{"podcast":{"title":"THE ED MYLETT SHOW","slug":"the-ed-mylett-show-743187","podcast_index_feed_id":743187,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WWO2015297742","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/244ea3d6-9b6e-11ee-91b0-5f71c4a2c559/image/0efe511caed5e1c93baf5b5af1f29065.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Ed Mylett","episode_count":691,"summary":"The Ed Mylett Show showcases the greatest peak-performers across all industries in one place, sharing their journey, knowledge and thought leadership. With Ed Mylett and featured guests in almost every industry including business, health, collegiate and professional sports, politics, entrepreneurship, science, and entertainment, you'll find motivation, inspiration and practical steps to help you become the best version of you!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T14:21:50.580386+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ed-mylett-show-743187"},"episode":{"title":"James Dumoulin: Authority Hacking & Growing Your Platform","slug":"james-dumoulin-authority-hacking-growing-your-platform","published_at":"2026-06-09T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ed-mylett-show-743187/james-dumoulin-authority-hacking-growing-your-platform","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ed-mylett-show-743187","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/s.gum.fm/s-6924cbc5a0f7aeb98c07279c/traffic.megaphone.fm/GBLL4180619172.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/s.gum.fm/s-6924cbc5a0f7aeb98c07279c/traffic.megaphone.fm/GBLL4180619172.mp3","summary":"He posted 400 times on Instagram with 50 followers. Most people would have quit. James Dumoulin just kept going. I've been waiting to have this young man on for a while, and he did not disappoint. At 23 years old, James has built something I genuinely did not think was possible at this age: 21 million followers, 200 million views a month, 70 employees, and 48 billionaire interviews including Tom Cruise, Tom Brady, Will Smith, and Reid Hoffman. He built all of it from scratch, starting as a Chick-fil-A employee who saw TikTok as a marketing engine before anyone else did. James is the co-founder of the School of Hard Knocks, and what he has learned sitting across from the wealthiest people in the world will hit you in the best way possible. In this conversation, we go deep on what it actually takes to build something great when you have no connections, no credibility, and no one betting on you. James breaks down the exact strategy he used to get into rooms most people will never see, including how he cold-approached Mark Cuban at South by Southwest with nothing but nerve and a borrowed title. We talk about what the wealthiest people in the world actually have in common, whether money buys happiness, and why your age, your background, or your starting point is not the obstacle you think it is. James also gets honest about the moments where it almost fell apart, including the day their revenue dropped from $30,000 a month to under $5,000 overnight and what he did to rebuild. This is one of the most practical, fire conversations I've had in a long time, and James is the real deal. Here's what you'll gain from this episode: The Authority Hack: How James borrowed credibility he didn't have yet to get in rooms most people will never see, and how you can do it starting today wi…","meta_description":"He posted 400 times on Instagram with 50 followers. Most people would have quit. James Dumoulin just kept going. I've been waiting to have this young man…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3562,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ed-mylett-show-743187/episodes/james-dumoulin-authority-hacking-growing-your-platform/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ed-mylett-show-743187/james-dumoulin-authority-hacking-growing-your-platform.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}