ALEX HITT

May 5, 2026 — The fourth TGD Mastermind focused on Orbit Marketing, why traditional funnels can be too linear, and how recurring touchpoints, events, reminders, community, and partnerships keep people engaged long enough to move toward a sale. 

Orbit Marketing — a marketing model built around repeated contact, relationship-building, community engagement, and clear next steps from awareness to engagement to buying behavior.

Main Takeaways

•  Marketing may be more important than the offer because people cannot buy what they never consistently encounter
•  Traditional funnels are often too linear and assume unlimited leads
•  Modern buyers drift because attention is fragmented and interest fades without a reason to return
•  Orbit Marketing creates repeated touchpoints that pull people closer over time
•  The three major layers of the orbit are outer awareness, middle engagement, and inner buying behavior
•  Outer orbit includes posts, comments, messages, content, free resources, and social media activity
•  Middle orbit includes conversations, community events, online events, reminders, and direct engagement
•  Inner orbit includes one-on-one calls, sales calls, consultations, paid communities, and offers
•  The center of the orbit is your brand, your core offer, and your highest-proximity offer
•  Content attracts, but events and outreach pull people closer
•  Community members strengthen the orbit because they can refer, re-engage, and create more gravity
•  A weekly free event is one of the highest-leverage tools because it scales conversations and pre-qualifies leads
•  Do not go from free to free forever — the free thing needs a clear next paid or semi-paid step
•  Partnerships and combined communities create more reach, more attraction, and more movement
•  Next week: video marketing, YouTube, short-form content, and the truth about whether online video is worth your time

TimeStamps:
00:00 Welcome, casual opening, Cinco de Mayo mention, and member introductions
08:39 How the mastermind works and Alex’s background as a full-time digital nomad and affiliate marketer
11:05 Topic setup: why marketing matters and why Orbit Marketing challenges funnel-based marketing
12:29 The problem with funnel-based marketing: linear paths, lead leakage, and buyer drift
14:14 Orbit Marketing explained: repeated contacts that move people from awareness to engagement to buying behavior
14:47 Outer, middle, and inner orbit: awareness, engagement, calls, offers, paid communities, and proximity
17:12 Why interested people drift and how reminders, events, follow-up, and clear next steps re-engage them
20:42 Community, recurring touchpoints, Alex’s event-to-gift-card-to-mastermind example, and mapping your own orbit
24:23 Group discussion: why funnels feel exhausting, why community feels better, and how Zoom builds stronger relationships
38:18 Weekly events, LinkedIn lead generation, scaling conversations, free-to-paid progression, partnerships, gift cards, and next week’s topic

“Interested people do not automatically stay engaged.” — Alex Hitt

“It is not their job to be interested in you.” — Alex Hitt

“Interest fades when there is no reason to return.” — Alex Hitt

“A confused buyer doesn’t buy.” — Alex Hitt

“Good touch points create movement.” — Alex Hitt

“The weekly free event is probably the most powerful thing in your business.” — Alex Hitt

April 28, 2026 — The third TGD Mastermind focused on LinkedIn as a repeatable lead-generation system, why connections matter more than followers, and how to use events to turn cold outreach into warm conversations.

LinkedIn Lead Generation — how to search, connect, invite, remind, host, offer, follow up, and repeat every week.

Main Takeaways

•  Sales are downstream from consistent relationship-building
•  LinkedIn works because it is an active professional networking platform
•  Most people use LinkedIn passively, but business comes from outbound action
•  Connections are more powerful than followers because they allow direct messaging
•  Your first goal is to grow first-degree connections with active LinkedIn users
•  Do not waste connection requests on people who are not active on the platform
•  Search by filters LinkedIn actually gives you, especially job title and location
•  If you cannot reliably find your target market, you may need to rethink the offer or audience
•  The weekly LinkedIn loop is: search, connect, invite, remind, host, offer, follow up, repeat
•  Events create a natural “because” for follow-up messages
•  Liking and commenting are free ways to create visibility and start relationships
•  Content helps nurture people after they notice you through engagement
•  Your best KPI is not impressions — it is how many people attend your event each week
•  Group calls, workshops, masterclasses, and networking events can all create warm sales opportunities
•  Next week: Orbit-based marketing — moving beyond funnels into network-based growth

TimeStamps:
00:00 Intro, date correction, mastermind welcome, and new member introductions
03:35 Where to find mastermind recordings, resources, and how the session works
04:18 Presentation begins: why LinkedIn is Alex’s preferred business-growth method
08:36 Connections vs followers and first-, second-, and third-degree LinkedIn relationships
11:31 Passive posting vs active outbound marketing
12:10 The core weekly LinkedIn loop: search, connect, invite, remind, host, offer, follow up, repeat
14:40 Searching for ideal clients using LinkedIn filters, titles, locations, and activity checks
23:22 Open discussion: likes, comments, visibility, and relationship-building through engagement
30:41 KPIs, event attendance, lead magnets, group calls, and event formats
47:58 Next week preview: Orbit-based marketing, mastermind reminders, referral gift cards, and closing

“Sales are downstream from all these other things.” — Alex Hitt

“You don’t want to follow people. You always want to connect with people.” — Alex Hitt

“If you can’t create a pipeline, there ain’t gonna be no business.” — Alex Hitt

“Liking somebody’s post is an advertisement for your business.” — Alex Hitt

“Your best indicator of performance is how many people attended your event weekly.” — Alex Hitt

April 21, 2026 — The second TGD Mastermind focused on lead generation, pipeline, and why access to an audience has to come before perfecting an offer.

No Pipeline, No Business — the five stages of a real business pipeline: Source, Attract, Qualify, Warm, and Close.

Main Takeaways

• More important than your offer is access to an audience
• Most entrepreneurs build backwards: passion first, offer second, audience last
• Your business is not your passion — your business is your pipeline
• A real pipeline has five stages: source, attract, qualify, warm, close
• Inbound content can work, but outbound action gives you more control
• Referrals and networking become more powerful when structured as partnerships
• Online events create repeatable, low-friction interactions at scale
• LinkedIn works because active users are often salespeople, entrepreneurs, and business owners
• If your sales process happens on Zoom, your first target market is people who already get on Zoom
• Next week: how Alex uses LinkedIn manually — filters, search, messaging, and lead generation strategy

TimeStamps:
00:00 Intro, date, and mastermind welcome
00:36 Topic setup: lead generation, sparked by Andrew's question from Week 1
00:59 Where to find the mastermind recordings and Vault Resources inside TGD
02:24 Presentation: No Pipeline, No Business
03:09 Alex's real estate story
04:18 The five-part business pipeline
04:53 Lead-generation channels: paid ads, organic marketing, referrals, networking, partnerships
11:32 Andrew Darlow case study — pet photography, audience access, and lead flow
24:04 Why LinkedIn and Zoom behavior matter for finding business leads
42:08 Mastermind gift-card partnership opportunity and referral engine

Link to VAULT Resources:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Oz-u5UEfTELuXdHWdDx88YL1vBY0oHPp?usp=sharing

"Your business is not your passion. Your business is your pipeline." — Alex Hitt

"More important than your offer is access to an audience." — Alex Hitt

"Do you have a method that allows people to discover you on purpose, consistently, at scale, and at will?" — Alex Hitt

April 14, 2026 — The first TGD Mastermind kicked off with eight entrepreneurs sharing offers, wrestling with pricing transparency, and uncovering what turns relationships into real sales.

Offer Creation & Positioning — the six elements of a buyable offer: Name, Deliverables, Timeline, Price, Link to Buy, and Sales Process.

Main Takeaways

• Confused people don't buy — clarity beats cleverness
• Every offer needs a name, a price, and a link to buy
• Intangible services need tangible deliverables
• Hiding your price creates friction, not protection
• Relationship-based offers need a crisp bridge to action
• Over-explaining signals uncertainty
• Every interaction should end with a clear next step
• Pricing transparency pre-qualifies and protects your time
• Fear of rejection is the real pricing bottleneck
• Next week: lead generation and finding the right audience

TimeStamps: 

00:00 Intro & attendee roll call
00:40 Two-minute member intros (Beverly, Valerie, Andrew, Deronda, Dr. Harvey, Ann, Dave, Sheryl)
17:00 Alex's origin story
19:07 Presentation: Offer creation & positioning
21:24 The six elements of an offer
28:31 Open discussion — links to buy & price friction
31:53 Relationship-based offers: the bottleneck
37:25 Pricing transparency (Sheryl, Dave, Dr. Harvey)
47:14 Andrew's lead gen question
48:54 Next week's topic & wrap-up

Link to VAULT Resources:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QHQtQEGJrohMmliAbudLvFL__mgrgMkG?usp=sharing

"I would have written a shorter letter, but I didn't have the time." — Mark Twain 

"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." — Einstein

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction." — E.F. Schumacher

WELCOME TO LEVEL UP w/ ALEX HITT

You now have direct access to strategy, execution, and partnership focused on one outcome — creating the business of your dreams! 

LEVEL UP w/ Alex Hitt is a working relationship where we identify what matters to you, build a clear plan, and execute on it together.

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📆 BOOK YOUR FIRST SESSION

Schedule your sessions here:
🔗 https://calendly.com/alexhitt/alex

You may book up to two (3) sessions per payment period.

🧭 HOW THIS WORKS

Each payment period includes:

• 3 Hours of 1-on-1 Consulting
• 2 Hours of Done-For-You Execution (completed by Alex Hitt)

1️⃣ YOUR FIRST SESSION (ONBOARDING + STRATEGY)

Your first session is a focused onboarding and discovery call where we will:

•  Break down your current business, offer, and positioning 
•  Identify bottlenecks and opportunities 
•  Define your highest-leverage next steps 
•  Build a clear roadmap for execution 

Following this session, Alex will use the Done-For-You time to begin working directly on your business based on that roadmap.

📥 WHAT YOU RECEIVE

After your sessions, you will be provided with:

• Full recording of your session 
• Timestamps for key moments 
• A structured strategy guide
• A clear roadmap for execution 
• Defined deliverables based on your business needs 

📌 IMPORTANT: COMMUNICATION & SCOPE

• All strategy discussions, feedback, deliverables, and questions are handled within your 2 hours of consulting time
• Any concerns or adjustments regarding deliverables will be addressed during your scheduled sessions 
• Communication outside of consulting time is strictly for scheduling purposes only

🤝 THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP

This works best when you show up prepared, engaged, and ready to execute. 

Alex takes this very seriously and will do everything in his power to help you succeed, and accomplish your business goals. However, no results are guaranteed or promised. Alex has helped many people accomplish great things in business, but it has always required hard-work, dedication, smarts, and extreme focus. So let's work together to LEVEL UP your business. 

📌 IMPORTANT TERMS

• Membership includes 3 hours consulting + 2 hours execution per payment period
• You must schedule your consulting sessions within your active payment period 
• Unused consulting time does not roll over

🗓️ SCHEDULING POLICY

• All sessions must be booked through Calendly 
• You may reschedule or cancel with at least 24 hours notice
• Failure to provide 24-hour notice = forfeiture of that session time
• Failure to schedule sessions within your payment period = forfeiture of that session time
• It's not Alex's responsibility to remind you to schedule session. Alex will cancel meetings that fall outside of these rules. 

♻️ RENEWAL & ACCESS

• Failure to renew will result in cancellation of future services 
• Alex cannot cancel your membership—you must manage this through the TGD portal 
• Renewal will happen automatically on the anniversary of each 30 day payment period, and will automatically deduct unless you cancel. 
• You may cancel at anytime. 

🔀 RESCHEDULING (ALEX HITT)

• Alex reserves the right to reschedule if necessary 
• If Alex reschedules, all consulting hours will still be fulfilled—even if outside the payment window 

🗣️ COMMUNICATION

All communication should be done through:

• Email - [email protected]
• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexhitt/
• Text message - (608)287-8689

(Scheduling only — all strategy and work-related communication happens during consulting sessions)

❌ NO REFUNDS

All payments are final. There are no refunds.

🛑 TERMINATION: 

You or Alex reserve the right to terminate membership or cancel renewal at anytime. 

If you stay consistent, follow the roadmap, and execute on the strategies—this becomes one of the highest leverage decisions you can make in your business. LET'S LEVEL UP! 

WELCOME TO THE MASTERMIND

As a member of the MASTERMIND, you get access to three core components designed to help you build faster, stay connected, and execute with clarity:

1. Weekly MASTERMIND Events — Every Tuesday at 11AM Eastern

Join a live 60-minute session each week focused on real strategy, real conversations, and real progress.
Each session is recorded, timestamped, and available for replay so you can revisit key insights at any time.

🔗 Add to Calendar: https://www.addevent.com/event/j7ckt64fjcmc

Alex will also send an email out to MASTERMIND members the day of the MASTERMIND with the zoom link (which remains the same weekly)

2. Private Community Chats & Weekly Discussion Topics

Stay connected between sessions inside the private community space.
Engage in ongoing discussions, ask questions, share what you’re working on, and build relationships with others who are actively building.

Located in the Discussion Threads inside The Great Discovery Community.

3. The VAULT

The VAULT is your growing resource center.
Inside, you’ll find an expanding collection of documents, videos, strategies, private trainings, and done-for-you resources designed to support your execution and growth.

Important

Active membership ($100/month) is required to maintain access.
Failure to renew will result in removal from the MASTERMIND and all related content, events, and resources.

You may rejoin at any time to regain full access. 

Any questions may be sent to Alex Hitt directly via email or Linkedin: 

[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexhitt/