1.4 Million Followers in Months! + 3 Steps to Financial Freedom w/Braiden Shaw 🚀 | Ep. 422

The internet turned money advice into extremes, so Jay Schwedelson brought on Braiden Shaw to share the practical middle path. You’ll hear the simple 3-step ladder he uses to build wealth, why paying off your mortgage fast is not always the math win, and the counterintuitive way he grew from 2k to 1M followers by never selling for a year.

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Start with Amplify’s Foundations program (25 dollars) to learn debt payoff, liquidity, and private markets, then explore the Growth Circle to co-invest alongside Braiden Shaw. You can also follow him on Instagram for daily financial tips.

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Best Moments:

(01:10) From 2k to 500k followers in nine months and why sharing beats gatekeeping

(03:03) Three steps to financial freedom simplified into debt, liquidity, then private markets

(06:30) The mortgage vs investing example that flips the pay-it-off-fast advice

(08:38) Post daily for a year without selling and focus only on educate or entertain

(12:14) The first viral hit and how rapid iteration created compounding growth

(16:15) Amplify Foundations for 25 dollars and a path to co-invest alongside Braiden

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Partner with Jay! https://www.jayschwedelson.com/contact

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Pre-order Jay Schwedelson’s new book, Stupider People Have Done It (out June 9, 2026). All net proceeds are donated to The V Foundation for Cancer Research—let’s kick cancer’s butt: https://www.amazon.com/Stupider-People-Have-Done-Marketing/dp/1637635206

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