The Dark Side of Scaling: What No One Really Tells You About Building a 7-Figure Personal Brand

I've created a free private training where I walk you through the proven 3-part framework for building an evergreen sales machine that doesn’t depend on you showing up every day.

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Here’s the truth that no one talks about: just because you can scale fast doesn’t mean you should—especially when you are the brand.

In this vulnerable episode of Million Dollar Year, I’m pulling back the curtain on what it really cost me to build a seven-figure personal brand—and how I nearly lost my marriage, my health, and my sanity in the process.

If you've ever looked at someone else's highlight reel and wondered, "Am I doing it wrong?"—this one’s for you.

Because scaling without systems will break you. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Let’s talk about how to grow big and build a life you actually want to live.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why hitting 7-figures doesn’t always feel like “winning”
• The hidden dangers of building a business based on you
• How the “persona prison” keeps you stuck in performance mode
• What success actually cost me—and what I did to rebuild
• The 3 pillars of sustainable scale that won’t burn you out

Resources Mentioned:

Powerhouse Program – Apply here to see if you’re a good fit & get access to the private training.

Key Quotes:

• “When you are the product, there’s no such thing as being off duty.”
• “Success that costs you your life isn’t success—it’s just a more expensive kind of failure.”
• “You can’t scale chaos. But you can scale systems.”
• “Stop performing your life for strangers on the internet. Start building a business that serves your real life.”

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