Anyone else feel like "Online Business Academy" is just AIM Global with a rebrand?
Genuine question for anyone who's sat through an OBA pitch or knows the space.
I keep noticing the same faces in Online Business Academy's promo material and events that I remember from Alliance in Motion Global. Same recruiters, same "mentors," same energy, just a different name on the banner. Maybe I'm connecting dots that aren't there, so I'm curious if others have seen this too.
What sets off alarm bells for me:
The pitch always leans on lifestyle photos (cars, travel, "financial freedom") way more than on an actual product or service you'd buy on its own merits.
Income seems to come from recruiting more people, not from selling something to regular customers.
Everyone becomes a "CEO" / "entrepreneur" overnight, and questioning the model gets you labeled as "negative" or "not hungry enough."
The upside is always framed as unlimited, and the people who don't succeed are told they just didn't work hard enough.
To me that pattern sells hope more than it sells a real business, and the people who lose money are usually the newest recruits at the bottom.
So, am I being unfair? Has anyone actually made sustainable money here that wasn't from recruiting? And has anyone else clocked the overlap between OBA and AIM Global personnel?
And the part I can't unsee: the guy at the front of the room looks like the same Boholano who was fronting the AIM Global pitches. Same person, new brand, or am I mixing him up with someone else? Would love for someone to tell me I'm wrong.