The Calum Johnson Show

Calum Johnson
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99% of people are stuck doing something they do not truly care about, chasing a career path that does not maximize their potential. I left my 9-5 job to go all in on this podcast. Now, I have conversations with people who are fearlessly pursuing their passion in the world. On this podcast, we share the stories of people that made bold moves, chose the untraditional path and won. Going all in on yourself and the things you care about can be intimidating. Lets go on this journey together, welcome to The Calum Johnson Show

  1. 1D AGO

    How Much YouTube Paid Me For 12 Million Views? | My Total Income Revealed.

    Follow Us!https://www.instagram.com/calumjohnson1/https://x.com/calum_johnson9Timestamps00:00 Intro03:48 The ONE Experiment That Changed Everything (Start Here!)05:25 How much the show makes (this blew my mind!)07:06 The Secret That Made The Podcast Blow Up!09:10 Why YouTube Changed Everything (And How To Win On It)10:32 The Rule That Made Us Delete Entire Episodes14:15 From 100 Views to 900,000 with one change (Anyone can do this!)16:50 The Wild Story Behind Our First BIG Sponsor (The “ad" Trick)21:11 Why Famous Guests are OVERRATED! (And what works way better!)23:00 3 Reasons You Should Start a Podcast (Even if you make $0 from it)About the EpisodeFor the first time ever, We flip the script and reveal the answers to the questions I always get.That includes exactly how much the show earns, how we landed our first big sponsor using a wild advertising strategy (that you can steal!), and the creative decisions we made that blew up the show on YouTube. This episode is our open playbook for anyone starting from zero who wants to turn their ideas, story, or voice into a powerful platform....enjoyOne more thing, I was super open on this episode, it was kind of scary so hit subscribe if you are new here! Lets get into it...

    30 min

  2. 4D AGO

    The AI Video Expert: The NEW Way To Use A.I. To Get Rich in 2026 (Sora 2, Nano Banana & Veo 3)

    Start building AI apps with Replit: https://replit.com/refer/calumjohnson9 Start your business today with Shopify: https://shopify.com/calumjohnson Download the exact prompts that Jack uses to create his videos here: https://calum.bio/pages/jack-prompts Follow Us! https://www.instagram.com/calumjohnson1/ https://x.com/calum_johnson9 Guest: @JackVsAI Timestamps 00:00 Intro 02:38 Why we released this episode early (the AI gold rush is happening now) 07:22 The spark moment: the insane power of generative AI 08:47 Nano Banana is the tool that will change everything (Jack's Prediction!) 15:05 How small creators are making thousands with AI ads 22:41 The 3 tools running 2026 (Sora 2, Nano Banana, VEO 3) 25:19 Inside Jack’s workflow (the 3-step creative system!!) 31:10 Real-world demo: building a product brand from scratch 35:16 Why most people fail with AI prompts (and how to fix it) 41:00 Turning a static image into a high performance ad! 46:50 AI filmmaking is addictive (and what that means) 55:10 The first Super Bowl ad made entirely with AI (you have to watch this) 1:00:20 The rise of the one-person, million-dollar agency 1:04:10 Sora 2 is changing UGC forever.... 1:13:32 How to actually start TODAY (step-by-step plan) 1:17:00 The #1 skill that will help you create world class AI video 1:25:58 The moral question: will AI destroy or democratize creativity? About the Guest / About the Episode Today's guest is Jack vs AI, he is a VFX artist turned AI video expert with over a decade working in the advertising industry. He’s now pioneering the next era of filmmaking, teaching creators how to use tools like Sora 2, Nano Banana, and VEO 3 to produce cinematic videos, ads, and full short films in minutes. In this episode, Jack breaks down the exact process he uses to go from idea to cinematic video, world class product images and UGC video that sells products

    1h 28m

  3. SEP 29

    The Offers Expert:I Made $720K In A Day! The NEW Way To Monetize Your Content Online! (Just Copy Me)

    Get the free Loop Marketing Playbook guide free 👉: https://clickhubspot.com/738eec If you want to work directly with Omar, sign up here 👉: https://bit.ly/CJxOmar Follow Us! https://www.instagram.com/calumjohnson1/ https://x.com/calum_johnson9 Guest: https://www.instagram.com/omareltakrori/ Timestamps 0:00:00 Intro 0:05:06 This why you sell $0 on your offers! (Painful Story!) 0:12:14 The crucial mistake that every entrepreneur makes! 0:16:05 Stop paying the ignorance tax 0:18:27 Sell outcomes not views 0:24:30 Sponsor Break HubSpot 0:25:21 How Omar made $720K in 24 hours 0:26:43 "I lost $100K in a Ponzi Scheme" 0:33:18 You must turn anxiety into anticipation (Sales Secret) 0:39:19 The four parts of a real business (Foundation) 0:41:34 You can make $10K from one reel (the strategy) 0:49:40 The power of the lead magnet EXPLAINED 0:55:51 Build a program people finish (Make this change NOW!) 0:59:47 People pay for speed 1:12:00 Build in public & sell the next step 1:30:58 Sponsor yourself and make it predictable About the Guest / About the Episode Omar Eltakrori is the offers expert, he has sold nearly $3M in one single offer in his first 3 years in business. In this episode, Omar breaks down exactly how to go from “my content gets attention but no one buys” to your first $10,000, then $100,000 and beyond—with real examples from launches that flopped, the pivots that fixed them, and the $720K day that followed. If you want to learn how to sell on the internet, we created this conversation for you....enjoy

    1h 44m

  4. SEP 22

    Caleb Ralston: How To Build A $1M Personal Brand People Obsess Over (FULL COURSE)

    Get Auto DS for $1 for the next 30 days: https://platform.autods.com/register?ref=Mzg1Mjg2NA== Start your business today with Shopify: https://shopify.com/calumjohnson Download the "How to build a brand" workbook for the Caleb Ralston episode: https://calum.bio/pages/caleb-ralston Follow Us! https://www.instagram.com/calumjohnson1/ https://x.com/calum_johnson9 https://www.instagram.com/calebralston/ Timestamps 00:00 Intro 04:51 The biggest mistake with AI content (you sound like a robot!) 09:56 The one lesson from Gary Vee that changed Caleb’s career 13:03 Alice in Wonderland & your brand’s direction (powerful metaphor) 15:27 How to reverse-engineer your brand outcome 19:46 The Brand Journey Framework (4 must-ask questions) 23:40 Why one clear goal beats chasing 10 outcomes 25:14 The Brand Story Framework (3 steps to stand out) 29:13 Find your contrarian belief (the secret sauce*) 34:22 The exercise: flip industry clichés into your unique truth 37:50 The power of polarizing beliefs 40:09 Gary Vee’s “Document, Don’t Create” explained 45:20 The 70/20/10 rule for testing content (and loving the flop) 54:27 Why chasing virality traps most creators 57:14 Storytelling 101: why vulnerability beats perfection 1:02:40 Hooks that GRAB attention in 1 second 1:06:50 How to find your audience’s painful problem 1:13:27 Every story needs this final piece (the storytelling framework) 1:19:08 AI and the future of brand (what stays timeless) 1:28:34 Why in-person connection is the ultimate moat 1:33:00 What to focus on for the next 12 months (the one thing) 1:36:00 Pushing through the “Dip” when you want to quit About Caleb Ralston Caleb Ralston has spent 16 years building brands, helping entrepreneurs like Gary Vaynerchuk and Alex Hormozi scale audiences of over 30 million followers and hundreds of millions in sales. In this episode, he shares the frameworks behind unforgettable personal brands: that includes the Brand Journey, the Brand Story framework, and the power of contrarian beliefs. From testing content that “flops” to building trust that converts, Caleb lays out a timeless playbook for anyone serious about standing out in a noisy, AI-driven world

    1h 43m

  5. SEP 8

    Dr. Benjamin Hardy: The 7 BEST Pieces Of Advice That Will Make You A Millionaire (Painfully Simple!)

    Get $350 off the EightSleep Pod 5 Ultra— https://www.eightsleep.com/calumjohnson Follow Us! https://www.instagram.com/calumjohnson1 https://x.com/calum_johnson9 Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbenjaminhardy Timestamps 00:00 Intro 03:15 Past vs future as tools (end stagnation fast) 10:11 Your future self is real (the Harvard insight) 12:44 10x your income without working harder! 16:04 Set an “impossible” goal — then shorten the timeline 18:44 Sponsor: The Eight Sleep upgrade that fueled output 20:39 What a true stretch goal looks like (you don’t know how) 23:26 18 months to a \$220K book deal (Ben’s path) 25:35 Selective attention vs inattentional blindness (find the path) 33:56 Your goals are ruining your dreams! 36:50 Identity is the reason you are broke! 42:14 Survival mode? Journal a new future, then speak it 51:33 The "subtract-then-scale" playbook 59:49 Are you a Buyer or Seller: Know when to walk away! 1:11:28 You must think bigger (The Billion Podcast) About the Guest / About the Episode Dr. Benjamin Hardy is a bestselling author whose books have sold millions of copies, he has coached multiple 8 figure entrepreneurs on how to scale their companies. In this episode, we build a practical roadmap for stuck founders: set an “impossible” goal, shrink the timeline, raise your floor, operate from identity, and become the buyer (not the seller) so you can 10–100x your business and your life

    1h 13m

  6. SEP 2

    Dan Martell: How To Get RICH In The New Era Of AI (SIMPLE Plan To $1M In 18 Months)

    Get the ChatGPT prompt master guide free 👉: https://clickhubspot.com/cb87aa Get free early access to Amazon's Alexa Plus: https://bit.ly/CalumxAlexa Start your business today with Shopify: https://shopify.com/calumjohnson If you want to learn more about the AI Automation Business Opportunity, get our free document: https://calum.bio/pages/dan-martell Follow Us! https://www.instagram.com/calumjohnson1/ https://x.com/calum_johnson9 https://www.instagram.com/danmartell/ Timestamps 00:00 Intro 06:45 This one thing changed my life 14:16 It was my rock bottom moment! 19:20 This is how I built my wealth... 25:24 How Dan Made His First Million! 33:07 We are in the New AI Era! 39:06 DIRECTOR vs DOER: agents will do the work (and change everything) 41:17 There will be a $1B Company With One Employee 44:33 The future is here (just not evenly distributed) 45:39 TVC: Taste, Vision, Care — The 3 Skills You Must Have... 51:09 The One Startup AI Idea... (here is the play) 56:38 Productize the workflow: dashboards, copilots, and leverage 1:00:53 Tools and a mindset shift: ask AI FIRST, always 1:06:55 Find your smallest viable market (passion “who has money”) 1:10:34 These aer the perfect first customers for you..... 1:16:29 “Why not you? Why not now?” 1:23:50 Build the world you need (then show others how) About the Guest / About the Episode Dan Martell is a serial entrepreneur who’s built and sold three startups and now runs a \$100M+ portfolio investing in AI In this unexpectedly raw conversation, Dan lays out a clear, no-excuses blueprint to win in the AI era and the ONE business idea you can go all in on right now......

    1h 24m

  7. AUG 25

    The Vibe Coding Expert: How To Make Your First Dollar Online With Al Apps (Claude + ChatGPT)

    Get the AI App Builder Kit [free] 👉 https://clickhubspot.com/78921c Try Rocket Money for free: https://RocketMoney.com/calumjohnson Get free early access to Amazon's Alexa Plus: https://bit.ly/CalumxAlexa Get More From This Video: Download Our Free Supporting Doc that shares the full steps to using Claude Code: If you want to join over 600 builders and learn step by step how to build a profitable AI business from Greg Isenberg, click here: https://www.startupempire.co/join?via... Follow Us! https://www.instagram.com/calumjohnson1/ https://x.com/calum_johnson9 https://x.com/raroque Timestamps 00:00 Intro 02:38 Why non-coders can build real apps now (AI makes it possible) 06:14 First dollar online: the personal CRM story + imposter syndrome 09:03 Ellie demo: time-boxing that thousands use daily (with paying users) 12:22 “AI slop” vs serious software — how Chris ships with AI (fast) 13:50 What is Claude Code (and why Chris switched from Cursor) 16:37 Sponsor break: Free AI App Builder Kit (idea → spec → launch) 18:17 Sponsor break: Rocket Money — track spend and kill wasted subs 21:31 Subscription Monster: the problem, constraints, and first signals 29:14 Do this right now! (Turn these AI Ideas into $1M Apps) 33:08 1 tweet → 25 signups: build-in-public waitlist playbook 41:03 The rough business plan: first dollar, ceiling, SEO/Reddit/cold email 47:17 The AI App brand SECRETS! (why “Subscription Monster” sticks) 59:48 Live mascot build: hand-drawn → ChatGPT image → pro logo 1:11:24 Working prototype: Plaid sync, 1,400 transactions, duplicate spend found 1:22:00 Claude Code 101: terminals, folders, and the “interface-first” rule 1:40:41 Mini app from scratch: watch the exact prompts 1:46:46 Step-zero marketing: waitlists, beta users, fast feedback loops About the Guest / About the Episode Chris Raroque is a self-made entrepreneur behind Ellie (daily planning), Luna (budgeting), and Mogul (personal CRM)—apps used by thousands every day, with 50,000+ signups and 1,000+ paying users on Ellie. In this masterclass he shares the full blueprint to go from zero to a full app in days using Claude Code. It’s our most ambitious AI build yet—and we’ve included a supporting doc so you can follow every step and ship faster.

    1h 53m

  8. AUG 18

    The AI Money Making Expert: The New Way To Monetize Your Content Online (Using Chat GPT & Claude!)

    Get free early access to Amazon's Alexa Plus: https://bit.ly/CalumxAlexa Click the link to sign up and get 30% off for your first 3 months: https://your.omnisend.com/19O976 Get $350 off the EightSleep Pod 5 Ultra— https://www.eightsleep.com/calumjohnson If you want the full Personal Brand PDF Zita and I used in this masterclass, click here: https://bit.ly/CJShowxMastersheet Follow Us! https://www.instagram.com/calumjohnson1 https://x.com/calum_johnson9?s=21 Zita: https://www.instagram.com/onlyzita?ig Timestamps 00:00 Intro 07:16 From zero followers to \$30K/month (Zita’s backstory) 10:58 You can get views and make $0! 14:39 How AI changed everything for creators 21:58 This is why your brand makes no money 25:38 The 3 types of content you must post to build an audience that buys! 32:13 Why AUTHORITY posts shift beliefs and build trust 37:45 Personality posts — the hardest but most profitable 42:59 The ChatGPT prompt you NEED (we test it live) 47:42 Breaking down Zita’s most viral posts (with scripts) 55:11 How to research viral hooks and formats (Meedro AI step by step) 1:03:24 Using Claude + AI tools to rewrite proven scripts FAST 1:12:46 The automated sales ecosystem (turning followers into clients) 1:19:55 Why lead magnets are the secret to consistent sales 1:27:53 The 5-day email sequence that sells on autopilot 1:41:17 The PRODUCT LADDER: The secret to more sales without working hard! 1:48:20 What Zita would tell his past self struggling with imposter syndrome 1:51:32 Surviving the dip: why consistency beats everything About the Guest / About the Episode Zita is a personal brand strategist. I call him the “framework guy" as he helps creators and entrepreneurs turn attention into real income using AI, content funnels, and automated sales systems. In this episode he reveals his full three-phase framework for going from zero followers to profitable personal brand — complete with behind-the-scenes walkthroughs of the exact AI tools, viral video tactics, and funnel automations he uses daily. If you want to build a loyal audience that buys from you, this is the blueprint.

    1h 52m
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99% of people are stuck doing something they do not truly care about, chasing a career path that does not maximize their potential. I left my 9-5 job to go all in on this podcast. Now, I have conversations with people who are fearlessly pursuing their passion in the world. On this podcast, we share the stories of people that made bold moves, chose the untraditional path and won. Going all in on yourself and the things you care about can be intimidating. Lets go on this journey together, welcome to The Calum Johnson Show

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  • Creator
    Calum Johnson
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    155
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Calum Johnson
  • Show Website
    The Calum Johnson Show

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