The OPA Method: How Paul Counts & Shreya Banerjee Scaled to $100M Without Paid Ads - CFR #805

What if the secret to scaling your business had nothing to do with paid ads - and everything to do with relationships? In this episode of ClickFunnels Radio, Chris and Dante sit down with Paul Counts and Shreya Banerjee, a business duo who've generated over $100 million in revenue for their clients using a strategy called OPA - Other People's Audiences. Paul started selling pencils at 8 years old and was running email campaigns on dial-up at 13. Shreya left a stable corporate career chasing time freedom. Together they built an agency around one core belief: serve first, scale second. They break down the OPA method from scratch, walk through a real $1M funnel they built with Russell Brunson, and share exactly how they find, vet, and build partnerships that actually last - without spending a dollar on ads. If you're an entrepreneur looking to grow smarter, not just bigger, this one is for you. 00:00 Intro Bumper 00:26 Meet Paul & Shreya + Background 07:16 Personal Branding That Actually Sticks 09:11 Paul's Entrepreneur Journey (Early Hustles → Online) 14:19 Shreya's Shift (Corporate → Time Freedom) 18:53 How They Met + Built Their Agency 21:32 Why Live Events Matter More Than You Think 24:58 Visionary vs Operator (How They Work Together) 27:59 Building Authority First (DECA + Playing the Long Game) 32:19 Long-Term ROI vs Short-Term Thinking 35:01 OPA Strategy (Other People's Audiences Explained) 42:24 Real Examples of OPA Working 50:20 How to Start OPA From Scratch (No Audience Needed) 56:47 Choosing the Right Partners (And Avoiding Bad Ones) 58:52 PLR Funnels + Funnel Breakdown 01:09:25 What PLR Is + Why It Works 01:13:52 Starting With Nothing (Scrappy Strategy) 01:20:30 Overcoming Fear + Taking Action 01:27:06 AI, SEO & Staying Human 01:29:17 Where to Find Paul & Shreya Get 3 months of ClickFunnels for only $99 at the link below, that's an 83% discount to get started!

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The OPA Method: How Paul Counts & Shreya Banerjee Scaled to $100M Without Paid Ads - CFR #805 is an episode from FunnelHacker Radio by Dave Woodward.

This episode is 01:29:52 long.

This episode was published on Apr 8, 2026.

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