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High Achiever Society Review: 5 Red Flags You Can't Ignore

Dave Falcon

• 9 min read
Featured image for the High Achiever Society review, showing a man holding a phone with the program's logo and a magnifying glass revealing red flags.

Another Make Money Program, "High Achiever Society". I know someone on Instagram or TikTok has recommended you this, right? You see the videos of people celebrating big commission payments and talking about a new "free" way to start an online business. It sounds amazing, but you have a feeling there might be more to the story.

This program, from a guy named Phillip Johansen, used to be called Seven Figure Accelerator. It was a high-ticket course that cost thousands of dollars. Now, it has a new name and a new promise. I got very curious about this big change, so I went looking for real information, not just the marketing hype. I found some very detailed videos from people who have been watching this program closely.

What I discovered is complicated. There are some interesting ideas, but there are also many serious problems and red flags that you need to know about before you even think about entering your credit card details for that "free" trial. This is a deep look into what is really going on with High Achiever Society.

The Big Rebrand: From a $2,500 Program to a $97 Subscription

Graphic showing the business model change from Seven Figure Accelerator at a one-time price of $2,500 to High Achiever Society at a recurring $97 per month.

The first thing you must understand is the huge change in the business model. This is maybe the most important part of the story. The old program, Seven Figure Accelerator (SFA), was a high-ticket offer. This means people paid a lot of money one time to get in, usually between $2,000 and $2,500. The main promise was a "Done For You" system that would help you make money fast.

Now, that whole model is gone. As of the end of 2023, Phillip Johansen completely changed everything. SFA is now called High Achiever Society (HAS), and it’s no longer a high-ticket program. Instead, it is a monthly subscription. Here is the new setup:

  • 14-Day Free Trial: You can get access to the program for two weeks for free. However, it's not truly free because you must enter your credit card information to begin.
  • $97 Monthly Fee: If you do not cancel within 14 days, you will be automatically charged $97 every month.

When you join this new $97/month program, you are not getting the full Seven Figure Accelerator program that people used to pay thousands for. Key things have been removed:

  • The "Done For You" System: The main part of the old offer, where they set up your sales funnel for you, is gone from the basic subscription.
  • Weekly Zoom Calls with Phillip: The direct coaching calls with the creator of the program are also not included.
  • Some Advanced Modules: According to one source, some of the more advanced training modules on traffic generation and video editing have also been taken out.
Screenshot of the High Achiever Society community page on the Skool platform, showing that it has over 5,800 members.

This creates a very strange and unfair situation for the thousands of members who already paid over $2,000 for SFA. They bought a premium, exclusive program, and now they see the core of that same program being given away for a free trial and then just $97 a month. One analyst watching the program was very clear that if she had paid the full price, she would be very angry right now. It devalues their big investment completely.

The Real Business Model: It’s All About the Upsells

So, if the main program is now so cheap, how is the business making money? The answer is in the aggressive upsell funnel. The $97/month subscription is just the entry point to get you into their system. The real goal is to sell you much more expensive things. This is a common model, seen in many programs like the Legacy Builders Program, but the way it's done here has some concerning elements.

Screenshot of the High Achiever Society homepage, showing its black and red branding and a photo of founder Phillip Johansen.

Here's how it works. When you join, you are assigned an "accountability buddy." This sounds like a helpful friend who will guide you, but sources are clear that this person is a trained salesperson. Their main job is to convince you to upgrade. This model is very similar to another well-known program, Legendary Marketer, where "coaches" are there to upsell you into their expensive blueprints.

The accountability buddy will try to sell you two main upgrades:

  1. The Yearly Subscription ($997): They will offer you a discount to pay for a full year upfront.
  2. High Achiever Society "Done For You" ($2,497): This is the main upsell. It is basically the old Seven Figure Accelerator program. If you pay this, you get the "Done For You" funnel setup and access to the weekly Zoom calls with Phillip.

So, the company is still selling the same $2,500 product, but now they do it through an internal sales team after you’ve already joined at a low price. The problem is the value of this upsell is very questionable. One critic pointed out that the "Done For You" service is just setting up a simple sales funnel and connecting an autoresponder like AWeber. She stated that anyone could learn how to do this themselves in a single afternoon by watching free videos on YouTube. Paying an extra $2,500 for something so simple seems very expensive. Unlike some programs such as Digital Wealth Academy, which focus heavily on teaching you the technical skills to be self-sufficient, this model seems designed to make you feel like you need to pay them to do it for you.

A Complete 180: The Confusing Switch from "Easy" to "Hard Work"

One of the biggest red flags is the dramatic change in Phillip Johansen’s message. When he was selling Seven Figure Accelerator, the marketing was all about how easy it was to make money. The sales videos promised you could make thousands of dollars by working just "57 minutes a day" and uploading "easy 7-second videos." It was sold as a near-effortless path to wealth.

Now, with High Achiever Society, the message has done a complete 180-degree turn. In a Zoom call announcing the changes, Phillip’s entire speech was about how incredibly difficult success is. He said things like:

  • You need an "unbreakable desire" and a strong "why."
  • You need "unshakeable discipline" to work every single day, no matter how you feel.
  • He used an analogy of an airplane, saying it uses 80% of its fuel just to take off. He said it took a lot of work for him to get to his first 100k a month.
  • He talked about how he had to "sacrifice the sleep, I sacrifice the friendships, I sacrifice a lot of things to get here."

This is a complete contradiction. Which one is the truth? Was the old marketing telling lies to get people to pay $2,500? Or is this new "hard work" message just a new marketing angle? A program’s core philosophy should be consistent. This sudden switch is very confusing and makes it hard to trust the vendor. One analyst compared this new focus on "mindset training" and "finding your why" to the tactics used by cults and MLMs like LiveGood to keep their members emotionally invested and motivated, even when they aren't making money. The intense focus on mindset is a common theme in this space, and you'll find similar discussions around the Digital Boss Academy, but the sharp pivot from "easy money" to "total sacrifice" here is very alarming.

Huge Red Flags for Affiliates: Stolen Leads and Shady Tracking

If you are thinking of joining High Achiever Society to promote it as an affiliate, you must pay very close attention to this section. The information discovered here is deeply concerning and suggests the system is not set up in a fair way for the affiliates doing the work.

Red Flag #1: Your Leads Are Not Your Leads

A diagram showing a user signing up and the lead going directly to "Philip's Autoresponder" instead of the affiliate who generated the lead.

For the launch of High Achiever Society, Phillip held a live webinar. He told all his affiliates to promote this webinar using a special link. But there was a massive problem. The sign-up page for the webinar did not capture the lead for the affiliate. Instead, the person’s email address went directly into Phillip Johansen’s master email list.

This is an insane practice in affiliate marketing. The affiliate is the one doing the work—creating content, running ads, and using their audience—to get someone to click the link. That lead should belong to the affiliate. It is their business asset. In this case, affiliates were building Phillip's business for free. One source called this "stealing all of those leads." If the person didn't buy on the webinar, Phillip could keep emailing them and sell them something else later, and the original affiliate would get nothing. A proper "Done For You" system should provide affiliates with a funnel that captures the lead for them. This was a huge failure and a major sign of a vendor-first, affiliate-second system.

Red Flag #2: The Illusion of Transparent Tracking

Screenshot of the homepage for Copecart, the payment and affiliate tracking platform used by High Achiever Society.

Because affiliates were worried about trust, Phillip announced he was getting rid of the "lifetime cookie" and moving to a "normal" affiliate link through a platform called CopeCart. He presented this as a great new feature that would give affiliates transparency. He said they could now track their link clicks, customers, and commissions.

However, a deep dive into his explanation revealed this was just "smoke and mirrors." The new, transparent CopeCart tracking ONLY applies to the $97/month recurring commissions.

The big money—the $2,500 upsells and any future high-ticket sales—are NOT tracked by CopeCart. Phillip admitted in the call that his team tracks these sales "manually" through their own internal system. So, for the commissions that really matter, nothing has changed. Affiliates still have to 100% trust that Phillip’s team will see the sale and assign it to them correctly.

This is a massive risk. A system based on manual tracking by the vendor can easily be manipulated. An analyst who looked into this explained that an unethical vendor could:

  • Misattribute Sales: They could simply decide not to give you credit for a sale and keep the money, or give it to a favored affiliate to make them look more successful.
  • Delay or Deny Payments: Without third-party proof, it's easy for them to delay your big payments or claim there was a problem. There were already complaints in the Facebook group about delayed payments.

This lack of independent, verifiable tracking for the most important sales is a deal-breaker for any serious affiliate. It's a risk that often comes up when comparing business models, whether it's an MLM or a master resell rights program like Roadmap Exclusive. Trusting a vendor with your income without third-party proof is a recipe for disaster.

The OLSP System by Wayne Crowe: An Alternative to Consider

Screenshot of The OLSP System dashboard, an alternative program, showing the user interface with commissions and points.

While we are looking at High Achiever Society, it is always smart to know about other options. Many people in the affiliate marketing world also talk about a program called The OLSP System by Wayne Crowe.

It has its own unique way of helping people make money online, focusing on a community-based approach and specific traffic methods. It might be a good idea for you to research The OLSP System and see how its structure, especially for affiliates, is different from High Achiever Society.

Looking at many programs helps you find the best one for you and avoid potential problems.

Conclusion: A Program with Too Many Problems to Ignore

So, can you make money with High Achiever Society? Yes, some people clearly are, as shown by the testimonials of $1,000+ commissions. However, the question is not whether it's possible, but whether it's a fair, transparent, and ethical system to join.

The evidence shows several serious problems:

  • The business model was changed in a way that was unfair to early members.
  • The core message has flipped from "easy" to "hard," which makes the marketing feel dishonest.
  • The main "Done For You" upsell seems overpriced for what it is.
  • And most importantly, the system for affiliates has major structural flaws that put them at a huge disadvantage, from giving away their leads to having no independent tracking on their biggest commissions.

While you see the success stories, you have to ask what is happening behind the scenes. Given the issues with tracking, it's impossible to know if the results are from a fair system or if they are manipulated. There are too many red flags and too many questions about the vendor's practices. Before you are tempted by the "free" trial, think carefully about these points. It seems that building a business on this platform could be a very risky bet.