
75K Followers, $165,000 in 3 Months, and 5 Things I Can't Stop Thinking About
Hi, I'm back! I know, I know. It's been a minute. If you've been keeping up on Instagram, you already know I’ve had insane growth, beautiful cohorts and...75,000 followers!! Obviously, we're going to Japan in a few weeks after I absolutely smashed the original bet. This episode is half update and half brain dump about the five things I keep coming back to in conversations and my own thoughts during my very (not) casual summer. I’ve missed this podcast, and I hope you all enjoy this chat from someone who has been building, thinking, and isn't afraid to share all the things I haven’t fully figured out yet. (If you are brand-new here, welcome!! Start with this episode from May to get the context from when my account really started taking off or go back to the beginning of my solo episode journey in March to find out what the fuck "follow your breadcrumbs" means. Then come say hi on Instagram!) Synced Masterclass - Save Your Seat Learn how to grow and monetise a personal brand you ENJOY creating content for while in flow with your feminine energy. When? — Sat. 9/5 & Sun. 9/6 at 9am NY · 2pm London · 8pm Bangkok Where? — LIVE on Zoom for 2hrs/day + plus the replays for £44 -> https://synced-bylaurendudley.netlify.app/ We're going to be talking all things personal branding but from a very feminine headspace. There are a lot of people on this app talking about content strategy, discipline, etc., but what about if we approached it from a feminine energetics and cycle-synced perspective? Imagine how much easier your life would be. 💕 Key Takeaways An update on growing to 50K in 2026: from 200ish followers to 75K! Making $165,000 from my personal brand account in like three months (and how none of this would have been possible without a part-time team) Why I want you to call yourself a founder instead of a creator Hard is not the same as requiring genuine effort Why calling social media "hard" might be the thing holding you back Mindset shifts that separates people who grow from people who stay stuck The two-jar method that rewired my entire approach to consistency Reflections from wrapping up my first cohort and what 12 weeks of accountability actually produces (our one rule was “Everything I saw I’m going to do, I do it.”) Sobriety and nuance: an honest update on my evolving relationship with alcohol Why you don’t need to box yourself in online + what happened when I stopped doubling down on what was working Content Strategy Tip: Create more space for yourself on your feed. New episodes every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscribe and if a conversation inspires you, share it with a friend who would love these insights too. Connect with Lauren Dudley 📱 Instagram - @bylaurendudley 📱 TikTok - @bylaurendudley 🖥️ Website - Purpose-First Social Media at theauxo.com 📖 Poetry Collection - Phoenix: Rising from the Ashes by Lauren Marie Dudley 📝 Notion Workbook - New Creators: The Starting Plan for $15 Related Solo Episodes Quantum Leaping: My Hindsight on Chaos, Growth & The Pleasure of Choosing Yourself — May 28th 2026 Follow the Breadcrumbs: My Hindsight on Growth, Relationships & Radical Accountability — March 5th, 2026

