Most entrepreneurs stay stuck because they secretly believe they have to do everything themselves. In this episode, Matt Clark — who owns three companies doing around $100M a year while running none of them — breaks down the five steps to building a business that grows without you. You’ll learn how to hire away the right work, install a real operator, and turn your company into an asset instead of a job.

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Give Me 18 Minutes and Your Business Will Run Itself (From a 2X $100M+ Founder)

I’ve gone through multiple life phases—and disappeared from entire friend groups each time. In this video, I share how letting go of people, environments, and even family has helped me grow, evolve, and ultimately succeed. If you’re feeling stuck, this might be the wake-up call you need.

Why old friends keep you poor

How we scaled Lifeboost Coffee from $0 to $170M in sales without raising a single dollar from investors. In this video, I break down the 4 key strategies we used to grow lean, fast, and profitably—from aggressive reinvestment and supplier negotiation to ruthless simplicity and building a powerful subscription engine.

If you're an ecommerce founder, this is the blueprint.

Zero to $170M without VC

Stop complaining about low profits. If your ecommerce business is bleeding money, here’s exactly how to fix it — proven by two $100M+ businesses I run.

3 steps. No fluff. Do this now.

Brutally Honest: 3 Steps to Fix Your Money-Losing Business

What if I told you that adjusting your pricing could unlock new levels of profitability without adding new products or customers? In this episode, we dive into the 5 proven pricing strategies that can help you make more money with the products you already have. Whether you're running an e-commerce store or a service-based business, smart pricing is the easiest way to grow your bottom line.

You’ll learn:

 1. How to use price anchoring to make your best offers irresistible
 2. Why offering multiple price tiers can capture more customers
 3. The power of decoy pricing to shift buyer behavior
 4. How to protect your brand’s premium image while still offering discounts
 5. The importance of tailoring pricing for different audience segments

These insights are based on real-life experiments in my own businesses, including Zoof and Amazing.com, and have led to immediate profit increases. If you’ve been underestimating the power of pricing, this episode will change how you approach it—and your bottom line will thank you.

🎙️ Tune in to learn how small pricing changes can make a big impact on your business.

The Secret to Boosting Profits Overnight: 5 Proven Pricing Strategies

I’m breaking down the 6 must-know laws of value investing that can stop you from losing your hard-earned cash. 💥 Whether you’re new to investing or a seasoned pro, understanding these principles could save you millions and set you up for financial freedom. 🙌

In this episode, I dive into Warren Buffett’s timeless strategies and how you can avoid getting taken advantage of by so-called “helpers” who only want to make money off you. From buying businesses at a discount to letting compound interest work its magic, these are the exact rules that have transformed countless investors' portfolios.

What You’ll Learn:

 1. How to ALWAYS buy stocks for less than they’re worth 🤑
 2. The key to estimating a business’s real value 💼
 3. Why market crashes are actually your best friend 📉
 4. Why sticking to what you know is the ultimate advantage 💡
 5. The dangerous financial traps to avoid at all costs ⚠️
 6. How to harness the power of compounding for massive long-term gains 💰

If you’re serious about growing your wealth and avoiding costly mistakes, this is the episode you don’t want to miss!

🎙️ Listen now and learn how to make your money work for YOU.

6 Investing Rules (Don't Get Screwed)

Have you experienced that burning, optimistic, powerful energy, feeling like anything is possible?

The problem is it usually doesn’t last. We get a quick burst of optimistic energy, then the smallest setback or just the passage of time brings us back to a “normal” state.

The result is we accomplish less and fail to reach our potential.

What if there was a way to create that level of motivation systematically?

In this episode, we discuss a model for creating and sustaining motivation based on what’s worked for some of the world’s most successful people and proven, scientific research.

Get the model and step-by-step instructions on how to use it to reach your potential here: https://www.mattaclark.com/motivation

Timestamps

(0:05:21) Three ingredients of motivation

(0:08:34) The Power of Choice

(0:22:04) Three sources of resistance to getting things done

(0:25:08) The Motivation Model

(0:30:12) Shrink the middle problem to make goals easier

(0:37:02) Testing the model with a real, very recent setback

(0:40:26) One antidote to getting derailed by setbacks

(0:44:39) Better than work-life balance

Unlock Unstoppable Motivation

If you’re doing a lot of activity, putting in a lot of hours, but you’re not feeling satisfied that you’re doing anything truly well, this episode is for you.

Today, we’re going to talk about quality.

Based on studying billionaires, craftsmen, obsessed writers, and the world’s most famous sushi chef, we’ll discuss the three steps to produce greater quality work that leaves us proud, successful, and fulfilled.

Timestamps

(00:03:23) Fulfillment and satisfaction in doing quality work

(00:12:13) Three steps to produce greater quality work

(00:13:03) Simplify

(00:25:44) Mind the details that matter

(00:32:50) How the world’s greatest jiu-jitsu coach achieves success

(00:38:07) Who’s in your value chain?

(00:47:36) Build something that can last forever

(00:50:05) Why the world’s greatest sushi restaurant lost its Michelin stars

(00:52:00) Quality over quantity

Links

 * Jiro Dreams of Sushi [https://www.amazon.com/Jiro-Dreams-Sushi-David-Gelb/dp/B008ODZEQ0]
 * Slow Productivity [https://www.amazon.com/Slow-Productivity-Accomplishment-Without-Burnout/dp/0593544854] by Cal Newport
 * Excellence Wins [https://www.amazon.com/Excellence-Wins-No-Nonsense-Becoming-Compromise/dp/0310352096/] by Horst Schulze
 * Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance [https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Art-Motorcycle-Maintenance-Inquiry/dp/0060839872/] by Robert Pirsig
 * The Future of the Responsible Company [https://www.amazon.com/Future-Responsible-Company-Learned-Patagonias/dp/1952338115/] by Vincent Stanley and Yvon Chouinard
 * Let My People Go Surfing [https://www.amazon.com/Let-People-Surfing-Education-Businessman-Including-ebook/dp/B01A6EQFZ8/] by Yvon Chouinard
 * Raw Craft [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdg0QhLNc29XuXmmv5Vu__bfNUeZI76ve] video series
 * Nick and Zak’s Adventures in Capitalism [https://www.amazon.com/Nick-Zaks-Adventures-Capitalism-Partnership/dp/B09VWGKB3H/]
 * The Laws of Simplicity [https://www.amazon.com/Laws-Simplicity-Design-Technology-Business/dp/0262134721/] by John Maeda

Do Great Work

Today you’ll learn how to achieve more with less effort using the power of focus.

We’ll discuss three categories of focus, each which builds on the next. We’ll review multiple models that help us decide what to focus on, including a 1,000-year-old concept from Japan.

From how a rock star became a PhD to Oprah Winfrey’s success to a rising value-investor who now manages hundreds of millions of dollars in assets, we’ll uncover powerful tools used by the world’s most successful people to better focus to produce incredible results.

As we’ll soon discuss, we have only around 4,000 weeks to live. We can’t create more time, but we can make the most of the time we do have.

Listen to this episode to learn how.

Timestamps

(00:01:52) Four Thousand Weeks

(00:04:48) Rock star to PhD

(00:05:33) Two paths a great life

(00:10:41) Three categories of focus

(00:13:10) Forced actions into automatic habits

(00:19:43) Ikigai

(00:22:55) Be OK with “chaos”

(00:28:32) Micro Focus

(00:31:47) Rebuilding your attention muscle

(00:32:07) “Success leaves clues”

(00:34:51) Do the most important thing first (“Granny’s Rule”)

(00:36:15) Prioritize prioritizing

(00:37:40) Limit technology usage

(00:41:10) Maker vs. manager

(00:47:39) Present Focus

(00:52:39) Building a 3X Inc 500 company with the power of focus

Links

 * Four Thousand Weeks [https://www.amazon.com/Four-Thousand-Weeks-Management-Mortals/dp/1250849357/]
 * Essentialism [https://www.amazon.com/Essentialism-Disciplined-Pursuit-Greg-McKeown/dp/0804137404/]
 * Free to Focus [https://www.amazon.com/Free-Focus-Productivity-System-Achieve/dp/0801093945/]
 * First Things First [https://www.amazon.com/First-Things-Stephen-R-Covey/dp/0684802031/]
 * Success Principles [https://www.amazon.com/Success-Principles-TM-Anniversary-Where/dp/0062364286/]
 * The One Thing [https://www.amazon.com/Surprisingly-Extraordinary-Results-bestselling-Paperback/dp/B08L589JK3/]
 * Focus by Daniel Goleman [https://www.amazon.com/Focus-Daniel-Goleman-audiobook/dp/B00EOX1L2A/]
 * Deep Work [https://www.amazon.com/NEW-Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/B09VQ2WZ4Y/]
 * Slow Productivity [https://www.amazon.com/Slow-Productivity-Accomplishment-Without-Burnout/dp/0593544854/]
 * Your Brain at Work [https://www.amazon.com/Your-Brain-Work-Revised-Updated/dp/0063076063/]
 * The Confident Mind [https://www.amazon.com/Confident-Mind-Battle-Tested-Unshakable-Performance/dp/006301484X/]
 * The Gap and the Gain [https://www.amazon.com/Gap-Gain-Achievers-Happiness-Confidence/dp/B09HN6GKNY/]
 * Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule [https://paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html]
 * Freedom app [https://freedom.to/]
 * Non-electronic headphones [https://www.amazon.com/3M-90565-4DC-PS-Pro-Grade-Earmuff/dp/B01MXYJ2QP/]
 * Silent Pocket phone sleeve [https://slnt.com/collections/faraday-phone-sleeves/products/faraday-cage-sleeves-for-phones]
 * iMac computer cover [https://www.amazon.com/Protect-Display-Computer-Screen-Protector/dp/B097XPGTWG/]

The Power of Focus

No fluff. Real talk on building and fixing profitable businesses — from someone who’s actually scaled brands past $100M.

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