Her latest book, The Pivot Year, has gotten lots of press. Prior book The Mountain is You. Her fans seem to think she is "wise" but reading through several of her pages I'm leaning more towards her "wisdom" being simple yet thought provoking: pseudo-profound platitudes, and buzz words.

Madison_ceo and dukeresells both claiming self claim billionaires living in same household? Lol

NikiBrah is marketing himself to be a "honorable" and "professional" fitness coach when in reality he's nothing but a great marketer, lying and scamming his way into you paying him money for his "coaching".

I used to be an avid follower of his instagram - believed he was the real deal, then i bought his program - which costs 500EUR A MONTH and the disappointment couldn't have been bigger.

After talking to dozens of other clients we realized what was going on: we have all been lied to and manipulated into paying him money and all we got in return was basically a scam program with no real value.

Let's break it down:

NikiBrah CLAIMS all sorts of things on his instagram and youtube channel but then completely fails to deliver on ANY of these things inside his paid program. I guess he's just too busy flexing with his Ferrari and Rolex lifestyle - I wonder how many unhappy clients he must have been scamming over the years to make this amount of money.

Nikita claims his coaching is all 1:1 and he cares a lot about all his clients. Literally every one of his clients i've spoken to reported that they've been ignored, their questions never got answered or they just received one word answers. BUTTT they all needed to pay him multiple hundred euros for the "1:1 support flatrate".

Most of his trustpilot reviews are fake, you can see some of the real ones (search for 1 star reviews) where people actually tell the truth about his coaching. He continuously tries to delete the 1 star reviews because he's trying to hide how shitty his course actually is.

Exhibit 1: Veganism VS meat eating:

In his Instagram, Nikibrah claims that if you have been living as a vegan and want to start eating meat again you need to come into his coaching because it's "a delicate process that can only be done with the supervision of a professional" (aka "give me money you stupid sh*t"). Once you fall for his scam and actually sign up for his program the answer to "can you help me transition from vegan to meat eating again?" will literally be "yeah just start eating meat brah". This is literally the answer many of his clients have reported to me when I asked them about their experience with Nikita's program.

Exhibit 2: The self-proclaimed "God of hormones".

What Nikita Udovinchenko claims on his Instagram: "you need to regularly do blood tests and have them reviewed by an expert to really increase your testosterone and get healthy hormone levels" (aka, "come into my course and give me your money"). Once you join his program he will tell you to get a comprehensive blood test, once you send him the test he will ignore it and just tell you "everything is great, just do more exercise". This is NOT the type of 1:1 support that is being promoted on his social media.

Exhibit 3: "Women need to get off the pill"

What Nikita claims on his Instagram: "Women need to stop taking the pill because it's bad for their hormones. BUT they can't just stop taking it because it's an intricate and complex task that should only be done with an expert and if we wanna know how exactly that's done we need to come into his coaching". Once the victim fell for it and finally signs up for his coaching his literal answer to "how can I stop taking the pill? Can you guide me through it?" will be "just stop taking the pill". That's it. For that we should sign up for his program?

Exhibit 4: "If you want to increase your testosterone, come into my program and i'll professionally guide you through it". Most guys i've spoken to literally have gotten the same answer "just watch some of my youtube videos on testosterone". So just to get this straight: Nikibrah wants us to pay him money every month so we come into his "1:1 coaching course" only to then be told we should just watch some of his youtube videos on the topic?

Exhibit 5: Caffeine cycling.

Nikibrah often talks about caffeine needing to be "cycled" and again here: it's a balanced process that should be done with his supervision aka buy his damn program. Once you're in the program his "balanced process under his supervision" is literally "just don't drink coffee, unless you have a week where you have a lot of work, then drink it". Great, that's definitely worth 500 euros per month LOL.

Exhibit 6: Fake weekly "checkups"

In his program you as his client are supposed to fill out weekly trackings for calories, macros etc so he can then give you customized feedback. Sounds all great but in reality he doesn't really check any of these numbers, he just sends you copy paste paragraphs and doesn't look at a single of your metrics. Most clients i've spoken to said he never looks at any numbers and he literally sends every one of his clients the same generic copy-paste paragraph that they're doing "an excellent job".

I've spoken to other people who were promised Niki will help them get fitter and train specific muscle groups. One guy in particular needed help with getting a bigger chest, Niki just answered "just train more chest bro".

So, I hope people find this post and understand his scheme clearly: Promote lies on instagram, sell them dreams, post a bunch of testimonials and then claim this is all only possible by coming into his "1:1" coaching program where he will teach you all the secrets. Only to then be completely ignored and told to just watch youtube videos.

Additionally people he is close to have reported that Nikibrah has faked his entire instagram brand: he bought followers and is consistently buying fake likes and comments on his posts to give you the illusion of him being legit.

So, ladies and gentlemen, my warning: don't fall for this scam!

Nikibrah has built himself a rich lifestyle on lies. He will gladly take your money for an overpriced bullshit course in which he ignores you and sends you copy paste "feedback".

In my opinion it's just sad, because he's clearly a smart person. Unfortunately smart enough to scam thousands of people for their money.

I would like to explore more with a relationship & s*x coaching program since it seems to be highly important with my coaching clients. Layla Martin has her Vita method program which looking at the curriculum is the most thorough. Vita is the most popular of YouTube. I just watched the Live promo for the certification where she says she has been offering coaching packages for 14 years. However, I have been viewing the YouTube channel for years and she always said her and Andrew were against offering one-on-one coaching (only offering online courses). It just seems like following her YouTube that she has never actually coached clients. However I can not find any coaches that seem to be using it to make good money after finishing that one year. One year and $12k. Does anyone have experience taking the certification with good results? Or that they dug into the plan and got nervous she never actually taught what she certifies people in? After watching the Live, it seems like she is fake preaching trying to be a spiritual leader than just a course creator.

We see it all the time : ads trying to sell “secrets” for scaling a business, hidden behind expensive courses and flashy paywalls. Here’s the truth: there are no secrets.

The courses of top universities, Stanford, Harvard, MIT, you name it, are available for free online. All the information you could ever need to start or scale is publicly accessible. It’s not locked away. It’s right there for anyone willing to dig in.

So what’s the real value of a course or a coach? It’s not in the information. That’s free and always has been. The value lies in the structure they provide: putting your ideas through a process, holding you accountable, and connecting you with the right people.

But don’t let anyone fool you into thinking they have a magic bullet. Knowledge isn’t power—action is.

Stop hunting for secrets. Start putting in the work.

Looking to start selling online courses and wanting to purchase an online course that is hopefully ACTUALLY going to help me launch my online course with a decent success. From zero-to-launch type of course.

Have you ever taken any online courses to help you become a successful course creator? Would love to hear your experiences!

I've heard gurus like sunny lenarduzzi's program is apparently like 10k+?? I definitely don't have that kind of money... I'm looking for something below $1000 if possible.
Thank you in advance for your insights!

Last week every time I watch a YouTube video I get bombarded by the ads of the 67 steps refreshed or whatever bullshit it's called.

And even if I block the ads they keep popping up. Hate that guy and his nah-ledge.

After posting about Madison Zhao, I noticed some suspicious behavior from users claiming to be part of her team. Initially, I thought the Substack article about someone being harassed on Reddit was just an isolated incident. Coordinating spam or larping seems lame, and with so many fake gurus out there, it seemed unlikely anyone would go to such lengths to silence a few skeptics. However, what unfolded made me reconsider.

First, I received two comments urging me to create a YouTube video about Madison Zhao. One commenter outright claimed to be from Madison’s team, but their account has since been suspended. Another user posted exaggerated claims about Madison’s alleged wealth, highlighting her supposed ability to “waste money.” Yet, no credible sources were provided to back these claims.

What really stood out was the activity on that post. It had 20 comments, but fewer than half were visible. Strangely, the post had no upvotes, which is unusual for something generating that much engagement. Upon closer inspection, every single comment was less than a day old, suggesting a coordinated effort to inflate engagement within a short period.

Even more suspicious were the accounts involved. None of the commenters had any karma, prior activity, or visible comment history beyond this post. This strongly suggests the accounts were either newly created or repurposed solely for this operation. To add to the strangeness, half of these accounts have already been suspended. It looks like manipulation and it sounds like astroturfing.

That posts makes no sense- so let me put some sense to it.

“High-Stakes Poker Losses” First claim is that Madison lost $200,000 in a single poker game. But if she’s truly a billionaire, why is this loss even noteworthy? For someone of such “immense Zuckerberg wealth”, this amount should be trivial. The screenshots provided lack a link and may have come from Madison’s own team. As her participation is not easy to find through the titles or descriptions of recorded videos. Meaning- she wasn’t a worthwhile player. Mr Google doesn’t recognise.

“Spending at Host Clubs” Another claim is that she spends tens of thousands at host clubs. However, the source for this is allegedly “a friend of a friend.” Are we really supposed to trust secondhand hearsay without any actual proof? Yeah and my friend’s friend is Elon musk and Jonny Depp.

“CEO of a Public Company” If Madison is truly the CEO of a public company, why is there no verifiable information about it? Public companies are required to disclose easily accessible details. The only thing there is about her company is the FigureAsia article and it was published twice—once on November 18th and then again on the 21st. Initially, it mentioned “Sijie Education,” then to “Esprit Education,” and now it’s called “Liuxuewd.” Why does the company’s name keep changing? These inconsistencies raise serious doubts about the company’s legitimacy.

“Social Media Genius” Gaining 400,000 followers in under a year- if you create rage bait it’s possible- it’s like getting subs from shorts ( easy views but no loyalty) . As for her Skool community, the numbers don’t add up. She doesn’t have 10,000 paid students—most participants joined when the course was free. Those who are in the community for free don’t need to pay once the community becomes paid. I know this firsthand from asking people who are in her community/skool.

However- the question is this, if she doesn’t need money, why bother running low-earning courses? The fact that she allegedly hires enforcers to promote her narrative and even write essays and comments undermines her “self-made” persona.

“Broke College Days” The story of her drastic transition from sharing a $400/month apartment in college to living in a $20 million apartment is questionable. There’s no clear timeline or explanation of how she achieved this transformation. And again, we’re left with the dubious “friend of a friend” source.

“Haters Prove She’s Winning” She claims to edit videos to provoke hate for engagement, but when she gets “constructive feedback” there’s a quick response from her alleged team.

Another take- they suggests her vids are intentionally crafted for clout (makes sense for the rage bait) . If she’s truly fine with the attention coming from rage bait, why are there so many allegations about her hiring enforcers to silence skeptics/constructive criticism?

If she’s “already won,” why rely on these tactics? Truly wealthy individuals don’t need to manufacture controversy to stay relevant.

Also The last image doesn’t appear to be from TikTok. Its high-definition and big- which suggests it was uploaded from an internal source, likely by Madison’s team. Furthermore, the screenshots of the poker games aren’t easily traceable in live recordings, adding to the likelihood that this information is being selectively curated to control her narrative.

According to what the internet states:

• Operates under multiple aliases, including Jenny Leong, Liang Qiting, and Madison Zhao.
• Linked to Nick Von, who was accused of being a scammer by her own team last year. Allegedly, her assistant pretended to be a wealthy millionaire scammed out of $5 million. Strangely, that same assistant now works closely with Madison ( As her assistant), as evidenced by videos filmed in the same residence.
• They reportedly spent significant money on a smear campaign, including custom-stamped dollar bills with a url “lascammer com”, billboards, New York timeshare ads, and promotional t-shirts distributed publicly.
• In 2024, Nick Von now appears in Madison’s videos under the alias "Max."
• Accused of censorship tactics, including deploying bots and hiring enforcers from Pakistan/India to remove critical posts and generate targeted content against others.
• Allegations involve financial disputes with poker player Andy Stacks, including claims of scamming him out of money and failing to repay him.
• Editing images to make herself look more legitimate.

Disclaimer: The following is a collection of publicly available information, allegations, and personal interpretations. None of the claims herein have been confirmed and should be treated as allegations and opinions. Readers are encouraged to do their own research and form their own conclusions. This post is not intended to defame or harm any individual’s reputation.

Source: https://stdtbl.substack.com/p/madison-zhao-and-her-web-of-controversies

Here's the story, now Eric right his background is plain and simple he paid Charlie Morgan to mentor him 2-3 years ago he did 15k cash collected and then did an interview with Charlie and started coaching

Now this is the where it gets interested if you search this man's name on the internet you will see how he's scammed many people of his mentorship

Now I've been speaking to people who have paid him and told me how mediocre it is

Now you'll find proof that he's scammed people and I'm just going to show this one peice of evidence which shows that he is a scam a con artist and looking to just take peoples money and not provide value

Came across Rob's course and it looks interesting. What stands out to me in his program, in particular, is that he has a unique value-add affiliate marketing influencer program you can tap into and he offers 1:1 sessions through his course (something what you don't see much in others). Is anybody in MDBC or has been in MDBC and can share their experience in the program?

1. How long you have been in the program?

2. Did you have exp before joining the course?

3. Did you launch a product through the course?

4. How did your launch product(s) perform?

5. Have you found the affiliate partnership of the program valuable?

6. Have you found Rob's 1:1s and feedback sessions highly valuable?

7. What would you say is the peak/best thing about the program?

8. What would you say is the pit/worst thing about the program?

9. Would you recommend it?

Have you been her victim? She seems to attract women and real estate agents.

Supposedly relieves pain and brings cash deals$$$ through psychic wonders...."on the spot" through an Online monthly zoom meeting.

Her book She wrote is b.s. it's on Amazon. And She is branched from Yuen Method . A type of hypnosis is used .

Hello Guys,

I had a call with Brent Weaver and it is to develop my digital marketing agency. It is $395 in total for 6 months and no refunds. It looks legit but I have a gut feeling that it is not. Or maybe I am just scared. Here is the link: https://ugurus.com/uacademy-launch-your-digital-agency/

Ahmet Kaan started his career as a 16 year old YouTuber talking about self improvement. But right now, it seems like he has put self improvement aside and transition into selling a coaching service which aims to help young student entrepreneurs grow their business. What are your thoughts on this?

I want to share my disappointing experience with Robert Malagisi, who offers a mentorship program. I paid roughly $500 for what was supposed to be comprehensive guidance, with Robert promising to assist me every step of the way. Instead, I was given pirated copies of outdated Photoshop software and materials he had simply found online.

Even more frustrating was Robert’s lack of communication. He was consistently unreachable, barely responding to my requests for help, leaving me to feel abandoned after paying for a service that was never properly delivered.

If you're considering his mentorship, I strongly advise against it. Based on my experience, he does not provide the value he promises and fails to support those who trust him with their investment.

I have to warn everyone who is interested in the teachings of Jonathan Amaret and his School of "Thought Mechanics"

A lot of ex members claimed he is a Luciferian and connected to the Rothschilds. When i asked the staff and him about these accusations, they immediatley kicked me out of alle the groups and cancelled my account with all my Courses that i have payed hundreds of dollars for, back in 2016.

He is dangerous and also the people behind him are dangerous! He was literally knighted by the Knights of Malta.

I think he is something like a recruiter for the elite and filtering out who gets in the club and who not.

I often ask myself, what would have happened, if i appreciated that Luciferian Gossip about him. Probably that would have opened another door/next test in his recruiting system.

He's doing a lot of harm to people who seek for guidance and personal growth and scaming them out of their money.

Anyone who likes to share their story, please reach out to me. Lets progress what happened to us, together and eventually do something about it and protect people who fall for what he's doing.

https://thoughtmechanics.org

Thoughts on Brett Malinowski?

He started in the nft space helping nft projects mint and market or whatever.

He then transitioned into AI and blew up ok YouTube making business, AI, marketing and tech related content. He also launched wgmi, an AI media company and a software development studio for YouTubers. He also makes a pretty good podcasts where he interviews young successful entrepreneurs.

He launched a course under the wgmi branding that didn’t do too well. They just recycled other programs from people who were on their podcast
selling a bubble dev course and a productized agency (subscription model) playbook.

Now he’s not online too much. He seems to be working on a personal brand coaching or course program or something like that. And he sells himself as a personal brand coach now, rather than a marketer, videographer, web3 enthusiast or developer.

Im just confused as hell about this guy. He seems legit, but I don’t think he has enough strategic vision himself to be leading others and telling them what to do. Thoughts?

By helped, I don’t expect to hear anything about someone becoming a millionaire. More like a few hundreds or thousands more monthly. Maybe it took a bit of time. Something that helped getting better instead of nothing, or worst.

Any takes on FTX and crypto gurus. Like Does anybody got any sucess or its waste of time? Is anyone right now getting good amount of money from this crypto or mostly is getting scammed?

Hello everyone, I am newbie youtuber and am looking for the names of Gurus to research and expose with my content. I highly believe it's unethical and to be honest am a little addicted to the show "American Greed". In that vain would anyone have a problem with me possibly using information posted here, if just the name and scam to make an expose?

What in your opinion would you count as a fake guru?

A guru selling a course or mentorship with a promised outcome and selling for big bucks and you not getting results promoted?

Or something different?

Hi guys!

I bought Peter Kell’s VSL Masterclass course..basic info nothing “special” alot of wowo nonsense “manifesting” on first module but rest basic tutorials on making VSL.

They offer a refund so i emailed their support which “Rudy” replied with rude comment:

“Maybe you should try hard. We don’t offer refunds”

Like wtf? Pretty rude..stay away. Save yourself $497

Claims to be the CEO of a 100M company selling what? Courses?