Chris Dufey Podcast
My team builds you a system to scale from $100K to $1M/month without burning out. Interested? →https://jointherainmakers.com/demowatch?cluid=cl8141r7cz27kr018b0788-680d-4785-ab5d-c63b4f1af9f4 In this episode, I'm breaking down the exact 7 lessons that allowed me to build a 7-figure business in 63 days and how you can apply them to yours. After selling my last company for multiple seven figures, I decided to do things differently. I wanted to build a business where I could earn the money I want, work with people I love, do work I love, AND have freedom and time with my family. Here are the 7...
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My team builds you a system to scale from $100K to $1M/month without burning out. Interested? →https://jointherainmakers.com/demowatch?cluid=cl8141r7cz27kr018b0788-680d-4785-ab5d-c63b4f1af9f4 Most people think sovereignty means living off-grid or escaping the system. They're wrong. In this conversation, I sit down with Tucker Max — bestselling author, founder, rancher — for one of the most honest conversations I've had about what it actually takes to build a life on your own terms. Not the Instagram version. The real one. Tucker didn't start with a ranch, a school, and years of food...
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My team builds you a system to scale from $100K to $1M/month without burning out. Interested? → I was sitting in a cafe in Bali when a WhatsApp message came through. A letter of intent. Final terms. I scrolled to the number and just stared. Five weeks later, clean exit. No earn out. No gold handcuffs. The buyer didn't want me. They wanted what I built. And what I built wasn't a personal brand. It was a business. But two years before that message, I was stuck at $40K a month posting daily, running webinars, sending DMs, launching challenges and still couldn't predict what next month looked...
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My team builds you a system to scale from $100K to $1M/month without burning out. Interested? → Most coaches hit $100K/month and then get completely stuck. Not because they lack talent. Not because the market dried up. Because they're trying to do everything themselves, and that model has a ceiling. In this video, I'm breaking down the exact strategies I've uncovered from over 220 hours of consulting six, seven, and eight-figure CEOs, what actually works, what kills momentum, and how the coaches who break through to $1M/month think and operate differently. Most founders believe the lie...
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My team builds you a $167K/month client machine in 8 weeks. You just approve it. Interested? → https://jointherainmakers.com/choosetime?utm_src=organicyoutube AI is killing your coaching business. Not because you're not using it. Because you're using it the same way everyone else is, and it's making you invisible. n this video, I'm breaking down the 3 biggest mistakes coaches make with AI that are costing them clients, killing their conversions, and turning their marketing into generic noise. And I'm showing you exactly how to fix it. Most coaches think they're ahead because they're...
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Work with me: 📖 Get the Full Story FREE: "From Special Needs to Multi-Millionaire" - The complete revenue engine that built a fortune (and how you can have the same system): If this is our first time meeting, Hey, I’m Chris Dufey—the founder of The Rainmakers… We help online info businesses make $10k/day with a tiny-team and a 24/7 sales system... See, not that long ago, I was sleeping on a couch, sweating over how to build a business before my first daughter showed up. She showed up right on time, and I wasn’t ready. NOW? As a father to 4, living between Bali and Australia, and...
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My team builds you a $167K/month client machine in 8 weeks. You just approve it. Interested? → AI is killing your coaching business. Not because you're not using it. Because you're using it the same way everyone else is, and it's making you invisible. n this video, I'm breaking down the 3 biggest mistakes coaches make with AI that are costing them clients, killing their conversions, and turning their marketing into generic noise. And I'm showing you exactly how to fix it. Most coaches think they're ahead because they're using ChatGPT to create content. They're posting more....
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My team builds you a $167K/month client machine in 8 weeks. You just approve it. Interested? → Want the exact system that takes Beauty Business owners from $3K to $20K a month without burning out or guessing what comes next? Start here: https://jointherainmakers.com/private If this is our first time meeting hey, I'm Chris Dufey, founder of The Rainmakers. We help online info businesses and coaches make serious money with lean teams, smart systems, and a sales process that doesn't rely on crossing your fingers. In this episode, you're getting a seat inside a real $4,000 private...
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In this episode, I’m breaking down the exact roadmap I used to build a $300,000/month business. This isn’t theory. This is the step-by-step blueprint that took me from zero to multiple 7-figures, and I’m showing you every single move. You’re going to see the real systems, the client acquisition machine, and the infrastructure that let me scale to $300K/month without burning out or working 80-hour weeks. If you’re a coach or consultant stuck in the feast-famine cycle, this roadmap will change everything. Here’s what I’m covering: The 5-engine client acquisition system that brings...
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Work with me: I've built hundreds of funnels. I've spent millions on ads. This one converts better than all of them. $282,000 in monthly revenue on $10,000 ad spend. 28.2X ROAS. From cold strangers clicking ads to closed $6,000 deals. This is a complete breakdown of the 5-engine system that produces these results with real client numbers, real metrics, and nothing held back. The 5 Engines: → Engine 1: The Offer Engine — how we positioned a $6K offer to feel like a no-brainer → Engine 2: The Ad Engine — $10K/month spend, 1.9% CTR, $4.80 CPC, 2,080 visitors → Engine 3: The...
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More offers.
More funnels.
More hires.
More chaos.
That’s the lie.
In this video, I break down exactly how I hit a $1M run rate in 63 days with no team, no paid ads, no fancy launch, and why doing less is what finally worked.
This came right after I sold my last multi–seven-figure business.
I was burnt out.
Overbuilt.
Drowning in complexity.
So I made one promise to myself:
This one has to feel light.
No 15-person team.
No bloated Slack channels.
No pretending I love to grind.
Just a clean system that prints cash without running my life.
Here’s what actually moved the needle:
• Why most offers sound clever but don’t solve real pain
• The “hell yes” test your offer must pass
• How simplifying to one offer, one funnel, one metric changed everything
• Why leverage isn’t automation… it’s efficiency
• How I rebuilt delivery so clients win faster with less of me
• The exact message that filled my calendar with high-value clients
• The timeline exercise that shows you what to cut (and what to keep)
No standard ‘guru’ speak.
No 47-module programs.
No outdated hustle advice.
Just a simple machine that works even when you’re offline.
If your business feels heavier than it should…
If you’re working harder but not scaling cleaner…
If you want a path to growth that doesn’t wreck your life…
This episode is for you. 👇
Subscribe and turn on notifications if you’re done chasing bigger and ready to build better.
And grab the link in the description to book a free demo and see the exact system installed step-by-step.
You don’t need to work harder.
You need a cleaner path.
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In this video:
00:00 — The lie about scaling
00:38 — How I hit a $1M run rate in 63 days
01:05 — Selling my last business and starting over
02:10 — The promise: this one had to feel light
02:55 — Why your business feels heavier than it should
03:25 — One offer, one path, one result
04:05 — Why most offers sound clever but don’t solve pain
04:45 — The “hell yes” test
05:25 — The Rainmakers offer breakdown
06:05 — Why leverage isn’t automation
06:40 — Designing delivery around outcomes, not effort
07:20 — The 8-week delivery model
08:10 — Why most marketing confuses instead of converts
08:40 — Selling clarity instead of tactics
09:15 — The one line that filled our calendar
09:45 — Clean offer + lean delivery + clear message
10:15 — The Shiran timeline exercise
11:00 — Cutting what doesn’t matter
11:30 — The cleanest path to $1M without wrecking your life
12:05 — What to do next
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If this is our first time meeting, hey 👋🏼 I’m Chris Dufey, founder of The Rainmakers.
We help coaches and creators scale to $1M Profit with tiny teams and only working 2-4hrs a day.
A few years ago, I was sleeping on a couch, scrambling to build a business before my first daughter arrived.
She showed up. I wasn’t ready.
Now, I’ve got four kids, homes in Bali and Australia, and I build 7- and 8-figure businesses that don’t depend on me.
Quick timeline:
18: Became a trainer to get fit
21: Built a PT agency
25: Moved to Dubai, started a business
27: Moved to Bali to figure it out
28: Launched and lost a supplement brand
29: Started coaching fitness pros
31: Founded Coaches Cartel
35: Sold it
36: Consulted 6-9 figure CEOs
38: Started The Rainmakers
This channel is for founders who want simple, scalable businesses that buy back time with proven systems that just work.
Subscribe, drop a comment, and let’s build a business you actually enjoy running.