Sriram Benur

My name is Sriram Benur, I was born into a family of farmers. I still remember the day when I was 10 years old, my dad couldn't afford to pay my school fees. He went to a neighbor's house and asked, "Can you please lend me some money so that I can pay for my kids' education? Once the crops come, I will return you the money," is what my dad said.

The neighbor replied, "Why do you want to waste your money? Make all your kids work on the farm, and you can earn money."

Thankfully, my dad didn't listen to him. However, he told me:

"Do not struggle like me, get a good education, secure a good job, and lead a fantastic life." That is what he said.

Even as a child, I could feel the financial struggle my dad was going through. I decided that I would get a job and provide the best life for my parents, where they would never have to worry about money.

And yes, I did make that happen. I joined the leading MNC Accenture...

My first posting was in Mumbai, and as I started working and received my first salary, I called up my dad and said, "Please come and collect the money."

Before he arrived from our native place to Mumbai, I bought a new shirt and pants for Dad and a green saree for Mom. I handed over the leftover money to Dad and also gave them a gift box with so much happiness and excitement.

Dad looked at me and said, "Why did you waste money on these clothes? We could have given that money to the people from whom we borrowed."

I felt bad that even after 13 years, we were still in the same financial situation. But I told myself that now that I had a great job, things would soon improve.

And then I realized, "A job can only help in making a living; it cannot fulfill all our dreams." I'm glad I went through that phase. I started exploring ways to earn money as a side hustle, and that's when I discovered YouTube. My initial dream was to generate 3000 to 5000 rupees per month.

After numerous trials and errors, I mastered the art of growing a channel, and within my family, we built over 10 monetized channels, generating over 4 Crore+ in earnings. I helped my brother and wife quit their jobs, and I was the last to quit my IT job in 2019 after 12 years of experience.

Thanks to YouTube earnings, we stabilized our finances and cleared all our loans. Today, we are a family of YouTubers with over 60 lakh+ subscribers overall, including 3 Gold Play buttons and 6 Silver Play buttons from YouTube.

After quitting my job, I wanted to do coaching as well. I didn't know how to start, and my Udemy course didn't perform well. I didn't see much revenue generated from my online course.

I started attending a lot of online and offline training sessions and saw Sidz on stage at the Business Growth Summit conducted by Success Gyan in 2019. I was truly inspired by his simplicity and delivery style.

Later, one day, I received an email from Sidz for the Freedom Business Model session, which I had signed up for six months earlier. I could connect with his vision and genuine desire to help others succeed. So, I enrolled in his course, and that opened a new chapter in my life!

I started going through the online course and attending the weekly mastermind sessions. In just a month, I launched my own course. In the very first session, 7 people signed up for my program, and I was amazed by the model Sidz had shared. It wasn't just about building a course but also about having the courage to invest in the right tools, learning the right marketing skills, mastering the art of selling in webinars, automating systems, and building a value-based community, among many other things.

There have been ups and downs in coaching and revenue generation, but thanks to Sidz's system, there's a solution for everything.

Initially, I was worried about selling my course for 1999/-, wondering if people would buy it online and if it could be profitable. But today, following Sidz's course and teachings, my highest-level program is priced at 1 lakh, with over 70+ students. The next-level program I'm building will be priced at 2.5 lakh+.

The mindset, conviction, providing the right value, nurturing the community members, and helping them achieve results are just a duplication of the ILH system, fine-tuned for my community members.

Today, Digital Achievers Hub has over 5,000+ students from about 10 countries, learning how to build on YouTube, Facebook, and other digital platforms. I have generated over 3 Crores in revenue and received a 4.9 rating on Trustpilot from 400+ students.

If it weren't for Sidz's system, I would have never achieved these results. We consistently hit more than a crore in revenue every single year, and as Sidz inspires, achieving a crore per month will also happen soon!

If I look back three years ago and compare it to now, from a financial standpoint, I used to earn about 2 lakh/month, and now it's 20 lakh/month. I used to have friends who earned about 2 lakh/month, but now I have friends who earn a crore/month. My surroundings inspire me to achieve higher results. It's always said that you are the average of the five people you surround yourself with. So, soon, I will also be hitting a crore/month.

What I really love about Sidz in the last three years is that he is grounded, spiritual, values-driven, involved in charity, and cares for the community. By connecting with him through every level of his program, I can see that his values are rubbing off on me, helping me effectively lead my community with a strong bond. I feel much happier with the work I'm doing, have the freedom to travel, spend with family, and much more.

A personal story to share..
I always wanted to take my parents on a flight journey, but my dad used to say, "Why waste so much money on that!!" I had tried 2-3 times before 2019, but it didn't happen..

I kept on sharing how much I started earning from YouTube, from coaching month after month... Some months a couple of lakhs, and some months higher too... I was also sharing how some of the coaches have been generating in crores by adding value to a massive number of people.

At the end of 2022, I had planned a 5-day vacation to Varanasi with the whole family. The total expense was beyond 3 lakh...

I had chosen window seats for my dad and mom, right behind the wings, so that they could notice how the flight takes off, how the flaps move, and everything... Before take-off, Dad asked one question... "What is the overall expense?" All my life, I had lied to him about the expenses, always saying it was only 1/4th of it... Still, he used to say, "Why did you waste money?"

With a lot of courage, I just said it was 3 lakh+ for this vacation ... He smiled and said, "I thought so..." The difference was that now we did not have any loans... earning more than 10 lakh+/month at this time...

I still remember his excitement on the flight, with a great smile, always turning to me and saying... "See the wings' movement... oh wow, it's flying now... we are in the air..."

We reached a beautiful hotel that was booked, and for the first time, he was staying in a great hotel... bigger and nicer rooms.

In the morning, we went for breakfast... which was a buffet... with so many varieties... I could see my dad just rushing like a young kid, checking all the varieties and grabbing whatever he wanted. His plate was overflowing... This was his first buffet in a hotel where he could choose whatever he wanted.

I was almost in tears seeing this... That he could experience this after his 67 years of age... All 5 days, I was just observing the happiness of my family members with zero thought about money... buying them whatever they wanted... They were the best days of my life... I am happy that I was able to give them what I wanted.

After we returned, Mom and Dad said, 'We never dreamed that we could experience all of this! There was no limit to my happiness, I just told them it's the result of your hard work!!

This was a dream of a 10-year-old kid to give the best life to his parents!

Not just me, now I am seeing my community members doing the same too.

ILH is an experience that everyone aspiring to be a coach needs... So that the right education system with values is built, the care for family, the care for community, and being well-grounded too... Not just with an intention to earn money...

My deepest gratitude to Sidz and the ILH family. I feel connected, cared for, and blessed!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Sidz.

With Love,