About James Schramko
Better decisions. Faster progress. Fewer expensive mistakes. In business since 1991. 3,500+ businesses.
Your business works. It shouldn't feel this hard.
I help established founders make better decisions, move faster, and avoid expensive mistakes. Those mistakes stack up when you can't see them from inside the business.
I've mentored over 3,500 businesses since 2008. My ongoing clients stay 5 to 7 years on average. My longest client has been with me since 2010.
I work with two kinds of founders. Some have proven offers and real clients but feel stuck inside their own success. Others have sold a business and have the capital to build what comes next. I help them see what to fix first, what to cut, and what to stop doing themselves.
What I Do
I mentor founders with proven offers and real clients who feel stuck inside their own success. I also mentor founders who have sold a business and have the capital to build the next one. I do not motivate. I do not coach feelings. I help you make better decisions and move faster. I help you avoid the expensive detours that cost you months heading the wrong way.
3,500 businesses over 18 years means the patterns repeat. I have seen your problem before. I can see what you can't see from inside it, and I say it straight. Den Lennie, after months in the program, put it plainly: "James is a genius, and he stops me doing dumb shit."
Results
- 3,500+ businesses mentored
- Average time a client stays: 5 to 7 years
- Longest client relationship: since 2010
- Recurring income unbroken since July 2008
Clients stay because better decisions build on each other. One good decision changes your pricing, hiring, offers, positioning, systems, and growth for years.
Background
I have been in business since 1991. Before I built online businesses, I spent ten years at Mercedes-Benz. I was General Manager of a Sydney dealership network. I left the corporate world in 2008 to build my own businesses full-time.
I started several seven-figure online businesses, including VisionFind. I published a book called Work Less, Make More. It's about building a profitable business without burning out.
Today I surf most mornings and work 10-15 hours a week. My business runs on its own. I mentor a small group of established founders through my Mentor program. Here is how my online business coaching works.
Who This Is For
You run a real business with paying clients and proven delivery, usually past $100K a year. Or you have sold one and have the capital to build the next. You are not looking for motivation. You are looking for someone who sees the whole picture and tells you what to do next.
If you have no customers yet and no capital to build with, start with the playbooks. Come back when you have some customers.
Two Ways to Work With Me
Playbooks
The same thinking I use with clients, written up so you can apply it yourself. Self-serve, no call required. Free.
Browse the Playbooks
Mentor
Ongoing direction for established founders. Daily chat access and weekly calls. Input from someone who has seen the pattern before, fitted to your business each week as it changes. $1,800/month.
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Timeline
Business begins.
Leaves Mercedes.
Membership launches.
Own the Racecourse.
Work Less, Make More.
Rebrand.
HammondAI.