneur, visionary, and the driving force behind Rosalotto, a Latino-owned building services company expanding across 20+ states, as well as the founder of the niche hit podcast Cleaning and Cocktails, which now reaches over 2 million impressions per week across 30 countries. Both guests bring rare, real-world insight into what it actually takes to grow beyond seven figures. KEY TAKEAWAYS: The more content your audience consumes, the shorter your sales cycle becomes. Grit, compelling sales copy, and a warm audience are the three non-negotiables for creator success. Being world-class at your craft does not automatically translate into revenue without strong conversion copy. AI tools like ChatGPT helped SamCart jump onboarding conversions from 3% to 16% using AI-generated landing pages. The traditional short-form funnel is dead and today's buyers only operate in impulse purchase or long-term content relationship mode. Google's post-2020 data confirms buyers cycle through exploration and evaluation before committing, making consistent content non-negotiable. A community-driven brand is one of the most powerful and underutilised recruiting strategies available to growing businesses. Celebrating every role in your organisation, not just leadership, directly drives pride, performance, and retention. Growing your business is hard, but it doesn't have to be. In this podcast, we will be discussing top level strategies for both growing and expanding your business beyond seven figures. The show will feature a mix of pure content and expert interviews to present key concepts and fundamental topics in a variety of different formats. We believe that this format will enable our listeners to learn the most from the show, implement more in their businesses, and get real value out of the podcast. Enjoy the show. Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes. Your support and reviews are important and help us to grow and improve the show. Follow Charles Gaudet and Predictable Profits on Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: instagram.com/predictableprofits Twitter: twitter.com/charlesgaudet LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites:  www.PredictableProfits.com www.predictableprofits.com/community https://start.predictableprofits.com/community

    25 min
  8. True Wealth: Building Freedom Without Sacrificing Your Life

    FEB 27

    True Wealth: Building Freedom Without Sacrificing Your Life

    Learn how to build true wealth without sacrificing the life you actually want. True wealth isn't just about the numbers in your bank account. It's about designing a life so aligned with who you are that you never want to retire from it. In this episode, I sit down with two of the sharpest financial minds I know to unpack what it really means to win the money game. We go deep on the mechanics of moving from earned income to passive income, the tax strategies most entrepreneurs overlook, and why the framework most financial advisors push is actually working against you. But we don't stop at tactics. We get into the harder conversation about why so many high earners are still deeply unfulfilled, and what it actually takes to build a life rich in every sense of the word. Justin Donald is the founder of The Lifestyle Investor and the man Entrepreneur Magazine calls the "Warren Buffett of Lifestyle Investing." After just 21 months of investing, Justin generated enough passive income to walk away from his job before turning 37, and he's since grown his net worth to over nine figures while keeping his family front and center. Garett Gunderson is a New York Times bestselling author, financial disruptor, and the creator of the "Already Won" keynote. For over 25 years, Garett has helped people plug financial leaks, keep more of what they make, and completely rethink their relationship with money without scrimping, sacrificing, or delaying the life they actually want to live. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Moving from earned to passive income is the most powerful tax strategy available to entrepreneurs. Tying your entire net worth to one business is one of the riskiest financial positions you can be in. A great deal attracts capital, so you don't need your own money to get started. The wealthiest people in the world hold intentionally diversified portfolios across real estate, equities, and uncorrelated assets. Financial independence is the real goal, not retirement. Cash flow beats accumulation as a wealth building strategy every single time. Investing in yourself will outperform the stock market more reliably than any index fund. Money can rent happiness temporarily, but it cannot buy the fulfillment that comes from purpose and meaningful relationships. Growing your business is hard, but it doesn't have to be. In this podcast, we will be discussing top level strategies for both growing and expanding your business beyond seven figures. The show will feature a mix of pure content and expert interviews to present key concepts and fundamental topics in a variety of different formats. We believe that this format will enable our listeners to learn the most from the show, implement more in their businesses, and get real value out of the podcast. Enjoy the show. Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes. Your support and reviews are important and help us to grow and improve the show. Follow Charles Gaudet and Predictable Profits on Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: instagram.com/predictableprofits Twitter: twitter.com/charlesgaudet LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites:  www.PredictableProfits.com www.predictableprofits.com/community https://start.predictableprofits.com/community

    26 min
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Growing a business is hard – and most people underestimate the amount of hard-work and strategic thinking that's involved to grow and scale your company.

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    Charles Gaudet - CEO of Predictable Profits
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
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