Description
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Mike is 19, from Atlanta, and two and a half months ago he started making AI influencer content. Since then he's made around $25,000 in pure profit, and one of his first Instagram posts hit 20 million views. Before this he was grinding Amazon FBA, doing almost $60K in revenue in a month and keeping $8K to $10K of it.
In this interview Mike breaks down everything: what he spends on AI tools (about $200 a month), why chasing quality alone held him back until he focused on realism, how answering DMs gets him more sales, how long each video takes and how many he posts a day, and the Claude Code setup that makes his videos while he's playing games. I also share my own Muse workflow for finding viral videos to recreate every morning.
CHAPTERS
0:00 19 years old, $25K profit in 2.5 months
0:14 Meet Mike
1:02 Starting Amazon FBA at 17
2:33 From dropshipping to finding AI content
3:16 Reselling vs AI content
5:38 What he spends on AI tools
6:24 Quality vs realism
7:08 The last piece: sales psychology
7:55 How he went from $0 to $25K
9:30 Answer your DMs, make more sales
10:38 The comments are your coach
11:39 Why he left Amazon for AI
13:06 How long one video takes and how many he posts
14:31 His first month: course, calls and coaches
17:03 Transformation content to AI influencers
17:59 New brands paying 120% commission
19:53 How he finds what to post
20:49 Claude Code makes his videos for him
21:51 No editors, no VA
23:08 Next goal: $30K in one month
24:03 Why you have to get in early
25:17 Do your own research
26:27 Muse: why videos flop + my competitor workflow
28:46 What's working right now
29:06 His first TikTok hit 20M views
30:53 Wrap up
31:17 Mike's advice: lock in
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