04/30/25

SELLER’S SECRETS

How John Mau turned $137 into $250k/mo in 1.5 Years

Imagine this:

You set up a phone call with your new boss and two of his friends who are good at sales. This if your first sales job ever for a small marketing agency, so you anticipate to learn a thing or two that’ll help you perform in your new role.

Three hours later, and after some objection handling, you’re sending an email to your academic advisor to drop out of college.

Thoughts of dropping out of college are probably more common than the average person thinks they are. And while John had experienced these thoughts before; he never thought he’d actually see them through.

This conversation in 2023 and the decision made after were the springboard to the insane story you’re about to witness in this newsletter today.

• Dropped out of college as a junior to pursue sales

• Spent his last money going to an event across the country

• Pitched himself into a sales role with a $4mm/mo company

• Month #1, $9,000 commission, set company record

• Moved up to closing, eventually making $36,000/mo in commissions

The bullet points above make this seem like a walk in the park, but it was maybe the furthest thing from that. If you want to hear the whole breakdown in-depth on how John landed this role that others dream about, watch our full 1-1 interview here.

Two catalyst moments for John

After rising the ranks of this extremely competitive sales team and becoming the best, John hit a ceiling. He knew he was ready for the next phase of sales and entrepreneurship. He could only take so many more days of back-to-back sales calls from 6AM to 7PM.

Moment #1: John was living in the same apartment with his friends who were driving Lamborghinis and not taking sales calls all day long. They had reached a level of success without sacrificing their quality of life which he admired. This made him realize just how attainable these things were, after all, these guys weren’t so different than him.

Moment #2: Coming to The High-Ticket Sales Meet-Up in Sept. 2024. Seeing a presentation by others who had achieved success with a sales agency allowed John to really set his sights on his next mountain to climb. One that allowed him to build upon the skill and credibility that he worked hard for over the last year.

When John got back from Austin, he went all-in on his next chapter. He quit his high-paying remote closing job, burnt the bridges, and put his head to the grindstone.

He went harder on social media, started gaining more and more traction for his objection handling videos. He also invested into himself to learn what was needed in order to shorten the learning curve regarding the sales agency he wanted to build.

Fast forward just about six months later…

Between having some of your favorite influencers as clients of his sales agency, and building out his advanced sales training program, John is making over $200,000/mo with a full team behind him.

What you should take away from John

During our interview, John brought up many beliefs that he holds that I (founder, Dylan) truly believe set him apart from the 99%. I’m not just saying this to hype up a friend, but I genuinely mean it.

It’s easy to connect the dots in hindsight, but with some of what he shared in interview, I’m not surprised by what he’s been able to achieve in such a short time.

• "What you don’t have in skill, make up for in volume."

• "If it’s in your control, why are you not maxing it out?"

• "I hated being number two."

• "I was a winner. I just wasn’t a loser."

• "Dropped out, parents hated it. But they knew I wasn’t gonna lose."

• "Got sick, had to take calls with my camera off—still closed $80K that week."

• "I stayed a setter longer than I had to, just to get mentored by the best."

• "I used to fake the confidence. Now it’s real."

If you have the opportunity to connect with John, whether it’s about getting better at sales, scaling your own offer, or spending your last dollar on an event ticket in an attempt to secure a sales role, you absolutely should.

Winners win, and John is a prime example of that.