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Vincent James: The 12 Month Millionaire Author's Story
Vincent James is the author of The 12-Month Millionaire and a former supplement marketer who says he built a 166,000-member monthly continuity business from magazine ads. Everything below is his own account, from Russell Brunson's November 3 interview with Vincent James. The timestamps let you check each claim.
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Russell Brunson's 33-minute interview with Vincent James from Funnel Hacking Live 2026, posted on Brunson's YouTube channel on November 3, 2026.
Vincent James's story, by timestamp
| Time | What Vincent says |
|---|---|
| 2:19 | 166,000 people paid him monthly at the peak. Later he says he reached $100 million in 27 months |
| 5:43 | He bought full pages in Maxim at about $50,000 a page and signed long contracts to keep competitors out |
| 9:45 | The state seized his assets. He wrote the book 17 days before going to jail and served about 90 to 94 days |
| 22:50 | He left at the start of 2008 and spent 18 years away. He came back to an indictment he puts at 116 years, and says the charges were dropped |
None of these numbers come with records. We quote them so you can judge the pitch, not as facts.
Why Russell Brunson is involved
Brunson says in the video description that he paid $297 for the book about 20 years ago, and that his six-hour interview with Vincent became his first Two Comma Club funnel. Brunson says Funnel Hacking Live 2026 was Vincent's first time on a stage in 20 years. Prime Mover Publishing now reissues the book. Gary Halbert's quote on the sales page, "The most important marketing product ever created," refers to the original. Halbert died in 2007.
What he teaches
Three methods come up in the interview and in reader reviews: scaling magazine ads from small spaces to full pages, building a monthly continuity offer, and selling again by mail to people who already bought. The sequel adds his Q-Filter. He says he won't test a product unless it meets at least six of its factors. He presents all of it live on November 12. See the books and the start time.
Want to interview Vincent James?
The official confirmation page invites podcasters, YouTubers and publications to apply for an interview, "for the first time in 20 years." The form asks for your show's title, average downloads per episode, a link to your most popular episode, your audience, notable past guests and how you promote each episode. You see it after you register.
