Success School

Our Most Unpopular Opinions in Business… How many do you agree with?

This episode is us saying the things most people in business tiptoe around. Not to be edgy but because these are the exact truths that move people forward. We’re breaking down the stuff no one wants to admit out loud about business. From the expectations we put on ourselves, the patterns we all find ourselves in and the blind spots we try to ignore.So if you’ve been feeling stuck or wondering why business feels heavier than you expected… this one’s going to land.Watch the YouTube version of the podcast here.Ready to build your 7 Figure+ Business? Apply to join Success School here.And if you don’t want Tim to get fired make sure you hit follow wherever you’re listening. Got questions or want more free content? Follow us over at @realtimfrey or @stephgorton__

Get More Sales & Calls From the Leads You Already Have

In today’s Under the Hood episode, we’re taking you behind the scenes of what’s actually working inside our business right now.We’re chatting all about the things we’re implementing so that you can apply the same thinking to get more sales and more booked calls all from the leads you already have.You’ll also hear what’s converting best for cold leads in 2025, why webinars and live challenges are making such a comeback, and the surprising lesson we’ve learned after testing almost every sales pathway under the sun.You’ll hear:0:00 - Our personal updates3:42 - The different conversion mechanisms we have in our 7 Figure Business6:26 - What’s the best conversion tactic for warming up cold leads?7:09 - How to decide which conversion technique is best for your business8:50 - The biggest thing we’ve learnt from testing so many lead conversions10:02 - An update on our $50k ad challenge in January11:13 -Why are live events outperforming call funnels and low ticket to high ticket funnels?12:55 - The biggest mistakes to avoid when running a live challenge in your business13:38 - How we plan on converting people from a challenge into long term clients15:14 - Want to record 50 ads in less than a day? We’re using this app to help us18:10 - If you’re still unsure about AI, try using it for these tasks firstWatch the YouTube version of the podcast here.Ready to build your 7 Figure+ Business? Apply to join Success School here.And if you don’t want Tim to get fired make sure you hit follow wherever you’re listening. Got questions or want more free content? Follow us over at @realtimfrey or @stephgorton__

How to Re-Activate Dead Leads, Building a Self-Sufficient Team & Ads Stopped Working?

Today we’re tackling some of your biggest business questions around leads, hiring a hire performing team, and what to do when your ads have stopped working…Want your business questions answered next time? Send them over to us over at @realtimfrey or @stephgorton__ to get it included in the next Q&A episode.You’ll hear:0:00 - Our personal updates3:53 -  How to manage your time better when you’re starting to feel burnt out6:26 -  The best way to get more consistent, high quality leads when your ads have stopped working?8:01 - How to re-activate dead leads9:42 - How do figure out your niche and make sure your messaging hits the right people12:42 - How do you know when it’s time to change your niche in business14:42 - How to build a team I can trust so I’m not holding everything together all the time19:26 - How to balance giving your team enough freedom and making sure they meet performance standards21:27 - How do I stay motivated to work on my business24:06 - What we do to get our heads back in the game when we don’t have any motivationWatch the YouTube version of the podcast here.Ready to build your 7 Figure+ Business? Apply to join Success School here.And if you don’t want Tim to get fired make sure you hit follow wherever you’re listening. Got questions or want more free content? Follow us over at @realtimfrey or @stephgorton__

How We're Going to Make $1M a Month in 2026

We’re setting out to make $1 million a month in our coaching business.And this is the episode where we are walking you through our exact plan to do it.We know a lot of our listeners aren’t aiming for $1mil - but this applies to EVERY money goal that you’re setting in business.We’re chatting about the exact numbers you need to get clear on to reach your next goal, why you don’t need to know how to actually get to the numbers yet, the staff we need to hire to help us reach our goals and so much more.Do you want to find out what numbers to aim for? DM either of us ‘NUMBERS’ on IG @realtimfrey or @stephgorton__ and we’ll send you our full breakdown.You’ll hear:0:00 - Our personal updates7:25 - How to reverse engineer your money goals in business9:23 - Why not tracking her numbers led to Steph having to fire two staff members11:39 - What’s the metric most business owners ignore that completely kills their profit?12:57 - How often should you be realistically tracking your core numbers15:24 - The exact roles we need to hire for to reach $1m a month17:53 - How to find staff that are committed to your business 19:03 - Way to tell if you have a good team member or a GREAT team member21:01 - How we handle underperformers who can’t keep up23:03 - The one high that’s changed everything for us in business28:13 - How to know when to take a financial risk versus when to hold still?30:34 - The one area of business that Tim is holding back on right now…31:12 - Insider knowledge: something BIG wer’re changing in our newest webinarsWatch the YouTube version of the podcast here.Ready to build your 7 Figure+ Business? Apply to join Success School here.And if you don’t want Tim to get fired make sure you hit follow wherever you’re listening. Got questions or want more free content? Follow us over at @realtimfrey or @stephgorton__

Our 2026 Marketing Plan: Paid Ads, Funnels + What We’re No Longer Doing

If 2025 wasn’t a good year for you, then we need to make some changes.This is the episode that’s going to help you set yourself up in 2026 so that you can make MORE money and spend more time doing the things that you love. You’re going to find out how to finally stop doing the tasks you don’t want to do, how to get in front of more leads WHILE reducing your time on social media and recommendations for the kinds of ads you should be running.You’ll hear:0:00 - Our personal updates5:28 - Why 2026 is the BEST time to be a business owner8:17 - What happened when Steph finally got over her fear of doing this…9:10 - Tim’s putting $50k behind this big ad spend in January11:00 - The ad funnels we recommend for someone scaling from $10k to $20k a month13:49 - Where businesses under $10k a month should be putting their paid ads spend15:29 - The biggest mistakes we see business owners make when running paid ads16:47 - How to know when a funnel is ready to be pushed by paid ads17:52 - The funnel that has brought us in the most leads as a 7 figure business19:29 - What most business owners do wrong when they start outsourcing21:09 - Things to look out for when you’re hiring your first VA22:58 - Steph’s first overseas hire and how it changed her business 26:00 - A storytime about the time we hired an external marketer and it went very wrong…26:58 - How to figure out what to delegate to a VA first28:24 - The epiphany we had about sales that has brought in so much more income to the businessWatch the YouTube version of the podcast here.If you want to find out what kind of funnel you should be running, send us a DM over at @realtimfrey or @stephgorton__ with the word ‘FUNNEL’Ready to build your 7 Figure+ Business? Apply to join Success School here.And if you don’t want Tim to get fired make sure you hit follow wherever you’re listening. Got questions or want more free content? Follow us over at @realtimfrey or @stephgorton__