# How A 31 Year Old DENTIST Quit His Job & Built A $1M Creator Business From His Laptop | Kieran Drew

An episode of [The Calum Johnson Show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1609102004), 18 Mar 2024, 1 h 43 min.

Audio: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NYGNA5329219088.mp3

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