A self-help empire is the multi-platform business — books, podcasts, speaking, courses and social media — built around one trusted voice. In this story, Mel Robbins’ empire is the destination of an unlikely journey: constructed in her fifties, after debt, depression and a near-divorce, it now spans a record-breaking bestseller, a hit podcast and millions of followers who treat her morning advice as ritual.
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Mentioned in: From $800,000 in Debt to a Record-Breaking Empire: What Mel Robbins’ ‘Let Them’ Really Means