The Curriculum
Everything they didn't teach you.
Every course at Build Me Academy is built from real-world experience — not textbooks, not theory, not someone who's never actually done it. Pick where you are and start building.
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College: Is It Right for You?
College is one of the biggest financial and life decisions you'll ever make — and most people make it on autopilot. This course breaks down how to evaluate whether college is the right move, how to pick the right school for your goals (not just the most prestigious one), how to manage the cost, and what to do if the traditional four-year path isn't your answer.
Learn MoreWhat Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up?
Not sure where you're headed? You're not alone. This course helps you cut through the noise, figure out what actually drives you, and build a realistic path toward a career and life that fits who you are — not who everyone else thinks you should be.
Learn MoreHigh School Essentials
The foundational skills every high school graduate needs but never gets taught — from managing money and understanding credit to navigating your first job, lease, and real-world responsibilities.
Start FreeGetting Organized My Way
Stop drowning in chaos and build a personal system that actually works for you. Learn how to organize your time, tasks, and priorities so you can execute with clarity every single day.
Learn MoreMarginal Utility: The Value of Your Time
Most business owners have no idea what their time is actually worth — and it's costing them. Learn how to calculate the real value of your time, apply marginal utility to everyday decisions, and start making choices that actually move the needle on profitability.
Learn MoreNetworking & My Networking Game
Most people network wrong — they show up, hand out cards, and wonder why nothing comes of it. Learn how to build a networking strategy that actually works, how to show up in any room with confidence, and how to turn connections into real opportunities for your business and career.
Learn MoreRelationships: The Real Reason People Fail
In nearly twenty years of business, the single biggest pattern in people who fail isn't a lack of skill or a bad idea — it's how they manage relationships. This course covers the professional and personal relationships that make or break a business owner: how to build them, protect them, set boundaries, and recognize when the wrong ones are quietly costing you everything.
Learn MoreDiet: What You Take In
Diet isn't just about food. Everything you consume — what you watch, who you spend time with, what you read, and the environment you put yourself in — shapes who you become. This course breaks down how your inputs, physical and mental, directly affect your output in business and in life.
Learn MoreWorking Out: Building the Body That Carries the Business
Your physical condition directly affects your mental sharpness, your energy, and your ability to lead. This course cuts through the noise of the fitness industry and gives you a straightforward framework for building and maintaining a workout routine that actually fits your life as a busy professional or business owner.
Learn MoreStress Management: Pressure Without the Breakdown
Stress is part of the job — but letting it run your life isn't. This course teaches you how to identify your stress triggers, build systems that reduce unnecessary pressure, and develop the mental habits that keep you sharp and functional when things get hard. Because they will get hard.
Learn MoreSleep & Recovery: The Competitive Advantage Nobody Talks About
Most high performers brag about how little sleep they get. Most of them are also making worse decisions, burning out faster, and leaving performance on the table. This course covers the science of sleep, how to build a recovery routine, and why rest isn't laziness — it's strategy.
Learn MoreYour Health Is Your Business: A Framework for Longevity
Preventive care, understanding your numbers, navigating the healthcare system, and building habits that keep you out of the doctor's office — this course treats your health the same way a smart operator treats their business: proactively, with a plan, and with the long game in mind.
Learn MoreStarting Your Business
Turn your idea into a real business. We cover entity types, registration, banking, insurance, and the first moves every new owner needs to make before they open their doors.
Learn MoreMapping Your Business to Understand It
Learn how to break your business down on paper so you actually understand how it works — cash flow, operations, roles, and the moving parts most owners never stop to think through.
Learn MoreContracts and Why They Matter
You don't need a law degree — you need to know what you're signing and what to put in front of others. This course covers the contracts every business owner will encounter and how to use them to protect yourself.
Learn MoreService Business Ups and Downs
The service business world is feast or famine if you let it be. Learn how to manage slow seasons, handle difficult clients, price your work correctly, and build stability into a business that runs on relationships.
Learn MoreLeadership & Decision-Making
Learn how to lead with clarity, make high-stakes decisions under pressure, and build teams that actually perform. The skills every employer and entrepreneur needs.
Learn MoreEmployees vs. Subcontractors
One of the most costly mistakes in a service business is getting this wrong. Learn the real differences between employees and subcontractors, how to structure your workforce, and how to protect yourself legally and financially.
Learn MoreThe Fumble Recovery
Bad employees, nightmare clients, contractor blowups, and situations that go sideways — they're not if, they're when. This course teaches you how to handle the hard stuff, protect your business, and come out the other side stronger.
Learn MorePersonal Finance: Managing Your Money Like an Adult
Budgeting, saving, debt, credit scores, investing basics, and building wealth over time — this course covers the personal finance fundamentals that nobody taught you in school but everyone needs to know. Whether you're just starting out or trying to get your financial life back on track, this is where you begin.
Learn MoreSales Fundamentals: Everyone Sells Something
Whether you're pitching a client, asking for a raise, or convincing a partner to believe in your idea — you're selling. This course teaches the fundamentals of sales that every professional and business owner needs: how to build trust, handle objections, close without being pushy, and create relationships that generate repeat business.
Learn MoreCredit: How It Works and How to Use It
Your credit score is one of the most powerful financial tools you have — and most people have no idea how it actually works. This course covers how credit is calculated, how to build and protect it, how to use debt strategically, and how to avoid the traps that keep people financially stuck for years.
Learn MoreHiring Right the First Time
A bad hire is one of the most expensive mistakes a growing business can make — in time, money, and team morale. This course walks you through building a hiring process that actually works: writing job descriptions that attract the right people, interviewing with intention, spotting red flags early, and onboarding in a way that sets everyone up to win.
Learn MoreInsurance: What You Actually Need
Most people are either over-insured, under-insured, or paying for coverage they don't understand. This course breaks down the types of insurance every adult and business owner should know — health, liability, business, life, and more — so you can make informed decisions and stop leaving yourself exposed.
Learn MoreGoal Setting That Actually Works
Not vision boards. Not motivational posters. Real frameworks for setting goals that are specific, measurable, and actually achievable — and the systems to track them, adjust when life happens, and build the discipline to follow through. This is how high performers operate.
Learn MoreMarketing on a Budget
You don't need an agency or a massive ad spend to market effectively. This course covers the fundamentals of small business marketing — social media, email, word of mouth, local SEO, and content — and how to build a simple strategy that consistently brings in new customers without breaking the bank.
Learn MoreMoney, Accounting & Taxes in Business
You don't have to be an accountant — but you do have to understand your numbers. This course breaks down business accounting basics, how to read your financials, what the IRS expects from you, and how to stop leaving money on the table come tax time.
Learn MoreNot sure where to start?
Start with High School Essentials — it's free, and it sets the foundation for everything else.