# One Step Away From Collapse (Here’s How We Fixed It) | Ep 960 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-with-alex-hormozi-57989/one-step-away-from-collapse-here-s-how-we-fixed-it-ep-960 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-with-alex-hormozi-57989/one-step-away-from-collapse-here-s-how-we-fixed-it-ep-960.md Podcast: [The Game with Alex Hormozi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-with-alex-hormozi-57989) Published: 2026-04-09T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.acquisition.com/ Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7fd76501-fd50-47d2-8d39-1bb9dc3bf5a7.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-with-alex-hormozi-57989/episodes/one-step-away-from-collapse-here-s-how-we-fixed-it-ep-960 Duration seconds: 1446 ## Resource Download your free personalized $100M scaling roadmap in under 30 seconds: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap?el=yt-alex-486r&htrafficsource=youtube Joel built a $6.4M travel hedging company, but 85% of his customers come from one channel. If that channel dies, the business dies with it. In this episode, Alex Hormozi breaks down exactly how to fix this problem and turn a fragile business into a scalable business model. A good offer gets attention, but good systems scale the business. Focus on building efficient systems. In this episode 00:00 Introduction to Joel’s travel hedging business 04:53 Demand-constrained vs supply-constrained diagnosis 06:14 Creating better ads with UGC 09:02 The Kaleidoscope creative testing framework 17:19 How to boost sales and score leads 18:37 Handling potential objections proactively to improve sales 20:49 Dialer math and hiring a larger sales team More Value: Download your free personalized $100M scaling roadmap in under 30 seconds: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap?el=yt-alex-486r&htrafficsource=youtube Join The Live Scaling Workshop In Las Vegas: https://www.acquisition.com/o-vegas Discover The Easiest Business I Can Help You Start (Free Trial): https://www.skool.com/hormozi Free Books and Video Courses: https://www.acquisition.com/training Get the $100M Book Bundle: https://shop.acquisition.com/pages/100m-book-bundle Follow Alex Hormozi’s Socials: ⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Acquisition ⁠ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-with-alex-hormozi-57989/episodes/one-step-away-from-collapse-here-s-how-we-fixed-it-ep-960/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-with-alex-hormozi-57989/one-step-away-from-collapse-here-s-how-we-fixed-it-ep-960.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.