{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Build With AI","title":"Making $15k/month from AI consulting as a college student (full breakdown)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3fce18b9\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2229,"description":"Close your first (or next) AI services client within 90 days or get 100% of your money back: https://www.skool.com/aioperatoracademy/about\n\nGet all my FREE resources (including the ones mentioned in this video): https://www.skool.com/aioperatorhub/about\n\n\nIn this episode, I sit down with James Larson, a 23-year-old BYU student who took the AI assessment model upmarket with his two co-founders. He walks through the exact process that landed their first $15K/month retainer with a construction company, from warm intros and pre-call surveys to live demos built on the client's own work. You'll also hear how they priced it and how they get in front of $10M+ companies.\nTimestamps:\n\n[00:00] - Meet James Larson And His Story\n[01:00] - Discovering The AI Assessment Model\n[02:20] - Door Knocking To Land First Clients\n[03:30] - The Free 15-Minute Assessment Pitch\n[04:15] - Automating The Report On The Spot\n[05:05] - Why Instant Reports Beat Two Calls\n[06:10] - Upselling The Full Paid Assessment\n[07:30] - Why Small Businesses Couldn't Afford It\n[08:30] - Going Upmarket To $10M+ Companies\n[09:30] - Reaching Big Companies Through Warm Intros\n[11:05] - Why Asking For Advice Works\n[12:20] - Landing A $15K/Month Construction Client\n[14:10] - The Pre-Call Survey For 15 Interviews\n[16:20] - What To Charge For The Assessment\n[18:00] - Rolling Assessment Cost Into The Build\n[19:00] - Live Demo: Inspection To Proposal\n[20:00] - The $209K ROI From One Workflow\n[21:15] - Building Demos From Real Client Examples\n[23:30] - Getting The Whole C-Suite On One Call\n[24:20] - 19 Workflows And Yearly ROI Math\n[25:30] - Measuring ROI Beyond Saved Hours\n[27:00] - Closing And Becoming Their AI Department\n[28:10] - Anchoring With 10K, 15K, 25K Plans\n[29:30] - Double Your Price And Negotiate Down\n[30:30] - Current Pipeline And Longer Sales Cycles\n[31:50] - Why One Big Client Beats Six\n[32:30] - Cold Outreach To Mid-Market CEOs\n[33:15] - Cheap Contact Data With Treg\n[34:40] - Chamber Of Commerce AI...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fPP_LXbA6Rbv7hw4e1qgK-hy_oKL684f8rf7EF5X7TI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zYWVm/NTk5YjU3OTk3NzAy/YzBlZDkzNzA0ZDIz/MjVjNC5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}