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Build with Leila Hormozi

Build with Leila Hormozi

By: Leila Hormozi
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How can you create an unshakeable business? My name is Leila Hormozi and I crossed $100M by the age of 28. Now I’m growing acquisition.com into a billion-dollar portfolio. In this podcast, I share the lessons I’ve learned in scaling big businesses and helping our portfolio companies do the same. Buckle up, Let's BUILD.Copyright 2026 Leila Hormozi Economics Leadership Management Management & Leadership
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  • Stop Sabotaging Every Smart Financial Decision You Make | Ep. 349
    Apr 7 2026

    Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+:

    https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe


    Financial freedom is driven more by mindset than income. In this episode, Leila Hormozi shares the five money habits she had to quit to move from broke at 20 to a millionaire by 24. From making impulse purchases to failing to track numbers, Leila exposes common money mistakes that hinder people from building long-term wealth. The secret isn’t working harder to earn more but making sustainable, smart decisions that build your wealth over time.



    In this episode

    00:00 Recognize impulsive and emotional “net zero” purchases

    03:07 Waiting for the “big win” to build wealth

    05:09 Increasing expenses whenever income increases: lifestyle inflation

    07:09 Refusing to face reality by not tracking numbers

    09:11 Buying feelings instead of assets



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    Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap

    Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe

    Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq

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    12 mins
  • Every Word You Speak Decides Your Worth | Ep. 348
    Apr 2 2026

    Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+:

    https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe

    Overexplaining and rambling nearly hurt Leila Hormozi’s first business, but learning how to communicate clearly helped her grow a $250 million portfolio. In this episode, she explains why poor messaging is the reason most founders get ignored. She breaks down how a lack of clarity, coupled with wrong positioning and expectations, makes a leader forgettable. So what's the solution? Saying fewer things, more clearly, and repeating them until they stick.

    In this episode

    00:00 Skill 1: Keep the goal of the conversation front and center

    02:48 Skill 2: Optimize for progress rather than approval

    05:45 Skill 3: Speak from a perspective of systems, not individuals

    08:20 Skill 4: Frame your communication for the listener

    10:58 Skill 5: Use simple language

    More Value:

    Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: ⁠https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap

    Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: ⁠https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe

    Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: ⁠https://leilahormozi.com/acq

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    15 mins
  • Your Calendar Reveals Why You’re Not Growing | Ep. 347
    Mar 31 2026

    Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+:

    https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe

    Being super busy and yet not managing to achieve goals is more of a priority problem than a productivity problem. In this episode, Leila Hormozi breaks down the importance of aligning work schedules with the natural rhythms instead of pushing through exhaustion. She shares the six principles that the top 1% use to achieve goals. Energy management trumps time management when making major decisions.



    In this episode

    00:00 Stop maximizing time: optimize for judgment

    03:42 Treat your calendar as a strategy

    08:04 Go on a decision diet by delegating correctly

    11:10 Batch your tasks or projects by days

    14:00 Make meetings a last resort, not the default

    16:51 Manage energy, not time: build your life around energy


    More Value:

    Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap

    Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe

    Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq

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    23 mins
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Honest, useful & easy to follow business advice from a phenomenal and transparent business leader.

Honest, useful & easy to follow business advice

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