How to turn leadership and coaching into a multi-million dollar business | Bryan Harris

Bryan Harris first became known for Videofruit, his industry leading blog and online course business. But these days, he has shifted focus to his new business Growth Tools and scaling 1:1 coaching.

A master at organization, leadership, and customer generation, Bryan shared tons of gold nuggets during this episode of Ahrefs Podcast, including:

00:00 Introduction


01:02 Shifting from courses to coaching


06:30 Ascension ladder vs descension ladder


15:31 A cautionary tale about sharing revenue


17:45 Free tools as a growth strategy


19:41 How to scale non-commodities


23:45 Finding the right CEO-marketing director fit


31:07 How Growth Tools structures its marketing department


37:40 BOPA (Borrowing other people’s audiences)


42:22 Causes of stress and complexity in marketing


45:28 Guilt by association


48:30 Choosing what to promote


58:34 The key to generating customers


1:07:15 The right way to “Figure it out”


1:11:34 Bryan’s ChatGPT history


1:14:36 Outro

We hope you enjoy our first in-person episode of Ahrefs Podcast!

As always, be sure to like and subscribe (and tell a friend).

Where to find Bryan:

X: @Harris_Bryan

Website: growthtools.com/ahrefs

Where to find Tim:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timsoulo/

X: @timsoulo

Website: https://www.timsoulo.com/

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Referenced in the episode:

Ryan Deiss: https://www.ryandeiss.com/

Russell Brunson (Dotcom Secrets): https://dotcomsecrets.com/getdcsfree-1


Nathan Berry: https://nathanbarry.com/

Brennan Dunn: https://doubleyourfreelancing.com/


John Lee Dumas: https://www.eofire.com/


Pat Flynn: https://patflynn.com/


Glenn Hill (Connection Codes): https://www.connectioncodes.co/


Jim Collins (Good to Great): https://www.jimcollins.com/index.html 


One Minute Manager: https://www.amazon.com/The-New-One-Minute-Manager/dp/8195246893/

Seth Godin (Purple Cow): https://www.amazon.com/Purple-Cow-Transform-Business-Remarkable/dp/014101640X


Noah Kagan: https://noahkagan.com/


Rich Dad Poor Dad (Robert Kiyosaki): https://www.richdad.com/


Supermensch: https://www.amazon.com/They-Call-Supermensch-Backstage-RocknRoll/dp/0062355953


Figure it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPa3E8yis0I