Episode 234 | She Made $20K Using My Black Friday Strategy (featuring Stephanie Kase)

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I am SO pumped to share this episode with you because it’s proof that the strategies I teach actually work in the real world.

My student Stephanie Kase just pulled back the curtain on how she made $20,013 during Black Friday 2024 using my Black Friday in a Box strategy. And she documented EVERYTHING.

We’re talking about a woman who doubled her previous year’s Black Friday results without massive audience growth. She went from making her typical $4-6K flash sales to hitting a goal that honestly seemed ambitious when she set it.

What I love most about Stephanie’s approach is that she didn’t just follow my strategy blindly – she adapted it, tested it, and made it work for her business. She ran five days of deals, used strategic upsells, and even threw in some warm audience Facebook ads that generated a 13.4x return on ad spend.

This isn’t just about the numbers though. Stephanie breaks down exactly what worked, what didn’t, and what she’s changing for next year. She’s sharing the behind-the-scenes reality of running a successful Black Friday campaign, including the 500 people who unsubscribed (and why she’s totally fine with that).

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What you’ll learn:

  • The exact 5-day deal structure that generated over $20K in sales
  • How strategic upsells and order bumps added $4,100 to her revenue
  • Why running ads to warm audiences only resulted in 13.4x return on ad spend
  • The specific email timing strategy that worked (and what didn’t)
  • Her biggest mistakes and what she’s doing differently in 2025
  • The email subject lines that got the highest open rates during Black Friday week
  • How she prepared her audience weeks in advance with a Black Friday catalog
  • The backend technical issues you need to avoid when running daily deals

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Episode 234 | She Made $20K Using My Black Friday Strategy (featuring Stephanie Kase)

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Gemma Bonham-Carter

Gemma Bonham-Carter has been making money online since before Instagram hit your phone—becoming a go-to expert in online courses, email marketing, and now AI.

She's the founder of AI All Stars and the popular annual summit AI Unlocked, and has helped over 20,000 entrepreneurs build profitable businesses that leave room for a life they love. When she's not teaching entrepreneurs how to work smarter with AI, you'll find her on the sidelines of her kids sports games, planning her next travel adventure, or enjoying a flat white at whatever café she's discovered this week.


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