I’m 21, $13,300 in debt, and I’m starting an AI business in my bedroom

Are you a life insurance agency owner that wants a 50% increase in booked appointments in 90 days guaranteed on autopilot? Go here: securesyncai.com
If you're new to my channel, my name is Soriyen and I'm the founder of SecureSync AI. We implement AI call campaigns and automation software to help life insurance agencies rapidly scale and automate their sales process and hit new premium volumes on autopilot. But I'm not just another "get rich quick" guru or meathead online. I'm a real person too.
How I got here...
2003: born as Ethan Khou in Fontana, California to 2 immigrant parents from Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
16 yrs old: Started buying clothes from thrift stores and selling it online. made $237 in 1 month and I was bragging to all my friends about it.
16.5 yrs old: Spent all the money I made from selling clothes on a $1,500 drop shipping course. Tried to start a Shopify store selling rugs. Failed cuz I didn't know how to use Excel spreadsheets.
17 yrs old: Tried starting Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) by hiring a book ghostwriter through upwork to write self-help eBooks. Failed cuz they wrote a shitty book.
17.25 yrs old: Started getting into high fashion and streetwear. Learned to draw fashion illustrations in 2 weeks and submitted my drawings for a scholarship to FIDM in Los Angeles and won $50K+ in scholarships. Didn't go after realizing FIDM sucks.
17.5 yrs old: Tried starting a print on demand store. Decided to sell cute piggy merch. Failed cuz I hired a graphic designer on Fiverr and they sucked at graphic design + I didn't know how to run Facebook ads.
18 yrs old: Applied and accepted to the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan, NYC for men's fashion design. The top fashion university in the US.
19 yrs old: Decided to start using my Cambodian name, Soriyen, after my 2nd time visiting Cambodia and realizing my true purpose in life.
20 yrs old: Earned my associate's at FIT but decided to not continue for a bachelor's after realizing that high fashion is one giant marketing campaign and not a business that makes (real) money unless you're part of the LVMH portfolio + I refused to design clothes for mass market brands like Ralph Lauren.
20.5 yrs old: Joined a life insurance MLM with the hopes of getting rich. Switched to a traditional life insurance agency after I realized I was getting scammed on commission. Clients ended up cancelling policies and now I owe insurance companies $4K.
21 yrs old:
Quit life insurance and had no idea what the fuck I was gonna do.
Spent 3 weeks in my NYC apartment rotting in bed and watching videos of what the next best business model was.
Learned about Voice AI, paid 2 kids younger than me $8,000, and dove headfirst into the industry. Learned all about AI, automations, CRMs, sales processes, marketing funnels, etc.
Launched a Voice AI business that failed because I was too focused on selling the plane flight, and not the vacation, among other mistakes.
Now: Relaunching as a tech solutions firm specializing in helping only life insurance agencies, with a much more strategic approach to scaling clients and growing my business. Starting to document my entire journey so that you can see every aspect, unpolished and in your face.
Future Goals (cuz I'm crazy like that)
23 yrs old: generate $10M+ in additional premium volume (kinda like revenue but not really for non-insurance folks) for my clients
25 yrs old: be the top solutions firm for AI and automations in the life insurance industry.
28-30 yrs old: achieve a liquid net worth of $10M+ (from focusing on 1 business and doing it better than anyone else)
30 yrs old: be fluent in 3-4 languages (in the process of learning my 2nd language right now)
30-50 yrs old:
Leverage my net worth, skillset, and expertise to start my own music, media, & education company in East/Southeast Asia.
Use the attention generated through media to launch high-scale product & experience-based businesses.
Drive real economic growth in Cambodia and teach the next generation of entrepreneurs to take over the fucking world.
50-99 yrs old: I don't fucking know yet
100 yrs old: Die with $0 in the bank and not a single regret in my life.
Interested in following along? Well here's why you should:
I'll teach everyone everything I know on this channel along the way so they never have to fucking pay a $100,000+ college tuition to learn what it takes to be great.
I hope my vision for the future can inspire yours,
- Soriyen

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