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You never fail until you stop trying.

There's no better story than Thomas to prove this. He failed 32 times before making money online. Built 32 products until one finally worked.

Ironically, his winner is s platform to help others launch startups.

Today he's doing $20K/month with it and he is here to share his complete playbook with you.

So if you're about to quit, this episode will give you the boost you need to keep going.

More about Thomas:

Uneed: https://www.uneed.best/

Writizzy: https://writizzy.com/

Thomas on X: https://x.com/T_Zahil

Thomas's blog: https://www.thomas-sanlis.com/

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My guest today went from 0 to 200,000 followers on Twitter. Then did it again on YouTube with 170K subscribers. All while making multiple 5 figures a month.

You can get lucky once. But doing it twice, on two completely different platforms? That's not luck.

In this conversation, Florin Pop breaks down:

- Which platform he'd choose if he was starting from 0 today.

- His exact 0→100K follower framework

- How he made $50K in one month

- His most profitable revenue stream

- His #1 rule that made everything possible

If you're overthinking your content strategy, this episode is for you.

His website: https://www.florin-pop.com/

Find him on X: https://x.com/FlorinPop17

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

01:01 - The #1 thing that always works

01:55 - Step-by-step: 0 to 100K followers

02:22 - Which platform to start with

07:28 - How to know what niche is right for you

08:53 - When did it finally click

12:20 - When did you start taking content seriously

15:56 - Timeline: 0 → 1K → 10K → 100K

18:40 - Does follower count still matter

19:00 - YouTube algorithm shift impact

20:50 - The idea that doubled your channel

23:16 - Does having an accent hurt growth

29:07 - Biggest mistake growing an audience

32:15 - Do you have a content creation process

36:48 - Why build a content system now

38:43 - Money at 10K vs 100K followers

42:04 - What's your revenue breakdown

44:40 - Which revenue stream would you keep

45:52 - What do you like most

52:32 - Should I use Threads

55:53 - How to get sponsorships with small audience

1:00:56 - Monthly vs one-off sponsorships

1:05:01 - Did you ever want to quit

1:08:08 - What makes you keep going

1:10:02 - What would 2018 Florin say to you now

1:10:56 - Final advice for someone starting today

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Ole made 7 figures in 18 months as "the AI guy."

0 to 100K followers in 65 days. Courses selling out. Speaking at conferences. Everything was working.

Then his body shut him down. Literally.

His arms hurt so badly he couldn't use his hands. His nervous system was screaming: "Stop"

The message was clear: he needed to quit.

So he walked away from what was working to find what he actually wanted to do.

In this conversation, he breaks down:

How he grew 0 to 100K followers in 65 days on X

Why you should listen to your body

Why he killed a 7-figure business that was working

The identity crisis of being "the AI guy" when you're not

How fatherhood changed what success means to him

Why he thinks grinding is BS

The new app he's building

Find Ole Lehmann on X: https://x.com/itsolelehmann

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

0:42 - AI's coming crisis of meaning

4:13 - What work will AI never replace?

9:01 - Why I started vlogging

12:48 - Building my AI business from zero

18:59 - Our similar entrepreneurial journeys

20:04 - When my body forced me to stop

25:06 - The reality of starting over

26:12 - How to find what you actually want

31:38 - The privilege of asking "what do I want?"

34:52 - The formula that grew my account

38:50 - Why YouTube over X for business

41:53 - Defending info products

43:55 - Shifting from educator to founder

52:48 - Building a health app I need

1:00:16 - When $500 made me depressed

1:03:05 - The commitment paradox

1:07:07 - Why simple advice is actually true

1:11:46 - The real reason I want to make money

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How to build an Aesthetic Personal Brand w/ Gosha Dolgun

Today I invited Gosha, Creative director and Founder of The Thirty 7 agency.

He spent the past year analyzing the most successful aesthetic personal brands and building his own YouTube channel to 15,000 subscribers.

He shares with us his 3-Step Blueprint to build an aesthetic personal brand that actually stands out:

1 - Why your brand starts by a Pinterest Board

2 - How to Match Your Content Budget to Your Aesthetic Goals

3 - How to Create High-Quality content that position yourself as an authority in your field

His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@goshadolgun

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:38 Why start a personal brand in 2025

5:20 What is an aesthetic personal brand

11:15 The 3-step framework to build your brand

20:32 Keywords and mood board process

25:22 The Marc Lou example breakdown

31:52 Why people buy lifestyle, not products

35:03 Building in public is dead

42:33 Growing fast on YouTube with other people's faces

45:04 How to actually monetize your personal brand

52:00 Final advice for aesthetic creators

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From 0 to 325K followers in just 3 months:

At 23, @keeganshivers went from posting boring real estate videos to 325K followers in 90 days by buying a $267K riverside property and documenting the complete renovation journey.

In this episode, you'll discover how he exploded from hundreds of views to 13.9 million views on a single video, his exact content creation system, and why being yourself on camera changes everything.

Keegan reveals the real strategy behind explosive growth:

- Why his first viral video hit 1 million views immediately

- The hook formula that works every single time

- How to stay consistent when videos get hundreds of views

- His complete scripting process using ChatGPT

- Why editing on your phone can be better than desktop

- The mindset shift from "trying to be good" to just having fun

- How he films 4-5 videos in one day with outfit changes

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

0:30 How does 325K followers in 3 months feel

2:43 Why did you start posting on social media

5:36 How to stay consistent with low views

7:43 What changed from first video to now

15:40 The mindset shift to being yourself

18:30 How to get content ideas

21:40 Complete scripting process

25:00 Recording and editing workflow

29:57 Monetization strategy

31:58 The real estate investment plan

35:43 How did you learn content creation

37:05 Advice for someone starting today

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From 0 to 370K followers in under a year:

At 22, Rajan Chida went from selling sneakers in his college dorm to building a luxury cabin that's projected to make $180K/year while documenting the journey on Instagram.

In this episode, you'll discover how he grew from 0 to 370K followers in less than a year, why he's turned down every brand deal, and how one video can literally change your life.

Rajan breaks down the real strategy behind "building in public":

- Why your first 10-20 videos matter more than you think

- The difference between going viral and converting followers

- How to build a $10M+ network through content

- His secret weapon to build a real community

- The mindset shift that unlocks consistent posting

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

0:49 How does 344K followers feel

1:57 Never made money from Instagram

5:34 Switching from sneakers to real estate

10:43 Content creation process

18:24 What you learned in one year

29:11 Why no brand deals or monetization

39:03 The power of one viral video

48:28 Building deep community connections

59:03 Community building over ROI

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