Scott Curry shares his incredible 15-year entrepreneurial journey from multiple failed businesses to building a thriving YouTube channel that replaced his six-figure income in just three months. In this powerful conversation, Scott reveals how a personal tragedy inspired his new mission: helping a million people achieve financial freedom so they never have to choose between work and family.
In This Episode, You'll Learn:
- How Scott pivoted from motivational speaking to YouTube success during COVID by teaching investment strategies
- The reality of working 3-4 hours of sleep per night for three months to launch a successful side hustle
- Why YouTube monetization is just the beginning—Scott made $5,000 in month two with only $500 from ad revenue
- The strategic shift from one-time affiliate income to monthly memberships that scaled to $25,000/month
- How to survive YouTube's brutal first 10 videos when the algorithm ignores you completely
- Why providing value to many people beats charging premium prices to a few
- The heartbreaking family story that transformed Scott's business mission forever
- Scott's framework for "failing small" and getting through 100 failures faster to reach success
Key Timestamps:
- [00:01] Introduction and Scott's current success after 15 years of failures
- [02:00] The COVID pivot from motivational speaking to online education
- [04:51] Turning $1,000 into $32,000 in one month—proof of actual results
- [08:13] The truth about YouTube monetization and multiple income streams
- [12:23] Why YouTube is harder than other platforms (and why that's good)
- [15:26] The Faith Roar mission: inspired by a mother's one regret
- [22:20] "You're paid based on the value you provide" finally makes sense
- [25:03] The two books that shaped Scott's journey
Notable Quotes:
"I didn't give up. I had a failure, overcame it, failure, overcame it, and just kept on going."
"It is exceptionally rare to find somebody who can and teaches—and when you find people like that, go subscribe to every single social media platform they're on."
"I've met a lot of people on their deathbeds. I've never met anybody who said they regretted not working more. I've met a lot of people who regretted not spending more time with their family."
"The people that go into business to help others are the ones that are the most successful. Your why for starting a business has to be to help people. It cannot be to make money."
"The only thing that is stopping you from achieving the life you've always wanted is action. So just get started."
Resources Mentioned:
- Faith Roar - Scott's new company dedicated to helping people achieve financial freedom: faithroar.com
- We Profit Day and Night Trading Success Journal - Scott's 230-page journal with only 30 pages of information and 200 pages of action steps
- The Bible - Particularly Psalms, Proverbs, and the Gospels for strength and perseverance
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