27-year-old finance TikTok star Seth Godwin shares how he gained more than 400,000 followers and became a full-time creator during the pandemic and reveals 3 simple tips to help young investors build wealth Summary List Placement 27-year-old Seth Godwin was working from home during the pandemic, doing the normal nine-to-five for a credit union when he became frustrated with the lack of customer knowledge about basic financial topics. The Florida native, like many of us, had some extra time on his hands due to the lockdowns, so he decided to start a TikTok to help educate the public about credit, personal finance, investing, and more. Just four videos in, his channel blew up. "It literally changed my life almost overnight," Godwin said. "My fourth video in was my first online hit. It got over 100,000 views overnight. And then four videos after that was the first video I put out that got over a million views." "I was like what is this!? Why is this happening!? You know, I had never experienced anything like that, so I just hit the ground running," he added. Over the past year, Godwin has made dozens of videos on TikTok garnering millions of views. He''s branched out from his initial expertise in credit to touch on everything from new cryptocurrencies to Wells Fargo''s recent mishaps .