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Founder Fires

Podcast door Iggy

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Founder Fires is for the builders, the risk-takers, and the ones figuring it out as they go. Hosted by Iggy Odighizuwa, this podcast is raw, real, and all about what it takes to build something big. There is no fluff, just straight-up lessons from the trenches, personal stories, hard truths, and conversations with other founders who are eating glass and still showing up. Whether knee-deep in your startup or still dreaming from the sidelines, this is your spot to learn, get inspired, and stay grounded in the chaos. Let's build, fire and all.

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aflevering Our AI Setter Produced $1,105,680 In Cash Collected From Sets Closed artwork

Our AI Setter Produced $1,105,680 In Cash Collected From Sets Closed

$165K a month to $1.1M cash collected. Same business. Same offer. One playbook. In this episode, I break down the exact system we used to 7x a portfolio company's monthly cash collected in under 90 days. Not revenue. Not pipeline. Cash in the bank. We spent $160K on ads to collect $1.1M, a near 10x return on cash that most founders chase for years and never hit. You'll see why revenue ROAS is a vanity metric, why scaling from $1M to $2M overnight is the fastest way to sabotage everything you just built, and the four-stage optimization sequence we run before we ever touch the scale button. I walk through the AI lead management playbook we deploy across the sales pipeline, the 8-figure optimization framework (audience verification, message optimization, conversion optimization, scale), and the altitude sickness problem nobody warns you about when you finally crack the code. Stop letting human setters bottleneck your pipeline. If you're doing $50K+ a month with cold traffic, Charlie's AI setter can do what mine just did, produce sets that turn into closed cash, not just booked calls that ghost. Watch this before you spend another dollar trying to scale. Book your Charlie demo at charlieai.io before your competitors deploy this on you first. Earn a damn good living. Leverage AI. Have business on your terms.

5 mei 2026 - 13 min
aflevering The secret system behind my $463K to $1M month artwork

The secret system behind my $463K to $1M month

We went from $463K to nearly $1M in 30 days, with zero human setters! Let me show you exactly how. Most founders think scaling revenue means scaling headcount. That thinking kept me stuck for years, and it's probably keeping you stuck right now. In this video, I'm breaking down the complete system behind one of the most radical single-month jumps I've ever had, the 5 pillars I use to build a championship team, the 4 behavioral core values that automatically filter out the wrong people, and the AI infrastructure I use to run appointment setting on full autopilot. This is the exact framework I'm running inside a real eight-figure operation right now, and I'm documenting every single piece of it for you. You'll walk away knowing how to set expectations that eliminate team dysfunction before it starts, how to build a group identity that makes great people want to stay, how to create decision-making frameworks that don't require you in every room, and how to practice intelligent failure, the exact skill that turned a $100K mistake in February into a million-dollar March. If you're building a high-ticket business and you're serious about scaling without burning yourself or your team out, watch this all the way through. Then grab my AI Lead Manager Playbook below. It's the starting point for everything I teach here. Earn a damn good living. Leverage AI. Have business on your terms. ⬇️ Get the AI Lead Manager Playbook: https://demo.ai-setters.com/optin---lead-management [https://demo.ai-setters.com/optin---lead-management] Book a demo here: https://demo.ai-setters.com/optin-playbook-192642 [https://demo.ai-setters.com/optin-playbook-192642]

21 apr 2026 - 20 min
aflevering This Ai Sales System Produced 330k In 10 Days artwork

This Ai Sales System Produced 330k In 10 Days

We didn't hire more setters. We didn't run more ads. We just built the right system, and in the first 10 days of March, it collected $330K. Most founders scale by throwing bodies and budget at problems. That's exactly why they stay stuck. In this video, I'm pulling back the curtain on the exact 5-pillar system we used to go from $165K/month to pacing $1.2M, without a single setter on payroll. You'll see the real numbers: January at $573,000, February's costly mistakes that dropped us to $461,000, and how we corrected course fast enough to nearly match that entire month in just 10 days. This isn't theory. This is a live business being documented in real time so you can steal what works. If you're a founder trying to scale past $100K/month and you keep hitting the same walls, bad lead quality, weak closers, a sales process you can't forecast this video will show you exactly what's missing and how to fix it. By the end of this video, you'll know: → How we went from $165K/month to projecting $1.3M, with the same ad spend → Why we eliminated all our setters 2.5 years ago, and never looked back → How our AI lead management system (Charlie) runs a 58% response rate and 25% response-to-set across millions of conversations → The 13-point KPI checklist we use before scaling any ad spend → How to use a forecast calculator to predict revenue and hire ahead of bottlenecks before they kill your growth If your sales process still depends on humans chasing cold leads, you're leaving serious money on the table. Grab our free AI Lead Management Playbook to start plugging AI into your sales process today 👉 https://demo.ai-setters.com/optin-playbook-192642 [https://demo.ai-setters.com/optin-playbook-192642] Want us to build and install it for you? Request a demo at https://www.charlieai.io/freedemo [https://www.charlieai.io/freedemo] and let's get you set up. Subscribe to my YouTube channel for weekly behind-the-scenes breakdowns as we document taking this brand to $1M/month in real time. https://www.youtube.com/@founderfires [https://www.youtube.com/@founderfires] Stay tuned for more upcoming breakdowns on exactly what it takes to scale a business to eight figures. -- https://www.youtube.com/@founderfires [https://www.youtube.com/@founderfires]

8 apr 2026 - 20 min
aflevering The $70M REVENUE FRAMEWORK founders never talk about artwork

The $70M REVENUE FRAMEWORK founders never talk about

I've collected over $70M in cash across 6 eight-figure brands since 2020. This is the exact framework behind every single one of them, and I'm putting it all on the table. Most founders are scaling too early, chasing too many channels, and throwing money at problems they haven't even diagnosed yet. I've been there, and I built a framework specifically to fix that. I'm breaking down my 5-phase optimization framework: the exact system I run without fail every time I want to take a brand past eight figures. I've never spent more than $30 a day outside of Meta. I haven't needed to. When you have the right framework, one channel is more than enough to build an empire. This episode will show you exactly how that's possible and how to apply it to your business starting today. Here's what you're walking away with: * My complete 5-phase framework. from ground zero R&D all the way to full scale * The CADE model: how I make every major business decision with data, not gut feelings * Why "More, Better, Repeat" is the only growth engine you need before you even think about something new * How I use LinkedIn cold outreach to validate hooks before spending a single dollar on ads * The exact KPIs I look for before I pour gas on any funnel * Why I've built 6 eight-figure brands off one ad platform — and why that's not a coincidence If you're serious about building something that actually hits 8 figures, stop guessing and start following a framework that's already done it six times. Watch this. Take notes. Execute. And if this brought you value, subscribe, this is the level of content I drop every week on Founder Fires.

27 mrt 2026 - 26 min
aflevering 1 tweak that took show rate from 58% to 72% artwork

1 tweak that took show rate from 58% to 72%

You're spending money to get leads booked on your calendar, and half of them aren't showing up. That's not a lead problem. That's a show rate problem, and it's quietly killing your revenue. Last month, the AI systems I've built produced over $3 million in cash collected from appointments placed on sales teams' calendars. One of the biggest drivers behind those numbers isn't ad spend or more leads, it's show rate. In this video, I'm walking you through the exact framework I use to consistently hit 60–80% show rates across multiple offers. I'll pull up our live dashboard and show you exactly how one of my portfolio businesses went from a 58% show rate and $409K cash collected to a 68% show rate and $454K, in the same sales cycle, with less ad spend. I'll also show you the single naming convention fix that took a completely separate offer from 40% to 70% show rate, and break down the 4 core principles every booking sequence needs to have if you want prospects to actually show up, take the call seriously, and buy. If your marketing is working but your revenue isn't reflecting it, this is exactly where to look. Want the full Show Rate Optimization Playbook I use internally across all my portfolio clients? Comment "𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑾 𝑹𝑨𝑻𝑬" below and I'll get it to you. Subscribe if you want the real numbers, real systems, and zero fluff, this is what building a scalable sales machine actually looks like.

17 mrt 2026 - 16 min
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