Action Academy | Millionaire Mentorship For Your Life & Business
Brian Luebben
Replace The Job You Hate With A Life You Love. This is the podcast for high performers who feel stuck in jobs they’ve outgrown. If you’re asking, “How do I actually replace $10K–$20K/month so I can quit and never look back?” — welcome home. At Action Academy, we teach you how to buy small businesses and commercial real estate to create cash flow that actually replaces your job. Monday through Friday, you’ll learn from 7–9 figure entrepreneurs, real estate moguls, and acquisition pros who’ve done it — and show you how to do it too. Hosted by Brian Luebben (@brianluebben), who quit his 6-figure sales role in 2022 to build a global business while traveling the world. If you're a high-income earner ready to become a high-impact entrepreneur, this show is your playbook. Subscribe now and start your path to freedom — or keep pretending your job will get better someday....
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Mar 5, 2026 • 11min
The Fastest Way To Turn $100k Into $1,000,000 + (yeah, seriously)
A fast, practical dive into turning $100k into $1M by buying businesses and commercial real estate. Stories of a real purchase and why sales skills map to business ownership. Simple valuation math showing how added profit multiplies value. Growth tactics like roll-ups and scaling to attract bigger buyers.
Mar 3, 2026 • 1h 27min
If you listen to ONE group coaching call in 2026 - make it this one....
Dr. Benjamin Hardy, psychologist and bestselling author focused on scaling and goal psychology. He covers The Gap vs The Gain, why 10X goals beat incremental thinking, using future vision to shape today, forcing strategic trade-offs, and how stretch goals attract transformational partners. Short, tactical conversations on raising standards and revealing the true path to growth.
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Feb 26, 2026 • 1h 10min
STEAL This Off-Market Deal Finding Strategy To 3X Your Small Businesses Deal Flow
A deep dive into off-market deal sourcing and a two-track approach that trades time for money. Practical outreach tactics using data tools, email and SMS drips, and CRM tricks to scale pipelines. Creative offer structures and anchoring to make one option stand out. Strategies for targeting recurring-revenue, low-capex businesses and planning roll-ups for growth.
Feb 25, 2026 • 1h 3min
Lessons I've Learned Scaling "Beyond A Million" w/ Brad Weimart
Brian Luebben, entrepreneur and founder of Action Academy who helps high performers replace corporate income through acquisitions and CRE. He discusses working backward from big goals, modeling mentors two steps ahead, prioritizing cashflow before equity, building repeatable operations after acquisitions, and scaling teams and communities to replicate success.
Feb 20, 2026 • 12min
We Built Our FIRST 8 Figure Company (And Everything Fell Apart)
Brian celebrates hitting eight figures and breaks down the metrics behind that milestone. He explains why the podcast went quiet and how he shifted from interviewer to hands-on operator. Topics include member wins from acquisitions, plans to double down on YouTube and polished content, solving key-man risk with new hires, and goals for growth and improved member metrics in 2026.
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Feb 17, 2026 • 1h 4min
Only 3% Of People SHOULD Be Entrepreneurs (Are YOU one of them?) w/ Cameron Herold
Cameron Herold, serial entrepreneur and leadership coach who builds and scales businesses, discusses who should actually pursue entrepreneurship. He argues most people lack the traits and patience required. Topics include sales and leadership as core traits, situational leadership, system design over blaming people, surviving the entrepreneurial roller coaster, and practical recovery and mastermind strategies.
Feb 13, 2026 • 46min
Every Question You’ve Wanted To Ask A Business Broker (w/ Ryan Condie - A Business Broker)
Ryan Condie, a business broker who buys and sells internet businesses and formerly ran multiple e-commerce ventures. He breaks down what brokers actually do and the tradeoffs versus direct deals. Hear practical prep steps to win brokers, red flags buyers show, how to prove credibility as a first-time acquirer, and tips to avoid buying owner-dependent ‘jobs’ while building repeatable systems.
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Feb 10, 2026 • 1h 43min
1.8 HOURS Of Everything I Know About Buying $1M-$3M Small Businesses (For Free)
A deep walkthrough on buying $1M–$3M small businesses, covering why to pair acquisitions with real estate and how to replace a six-figure salary. Practical talk on valuation multiples, down payment norms, and key diligence risk areas. Advice on finding partners, structuring operating agreements, and where to source deals. Plus timelines, underwriting practice with ChatGPT, and broker engagement tips.
Jan 27, 2026 • 20min
A $120M Founder Roasted My Hiring Process (And Fixed It)
Ryan Dice, entrepreneur and founder who helps companies scale, critiques and rebuilds hiring systems. He covers selling ground-floor roles, when to hustle versus hire, and treating hires as 90-day bets. Ryan stresses mapping value flows, building scorecards and playbooks, and fixing systems before adding people.
Jan 23, 2026 • 12min
The 3 Simple Steps To Eliminating Imposter Syndrome
Discover how imposter syndrome can paralyze your progress and learn to embrace bigger challenges as growth opportunities. Shift your mindset from imposter to improver by fostering curiosity and honesty in learning environments. Explore the power of vulnerability in building relationships and seeking support. Gain insight into 'stacking' your wins to reframe negative thoughts, and understand the distinction between fear-driven and vision-driven motivation. Finally, learn the importance of managing your physical and emotional state for better decision-making and performance.
