Creator's Leverage Guild

By Mike Strahl

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Creator’s Leverage Guild is a community-driven podcast for content creators, Amazon Influencers, side hustlers, and digital entrepreneurs who want to build real income streams through content, systems, and smart leverage. Hosted by Mike Strahl and Ben Phair, the show dives into affiliate marketing, Amazon Influencer strategies, YouTube growth, brand collaborations, monetization systems, and lessons learned from building online income the hard way. Expect honest conversations, real-world experience, and practical insights without the hype. Contact: support@creatorsleverageguild.com

Episode Date
I FINALLY Quit My 9-5! My 3-Year Journey to Full-Time Content Creator
Oct 26, 2026
Amazon Influencer Q4 Prep: Prime Days, Reporting Changes & What Creators Should Do Now
Sep 24, 2026
How the Right Strategy and Community Got Tom Dowler Back on Track
Sep 03, 2026
You’re Not Out of Time, You’re Just Not Using It Right | Tips for being more intentional
Aug 03, 2026
How a $200K Mistake Led to the Ultimate Creator Connections Tool | CreatorKit is changing the game!
Jul 13, 2026
How to Handle Stress, Depression, Hard Times, and Still Grow Your Business | Prime Day Recap
Jun 30, 2026
Andy Ly on Hiring VAs, Scaling Faster, and Growing an Amazon Influencer Business | PODCAST
Jun 16, 2026
May Amazon Changes: Creator Connections, UGC Growth, and the New Creator Pivot with Mike Dancy
Jun 01, 2026
April Earnings After Amazon’s Rate Cuts: What’s Still Working
May 11, 2026
Amazon Influencer Growth with Nicole Vincent: Editing, Branding, YouTube SEO, & More
Apr 26, 2026
Amazon Influencer Rate Cuts Hit Hard : Why It’s Time to Think Like a Creator
Apr 19, 2026
Quality Over Quantity: How McKay C Makes $20K a Month with YouTube and Amazon Videos
Apr 12, 2026
Amazon Influencer Strategies That Are Overrated & the Ones That Actually Work | Data Coach Claire
Apr 05, 2026
Quality vs Quantity for Amazon Influencer Videos: Why More Uploads Don’t Always Make More Money
Mar 29, 2026
AI Jobs, and Side Hustles: Why Creators Need a Security Blanket Now
Mar 22, 2026
Amazon Influencer Changes: Is This Bad News or a Bigger Opportunity?
Mar 15, 2026
Big Amazon Influencer Changes: Halo Sales, Sponsored Clicks, and What’s Next
Mar 08, 2026
YouTube Demonetization, AI Content, and Why Quality Still Wins
Mar 01, 2026
The Creator Tools & Subscriptions We Pay For and the Ones You Don’t Need Yet
Feb 22, 2026
The Truth About Consistency, Burnout, and Long-Term Earnings
Feb 15, 2026
Amazon Influencer Program 101: Getting Started & Building the Proper Foundations
Feb 08, 2026
Free Samples, Paid Deals, and the Line Every Creator Eventually Crosses
Feb 01, 2026
What We’re Building in 2026 and Why Accountability Is the Foundation
Jan 25, 2026
From Teacher to Creator: How Jen Built Income with UGC and Travel Content
Jan 18, 2026
Unlocking Tax Strategies for Content Creators: Expert Insights with Tina McGlynn
Jan 11, 2026
Back in the Game: Lessons, Systems, and Smarter Growth for 2026
Jan 04, 2026
Prime Day Wins, YouTube Growth Hacks & Q4 Success Strategies (with Ben Phair) | Ep. 70
Aug 10, 2025
Data-Driven Success Strategies with Claire - Ep.69
Jun 29, 2025
The Long Game: Building Resilience as a Creator : Ep. #68
May 18, 2025
Maximizing Influence — Uncovering Strategies with Kade Peterson : Ep. 67
Apr 27, 2025
Mastering Content Creation and Landing Brand Deals with Erin Lawrence : Ep#66
Apr 06, 2025
Mastering Affiliate Marketing with Geniuslink’s Jesse Lakes : Ep. #65
Mar 23, 2025
Basic Influencer Strategies #64: Transitioning from Postal Worker to Content Creator w/ Kevin Thomas
Mar 09, 2025
Basic Influencer Strategies #63 : New Beginnings, AIP Gets A Face Lift, & New Course is Available!
Feb 24, 2025
Amazon Influencer Podcast #62: Passing the Torch - AIP Podcast Transition and New Horizons
Feb 06, 2025
Amazon Influencer Podcast #61: Our Mindset and Goals Going into 2025
Dec 26, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #60: Guest Mike Dancy Discusses Diversifying Income and Maximizing Exposure as an Amazon Influencer
Dec 09, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #59: Sales are up, Creator Connections update, and our coaching program
Nov 26, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #58: Why we are still stoked about free products
Nov 13, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #57: The basics of sharing AIP videos on YouTube
Oct 29, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #56: Guest, Ali, talks about her experience so far as a new AIP member
Oct 14, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #55: Guest, Mike, is back and he's sharing about his experience with Creator Connections!
Sep 30, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #54: Guest, Jourdan, off to a great start with AIP, almost 200 videos up after a few months
Sep 15, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #53: We react to a great post from one of our FB group members
Sep 03, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #52: AIP numbers lower again ... what we are doing about it
Aug 22, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #51: OG Doug (3,000+ AIP videos) Shares his Amazon Influencer Experience and Tips
Aug 05, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #50: Another Milestone Reached Thanks To Our Listeners
Jul 22, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #49: Lower Numbers Again and AIP Content Duplication Email
Jul 08, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #48: Jim Ed Hits a New Milestone and Andrew's Latest Experience with Creator Connections
Jun 24, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #47: Guest Michael talks about Creator Connections and Scaling AIP with Airbnb
Jun 10, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #46: Importance of Speed When Shooting and Uploading Videos
May 27, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #45: Headline test results, TikTok affiliates, and calling all interested podcast guests
May 13, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #44: Quick update on headline test and UK/CA AIP
Apr 30, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #43: Do video titles/thumbnails make a difference and is buying products for AIP a good idea?
Apr 14, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #42: Can you delegate AIP videos and is AIP growth linear?
Apr 01, 2024
Amazon Influencer Podcast #41: Reiterating our Focus on the Amazon Influencers program going forward
Mar 17, 2024
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #40: Is TikTok Still Good for Getting in AIP and Taking Risks
Mar 04, 2024
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #39: More on AIP Canada and Amazon's Creator Connections
Feb 18, 2024
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #38: Lower Numbers for AIP Continue
Feb 12, 2024
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #37: Bottom of the Carousel is Back!
Feb 05, 2024
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #36: Big News About AIP Canada
Jan 29, 2024
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #35: Dealing with Product Review Burnout
Jan 23, 2024
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #34: Andrew discusses Amazon FBA Part 2 - Benefits of Bundles
Jan 15, 2024
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #33: Andrew discusses Amazon FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon)
Jan 08, 2024
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #32: Jim Ed shares his top 20 AIP products of 2023
Jan 02, 2024
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #31: Guest Alex Freeman discusses his side hustle podcast and we talk more about AIP scaling
Dec 26, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #30: Guest Brian Winch discusses his $600K revenue business
Dec 19, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #29: Why is UGC so important and what that means for AIP
Dec 13, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #28: Popular Guest Cody is Back with AIP Updates and a Side Convo About Delegation
Dec 04, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #27: TikTok shops and affiliate opportunities and guest, Kayla, digital nomad
Nov 27, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #26: AIP Mindset for the Holiday Season and Guests David & Marlene Offer Valuable Side Hustle Advice
Nov 20, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #25: Why Amazon Influencers is a Great Foundation and We Interview Credibility Expert Mitch Levy
Nov 13, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #24: Our special guest, Dustin, has created two 7-figure businesses
Nov 07, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #23: Our guests created 500 videos in a few days using a specific system
Oct 30, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #22: Our thoughts on a great AIP State of the Union
Oct 23, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #21: Interview with Jill, a New Amazon Influencer Who Got in Using Her TikTok Account
Oct 16, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #20: A Look Back at Why We Started the Podcast and a Big Announcement
Oct 10, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #19: Jessica, new Amazon Influencer, on her experience so far
Oct 03, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #18: Amazon Influencer Downturn Discussion
Sep 25, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #17: Michael Returns with Updates on his Amazon Influencer Journey
Sep 18, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #16: Guest Interview with Fred, Aspiring to be an Amazon Influencer
Sep 12, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #15: Guest Interview with Michael Who Just Got Accepted into Amazon Influencers
Sep 04, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #14: Amazon Influencers: Cody Returns with Updates on His Progress
Aug 28, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #13: Amazon Influencers: Guest Interview with James Brown Who is Aspiring to be an Amazon Influencer
Aug 21, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #12: Amazon Influencers: Persistence, Prioritizing, and Scaling
Aug 14, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #11: Why Do We Like Amazon Influencers So Much?
Aug 07, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #10: Amazon Influencer Scaling with Free Products
Jul 30, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #9: Interview with Cody where we discuss his Amazon Influencer journey so far
Jul 24, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #8: Amazon Influencer: Importance of relationships, singular focus, and more on Facebook fan pages
Jul 17, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #7: Amazon Influencer: Facebook Ads are working to grow page likes, basics not already covered, and more on scaling
Jul 10, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #6: Amazon Influencer Getting Quick Approval with FB Page Ads and Video Review Mistakes to Avoid
Jul 03, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #5: Amazon Influencer First 3 Videos Deep Dive and Side Hustle Rationales
Jun 26, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #4: Amazon Influencers Networking Tips to Get More Videos to Review and Learn Valuable Lessons Based on Our Other Side Hustles
Jun 19, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #3: Amazon Influencers Auto Approval Step 1 (Social Media Platforms) and Getting Free Products
Jun 12, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #2: Amazon Influencer Video Review Basics & What to Do When You Fall Off Amazon Listings
Jun 05, 2023
Side Hustle Heroes HQ Podcast #1: The Amazon Influencer Program: What is it and why you should apply!
May 29, 2023