Authority Hacker

What Authority Hacker does

Authority Hacker is a London-based, founder-operated online education and workflow automation company that sells subscription memberships teaching established business owners and marketing agency operators how to deploy Claude Code (Anthropic) and adjacent generative AI tools (Google Gemini, OpenAI GPT Image 2) inside their own businesses. The flagship product is the AI Accelerator, a three-tier membership ($99, $199, or $1,000 per month billed annually) bundling 30+ ready-to-deploy automation workflows, weekly mastermind calls with the co-founders, a private community, and structured course content, with a 14-day money-back guarantee on annual plans. A free Learn Claude Code course (2 free lessons plus a 15-lesson full version for members), the Authority Hacker Podcast (500+ episodes, 3M+ downloads), and a Weekly Dispatch newsletter (80,000+ subscribers) drive a top-of-funnel content engine that is entirely organic — no paid advertising is disclosed.

Underlying technology centers on Anthropic's Claude Code as the primary AI agent, configured with proprietary skills, commands, and a CLAUDE.md knowledge base, and orchestrated through n8n, with adjacent integrations including Hunter, Ahrefs, DataForSEO, Firecrawl, Apify, Typefully, Bento, ConvertKit, Cloudflare Pages, ManyChat, and WordPress REST API. Documented workflows span AI cold outreach, AI content production, auto infographics, SEO gap analysis and topical map building, CRO scoring, GSC SEO audits, meta ad campaign generation, AI social content engines, sales email creation, and "vibe coded" website building. Co-founders Gael Breton and Mark Webster, who previously built and sold a 30-person agency before founding Authority Hacker in 2014, run approximately 200 AI experiments monthly and only ship workflows they have used in production.

The business operates under Judgement Media Ltd, registered in England and Wales (company number 09008376), with its registered office at 20-22 Wenlock Road, London. Customer count is 15,000+ paid customers since 2014, with 467 active members currently in the AI Accelerator community and around 50 live implementation calls run annually with the founders. The company is entirely bootstrapped, with no external investors, parent company, subsidiaries, or public listing; the founders hold 100% of equity. Legal compliance is documented for the UK GDPR regime, with international data transfers covered by Standard Contractual Clauses or EU-US Data Privacy Framework certification.

Name

Authority Hacker

Legal name

Judgement Media Ltd

Website

https://authorityhacker.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Authority Hacker is a London-based AI education company that sells the AI Accelerator subscription membership ($99-$1,000/month) of Claude Code-powered automation workflows to established business owners and marketing agency operators worldwide. Founded in 2014 by Gael Breton and Mark Webster after they sold a 30-person agency.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Business Education

NAICS

Computer Training (61142), Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

AI & Machine Learning (Foundations & Applied) (EDAMACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ), Agents & Autonomous Workflows (Tool Use, Planning, Multi-Agent) (HDAAACAF)

Keywords

• AI automation courses
• Online business education
• Claude Code workflows
• Marketing automation training
• AI membership community

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. AI Accelerator Membership: Subscription-based membership program with three tiers (Standard, Plus, Max) offering courses, workflows, community access, and live calls. Billed monthly or annually with annual plans eligible for 14-day refund guarantee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Authority Hacker sells an AI Accelerator subscription membership that teaches established business owners how to deploy practical AI automation systems. The membership bundles structured AI courses, 30+ ready-to-use automation workflows (built on Claude Code), 13 standalone AI tools, weekly mastermind calls, and a vetted private community. Pricing ranges from $99/month to $1,000/month billed annually, with a free Claude Code course used as a lead magnet.

Product overview

Authority Hacker is an AI education and automation company founded in 2014 by Gael Breton and Mark Webster, operating under Judgement Media Ltd. The company offers a unified product ecosystem centered on the AI Accelerator as the flagship paid membership, supplemented by free content resources including the Learn Claude Code course (with 2 free lessons), The Authority Hacker Podcast (500+ episodes, 3M+ downloads), and the Authority Hacker Blog. The AI Accelerator membership at $99-$1,000/month (annual billing) bundles structured AI courses, 30+ deployable automation workflows, 13 standalone AI tools, weekly mastermind calls, and a private community. The product portfolio spans AI-powered automation for cold outreach, content production, SEO, social media, sales emails, website building, and meta advertising. The company was previously known for SEO courses (Authority Site System, Shotgun Skyscraper) which were discontinued in 2024 as it pivoted fully to AI-focused offerings. Its operational motto is 'No Hype AI & Automation for Established Businesses' with over 15,000 paid customers and 200+ AI experiments conducted monthly.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AI Accelerator: Flagship membership program providing AI-powered growth systems, courses, workflows, community, and live calls for business operators.

Products and services

• AI Accelerator Membership The flagship subscription membership program providing established business owners with AI-powered growth systems. Combines structured AI courses, 30+ deployable automation workflows and standalone tools, weekly mastermind calls with founders, and a private community for peer support and implementation help. Priced at $99/month (Standard), $199/month (Plus), or $1,000/month (Max), billed annually with a 14-day money-back guarantee on annual plans.
• The Authority Hacker Podcast Weekly podcast hosted by co-founders Gael Breton and Mark Webster covering AI, SEO, and online business strategy. Over 500 episodes with 3M+ downloads. Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and RSS Feed. Focuses on battle-tested tactics from the founders' own experiments rather than theory or hype.
• Authority Hacker Blog
• Learn Claude Code (Free Course)

Quantifiable outcome

• SEO audits reduced from 3 days to 15 minutes
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration19 records

AI capability11 records

Feature17 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Reforge: Membership-based education platform for product, growth, and engineering leaders at tech companies. Comparable in cohort-style courses, founder/operator-led teaching, and premium B2B pricing for senior professionals.
• ClickMinded: SEO and digital marketing training platform founded by Tommy Griffith, an Authority Hacker customer. Directly comparable in teaching SEO and marketing skills through structured courses and SOP-driven content to operators and agencies.
• Foundr: Entrepreneur education platform offering courses, a magazine, and a podcast on starting and scaling businesses. Comparable to Authority Hacker in serving aspiring and established founders through subscription courses and content-led acquisition.
• CXL: Marketing optimization training and research platform offering courses in analytics, conversion, and growth. Comparable to Authority Hacker in audience (marketing practitioners and business owners) and emphasis on practical, evidence-based tactics.
• Copyblogger: Long-standing content marketing education brand publishing training, frameworks, and digital products for content-driven businesses. Comparable to Authority Hacker's pre-pivot focus on content marketing, SEO, and authority site building.
• Smart Passive Income: Pat Flynn's online business education brand offering courses, podcast, and community for entrepreneurs building online businesses. Closely comparable to Authority Hacker in founder-led brand, podcast-driven audience, and education products for digital business operators.
• Demand Curve: Marketing education community and training library focused on growth tactics, paid acquisition, and conversion. Closely comparable to Authority Hacker's pre-pivot SEO training and current focus on AI-driven marketing workflows for established businesses.
• Maven: Cohort-based online learning platform offering courses on AI, product, growth, and business operations for professionals. Directly comparable to Authority Hacker's AI Accelerator in delivery model, target audience of operators and founders, and premium pricing.

Emerging players

• Whop: Marketplace and platform for selling digital products, courses, and communities. Comparable as an emerging infrastructure layer for creators selling the kind of paid memberships and courses that Authority Hacker delivers, though Whop is the platform rather than a course creator itself.

Broad incumbents

• MindValley: Large-scale online education platform for personal growth, business, and wellness with a global membership base. A broader incumbent in the online learning space that overlaps with Authority Hacker in selling subscription-based video courses to self-improvement-oriented adults.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/authorityhacker
• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLEuTTL7V3hQ0Mq034ldQPgYTQP_o3lbIS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/gael-breton

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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