Lift Off with Aman Manazir

He made $250,000 a year on Wall Street — and barely qualified for a mortgage. Eric Pan spent a decade in finance investing every dollar he had, living below his means, and still felt like it wasn't enough. Then he got laid off. Four months of zero income later, he built a $500K per year content business and says he'd never go back. In this episode Eric gets brutally honest about the real cost of c...

Tintin spent 2.5 years running Ali Abdaal's YouTube channel — 3 to 6 million subscribers, $10 million in revenue. Now he helps smaller creators build the same thing from scratch. In this episode we get into how to turn what you already know into a real coaching business, why proof matters more than followers, and what actually works when you're just starting out. 🎧 Listen to all episodes of Lift...

PODCAST DESCRIPTION Eric Wei had the dream resume—Blackstone, McKinsey, Instagram and hated every second of it. He burned through years of PTO for therapy, stopped showing up to Coinbase after one month, and finally built Karat, a financial platform for creators like Ludwig and Nick DiGiovanni.  This episode is for anyone with an impressive LinkedIn but a quiet voice asking: "Is this really it?"...

Sarah Pan made more than her Google salary as a creator—and still stayed trapped for three more years. In this conversation, she reveals the chronic back pain that started at 22, the scarcity mindset that kept her chained to corporate despite hitting her financial goals, and what finally forced her to break free.  This episode is for anyone stuck in a "good situation" they secretly hate, wondering...

Today, Aman sits down with Amy Wang fresh from Alex Hormozi's exclusive Top 50 affiliate workshop to unpack what actually happened behind closed doors. They break down how Amy got 700+ conversions in four days, Hormozi's "only poor people are impressed by Lambos" take, and the real trade-off between lifestyle and performance businesses. The conversation explores why having kids makes you more prod...

Today, Aman sits down with Life Engineered to break down how he built a high-leverage content business while working full-time as a software engineer — and the systems that eventually allowed him to transition into full-time entrepreneurship. They unpack why YouTube saturation is a myth, how quality and positioning matter more than volume, and why creators should think like business owners early....

Today, Aman sits down with NeetCode — the creator behind one of the most successful faceless education brands in tech, to unpack how he built a multi-million-dollar business without chasing ego, hype, or visibility. They break down the psychology of scaling quietly, why simplicity beats feature-bloat in education products, and how NeetCode approached monetization, sponsorships, and growth differen...

Today, Aman sits down with Myles — Chris Williamson’s speaking coach, to break down what real confidence actually looks like when you’re on stage, on camera, or in high-pressure conversations.  Myles explains why great speakers focus on conversation, not performance, how status and presence are communicated before you say a word, and why most people rely too heavily on slides as a comfort blanket....

Today, Aman sits down with Safwaan, the strategist behind Ali Abdaal, Daniel Priestley, and Ryan Deiss — to break down the systems and mental models powering the biggest creators on YouTube. Safwaan reveals why real breakthroughs take 400+ videos, the invisible teams behind people like Alex Hormozi, and why Average View Duration is the only algorithm that matters in 2025. They also explore Safwaan...

Today, Aman sits down with Kelly He Sun, ex-BCG consultant turned creator — to unpack what it really takes to walk away from a $300k job at 25 and build a life on your own terms. Kelly breaks down why consulting stopped making sense, how she handled the financial fear of quitting, and the exact systems she used to match her BCG income within a year. Aman and Kelly dive into the trap of staying in...

Today, Aman sits down with Ali Abdaal — YouTuber, entrepreneur, and former doctor — to break down the invisible gap between knowing what to do vs actually doing it. Aman shares how he walked away from a software engineering career to pursue entrepreneurship without a safety net — and how one Ali video completely rewired his path. We dive into the real reason people don’t start, the danger of “I’ll...

Today, I talk with Amy Wang — a former MIT business student who walked away from a $250,000 degree to build her own path. We dive into the real ROI of college, why most people get trapped in the corporate matrix, and how Amy replaced her MBA with entrepreneurship. She shares the mindset shifts that helped her break free from institutional thinking, build confidence in her ideas, and create a caree...