The biggest AI mistake founders are making right now is random experimentation. π€
Testing ten tools. Trying different prompts. Jumping on every new feature.
It feels productive.
But there's no integration. No defined workflow. No way to track if it's actually moving the needle.
So AI becomes scattered, inconsistent and completely disconnected from results.
But here's the hard truth β that's not an AI problem.
That's a leadership problem.
Random experimentation creates busy work, not leverage.
If AI isn't embedded into your operations with intention, you're not scaling it.
You're just playing with it.
The founders winning with AI right now aren't using the most tools.
They're using the right tools, in the right order, tied to real outcomes.
Follow along for how to use AI productively to scale your business π
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The Entourage is Australia's leading business coaching and training provider for business owners.
15/04/2026
When it comes to ads, most founders are obsessing over the wrong numbers. π
Impressions, reach, CTR, CPM β these tell you if people are seeing your ads.
They don't tell you if you're making money.
The metrics that actually matter are:
π Cost Per Result
π ROAS
π Frequency
π Cost Per Unique Outbound Click
Because visibility β viability.
You can have a killer CTR and still be losing money every single day. If you don't know your average Cost Per Result and ROAS before you scale, you're optimising blind.
Know your benchmarks. Optimise for outcomes. Not vanity.
Save this before you open Ads Manager again. π
If your team isn't switched on like you'd like them to be, itβs time to audit your systems. π§
Teams donβt magically become motivated, they respond to the environment you create. If you're seeing a lack of initiative, check these three things:
1οΈβ£ Clarity: Do they know exactly what winning looks like?
2οΈβ£ Ownership: Have you trained them to wait for your "OK" or can they power on without you?
3οΈβ£ Standards: Are you allowing underperformance to become the average?
Leadership isn't about motivation, it's about structure. π
If you're scaling with ads, watch this first. π
Our Head of Marketing, Sophie, manages hundreds of thousands in ad spend every month and this is what she wants you to know before you scale.
Founders, when revenue plateaus, the instinct is to turn up the ad spend.
But if your funnel isn't optimised, more spend just amplifies the inefficiency.
Before you increase your budget, ask yourself these 4 questions:
#1 β Are you converting well enough already?
#2 β Are you losing people in onboarding?
#3 β Are customers actually staying?
#4 β Are you increasing average order value?
Because here's the truth:
If you're spending $50Kβ$100K/month on ads, a 1% lift in conversion can outperform tens of thousands in extra spend.
Scaling isn't just about pushing more traffic in.
It's about making every single click more valuable first.
Optimisation before expansion. That's how you scale profitably. π
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Follow for more strategies on scaling your business without wasting a dollar on ad spend. π
3 AI automations saving us hours every week. π€
These aren't just gimmicks, they're workflows we actually use inside our business.
1οΈβ£ Meeting summaries with action extraction
Every call gets transcribed. AI summarises it, then pulls out action items, owners, and deadlines. No one is rewatching recordings. No one is writing manual notes.
2οΈβ£ Content repurposing
One long-form piece (a podcast, workshop, YouTube video) gets turned into LinkedIn posts, emails, reel scripts, and captions. First draft done in minutes.
3οΈβ£ Internal knowledge search
We've trained AI on our documents, frameworks, and past work. Instead of asking someone on Slack, the team searches and gets instant answers.
That's HOURS saved every single week.
AI isn't just for ideas.
It's for removing manual work at scale. π
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If you want AI built into your business like this, let's talk. Link in bio. π
08/04/2026
Most businesses donβt hire too late.
They hire in panic.
And panic kills standards.
16 weeks before your next hire is the runway you need to get it right.
Save this before your next hire.
Needing a boost of motivation after the long weekend? Tap and hold to read what these game-changers have to say π
01/04/2026
Today, we celebrate 16 years of The Entourage.
16 years ago, in a quiet local bar, our founder shared a dream with a handful of people (he canβt remember how many people were there but it looks like it wasnβt many π..)
Jack couldn't have told you then what it would become.
Today, The Entourage is a global community of over 1 million entrepreneurs and together, our members are generating over $1 billion every single year. That number still stops us in our tracks.
When we started in 2010, the entrepreneurial world was a lonely place. Few communities. Scarce mentors. Almost no one telling business owners that building something great and living a fulfilling life weren't mutually exclusive.
That's exactly why we existed. And it's still exactly why we do.
Over 16 years, we've had the privilege of coaching iconic brands, watching people transform not just their businesses, but their entire lives. Many of today's most impactful communities and coaching companies grew out of our programs. Nearly two years ago, we launched our Digital Agency to give members the ex*****on power to match their ambition. And now, we're taking it a step further with the launch of The Entourage AI, because the businesses that win the next few years will be the ones who adopt and implement AI the fastest.
What started in just a bar is now a global movement.
We're working with clients across the world, and Jack has recently made the move to the US to continue our expansion there. The dream has always been bigger than one city, one country, one market.
To every member, Growth Partner, speaker, and Entourage team member, past and present, thank you. You are the movement.
We're 16 years in, and honestly, we're just getting started.
The movement continues... ππ
From 90-hour weeks β‘οΈ Doubling revenue and tripling the team. π οΈ
Terry, Managing Director of MNR Constructions, loved building massive event structures for global brands. But while he was a master builder, he was "running blind" when it came to the business side.
The result meant he was working 80 to 90-hour work weeks, back-to-back, with no end in sight.
Since joining The Entourage, Terry has completely flipped the script:
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Growth: Doubled his revenue and doubled his workshop floor space.
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Scale: Tripled the size of his team so he doesn't have to do it all himself.
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Freedom: Reclaimed his time and moved out of the "weeds."
As Terry says: "If it wasnβt for The Entourage, Iβd still be working 90-hour weeks, or I would have given up by now." π‘
The lesson: Business is about building a team, not trying to do it all yourself.
DM us "SCALE" if youβre stuck in the weeds and ready to find a better way to grow.
25/03/2026
Your mid-week reminder: consistency always wins.
23/03/2026
The $28,500 βManual Taxβ is stunting your growth. πΈ
Thatβs not a guess. Itβs the average annual cost of lost productivity per employee due to manual data entry and work about work, and itβs a problem we see hold business owners back every day.
So, we launched The Entourage AI. π
The Results so far:
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$2.25M+ in direct cash savings identified.
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28,000+ hours of manual work eliminated.
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1,000,000+ tasks moved to AI agents.
Stop paying the invisible tax. Itβs time to remove the handbrake on your scale.
DM us to see if youβre a fit.
"We went from $100k a month and losing money, to $1M a month and 25% profit in just 12 months." π
lyads, founder of .com.au, went from a broke local DJ to the Australian Young Entrepreneur of the Year. He had the passion for Facebook ads, but his "done-for-you" agency model was hitting a wall of stress and lost revenue.
Since joining The Entourage, Brandon has 40Xβd his business and scaled to a million-dollar-a-month powerhouse. π
The results of shifting the model:
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Growth: From enrolling 12 people a month to 12 people a day.
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Profitability: Flipped the script from losing money to a consistent 25% margin.
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Mindset: Discovered that business can actually be fun rather than just stressful.
As Brandon says: "I would recommend The Entourage to any service-based business owner where growth is top of mind." π‘
DM us "SCALE" if you're to supercharge your business 40X over.
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