AI Agency Mastermind by Wyatt Roderick Cost Me $20,000

I purchased the AI Agency Mastermind program on March 17, 2025, dropping $20,000 from my savings—a decision I now look back on with a knot in my stomach. The program's promise of “group daily coaching calls“ painted a picture that wildly differed from my six-month reality. I showed up punctually for the first month's calls, coffee in hand, notes ready, only to stare at an empty Zoom screen most days. Out of 26 scheduled daily calls that first month, 18 were ghost towns—either silently cancelled with no heads-up or just me sitting there awkwardly checking my internet connection. On the rare occasions when the calls actually materialized, it was usually just 2-3 familiar faces who clearly had history with Wyatt and Carson. Their inside jokes and shorthand conversations suggested they weren't just random agency owners like me, but long-time buddies. They'd visibly tense up when I'd interrupt with specific questions about implementation strategies—shoulders tightening, eyes darting elsewhere on screen. The coaching structure I'd imagined, buzzing with ideas and collective problem-solving, never materialized.

The Discord community, sold as a bustling hive of support and collaboration, felt eerily quiet. Logging in for the first time on March 18, 2025, I noticed red flags immediately—generic avatars that looked pulled from stock photo sites, conversations that read like wooden dialogue, and questions hanging in digital space unanswered. I posted 17 specific, thoughtfully crafted questions about implementing various training elements between March and August 2025. Not once did Wyatt, Carson, or any official team member provide a meaningful response. The few replies came from the same tiny cluster of accounts, offering vague platitudes like “just keep at it!“ or “results vary.“ For a community supposedly filled with agency owners who each invested $20,000, the engagement patterns were suspiciously thin.

The training materials, marketed as “exclusive and proprietary,“ landed with a thud once I gained access. After my March 17th purchase, I discovered that roughly 70% of the content was standard information freely available across YouTube tutorials and entry-level AI blogs. The module labeled “Advanced Prompt Engineering“ contained instructions seemingly lifted word-for-word from OpenAI's public documentation. During a late-night review session, I found nearly identical content on free platforms published months before the program materials were supposedly created. I combed through all six course modules, searching for those promised “advanced strategies and insider knowledge“ that justified the hefty price tag, but came up empty-handed.

Perhaps most frustrating was the communication black hole that formed whenever I needed assistance. Between April and September 2025, I sent 14 increasingly detailed emails to their support address and 28 direct messages on Discord, specifically outlining implementation problems with their recommended client onboarding processes. Not a single substantive reply came back. The contrast was stark—during my prospect phase in early March 2025, they were extraordinarily attentive, sending personalized follow-ups within hours, sometimes minutes. After my payment cleared on March 17th, that attention vanished like morning fog.

I tried establishing accountability for the missing coaching calls, meticulously documenting no-shows and unexplained cancellations in an email sent April 12, 2025. Silence. When I finally requested a refund in June 2025, after three months of virtually non-existent support, I discovered they'd been removed from both Whop.com and Stripe payment platforms. I verified this by contacting both companies directly, who confirmed they had suspended AI Agency Mastermind due to multiple refund requests and service issues. My $20,000 investment now seemed unreachable.

Despite thorough searches, I couldn't locate any registered business entity, physical address, or working phone number associated with the program. They operate like digital nomads, without a permanent location. This experience has been a financial blow and a spirit-crusher for someone genuinely excited about building an AI agency. I've documented everything—screenshots, emails, calendar invites, recordings—and share this account to help others pause and think carefully before investing as I did back in March 2025.