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Advanced Affilliate

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An insider's guide to the tactics and origin stories of 7-figure affiliate marketers and lead generation CEOs.

The brief

This is a tactical interview show for experienced performance marketers. Host Gabe Ansel talks shop with fellow 7- and 8-figure affiliate marketers, agency owners, and lead generators, focusing on what it takes to scale. Conversations are dense with industry jargon, covering specific verticals (ACA, Medicare, insurance), ad strategies (the 'Trojan Horse' method), and the mindset shift from solo media buyer to company CEO.

Unlike broader business podcasts, Advanced Affiliate is hyper-focused on the high-stakes world of performance marketing and lead generation. The host's insider status allows for unusually candid, peer-to-peer conversations about specific campaign profits, scaling tactics, and navigating compliance in lucrative but difficult verticals.
— What makes it distinctive
§1 · The host

Who hosts this show

Hosted by veteran performance marketer Gabe Ansel, Advanced Affiliate features long-form interviews with the founders and media buyers behind multi-million dollar online businesses. The podcast, formerly called '7 Figure Entrepreneur,' focuses on the granular strategies for scaling campaigns in pay-per-call, lead generation, and direct response, particularly in regulated verticals like insurance and telehealth. Ansel, an experienced affiliate and course creator himself, engages guests as a peer, digging into their origin stories, campaign mechanics, and business philosophies.

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Credentials & credits

  • Host of the Advanced Affiliate podcast (formerly 7 Figure Entrepreneur)
  • Co-founder of an affiliate lead generation agency
  • Creator of the 'Locked In Leads' lead generation course
  • Performance Marketer since ~2008
  • E-commerce Entrepreneur & Facebook Marketer

Other ventures

  • Advanced Affiliate Skool Community
  • Advanced Affiliate Mastermind
  • Locked In Leads (Online Course)
§2 · Classification

What kind of podcast

§3 · Cadence & catalog

When new episodes drop

§3b · Editor's picks

Notable episodes

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  1. 01
    EP 134: How To Legally Build a 7-Figure Peptide Business w/ Coy McAlexander

    A deep dive into the rapidly growing but complex telehealth and peptide space, revealing how the guest scaled to 10,000+ calls a day and navigated major compliance changes.

  2. 02
    EP 131: From Architect to $8M With Affiliate Lead Gen in 12 Months w/ Manuel Perez-Trujillo

    Details the guest's 'Trojan Horse' ad strategy of using entertaining, viral-style content for lead generation and his unique hiring process for building a $50M/year company.

  3. 03
    EP 132: How To Build A 7 Figure Marketing Agency With A.I. W/ Samar Hussain

    Provides a practical framework for media buyers to leverage AI, from no-code automation to advanced data analysis, while avoiding common time-wasting pitfalls.

§4 · Signature

What you'll be asked on this show

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How Advanced Affilliate interviews

Gabe Ansel's interviews follow a consistent, chronological arc. He opens by asking for the guest's origin story, often with a prompt like, "Can you take us from the beginning of how you found this space?" He then traces their journey from early hustles like dropshipping to their current success, probing for key pivots and 'aha' moments. Ansel, an industry veteran, uses specific jargon and shares his own experiences, creating a collaborative, peer-to-peer dynamic rather than a formal Q&A. He frequently asks for specific, high-leverage advice for his audience of experienced marketers and closes by asking where listeners can connect with the guest.

The format is a one-on-one, long-form interview, often running close to an hour. Host Gabe Ansel is an active participant, sharing his own experiences and rebranding efforts to build rapport. The show has a clear commercial purpose, frequently promoting Ansel's own 'Advanced Affiliate' mastermind and Skool community.

Questions Advanced Affilliate keeps coming back to

13 catalogued

If you're going on this show as a guest, expect some version of each of these. Each note explains when Advanced Affilliate reaches for it.

origin

1
  1. Q.01

    How did you get into this affiliate marketing space and get to where you are now?

    This is his standard opening question to establish the guest's origin story.

process

3
  1. Q.01

    What was your thought process for stopping [previous venture] and moving on?

    He asks this to understand the strategic reasoning behind a guest's business pivots.

  2. Q.02

    What was the first niche you started with in affiliate marketing?

    This question seeks to understand the guest's entry point into the industry.

  3. Q.03

    What small use cases have the biggest leverage for media buyers?

    Focuses on finding high-impact, low-effort applications of a new tool or strategy.

advice

3
  1. Q.01

    What advice would you give an average affiliate to get to the next level?

    A signature closing question to extract actionable tips for the audience.

  2. Q.02

    What's the lowest hanging fruit for adding to the bottom line with [new technology] right now?

    He asks this to get a practical, high-impact starting point for his audience.

  3. Q.03

    Can you give some tips on improving lead quality?

    Asks for specific, tactical advice on a key challenge for his audience.

future

2
  1. Q.01

    What are you working on today and what are you excited about?

    Used to transition the conversation to the guest's current and future projects.

  2. Q.02

    What's your goal with the business? Build it as a cash machine or eventually sell it?

    This question probes the guest's long-term vision and exit strategy.

money

2
  1. Q.01

    What kind of margins are you seeing on [specific] products?

    A direct question to understand the real profitability of a specific vertical.

  2. Q.02

    Was doing a million dollars in revenue the most you'd ever made in a month?

    He uses this to contextualize the scale of a guest's reported success.

craft

1
  1. Q.01

    Do you think starting with [a specific skill, like copywriting] gave you a leg up?

    This explores how a guest's unique background contributed to their success.

personal

1
  1. Q.01

    Do you miss the early days when it was just you pounding away on ads?

    A personal question to explore the emotional side of scaling a business.

Topics covered repeatedly

Affiliate MarketingLead GenerationPay-Per-CallMedia BuyingFacebook AdsScaling BusinessesInsurance & Health VerticalsAI in MarketingCampaign OptimizationEntrepreneurship
§5 · Guests

Who gets booked here

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Typical guest

Guests are exclusively high-revenue (7- to 8-figure) founders and expert media buyers from the world of affiliate marketing and lead generation. They are typically company owners who have successfully transitioned from solo operators to building large teams and scalable systems.

Recent guests
  • Coy McAlexander
    on EP 134: How To Legally Build a 7-Figure Peptide Business w/ Coy McAlexander
  • Kyle Malin
    on EP 133: How To Scale To 25k Days On Affiliate Lead Gen W/ Kyle Malin
  • Samar Hussain
    on EP 132: How To Build A 7 Figure Marketing Agency With A.I. W/ Samar Hussain
  • Manuel Perez-Trujillo
    on EP 131: From Architect to $8M With Affiliate Lead Gen in 12 Months w/ Manuel Perez-Trujillo
  • John Ventura
    on EP 130: How To Grow An 8 Figure Lead Gen Business W/ John Ventura
§6 · Channels & links

Where to find this show

§7 · Stats

Audience & reach

YouTube · first-party
Subscribers
10.7K
10,700
Avg views / video
1.2K
Trailing window
Total views
346K
346,078
Videos published
356
Sponsor readEstimated

The podcast's primary sponsor is the host's own ecosystem: the 'Advanced Affiliate' Skool community and high-ticket mastermind events. This creates a direct funnel from the podcast's expert content to the host's paid educational products.

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Subscriber and view counts are pulled live from YouTube and re-verified on a 30-day cycle. Listener estimates for the RSS feed aren't published here unless they're host-verified.

§8 · Contact

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§9b · FAQ

People also ask

AI-extracted researched answers · help us verify
What is the host's real name?
The host is Gabe Ansel, a long-time performance marketer and entrepreneur.
Is the podcast still running?
Yes, the podcast releases new episodes on a roughly monthly basis.
What is the format of the show?
It's a long-form interview podcast where host Gabe Ansel speaks with a single guest, typically for about an hour.
Who is this podcast for?
It's for experienced affiliate marketers, media buyers, and lead generation business owners who want to learn advanced scaling strategies from peers.
What was the podcast's previous name?
The podcast was formerly known as '7 Figure Entrepreneur'.
Where can I listen to the podcast?
The podcast is available on YouTube and major podcast platforms like Apple Podcasts.
Last updatedJun 29, 2026Not yet host-verified
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§9c · Methodology

Sources & how this page was built

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  1. [01]Advanced Affiliate on YouTubeyoutube.com
  2. [02]Advanced Affiliate on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com
  3. [03]Advanced Affiliate Skool Communityskool.com
  4. [04]Locked In Leads by Gabe Ansel Review - BOSS Magazineboss-magazine.com
  5. [05]EP 131 Episode Description7figureentp.com
  6. [06]Interview with Gabe Ansel on ClickBank's Affiliated Podcastyoutube.com
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