

Skool Stories
Matthew Thompson
Skool is the single greatest opportunity on the internet right now.
Like being an early adopter of YouTube or TikTok, people who go “all-in” have the opportunity to change their lives forever.
This podcast exists to help you on that journey by sharing the secrets of success from top creators on Skool so you can:
- Grow your online community.
- Change more lives.
- And make more money.
The best part is it’s easy, FUN, and there’s a whole community of people here to support you.
Click the link to get started for FREE with exclusive training from Alex Hormozi: http://tinyurl.com/skool-games
Like being an early adopter of YouTube or TikTok, people who go “all-in” have the opportunity to change their lives forever.
This podcast exists to help you on that journey by sharing the secrets of success from top creators on Skool so you can:
- Grow your online community.
- Change more lives.
- And make more money.
The best part is it’s easy, FUN, and there’s a whole community of people here to support you.
Click the link to get started for FREE with exclusive training from Alex Hormozi: http://tinyurl.com/skool-games
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Jul 11, 2024 • 58min
Meet The 20 y/o YouTube Expert Who Made $57k In 30 Days
After grinding on Skool for over two years with two failed groups and no money to show for it, Kai Nemzer launched a new community that hit $57k in one month — and won the Skool Games.
In this rollercoaster conversation, we talk about:
The one tweak he made that changed everything
Why his parents being therapists helped him get a billion views
Going all-in on YouTube instead of going to college
How insane amounts of failure and pain helped him (eventually) win
And the cheat codes he wishes he had known when starting off.
Enjoy!
Kai's Skool: https://www.skool.com/ytgrowth

Jul 10, 2024 • 50min
How This Mom of 4 Became A Social Media Influencer
JOIN SKOOL: http://tinyurl.com/skool-games
Jennifer Gizzi is an ex-airforce influencer mom of 4 who will eat your excuses for breakfasts.
Jennifer Gizzi is an ex-airforce influencer mom of 4 who won the May Skool Games while moving house
In this episode, we talk about:
- Why it's never a good time to start your business
- Having to step up after her husband recently lost her job
- Launching "too early” and having $8k not counted towards leaderboard
- Dealing with burnout
- And how she won the games by ONLY selling through DMs
Check it out!
Jennifer's Skool: https://www.skool.com/elite-influencer-coaching-8221/about

Jul 4, 2024 • 51min
The Secret to Keeping Your Skool Community Engaged FOREVER!
JOIN SKOOL: http://tinyurl.com/skool-games
Reducing churn is the most powerful way to increase the lifetime value of your Skool community.
To help you crack the code, we caught up with Team Captivate (aka THE CHURNBUSTERS) in Vegas 3-days ago to discuss:
- How to wrap broccoli in bacon
- Creating a sticky “community identity”
- Hormozi's Guru vs Community Model
- (And how it will forever change the way you think about Skool)
- Helping your community members fall in love with each other
- The magic of “inter-community” events
- And some secret rainbow sauce that will turbo-charge your community's engagement
Check it out!
@Goose Dunlavey, @Jeffrey Buoncristiano and @Nav Pabla

Jun 26, 2024 • 42min
“Being on Skool is like escaping into Narnia”
JOIN SKOOL: http://tinyurl.com/skool-games
Jade Jemma is a Sales Strategist and the SASSIEST user on Skool.
In this episode, we talk about:
Offending Americans with her English sense of humour
Building a huge community on Meetup 15 years ago
How she found her niche
Ditching corporate life
Getting up to mischief on the platform
And why using Skool feels like escaping into Narnia
Check it out!
Jade's Skool: https://www.skool.com/house/about

Jun 19, 2024 • 46min
Why 99% Of The Music Industry Can't Make Money
JOIN SKOOL: http://tinyurl.com/skool-games
Levi Patton & Christian Crenshaw are the co-founders of Muzic Money, a community that helps people in the music industry make a killing doing what they love.
In this episode, we talk about:
Becoming locally famous in their city
Booking 21 Savage, Kodak Black and Wacka Flacka for college shows
Losing their identity over COVID
Partnering with industry-goat Zaytoven
Winning The Skool Games
And their plan to create the "Harvard” of the music industry
Check it out!
Muzic Money VIP: https://www.skool.com/mfm-millionz-from-music-5010/about
Muzic Money Free: https://www.skool.com/muzic-money/about

Jun 13, 2024 • 37min
The Reality of Winning The Skool Games
JOIN SKOOL: http://tinyurl.com/skool-games
Jeffrey Buoncristiano is a Skool Games winner and the co-founder of Captivate.
In this episode, we talk about:
His big duck energy
The behind-the-scenes reality of winning the games
A sponge metaphor that will change the way you do business
The power of following your gut
Crying tears of joy
And how Skool has allowed him to finally find his people
Check it out!
Buon's Skool: https://www.skool.com/unfckd/about

Jun 11, 2024 • 38min
"Every community is its own mini-planet" — Nav Pabla
Nav Pabla is a mental health content creator with 300k+ followers on Instagram and a thriving Skool community.
In this episode, we talk about:
Revealing her face and real name online for the first time
How she felt when Hormozi roasted her about page
Wild theories on why Skool is resonating with people on a deeply emotional level
Hot takes on how “every Skool community is it's own planet”
How she got her first members
And her MRR goals for Christmas this year
Check it out!
Nav's Skool: https://www.skool.com/the-phoenix-field-7722/about

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Jun 6, 2024 • 34min
This 22-year-old makes $45k/mo with AI, here’s how
David Ondrej is a 22-year-old from Czech Republic who is making $45k per month with his AI Skool Community.
In this episode, we talk about:
If the hype around AI is real or fake
How AI Agents will allow you to "build your own team members”
Quitting his 400k subscriber YouTube Channel to go all-in on Skool
Coming from a small village with less than 500 people
And why the smart will get smarter
Check it out!
David's Skool: https://www.skool.com/new-society

Jun 3, 2024 • 52min
How Your Style Affects Your Success | Antonio Centeno
JOIN SKOOL: http://tinyurl.com/skool-games
Antonio Centeno is a YouTuber with 3.5 million subs, fashion entrepreneur, father of 7 kids and the founder two of the biggest Skool communities on the platform — Real Men Real Style and The Brotherhood of Scent.
In this episode, we talk about:
The first time he got a tailor-fitted suit (it's not what you think)
How to use style as a tool
Hormozi's “uniform”
Putting his kids to work in the community
Sending hand-written letters and gifts to reward engagement
A crazy tactic for helping people jump to level 3 with their first comment
And the best gift he's ever received.
Check it out!
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Fashion community: https://www.skool.com/rmrs/about
Scent community: https://www.skool.com/bos/about
Contact form: https://www.realmenrealstyle.com/contact/
Interview with Sam he referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5c5EsKVXdM

May 30, 2024 • 48min
How the GIF KING broke Skool
JOIN SKOOL: http://tinyurl.com/skool-games
Ryan Duncan is a leaderboard menace and the co-founder of GIF.
In this episode, we talk about:
How many hours he spends per day on the platform
Single-handedly raising the Skool GIF bill
Trying to win the Games with a $1 dollar community
His monitor set-up for having 3 Skool tabs open at once
Getting challenged to fight by a professional boxer on Skool
And the hidden keyword to Sam Ovens' favourite GIF
Check it out!
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Ryan's Skool: https://www.skool.com/gif/about
Sam's interview with Shana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5c5EsKVXdM


