ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Join me for an extraordinary conversation with Biet Simkin, renowned spiritual teacher, bestselling author, and the self-proclaimed "David Bowie of meditation." Biet's journey from abject poverty in Queens with an awakened shaman father to becoming a sought-after spiritual guide earning seven figures is unlike anything you've heard before—and it will challenge everything you think you know about money, success, and destiny.
In this raw and transformative episode, Biet shares her childhood growing up in a roach-infested tenement apartment after her mother died of pancreatic cancer, being raised by a father who believed love and consciousness were the only currencies that mattered. She was reading Carl Jung at nine years old, meditating deeply, and already convinced she possessed magic—even as she cried every day at public school where she was punched for seeming "too intelligent."
Biet takes us through getting signed to Sony at 18, watching her music career collapse as the industry imploded, and descending into drugs, alcohol, and dating "the wrong men" as a DJ in New York's party scene. But after the devastating loss of her four-month-old daughter to SIDS, followed by her best friend's suicide, her father's death, and her house burning down, Biet found sobriety—and with it, her true calling.
She reveals how she went from earning $12,000 a year (living on $1,000 a month in NYC) to $170,000 in one year, then tripling to over $400,000, and eventually hitting seven figures—all without following conventional business advice, creating funnels, or doing what everyone said she "should" do. Instead, she trusted her magic, priced herself like Picasso, and believed the quantum field would deliver.
This episode is for anyone who's ever been told they're "too much," too spiritual, too unconventional—and for those ready to stop apologizing for their gifts and start claiming their worth.
Key Topics:
- Why being raised in "abject poverty" by an awakened shaman became her greatest blessing
- The dangerous lesson: when you're taught that money is shameful and love is the only real currency
- From signed at Sony to career collapse: navigating the music industry implosion without a safety net
- How devastating loss and trauma became the portal to sobriety and spiritual awakening
- The moment her partner asked to see her numbers—and why shame kept her hiding from financial truth
- Going from $12,000/year to six figures by trusting her magic instead of business gurus
- The Picasso pricing philosophy: "I said so, therefore it's worth it"
- Why sales and marketing are spiritual practices—and how to sell yourself without apology
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Website: https://www.bietsimkin.com
Instagram: @bietsimkin
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