This is an episode of The Pomp Podcast with host Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano and guest, Griffin Johnson, one of the most famous TikTok stars on the planet. He recently has begun spending more time investing, along with creating companies and products.

In this conversation, Griffin and Anthony discuss discuss how Griffin built his audience, why he is interested in investing, how he makes money, the Gruen Gang, and how Griffin wants his career to play out.


Pomp writes a daily letter to over 50,000 investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy to understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro
0:51 - Background
03:40 - Making money from TikTok streams
06:20 - Day in the Life of Griffin
09:27 - Sources of Income
13:35 - Most Ridiculous Things Influencers do for money
14:27 - Coming up with creative ideas
15:37 - Income (Influencer vs. Average Creator)
16:50 - Clean vs. Non-Clean Creators
19:38 - Griffin Explaining his life to friends and family
23:45 - What does Griffin's family think?
24:50 - Investing
26:22 - Investing vs. Building
28:00 - Talking to Founders
30:05 - Michael Gruen
32:23 - Most Important Book
33:57 - Aliens. Believer?
34:49 - Question For Pomp, Bitcoin
38:05 - Where To Find Griffin