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Jordan Matter
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Jordan Matter
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Nich Lmao
@NichLmao
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Meet Nich ****, A creator who went all-in on YouTube, overcoming shadow bans to hit 18 billion views and more than 1000 uploads — proving persistence and creativity can fuel explosive growth
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Peet Montzingo
@peetmontzingo
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Why Peet Montzingo Wins Every Algorithm (From $50K Loss to 7 Figures)
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Peet Montzingo
@peetmontzingo
22.3M subscribers
Meet Peet Montzingo — a creator behind one of YouTube’s fastest growth stories. From 9,000,000-view viral hits to 1,000,000,000 on Shorts, he shared what it takes to turn creativity into a sustainable business — the burnout, the control, and learning to trust a team.
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Parker ******
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Parker ******
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Meet Parker ******, who grew a teenage car-passion into a media empire — 2,300+ videos, billions of views, a $300K Lamborghini upload — sharing lessons on burnout, money, and relentless consistency.

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Why Peet Montzingo Wins Every Algorithm (From $50K Loss to 7 Figures)
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Money & Monetization
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Peet Montzingo

People think Shorts are luck, but they’re not. Every frame, every second, every beat is intentional. Shorts are the best crash course in storytelling — if you can master them, you can master anything.

Peet Montzingo • @peetmontzingo • 22.3M subscribers • 566 videos
NichLmao

If you're trying to appeal to audiences, changing it up like there's so many times I've changed up my content like complete one 80s, like not even remotely close. And almost every time I did that, it allowed me to get to the next level.

Nich Lmao • @nichlmao • 37.6M subscribers • 1.4k videos
Jordan Matter 2

But I think one thing I have noticed recently or tried to learn about more recently is the idea of like, if you want to scale your business, sometimes you have to take losses.

Hudson Matter • @hudsonmatter • 2.11M subscribers • 124 videos
Jordan Matter

We’ve posted almost every week since we started. Consistency is so important. Consistency breeds discipline. The biggest place that creators fall off is they start getting distracted. They stop being consistent and the audience goes away.

Jordan Matter • @jordanmatter • 32M subscribers • 541 videos

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