25 episodes

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.

New Episodes Every Tuesday & Thursday!

Build with Leila Hormozi Leila Hormozi

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    • 4.9 • 214 Ratings

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.

New Episodes Every Tuesday & Thursday!

    3 Reasons Why Your Business Isn't Growing | Ep 24

    3 Reasons Why Your Business Isn't Growing | Ep 24

    Avoid these bottlenecks and help scale your business! Today, Leila (@LeilaHormozi) shares with us the three reasons why businesses struggle to scale, which are communication, motivation, and training. She also emphasizes the importance of effective communication, aligning incentives with behavior, and selling rather than telling when it comes to training employees.
    Welcome to Build where we talk about the lessons I have learned in scaling big businesses, gaining millions in sales, and helping our portfolio companies do the same. Buckle up, because we’re creating an unshakeable business.
    Timestamps:
    (3:07) Entrepreneur’s struggle: communication, motivation, training.
    (4:08) Communication: say, write, reinforce messages.
    (8:14) Motivation: aligned incentives, right people.
    (11:54) Training: sell, create, expose impact.
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    • 15 min
    How to Stay in Business Without Losing Your Mind | Ep 23

    How to Stay in Business Without Losing Your Mind | Ep 23

    "If you are involved in everything, you do not have a business." Today, Leila (@LeilaHormozi) shares with us the importance of leaders not overstretching themselves and burning out. She advises listeners to prioritize tasks and not involve themselves in everything, and to avoid beating themselves up and instead focus on being proactive in finding solutions.
    Welcome to Build where we talk about the lessons I have learned in scaling big businesses, gaining millions in sales, and helping our portfolio companies do the same. Buckle up, because we’re creating an unshakeable business.
    Timestamps:
    (1:49) - Avoid burnout by not overstretching yourself
    (3:10) - Prioritize delegating tasks to others
    (5:19) - Let small fires burn to avoid breaking
    (7:08) - Build a business, not yourself into a business
    (8:07) - Don't indulge in negative emotions & find solutions
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    • 9 min
    To Everyone Who Has a Reason Why They Aren’t Successful | Ep 22

    To Everyone Who Has a Reason Why They Aren’t Successful | Ep 22

    Is it a valid reason or is it just an excuse? Today, Leila (@LeilaHormozi) talks about why people don't do things she wants them to do or things that don't get done in the workplace. She explains that pointing to the most convenient excuse is not helpful and challenges viewers to replace unhelpful thoughts with actionable reasons for success.
    Welcome to Build where we talk about the lessons I have learned in scaling big businesses, gaining millions in sales, and helping our portfolio companies do the same. Buckle up, because we’re creating an unshakeable business.
    Timestamps:
    (3:27) - Use sales skills, not gender, to achieve goals.
    (5:37) - Don't blame external factors; take responsibility.
    (7:07) - Avoid unhelpful thoughts that hinder progress.
    (8:30) - Challenge reasons for failure; think the opposite.
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    • 9 min
    How World Class Leaders Hold Employees Accountable | Ep 21

    How World Class Leaders Hold Employees Accountable | Ep 21

    Accountability is key to progress. Today, Leila (@LeilaHormozi) shares her experience as a CAO and provides insights on how to effectively hold people accountable in a business. She discusses the importance of tactical and developmental accountability and the mindset needed to be a Chief Accountability Officer.
    Welcome to Build where we talk about the lessons I have learned in scaling big businesses, gaining millions in sales, and helping our portfolio companies do the same. Buckle up, because we’re creating an unshakeable business.
    Timestamps:
    (1:44) CAO protects business, employees, and clients
    (2:41) Interchangeable: accountability and responsibility
    (7:15) Two types of accountability: tactical and developmental; balance both
    (13:35) Overcome self-defeating thoughts for accountability
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    • 14 min
    How To Give Good Feedback | Ep 20

    How To Give Good Feedback | Ep 20

    Feedback is essential to building a culture of growth and improvement. Today, Leila (@LeilaHormozi) shares with us the importance of giving feedback and how it can create a culture of feedback in a company. She also shares her framework for giving feedback, called the "Five A's" and why normalizing feedback and following this framework can accelerate its growth and retain top talent.
    Welcome to Build where we talk about the lessons I have learned in scaling big businesses, gaining millions in sales, and helping our portfolio companies do the same. Buckle up, because we’re creating an unshakeable business.
    Timestamps:
    (3:19) - 2 beliefs on feedback: retention & speed
    (6:49) - The five A's framework
    (13:42) - Educate & help your team understand your feedback 
    (14:35) - Normalize feedback, make it part of your culture
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    • 15 min
    5 Habits That Made Me a Millionaire in My 20s | Ep 19

    5 Habits That Made Me a Millionaire in My 20s | Ep 19

    Don't take failure personally. Instead, use that energy to try something new. Today, Leila (@LeilaHormozi) shares with us the five habits that you can build today to become a millionaire in your twenties, why she still believes & supports some of these traditional habits, and how some of these are not what you would expect.
    Welcome to Build where we talk about the lessons I have learned in scaling big businesses, gaining millions in sales, and helping our portfolio companies do the same. Buckle up, because we’re creating an unshakeable business.
    Timestamps:
    (1:31) 1st Habit - Waking up early 
    (4:07) 2nd Habit - Taking walks or workout breaks
    (6:09) 3rd Habit - Pruning your circle 
    (8:21) 4th Habit - Learning from the mistakes of others
    (10:12) 5th Habit - Accumulating character traits that grow skills
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    • 13 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
214 Ratings

214 Ratings

SpeckD ,

The literal best value you will EVER find!

Leila thank you! Your podcast, YouTube, all platforms are Insanely valuable. You are the reason that I’m looking to start a company in Aviation!

Boltbot ,

Leila is redefining what success looks like for women!

Love this podcast, great lessons. Rockstar CEO. She is one of the best “people” person that I know.

Carbs Giy ,

So much value from this podcast!!

Every episode on here and on YouTube has so many actionable steps that I can implement into my real estate business

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