Jay Yang - Author & Hormozi’s Secret Weapon | No Permission, No Problem, Six Figures at 19

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Jay Yang is the 19-year-old author and entrepreneur who earned six figures before graduating high school. He’s worked with Tyler Denk at beehiiv, helping scale the platform past $5 million ARR, and with Noah Kagan at AppSumo, where he drove the campaign that turned Million Dollar Weekend into a New York Times bestseller. Now known as “Hormozi’s secret weapon,” Jay helps power Alex and Leila Hormozi’s content at Acquisition.com and recently published You Can Just Do Things, a playbook on building success without waiting for permission.

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➡️ Talking Points

00:00 – Intro

01:32 – The Power of Just Doing

02:17 – Jay’s Backstory

04:13 – Why People Don’t Take Action

07:55 – From Google Search to Career

10:25 – Ignorance Debt as an Advantage

12:09 – Lessons from Beehive & Tyler

14:25 – Defining Your Audience

17:48 – Knowing When You’re Ready

19:43 – Sponsor Break

22:28 – Permissionless Apprenticeships

24:45 – Insights from Noah Kagan

27:35 – The Value of Mentors

29:50 – Balancing Work & Relationships

32:04 – Jay’s Content Playbook

34:23 – Why Writing First

35:44 – Sponsor Break

38:36 – Becoming a Better Writer

41:40 – Framing Ideas That Stick

44:54 – Daily Creativity Rituals

47:27 – Jay’s Learning Process

51:35 – Living Inside Your Content

53:41 – Sacrifices on the Path to Success

55:18 – The Energy Test

1:00:47 – Key Takeaway from Jay’s Book

Welcome to the Success Story Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, business executive, author, educator & speaker, Scott D. Clary (@scottdclary). On this podcast, you'll find interviews, Q&A, keynote presentations & conversations on sales, marketing, business, startups and entrepreneurship. Scott will discuss some of the lessons he's learned over his own career, as well as have candid interviews with execs, celebrities, notable figures and politicians. All who have achieved success through both wins and losses, to learn more about their life, their ideas and insights. He sits down with leaders and mentors and unpacks their story to help pass those lessons onto others through both experiences and tactical strategy for business professionals, entrepreneurs and everyone in between. To get more of the Success Story podcast, go to www.successstorypodcast.com.