The architecture

Two channels, one funnel

@imalexgunnar is the gateway drug. @ovo.academy is the converter. Together they compound 3-5x faster than either could alone, and cross-pollinate audiences without diluting either brand.

@imalexgunnar

Operator vlog · the gateway drug

Primary face
Alex
Secondary
Jaci guests on AMAs / story drops
Surfaces
YouTube (NEW) · Instagram · TikTok
Job

Pull curiosity-driven viewers in via lifestyle + operator footage. Make them ask: what does this guy actually do?

Format mix
  • Operator vlog (week running a $131k/mo agency)
  • Real deal closes filmed
  • Brickell → SD → Europe travel arc
  • GT3 + lifestyle as texture, not subject
  • Founder POV / philosophical takes
CTA discipline

Soft. When you close a deal on camera, the CTA is 'watch Jaci do this every day on @ovo.academy.' Never 'buy my course.'

@ovo.academy

Brand-owned education · the converter

Primary face
Jaci
Secondary
Alex on The Debrief weekly + drop-ins 1-2x/wk
Surfaces
YouTube · Instagram · TikTok
Job

Convert curious viewers into Academy applicants by teaching the category and proving the operator credibility.

Format mix
  • Closer's Desk (Jaci, weekly, live deal teardowns)
  • The Debrief (Alex + Jaci duo, weekly)
  • Roast Round (Jaci, monthly comment teardowns)
  • Brand Files (bi-weekly creator-deal case studies)
  • Inside the Pod (monthly team roundtable)
CTA discipline

Hard on long-form end cards + pinned comments. 'Apply at ovo.academy. Jaci closes every call personally.'

The funnel mechanic

Soft handoff, never direct pitch

Personal → Academy is a soft handoff. Hard pitch lives only on @ovo.academy. This protects Alex's personal brand permanently and gives Jaci's channel warm-traffic flywheel.

01
@imalexgunnar IG/TT/YT

Viewer lands via lifestyle hook (GT3, travel, founder POV)

02
@imalexgunnar long-form

Stays for the operator content. Sees Alex close a real $50k brand deal on camera.

03
Soft mention

Alex says: 'My closer Jaci does this every day. She teaches it on @ovo.academy.'

04
@ovo.academy YT

Viewer follows the bridge. Watches Jaci's Closer's Desk. Subs.

05
@ovo.academy long-form library

Watches 3-5 talking-heads. Trusts the category. Vocabulary clicks.

06
Apply page

Clicks pinned comment / end card. Books application call. Jaci closes.

Don't split posting attention 50/50

Who posts where

If you and Jaci both post equally on both channels, both grow slower. Assign primary by surface. Cross-pollinate as guests, not as co-leads.

Surface
Primary
Secondary
@ovo.academy YouTube long-form
Jaci
Alex on The Debrief weekly
@ovo.academy Instagram + TikTok
Jaci
Alex drops in 1-2x/week
@imalexgunnar Instagram + TikTok + YouTube
Alex
Jaci guests on AMAs / story drops
Jaci personal IG
Jaci
Cross-posts select shorts from @ovo.academy
Why this works

Founder + breakout employee playbook

Two-protagonist channels (founder + breakout employee, real chemistry) compound 2-3x faster than single-host. Audience picks favorites, both demos relate, behind-the-scenes content unlocks.

Hormozi + Acquisition.com

@hormozi personal carries founder credibility; Acquisition.com properties teach. Same split we are running.

Codie Sanchez + Contrarian Thinking

@codiesanchez personal pulls audience by aspiration; Contrarian Thinking newsletter + properties convert.

MrBeast + Chandler

Two-protagonist format compounds 2-3x faster than solo. Audience picks favorites, both win.

Day 1 launch protocol

Coordinated YouTube launch

Don't soft-launch either channel. Both go live the same week with cross-promotion built in. Solo launches start two channels from zero independently. Coordinated launches share day-one viewership.

  1. 1
    @imalexgunnar YT day 1: 5-min intro vlog 'I run a creator agency doing $131k/mo, meet my closer Jaci.' Ends with soft handoff to @ovo.academy.
  2. 2
    @ovo.academy YT day 1: Jaci's first long-form drops the same hour.
  3. 3
    Both channel descriptions + pinned comments link to each other.
  4. 4
    All shorts cross-post that same hour from every account in the orbit (Alex + Jaci + OVO + Patricia). Day 1 floor: 100k+ impressions.
  5. 5
    Saturday week 1: Jaci IG Live AMA at 1pm ET, becomes the recurring weekly anchor.
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